Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5740 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the chief seaport of Tanzania?
Answer: A: Dar es Salaam
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5739 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who won the men's 800m and 1500m in the 1964 Olympics?
Answer: A: Peter Snell
Categories: 1960s (8) Olympics (8) Athletics (8) Sports (8)

Pub quiz question 5738 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who won an Best Actor BAFTA for his performance in Wives and Daughters?
Answer: A: Michael Gambon
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 5737 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name was given to a Japanese pilot who flew suicide missions in World War II?
Answer: A: Kamakazi
Notes: *: 1939-1946
Categories: Military (2) 1930s (2) 1940s (2)

Pub quiz question 5736 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which star of the film Grease won Grammy Awards in 1973, 1974 and 1982?
Answer: A: Olivia Newton John
Categories: 1970s (4) 1980s (4) Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4)

Pub quiz question 5735 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the anatomical name for the lower jawbone?
Answer: A: Mandible
Categories: Biology (4) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 5734 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who became president of South Africa in 1994?
Answer: A: Nelson Mandela
Categories: 1990s (4) Politics (4)

Pub quiz question 5733 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many zeros does a trillion have in its British definition?
Answer: A: Twelve
Notes: *: Britain hasn't used the long scale (eighteen zeros) since 1972.
Categories: Mathematics (4) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 5732 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which comedian and author is the director of the film Maybe Baby?
Answer: A: Ben Elton
Notes: *: 2000
Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) Comedy (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 5731 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the knocking down of all ten pins with the first ball in tenpin bowling?
Answer: A: Strike
Categories: Sports (4) Leisure (4)

Pub quiz question 5730 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Irish-American dancer and flautist starred in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance?
Answer: A: Michael Flatley
Notes: *: 1994, 1996
Categories: Entertainment (3) Music (3) 1990s (3)

Pub quiz question 5729 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country did the Sharpeville massacre take place?
Answer: A: South Africa
Notes: *: 21 March 1960
Categories: Geography (8) Politics (7) 1970s (8)

Pub quiz question 5728 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British composer wrote A Child of Our Time and The Ice Break?
Answer: A: Sir Michael Tipett
Notes: *: Child of Our time written between 1939 and 1941, Ice Break first produced 1977
Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8) 1930s (7) 1950s (7) 1970s (8)

Pub quiz question 5727 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which art gallery has opened in the former Bankside power station?
Answer: A: Tate Modern
Notes: *: Announced 1994, started 1995, completed 2000
Categories: Art (4) 1990s (7) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 5726 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which novel by Wilkie Collins features the detective Sergeant Cuff?
Answer: A: The Moonstone
Notes: *: 1868
Categories: Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 5725 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which metallic element has the symbol Cd?
Answer: A: Cadmium
Categories: Science (2) Chemistry (1)

Pub quiz question 5724 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the only wild monkey now living in Europe?
Answer: A: Barbary ape
Categories: Biology (7) Nature (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5723 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the highest mountain climbed until Everest was conquered in 1953?
Answer: A: Annapurna
Categories: 1950s (8) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5722 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Greek mythology, who was the Muse of history?
Answer: A: Clio
Categories: Mythology (8)

Pub quiz question 5721 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which veteran actress won a Best Actress BAFTA for her performance in Lost for Words?
Answer: A: Dame Thora Hird
Notes: *: 2000
Categories: Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6) 2000s (6)

Pub quiz question 5720 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the state capital of Colorado?
Answer: A: Denver
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5719 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth?
Answer: A: Noah
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 5718 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which country is Table Mountain a famous landmark?
Answer: A: South Africa
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5717 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the capital of the Mediterranean island Sicily?
Answer: A: Palermo
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5716 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a Londoner born within the sound of Bow Bells?
Answer: A: Cockney
Categories: Language (2) General Knowledge (2)