Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5306 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many novels are there in C.P.Snow's Strangers and Brothers series?
Answer: A: Eleven
Notes: *: 1940 through 1970
Categories: Literature (6) 1940s (6) 1950s (6) 1970s (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 5305 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of creature is a Lhasa apso?
Answer: A: A dog
Categories: Biology (5) Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 5304 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first athlete to run 100 sub-four-minute miles?
Answer: A: John Walker
Categories: Sports (5) Athletics (5)

Pub quiz question 5303 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which horse won the Grand National in 1983?
Answer: A: Corbiere
Categories: 1980s (7) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5302 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which actor starred in Serpico, Scarface and Scent of a Woman
Answer: A: Al Pacino
Notes: *: 1973, 1983, 1992
Categories: Film/Movies (4) Entertainment (4) 1970s (4) 1980s (4) 1990s (4)

Pub quiz question 5301 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the smallest British pony breed?
Answer: A: Shetland pony
Categories: Biology (4) Nature (4)

Pub quiz question 5300 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name for a French castle or large country house?
Answer: A: Chateau
Categories: Language (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 5299 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which South American Indian people ruled an empire centred on southern Peru?
Answer: A: Incas
Categories: Geography (5) History (5)

Pub quiz question 5298 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a young hare?
Answer: A: Leveret
Categories: Language (5) Biology (5) Nature (5)

Pub quiz question 5297 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English author wrote Scoop and The Loved One?
Answer: A: Evelyn Waugh
Notes: *: Published 1938 and 1948 respectively
Categories: Literature (4) 1930s (4) 1940s (4)

Pub quiz question 5296 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to towns near mines that became abandoned when mines were exhausted?
Answer: A: Ghost towns
Categories: Language (3)

Pub quiz question 5295 by pjh2

Question: Q: Coir is a coarse fibre made from the husks of which fruit?
Answer: A: Coconut
Categories: Food (5)

Pub quiz question 5294 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which alcoholic drink are hops used to flavour?
Answer: A: Beer
Categories: Drink (2)

Pub quiz question 5293 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which German composer wrote Der Freischütz and Invitation to the Dance?
Answer: A: Carl Maria von Weber
Categories: Entertainment (7) Music (7)

Pub quiz question 5292 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who succeeded Joseph Smith as leader of the Mormon church in 1844?
Answer: A: Brigham Young
Categories: History (5) Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 5291 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Romanian footballer was sent off in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final?
Answer: A: Gheorghe Hagi
Notes: *: Red-carded for second booking for diving
Categories: 2000s (6) Sports (5) Football (5)

Pub quiz question 5290 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who wrote Fahrenheit 451 and I Sing the Body Electric?
Answer: A: Ray Bradbury
Notes: *: Published 1953 and 1969 respectively
Categories: Literature (5) 1950s (5) 1960s (5)

Pub quiz question 5289 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which allergic condition is also called nettle rash and hives?
Answer: A: Urticaria
Categories: Biology (9) Nature (9) Science (9)

Pub quiz question 5288 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who marries Katherine in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew?
Answer: A: Petruchio
Categories: Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 5287 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which what sort of films was Tom Mix associated?
Answer: A: Westerns
Notes: *: 336 films between 1910 and 1935
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1910s (5) 1920s (5) 1930s (5)

Pub quiz question 5286 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Greek mythology, who was the wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes?
Answer: A: Clytemnestra
Categories: Mythology (6)

Pub quiz question 5285 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the pen name of David Cornwell?
Answer: A: John Le Carré
Categories: Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 5284 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which austere sect which originated in England was established by Ann Lee?
Answer: A: Shakers
Categories: Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 5283 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which two European countries were the Euro 2000 football championships held?
Answer: A: Belgium & Holland
Categories: Geography (7) Sports (6) Football (5) 2000s (7)

Pub quiz question 5282 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many players from each ice hockey team are on the ice at any one time?
Answer: A: Six
Categories: Sports (5)