Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5206 by pjh2

Question: Q: Peter Hook (Hooky) was the bassist of which popular Manchester band?
Answer: A: New Order
Categories: Entertainment (5) Music (5)

Pub quiz question 5205 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who played Dr Paul Dangerfield in the drama series Dangerfield?
Answer: A: Nigel Le Vaillant
Notes: *: 1995-1999
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 5204 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which 1995 Jean Becker film starred Gerard Depardieu and Vanessa Paradis?
Answer: A: Elisa
Categories: 1990s (8) Film/Movies (8) Entertainment (8)

Pub quiz question 5203 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which barefoot sixties singer was born Sandra Goodrich?
Answer: A: Sandy Shaw
Categories: 1960s (6) Entertainment (6) Music (6) Names (6)

Pub quiz question 5202 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which hypothetical substance did alchemists seek for its ability to turn base metals into gold?
Answer: A: Philosopher's stone
Notes: *: "Sorcerer's Stone" (from the US version of the Harry Potter books) should not be accepted.
Categories: Science (2) Chemistry (2)

Pub quiz question 5201 by pjh2

Question: Q: The female stars of which 1960s TV series received a special award at the 2000 BAFTAs?
Answer: A: The Avengers
Notes: *: Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson
Categories: Entertainment (5) Television (5)

Pub quiz question 5200 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which synthetic fibre was introduced commercially in 1938?
Answer: A: Nylon
Categories: Science (3) 1930s (3)

Pub quiz question 5199 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the hunters and gatherers who inhabited Australia before European settlement?
Answer: A: Aborigines
Categories: Geography (3) History (3)

Pub quiz question 5198 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which female stars of the 1960s version of the Avengers won a special award in the 2000 BAFTAs?
Answer: A: Honor Blackman, Joanna Lumley, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson
Categories: 1960s (7) 2000s (7) Entertainment (7) Television (7) MultiAnswer4 (5)

Pub quiz question 5197 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English preacher wrote 'The Pilgrim's Progress?'
Answer: A: John Bunyan
Notes: *: 1678
Categories: Literature (5) Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 5196 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does the abbreviation JP stand for in relation to the courts?
Answer: A: Justice of the Peace
Categories: Crime (3) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 5195 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does CD-ROM stand for?
Answer: A: Compact Disk - Read Only Memory
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (5) Computing (5)

Pub quiz question 5194 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British novelist wrote 'Jacob's Room' and 'Mrs Dalloway?'
Answer: A: Virginia Woolf
Notes: *: Published 1922 and 1925 respectively
Categories: 1920s (5) Literature (5)

Pub quiz question 5193 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many balls are used in a normal game of pool?
Answer: A: Sixteen
Notes: *: Including the cue ball
Categories: Leisure (2) Sports (2)

Pub quiz question 5192 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of the young hero of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island?'
Answer: A: Jim Hawkins
Notes: *: 1883
Categories: Literature (4)

Pub quiz question 5191 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Italian city is known as Firenze (pron:fi-ren-ze) in Italian?
Answer: A: Florence
Categories: Geography (4) Language (4)

Pub quiz question 5190 by pjh2

Question: Q: By what name is Beethoven's Third Symphony known?
Answer: A: Eroica
Categories: Music (5)

Pub quiz question 5189 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which team beat Northampton to win the 2000 Tetley Bitter Cup?
Answer: A: Wasps
Categories: Sports (6) Rugby (5)

Pub quiz question 5188 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which English city did the Peterloo massacre take place?
Answer: A: Manchester
Notes: *: 1819
Categories: History (6) Geography (7) Military (6)

Pub quiz question 5187 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English-born monk and missionary became known as the Apostle of Germany?
Answer: A: St Boniface
Notes: *: Lived circa 680-754
Categories: Religion (6) History (6) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 5186 by pjh2

Question: Q: In economics, what does GDP stand for?
Answer: A: Gross Domestic Product
Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (5) Finance (5) Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 5185 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to drugs that increase the output of urine by the kidneys?
Answer: A: Diuretics
Categories: Biology (4) Science (4) Chemistry (4)

Pub quiz question 5184 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British conductor founded the London Promenade concerts at the Queen's Hall?
Answer: A: Sir Henry Wood
Categories: Entertainment (8) Music (8)

Pub quiz question 5183 by pjh2

Question: Q: To which African country were British troops sent in May 2000?
Answer: A: Sierra Leone
Categories: Military (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 5182 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British writer created the flying ace 'Biggles?'
Answer: A: W.E. (William Earl) Johns
Notes: *: Published 1932-1968
Categories: Literature (7) 1930s (7)