Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5715 by pjh2

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

Pub quiz question 5714 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to an optical illusion such as of an oasis in a desert?
Answer: A: Mirage
Categories: Language (2) Science (2)

Pub quiz question 5713 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which academic discipline is the study of the individuals, groups and institutions that make up society?
Answer: A: Sociology
Categories: Science (7)

Pub quiz question 5712 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first black tennis player to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon?
Answer: A: Arther Ashe
Notes: *: 1975
Categories: Sports (8) Tennis (6) 1970s (7)

Pub quiz question 5711 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which children's author wrote about Tom Kitten and Squirrel Nutkin?
Answer: A: Beatrix Potter
Notes: *: 1902/1903
Categories: Literature (3)

Pub quiz question 5710 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia?
Answer: A: Sir David Lean
Notes: *: 1957 and 1962 respectively
Categories: Entertainment (8) Film/Movies (8) 1950s (8) 1960s (8)

Pub quiz question 5709 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British author edited the periodicals Household Words and All the Year Round?
Answer: A: Charles Dickens
Categories: Literature (6) Media (6)

Pub quiz question 5708 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which playwright received the Order of Merit in May 2000?
Answer: A: Sir Tom Sheppard
Categories: 2000s (7) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 5707 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of creature is and addax?
Answer: A: Antelope
Categories: Biology (7) Nature (7)

Pub quiz question 5706 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the longest river of the Iberian Peninsula?
Answer: A: Tagus
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5705 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which metal is bauxite the chief ore?
Answer: A: Aluminium/Aluminum
Categories: Science (5) Chemistry (5)

Pub quiz question 5704 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Czech author wrote The Trial and The Castle?
Answer: A: Franz Kafka
Notes: *: Published 1925 and 1926 respectively
Categories: 1920s (6) Literature (6)

Pub quiz question 5703 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are the only crustaceans adapted to living on land rather than water?
Answer: A: Woodlice
Categories: Biology (6) Nature (6)

Pub quiz question 5702 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current?
Answer: A: Transformer
Categories: Science (4) Physics (4)

Pub quiz question 5701 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which county is the town of Corby?
Answer: A: Northamptonshire
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5700 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Asian country was divided into North and South in 1954?
Answer: A: Vietnam
Categories: 1950s (4) Military (4) Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 5699 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ball game of North American Indian origin is played with a stick with a net at one end?
Answer: A: Lacrosse
Categories: Sports (4)

Pub quiz question 5698 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which major naval battle was fought on October 21 1805?
Answer: A: Battle of Trafalgar
Categories: Military (4) History (5)

Pub quiz question 5697 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the first day of Lent?
Answer: A: Ash Wednesday
Categories: Religion (4)

Pub quiz question 5696 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which nocturnal beetle emits a greenish light from organs on its abdomen?
Answer: A: Firefly
Categories: Biology (4) Nature (4)

Pub quiz question 5695 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which European country is Piraeus the chief port?
Answer: A: Greece
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5694 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the Old Testament, who was the son of Saul who formed a close friendship with David?
Answer: A: Johnathan
Categories: Religion (6)

Pub quiz question 5693 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the former name of the Zimbabwean capital Harare?
Answer: A: Salisbury
Categories: Geography (5) Names (5)

Pub quiz question 5692 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the capital of Syria?
Answer: A: Damascus
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5691 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which country is Damascus the capital?
Answer: A: Syria
Categories: Geography (5)