Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7107 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of Clyde Barrow's brother who joined Bonnie and Clyde in some of their heists?
Answer: A: Buck
Categories: Crime (6) Names (6)

Pub quiz question 7106 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who 'sailed the ocean blue in 1492,' according to the old rhyme?
Answer: A: Christopher Columbus
Categories: Travel (1) History (1)

Pub quiz question 7105 by pjh2

Question: Q: What famous explorer was married to Felipa Perestrello e Moniz and had a son called Diego?
Answer: A: Christopher Columbus
Categories: Travel (7) History (7) Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 7104 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which holiday islands did Columbus visit to stock up before setting sail for the Americas?
Answer: A: Canary Islands
Categories: Travel (4) History (4) Geography (4)

Pub quiz question 7103 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Italian city did Christopher Columbus claim he was born in?
Answer: A: Genoa
Categories: Geography (7) Travel (7) History (7)

Pub quiz question 7102 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was British Prime Minister during the 1982 Falklands War?
Answer: A: Margaret Thatcher
Categories: Politics (1) Military (1) 1980s (1)

Pub quiz question 7101 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the traditional day of the week for the reading of the British Budget?
Answer: A: Wednesdays
Notes: *: Historically it was Tuesdays after the start of the new fiscal year, but changed to Wednesdays before the start of the fiscal year
Categories: Politics (8)

Pub quiz question 7100 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Chancellor of the Exchequer fathered a famous TV cook?
Answer: A: Nigel Lawson
Categories: Politics (2) Television (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 7099 by pjh2

Question: Q: What address did Chancellor Gordon Brown move in to in 1997 even though it was someone else's official home?
Answer: A: 10 Downing Street
Notes: *: Number 11 was roomier for the then PM Tony Blair
Categories: Buildings (8) Politics (8) 1990s (8)

Pub quiz question 7098 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the next Chancellor of the Exchequer after James Callaghan to become Prime Minister?
Answer: A: John Major
Notes: *: Chancellor 1989-1990, Prime Minister 1990-1997
Categories: 1980s (7) 1990s (7) Politics (8)

Pub quiz question 7097 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer immediately prior to Gordon Brown?
Answer: A: Kenneth Clarke
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Politics (8) 1990s (8)

Pub quiz question 7096 by pjh2

Question: Q: What historic tragedy was the Baker's Guild finally granted formal forgiveness for in 1996?
Answer: A: The Great Fire of London
Categories: London, UK (5) History (5)

Pub quiz question 7095 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was President of Argentina during the 1982 Falklands War?
Answer: A: Leopoldo Galtieri
Categories: Politics (9) 1980s (9) Military (9)

Pub quiz question 7094 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country tried to claim the Falkland Islands to start the 1982 war?
Answer: A: Argentina
Categories: Geography (1) 1980s (1) Politics (1) Military (1)

Pub quiz question 7093 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British dependency did Argentina raise its flag over to kick off the 1982 Falklands War?
Answer: A: South Georgia
Categories: Politics (6) Military (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 7092 by pjh2

Question: Q: What Royal Marine term for long distance marching with a full kit entered the British vocabulary during the Falklands War?
Answer: A: Yomping
Notes: *: 1982
Categories: Politics (6) Military (6) 1980s (6) Language (6)

Pub quiz question 7091 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the next Englishwoman to marry the heir to the throne after Lady Anne Hyde in 1659?
Answer: A: Diana Spencer/Princess of Wales
Categories: 1980s (2) Royalty (6)

Pub quiz question 7090 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did HMS Conqueror conveniently lose after it sank the General Belgrano?
Answer: A: Its (navigational) log book
Notes: *: 1982
Categories: Politics (7) Military (7) 1980s (7)

Pub quiz question 7089 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Princess Diana's maiden name?
Answer: A: Spencer
Categories: Royalty (1) 1980s (1)

Pub quiz question 7088 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who interviewed Princess Diana for Panorama?
Answer: A: Martin Bashir
Notes: *: 1995
Categories: Royalty (4) 1990s (4) Entertainment (4) Television (4)

Pub quiz question 7087 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who talked to Princess Diana in what became known as the 'Squidgygate affair?'
Answer: A: James Gilbey
Notes: *: Recorded 'New Year's Eve 1989', publicised 1992
Categories: Sleaze (5) Royalty (5) 1990s (5)

Pub quiz question 7086 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which movie star danced with Princess Diana at a 1985 White house reception?
Answer: A: John Travolta
Categories: Royalty (2) Entertainment (2) 1980s (2)

Pub quiz question 7085 by pjh2

Question: Q: What title is given to the UK government minister who puts together the annual budget?
Answer: A: Chancellor of the Exchequer
Categories: Politics (1) Names (1)

Pub quiz question 7084 by pjh2

Question: Q: What disaster swept London the year before the Great Fire?
Answer: A: The Great Plague/Black Death
Categories: London, UK (2) History (2)

Pub quiz question 7083 by pjh2

Question: Q: What became Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales' title after her divorce?
Answer: A: Diana, Princess of Wales
Notes: *: 1996
Categories: Royalty (6) Names (6) 1990s (6)