Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5281 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country knocked Romania out of Euro 2000?
Answer: A: Italy
Categories: Geography (7) Sports (6) Football (5)

Pub quiz question 5280 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many Formula One world championships did Jackie Stewart win as a driver?
Answer: A: Three
Notes: *: 1969, 1971, 1973
Categories: Sports (6) 1960s (6) 1970s (6)

Pub quiz question 5279 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which American football team won Super Bowl XXXIV, beating the Tennessee Titans?
Answer: A: St Louis Rams
Notes: *: 1999
Categories: Sports (8) 1990s (8)

Pub quiz question 5278 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country does footballer Paulo Wanchope represent?
Answer: A: Costa Rica
Categories: Sports (6) Football (5) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5277 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which snooker player was world champion in 1985?
Answer: A: Dennis Taylor
Categories: Sports (6) 1980s (6) Snooker (5)

Pub quiz question 5276 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which sport did Audley Harrison win gold at the Sydney Olympics?
Answer: A: Boxing
Notes: *: 2000
Categories: 2000s (5) Olympics (5) Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 5275 by pjh2

Question: Q: What nationality is tennis player Marat Safin?
Answer: A: Russian
Categories: Geography (6) Tennis (6)

Pub quiz question 5274 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which England bowler took four wickets in one over in the fourth Test against the West Indies at Headingley in August 2000?
Answer: A: Andres Caddick
Categories: Cricket (5) 2000s (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5273 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many points are awarded for a try in rugby union?
Answer: A: Five
Categories: Sports (6) Rugby (4)

Pub quiz question 5272 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which team knocked Newcastle United out of the Worthington Cup in two successive seasons?
Answer: A: Birmingham City
Categories: Sports (6) Football (5)

Pub quiz question 5271 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many yards long is a cricket pitch?
Answer: A: 22
Categories: Sports (6) Cricket (3)

Pub quiz question 5270 by pjh2

Question: Q: With which sport are the Harlem Globetrotters famously associated?
Answer: A: Basketball
Categories: Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5269 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who won his seventh men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2000?
Answer: A: Pete Sampras
Categories: Tennis (5) 2000s (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 5268 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which boxer was known as the Dark Destroyer?
Answer: A: Nigel Benn
Categories: Boxing (4) Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 5267 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which player scored the first goal of the 1999 FA Cup Final?
Answer: A: Teddy Sheringjam
Categories: 1990s (6) Sports (5) Football (5)

Pub quiz question 5266 by pjh2

Question: Q: For which country does rugby league star Gorden Tallis play?
Answer: A: Australia
Categories: Rugby (5) Sports (6) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5265 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Scottish music hall star was associated with the songs I Love a Lassie and Roamin' in the Gloamin'?
Answer: A: Sir Harry Lauder
Categories: Music (8) Entertainment (8)

Pub quiz question 5264 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Canadian poet, novelist and singer-songwriter wrote Flowers for Hitler and Beautiful Losers?
Answer: A: Leonard Cohen
Notes: *: Published 1964 and 1966 respectively
Categories: Literature (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 5263 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Australian entertainer sang Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport and Jake the Peg?
Answer: A: Rolf Harris
Notes: *: Released 1957 and 1965 respectively
Categories: 1950s (1) 1960s (1) Music (1) Entertainment (1)

Pub quiz question 5262 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the Old Testament, who was the the elder brother of Moses?
Answer: A: Aaron
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 5261 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Icelandic pop star picked up a Best Actress award at Cannes in the year 2000?
Answer: A: Björk
Notes: *: Dancer in the Dark
Categories: Music (4) Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4)

Pub quiz question 5260 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the skin of an animal prepared as a surface for writing?
Answer: A: Parchment
Categories: General Knowledge (4)

Pub quiz question 5259 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tribe of Britons was lead by Boadicea/Boudicca?
Answer: A: The Iceni
Categories: History (5) Military (5)

Pub quiz question 5258 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first (and as of 2012 the only) British jockey to be knighted?
Answer: A: Sir Gordon Richards
Notes: *: 1953
Categories: Sports (6) 1950s (6)

Pub quiz question 5257 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
Answer: A: Neil Armstrong
Notes: *: 1969
Categories: Space (2) 1960s (2)