Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5406 by pjh2

Question: Q: To which flower family does garlic belong?
Answer: A: Lily (or Liliaceae)
Categories: Biology (5) Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 5405 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which film was the first "Carry On" film?
Answer: A: Carry on Sergeant
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) Television (5)

Pub quiz question 5404 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which sport has Karen Smithies represented England?
Answer: A: Cricket
Notes: *: 1987-1999
Categories: Sports (8) 1980s (8) 1990s (8)

Pub quiz question 5403 by pjh2

Question: Q: If Oxygen is O2, what is O3?
Answer: A: Ozone
Categories: Chemistry (2) Science (2)

Pub quiz question 5402 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which TV chef plays the drums in a band called "Scarlet Division?"
Answer: A: Jamie Oliver
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) Television (6) Food (6)

Pub quiz question 5401 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was Ireland's only medal winner at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
Answer: A: Sonia O'Sullivan
Notes: *: Silver for the 5000m
Categories: Sports (6) Athletics (6) 2000s (6) Olympics (6)

Pub quiz question 5400 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote the novel "Robinson Crusoe?"
Answer: A: Daniel Defoe
Categories: Literature (3)

Pub quiz question 5399 by pjh2

Question: Q: "Nickelodeon" was the original name for a what?
Answer: A: Jukebox
Categories: Language (7) Music (7) Entertainment (7)

Pub quiz question 5398 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which colour signifies a difficult piste in skiing?
Answer: A: Black
Categories: Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5397 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which company first launched tea bags in the UK?
Answer: A: Tetley
Notes: *: 1953
Categories: Drink (6) 1950s (3)

Pub quiz question 5396 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which rapper has had hits with "Lonely," "Right Now Na Na Na" and "Ghetto?"
Answer: A: Akon
Notes: *: Released (in order) 2005, 2008, 2004
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 5395 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the youth punishment ASBO stand for?
Answer: A: Anti-social behaviour order
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (3) Crime (3)

Pub quiz question 5394 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which footballer is was supposedly married to model Noémie Lenoir?
Answer: A: Claude Makélelé
Categories: Sports (7) Football (7) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 5393 by pjh2

Question: Q: In 1980, who became the first gymnast to score a "perfect 10?"
Answer: A: Alexandr Dityatin
Categories: Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 5392 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which Russian city is the Winter Palace?
Answer: A: St. Petersburg
Notes: *: In the past, it's been a palace, seat of government, and part of the Hermitage Museum
Categories: Geography (5) Royalty (5) Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 5391 by pjh2

Question: Q: Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of which band before his death in 1994
Answer: A: Nirvana
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 5390 by pjh2

Question: Q: In 1990, who, at the age of 19, became the youngest tennis player to win the US Open?
Answer: A: Pete Sampras
Categories: Sports (5) Tennis (4) 1990s (6)

Pub quiz question 5389 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1984 for her performance in A Passage to India?
Answer: A: Peggy Ashcroft
Categories: 1980s (5) Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5)

Pub quiz question 5388 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour is a flag of truce?
Answer: A: White
Categories: Military (2)

Pub quiz question 5387 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which US city was Legionnaires' disease first identified?
Answer: A: Philadelphia
Notes: *: 1976
Categories: Science (5) 1970s (5) Biology (5) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5386 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which book of the Old Testament tells of Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego being cast into a fiery furnace?
Answer: A: Daniel
Categories: Literature (5) Religion (4)

Pub quiz question 5385 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which team won promotion to the Premiership by beating Barnsley in the 2000 play-off final?
Answer: A: Ipswich Town
Categories: Sports (6) Football (5) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 5384 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which US actor won an Oscar for his rôle in True Grit?
Answer: A: John Wayne
Notes: *: 1969
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1960s (5)

Pub quiz question 5383 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a condition in which the temperature of the body is abnormally low?
Answer: A: Hypothermia
Categories: Science (4) Biology (4)

Pub quiz question 5382 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which French national holiday is celebrated on July 14?
Answer: A: Bastille Day
Categories: Geography (5) Military (4)