Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5106 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English county boars the western section of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site?
Answer: A: Devon
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 5105 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the county flower of Devon?
Answer: A: Primrose
Categories: Geography (7) Nature (7)

Pub quiz question 5104 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city's MP, Ben Bradshaw, was the first to marry in a gay civil partnership ceremony?
Answer: A: Devon
Categories: Politics (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 5103 by pjh2

Question: Q: What slogan for baked beans was voted Britain's favourite in a 2004 poll?
Answer: A: Beanz Meanz Heinz
Categories: Advertising (1) Television (1)

Pub quiz question 5102 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which beer allegedly 'refreshes the parts other beers cannot reach?'
Answer: A: Heineken
Categories: Television (2) Drink (2) Advertising (2)

Pub quiz question 5101 by pjh2

Question: Q: What three words complete the advertising slogan: 'Don't just book it...?'
Answer: A: Thomas Cook It.
Categories: Advertising (4) Television (4)

Pub quiz question 5100 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was advertised as having a 'lotta bottle?'
Answer: A: Milk
Notes: *: 1982/3
Categories: Advertising (4) Television (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 5099 by pjh2

Question: Q: What product had the slogan 'WotalotIgot?'
Answer: A: Smarties
Categories: Advertising (7)

Pub quiz question 5098 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was sold in cinemas with the slogan 'We all adore a ...?'
Answer: A: Kia-Ora
Categories: Entertainment (7) Advertising (7)

Pub quiz question 5097 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which musical instrument does Sherlock Holmes play for relaxation?
Answer: A: Violin
Categories: Music (1) Literature (1) Television (1) Entertainment (1)

Pub quiz question 5096 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fictional detective is often depicted smoking a pipe while wearing a deerstalker hat?
Answer: A: Sherlock Holmes
Categories: Literature (2) Television (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 5095 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which character narrates all but four of the Sherlock Holmes stories?
Answer: A: Dr Watson
Categories: Literature (2) Television (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 5094 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many times does Conan Doyle refer to Sherlock Holmes wearing a deerstalker hat in his four novels and 56 short stories?
Answer: A: He doesn't
Categories: Literature (6)

Pub quiz question 5093 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which fictional character has been played by more actors than any others?
Answer: A: Sherlock Holmes
Categories: Literature (5) Television (5) Film/Movies (5) Entertainment (5)

Pub quiz question 5092 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which monarch is said to have given Sherlock Holmes his emerald tie-pin?
Answer: A: Queen Victoria
Categories: Royalty (8) Television (8) Entertainment (8) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 5091 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many squares are there on a Scrabble board?
Answer: A: 225
Notes: *: 25 x 25
Categories: Games (5) Leisure (5)

Pub quiz question 5090 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many tiles does each player pick at the start of a game of Scrabble?
Answer: A: Seven
Categories: Leisure (2) Games (2)

Pub quiz question 5089 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many points does a blank tile score if used as a Q in Scrabble?
Answer: A: Zero
Categories: Leisure (2) Games (2)

Pub quiz question 5088 by pjh2

Question: Q: What do pink squares indicate on a Scrabble board?
Answer: A: Double word score
Categories: Games (4) Leisure (4)

Pub quiz question 5087 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Scrabble letter is worth eight in English, four in Danish and isn't available in an Italian edition?
Answer: A: J
Categories: Leisure (8) Games (8)

Pub quiz question 5086 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many points are E and O each worth in an English Scrabble Game?
Answer: A: One
Categories: Leisure (1) Games (1)

Pub quiz question 5085 by pjh2

Question: Q: The state of California is to ban the production and sale of which delicacy, by July 1 2012, citing animal cruelty because of the force feeding the animals go through.
Answer: A: Foie gras
Categories: Current Affairs (7) Food (7)

Pub quiz question 5084 by pjh2

Question: Q: After running for 12 years, which BBC Quiz show ended on 31st of March (2012)?
Answer: A: The Weakest Link
Notes: *: 14 August 2000 - 31 March 2012
Categories: 2000s (7) Current Affairs (3)

Pub quiz question 5083 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was banned in the South of England last Wednesday (4th April 2012) at midnight?
Answer: A: Hosepipes
Categories: Current Affairs (6)

Pub quiz question 5082 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the final score for the Manchester City v Sunderland match on Saturday?
Answer: A: 3-3
Categories: Current Affairs (6)