Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5765 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which public school was founded by John Lyon in 1572?
  2. Answer: A: Harrow
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (8)
Pub quiz question 5764 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which 'difficult' multi-instrumentalist released a single entitled Pumpkin in 1995?
  2. Answer: A: Tricky
  3. Categories: Entertainment (9) Music (9) 1990s (9)
Pub quiz question 5763 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who played Jerzy Balowski, the landlord, in the eighties sitcom The Young Ones?
  2. Answer: A: Alexi Sayle
  3. Notes: *: 9 November 1982 – 19 June 1984
  4. Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) Comedy (6) 1970s (6)
Pub quiz question 5762 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which controversial former American football star played Nordberg in The Naked Gun movies?
  2. Answer: A: OJ Simpson
  3. Notes: *: 1988
  4. Categories: Entertainment (4) Sports (4) Film/Movies (4) Comedy (4) 1980s (4)
Pub quiz question 5761 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Four Weddings and a Funeral actress starred in the 1995 film Unstrung Heroes?
  2. Answer: A: Andie MacDowell
  3. Notes: *: Four Weddings: 1994
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1990s (7)
Pub quiz question 5760 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who had a UK number one hit in 1972 with You wear It Well?
  2. Answer: A: Rod Steward
  3. Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1970s (4)
Pub quiz question 5759 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who played Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days?
  2. Answer: A: Ron Howard
  3. Notes: *: 1974–1984
  4. Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) SitComs (6) Comedy (6) 1970s (6) 1980s (6)
Pub quiz question 5758 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the name of Audry Hepburn's character in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's?
  2. Answer: A: Holly Golightly
  3. Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1960s (7)
Pub quiz question 5757 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which arch-villian was played by John Shea in the TV series The New Adventures of Superman?
  2. Answer: A: Lex Luther
  3. Notes: *: 1993-1997
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) 1990s (7)
Pub quiz question 5756 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who starred as Rusty Sabich in the 1990 film Presumed Innocent?
  2. Answer: A: Harrison Ford
  3. Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) 1990s (6)
Pub quiz question 5755 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which half-Russian actor played a conniving gladiator ring operator in the 1960 film Sparticus?
  2. Answer: A: Sir Peter Ustinov
  3. Categories: SciFi (7) Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1960s (7)
Pub quiz question 5754 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: At the 1995 Smash Hits Poll Winners' Party, who were voted Best indie Band?
  2. Answer: A: Blur
  3. Categories: Entertainment (7) Music (7) 1990s (7)
Pub quiz question 5753 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who had a UK top ten hit single in 1977 with No More Heroes?
  2. Answer: A: The Stranglers
  3. Categories: Entertainment (6) 1970s (6) Music (6)
Pub quiz question 5752 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which cult sixties TV series starred David Janssen as Dr Richard Kimble?
  2. Answer: A: The Fugitive
  3. Notes: *: The Fugitive
  4. Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) 1960s (5)
Pub quiz question 5751 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which popular sixties singer played the title role in the 1972 film version of The Pied Piper?
  2. Answer: A: Donovan
  3. Categories: 1960s (8) Entertainment (8) Music (8) Film/Movies (8)
Pub quiz question 5750 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which 1995 political comedy film was directed by When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner?
  2. Answer: A: The American President
  3. Notes: *: Harry Met Sally 1989
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1990s (7) 1980s (7)
Pub quiz question 5749 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Brookside character was played by Andrew Fillis?
  2. Answer: A: Gary Stanlow
  3. Notes: *: 1995–1996, 1998
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) Soaps (7) 1990s (7)
Pub quiz question 5748 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: At the 1996 Smash hits Poll Winners' party, who was voted Best Dressed Person, Best Haircut and Most Fanciable Male Star?
  2. Answer: A: Mark Owen
  3. Notes: *: Take That
  4. Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1990s (6)
Pub quiz question 5747 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which singer and actress starred in the film The Next Best Thing?
  2. Answer: A: Madonna
  3. Notes: *: 2000
  4. Categories: Entertainment (7) Music (7) Film/Movies (7) 2000s (7)
Pub quiz question 5746 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who is the French international goalkeeper who joined Manchester United in 2000?
  2. Answer: A: Fabien Barthez
  3. Categories: Sports (8) Football (5) 2000s (8)
Pub quiz question 5745 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the name of the first English child born in America?
  2. Answer: A: Virginia Dare
  3. Notes: *: 1587, death unknown
  4. Categories: General Knowledge (9)
Pub quiz question 5744 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In Greek mythology, which nymph was changed into a laurel tree to escape from Apollo?
  2. Answer: A: Daphne
  3. Categories: Mythology (7)
Pub quiz question 5743 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which black tennis player won the ladies singles at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958?
  2. Answer: A: Anthea Gibson
  3. Categories: Sports (8) Tennis (6) 1950s (8)
Pub quiz question 5742 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Israeli prime minister shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar Sadat?
  2. Answer: A: Menachem Begin
  3. Categories: Science (8) 1970s (8)
Pub quiz question 5741 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which vehicle takes its name from the Russian for a group of three?
  2. Answer: A: Troika
  3. Categories: Language (4)
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