Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5256 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many Wimbledon singles titles did Martina Navratilova win?
Answer: A: Nine
Notes: *: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
Categories: Sports (5) Tennis (5)

Pub quiz question 5255 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which animals are the subject of Richard Adam's novel Watership Down?
Answer: A: Rabbits
Notes: *: Published 1972
Categories: Literature (3) Nature (3) 1970s (3)

Pub quiz question 5254 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which African country is Mogadishu the capital?
Answer: A: Somalia
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5253 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the Latin motto on the Great Seal of the United States?
Answer: A: E Pluribus Unum ('Out of many, one' or 'One from many')
Categories: Politics (6) Language (6)

Pub quiz question 5252 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Italian painter and architect had the surname di Bondone?
Answer: A: Giotto
Categories: Art (7)

Pub quiz question 5251 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who became the first woman to serve as US Attorney General in 1993?
Answer: A: Janet Reno
Categories: Crime (7) 1990s (7) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 5250 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the smallest unit of fluid measure in the apothecaries' system of measurement?
Answer: A: Minim
Notes: *: 1/60 fluidram, 1/480 fluid ounce, ~0.06ml.
Categories: Science (7)

Pub quiz question 5249 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which uniformed youth organisation was founded by William Alexander Smith in 1883?
Answer: A: Boys' Brigade
Categories: General Knowledge (7)

Pub quiz question 5248 by pjh2

Question: Q: With which theatrical genre are Eugene Ionesco and Samuel Beckett associated?
Answer: A: Theater of the Absurd
Categories: Entertainment (7) Art (7)

Pub quiz question 5247 by pjh2

Question: Q: What sort of creature is a schipperke?
Answer: A: A dog
Categories: Nature (7) Biology (7)

Pub quiz question 5246 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first King of the Belgians?
Answer: A: Leopold I
Notes: *: Reigned 1658-1705
Categories: History (8) Royalty (8)

Pub quiz question 5245 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which years did Martina Navratilova win the Wimbledon singles tournaments?
Answer: A: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)
Categories: MultiAnswer9 (8)

Pub quiz question 5244 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to a tied score after six points in a tennis game?
Answer: A: Deuce
Categories: Sports (2) Tennis (1)

Pub quiz question 5243 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fictional detective is featured in A Study in Scarlet and The Hound of the Baskervilles?
Answer: A: Sherlock Holmes
Categories: Literature (2)

Pub quiz question 5242 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is a mandolin?
Answer: A: A stringed musical instrument
Categories: Music (4)

Pub quiz question 5241 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the first name of Tony and Cherie Blair's fourth child?
Answer: A: Leo
Notes: *: Born 2000
Categories: Politics (3) 2000s (3)

Pub quiz question 5240 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which metallic chemical element is also known as wolfram?
Answer: A: Tungsten
Categories: Chemistry (4) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 5239 by pjh2

Question: Q: Of which Middle Eastern country is Amman the capital?
Answer: A: Jordan
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5238 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which work by Shakespeare do superstitious actors refer to as 'the Scottish play?'
Answer: A: Macbeth
Categories: Literature (4) Superstitions (3)

Pub quiz question 5237 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Greek mythology, which handsome youth was loved by Aphrodite?
Answer: A: Adonis
Categories: Mythology (6)

Pub quiz question 5236 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the ancient name of the peninsula occupied by Spain and Portugal?
Answer: A: Iberia
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5235 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which prolific romantic novelist dies in the year 2000 at the age of 98?
Answer: A: Dane Barbara Cartland
Categories: Literature (4) 2000s (4)

Pub quiz question 5234 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which American author wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood?
Answer: A: Truman Capote
Notes: *: Published 1958 and 1966 respectively.
Categories: 1950s (6) 1960s (6) Literature (6)

Pub quiz question 5233 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which branch of medicine deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart?
Answer: A: Cardiology
Categories: Science (4)

Pub quiz question 5232 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who scored Chelsea's winning goal in the 2000 FA Cup Final?
Answer: A: Roberto Di Matteo
Categories: Sports (7) Football (6) 2000s (7)