Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5231 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which novel by Charles Dickens features the Circumlocution Office?
Answer: A: Little Dorrit
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 5230 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the capital of Suriname?
Answer: A: Paramaribo
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5229 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which European lake is also known as Lac Lémen?
Answer: A: Lake Geneva
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 5228 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which channel separates New Zealand's North Island and South Island?
Answer: A: Cook Strait
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5227 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the state capital of Connecticut?
Answer: A: Hartford
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5226 by pjh2

Question: Q: With which sport is Susan Devoy associated?
Answer: A: Squash
Notes: *: Career 1985-1992
Categories: Sports (8) 1990s (8) 1980s (8)

Pub quiz question 5225 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ancient Roman festival honoured the God of agriculture?
Answer: A: Saturnalia
Categories: Mythology (8) Religion (8)

Pub quiz question 5224 by pjh2

Question: Q: What halted the 2012 Oxford/Cambridge boat race resulting the race having to be restarted?
Answer: A: A man swimming in the Thames.
Categories: Current Affairs (4) Sports (5) 2010s (5)

Pub quiz question 5223 by pjh2

Question: Q: How much is the standard personal allowance for under 65's in the 2012/13 tax year?
Answer: A: £8,105
Categories: Current Affairs (7)

Pub quiz question 5222 by pjh2

Question: Q: 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' was a 1995 album release by which rock star?
Answer: A: Bruce Springsteen
Categories: 1990s (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 5221 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Brookside character was played by Philip Dowd?
Answer: A: Christian (Wright)
Notes: *: 1995-1998
Categories: 1990s (5) Soaps (4) Entertainment (5) Television (5)

Pub quiz question 5220 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which country is the soap opera 'Shortland Street' set?
Answer: A: New Zealand
Categories: Soaps (6) Geography (6) Entertainment (6) Television (6)

Pub quiz question 5219 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many UK number one singles did the Rolling Stones have in the sixties?
Answer: A: Eight
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1960s (6)

Pub quiz question 5218 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Billie Holiday in the 1972 film 'Lady Sings the Blues?'
Answer: A: Diana Ross
Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1970s (5)

Pub quiz question 5217 by pjh2

Question: Q: To which BBC programme did Princess Diana famously give an exclusive interview in November 1995?
Answer: A: Panorama
Categories: Royalty (5) Entertainment (5) Television (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5216 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the 1995 Bond film GoldenEye?
Answer: A: Martin Campbell
Categories: Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5215 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which soul diva had a UK top ten hit in 1968 with 'I Say a Little Prayer?'
Answer: A: Aretha Franklin
Categories: 1960s (3) Entertainment (3) Music (3)

Pub quiz question 5214 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which year was the first televised Children in Need extravaganza?
Answer: A: 1980
Categories: Entertainment (6) Television (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 5213 by pjh2

Question: Q: 'Fresh Horses' was a 1995 album release by which US country music star?
Answer: A: Garth Brooks
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5212 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the 1978 classic punk movie Jubilee?
Answer: A: Derek Jarman
Categories: 1970s (6) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)

Pub quiz question 5211 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Neil in the eighties comedy series The Young Ones?
Answer: A: Nigel Planer
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Comedy (4)

Pub quiz question 5210 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which legendary singer/songwriter was killed in December 8th 1980?
Answer: A: John Lennon
Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) Crime (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 5209 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who directed the 1962 film Lolita?
Answer: A: Stanley Kubrick
Categories: Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4) 1960s (4)

Pub quiz question 5208 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Irish singer reinterpreted his own material backed by an orchestra on the album Beautiful Dreams?
Answer: A: Chris De Burgh
Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6)

Pub quiz question 5207 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which sitcom was set in the Bayview Retirement Home?
Answer: A: Waiting for God
Categories: Entertainment (4) Television (4) Comedy (4)