Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6040 by pjh2

Question: Q: From which animals is port obtained?
Answer: A: Pigs
Categories: Nature (1) Food (1) Biology (1)

Pub quiz question 6039 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the supreme god in Greek Mythology?
Answer: A: Zeus
Categories: Mythology (2) Religion (2)

Pub quiz question 6038 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the film 'Sweet and Lowdown,' starring Sean Penn?
Answer: A: Woody Allen
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: 1990s (5) Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5)

Pub quiz question 6037 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country was the singer Miriam Makeba born?
Answer: A: South Africa (Johannesburg)
Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8)

Pub quiz question 6036 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British actress beat her mother Rosemary Harris to win a Tony Award as Best Actress in 2000?
Answer: A: Jennifer Ehle
Categories: Entertainment (8) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 6035 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which gas needed by green plants is released into the atmosphere by animals during respiration?
Answer: A: Carbon Dioxide
Categories: Chemistry (2) Biology (2) Science (2) Nature (2)

Pub quiz question 6034 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Ancient city was also called Ilium?
Answer: A: Troy
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 6033 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which orchestra did George Szell conduct from 1946 to his death in 1970?
Answer: A: Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Categories: Entertainment (8) Art (8) Music (9)

Pub quiz question 6032 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which popular garden plant has the Latin name Dianthus barbatus?
Answer: A: Sweet william
Categories: Language (8) Biology (8) Nature (8)

Pub quiz question 6031 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with ten sides?
Answer: A: Decagon
Categories: Mathematics (5)

Pub quiz question 6030 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which US state is Juneau the capital?
Answer: A: Alaska
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 6029 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with eleven sides?
Answer: A: Hendecagon
Categories: Mathematics (8)

Pub quiz question 6028 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the most famous creation of the Australian author P.L.Travers?
Answer: A: Mary Poppins
Notes: *: Published 1934. Film 1964
Categories: Literature (5) Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1930s (5) 1960s (5)

Pub quiz question 6027 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with four sides?
Answer: A: Square
Categories: Mathematics (1)

Pub quiz question 6026 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a regular polygon with eight sides?
Answer: A: Octagon
Categories: Mathematics (4)

Pub quiz question 6025 by pjh2

Question: Q: In law, what name is given to the unlawful entrance upon the property of another?
Answer: A: Trespass
Categories: Crime (2)

Pub quiz question 6024 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which American golfer won the US and British Opens in 1932?
Answer: A: Gene Sarazen
Categories: Sports (7) Golf (7) 1930s (7)

Pub quiz question 6023 by pjh2

Question: Q: Members of which organisation heckled and slow-handclapped Tony Blair when he addressed their conference in 2000?
Answer: A: Women's Institute
Categories: Politics (4) 2000s (4)

Pub quiz question 6022 by pjh2

Question: Q: At which racecoure did jockeys Frankie Dettori and Ray Cochrane survice a plane crash in 2000?
Answer: A: Newmarket
Categories: Horse Racing (7) Sports (7) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 6021 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a barrier placed across a river to stop the flow of water?
Answer: A: A dam
Categories: Language (2)

Pub quiz question 6020 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the largest county in Wales before April 1996?
Answer: A: Dyfed
Notes: *: It was broken up on 1 April 1996
Categories: Geography (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 6019 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Scottish surgeon was the first European to trace the course of the River Niger?
Answer: A: Mungo Park
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 6018 by pjh2

Question: Q: By what nickname are the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London known?
Answer: A: Beefeaters
Categories: Royalty (2) Language (2)

Pub quiz question 6017 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Greek philosopher died by drinking hemlock?
Answer: A: Socrates
Categories: General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 6016 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a dagger attached to the barrel of a gun?
Answer: A: Bayonet
Categories: Military (2)