Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 4981 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the former name of Bangladesh?
Answer: A: East Pakistan
Notes: *: Formed in 1971
Categories: Geography (6) 1970s (6) History (6)

Pub quiz question 4980 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country was known as the Gift of the Nile?
Answer: A: Egypt
Categories: Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 4979 by pjh2

Question: Q: What river joins the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh to form the world's largest river delta?
Answer: A: Ganges
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 4978 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was blamed for killing 500,000 people in the region now called Bangladesh in 1970?
Answer: A: A cyclone
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 4977 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which is the only remaining example of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Answer: A: The Great Pyramid
Categories: Geography (3) History (3)

Pub quiz question 4976 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which dam regulates the flow of the Nile?
Answer: A: Aswan
Categories: Geography (4) Science (4)

Pub quiz question 4975 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the official language of Egypt?
Answer: A: Arabic
Categories: Geography (5) Language (5)

Pub quiz question 4974 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the main ingredient in the traditional Egyptian dish Ful Mudammas?
Answer: A: Fava beans
Categories: Geography (7) Food (7)

Pub quiz question 4973 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the colourful English name for Amsterdam's De Wallen (pron. 'de vullen') area?
Answer: A: Red Light District
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 4972 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which beer shares its name with the river that runs through Amsterdam?
Answer: A: Amstel
Categories: Geography (2) Drink (3)

Pub quiz question 4971 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are stolen in Amsterdam at the rate of 80,000 a year with around 25,000 ending up in canals?
Answer: A: Bicycles
Categories: Geography (4) Crime (4)

Pub quiz question 4970 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city takes tourists to the Anne Frank House?
Answer: A: Amsterdam
Categories: Geography (4) History (4)

Pub quiz question 4969 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city's attractions include Rembrandt's House and the Rijksmuseum?
Answer: A: Amsterdam's
Categories: Geography (4) History (4)

Pub quiz question 4968 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did Amsterdam cab drivers have to sell from machines in their own cars from January 2001?
Answer: A: Condoms
Categories: Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 4967 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Brussels landmark boasting nine huge balls was created for the 1958 World Fair?
Answer: A: The Atomium
Categories: Geography (5) Science (5) 1950s (5)

Pub quiz question 4966 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which European country was the site for the Battle of Waterloo?
Answer: A: Belgium
Categories: Geography (3) History (3) Military (3)

Pub quiz question 4965 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which vegetable takes its name from the capital of Belgium?
Answer: A: Brussels sprouts
Categories: Geography (1) Food (1)

Pub quiz question 4964 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Belgian city is one of the world's main centres for diamond dealing?
Answer: A: Antwerp
Categories: Geography (7)

Pub quiz question 4963 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the Grand Place market in Brussels carpeted with one every other year as part of a festival?
Answer: A: Flowers
Categories: Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 4962 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Belgian city claims to be the home of Europe's first stock exchange?
Answer: A: Bruges
Categories: Geography (8) Business (8)

Pub quiz question 4961 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Answer: A: Great Pyramid of Giza (aka Pyramid of Khufu or Pyramid of Cheops), Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis (or Temple of Diana), Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (or Tomb of Mausolus), Colossus of Rhodes, Lighthouse(or Pharos) of Alexandria
Categories: History (7) MultiAnswer7 (7)

Pub quiz question 4960 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which series of spoof TV documentaries was launched in 1997 by Chris Morris?
Answer: A: Brass Eye
Notes: *: 1997
Categories: Television (2) Entertainment (2) 1990s (2)

Pub quiz question 4959 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour is Shrek?
Answer: A: Green
Notes: *: 2001,2004, 2007, 2010
Categories: Entertainment (1) Film/Movies (1) 2000s (1) 2010s (1)

Pub quiz question 4958 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tabloid slammed Brass Eye's paedophilia spoof opposite pictures of bikini clad Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice who were then 11 and 13?
Answer: A: The Daily Mail
Notes: *: 2001
Categories: Entertainment (8) Television (8) Media (8) 2000s (8)

Pub quiz question 4957 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tabloid slammed Brass Eye's paedophilia spoof opposite an article about the then 15-year-old singer Charlotte Church's breasts under the headline "She's a big girl now" and using the words "looking chest swell".
Answer: A: The Daily Star
Notes: *: 2001
Categories: Entertainment (8) Television (8) Media (8) 2000s (8)