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Pub quiz question 4083 by pjh2

Question: Q: What writer invented a middle initial to go with her real first one as her publisher feared boys wouldn't books by a woman?
Answer: A: Joanne Rowling (JK Rowling)
Categories: Literature (3) Names (3)

Pub quiz question 7027 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the nickname of Arthur Harris who was in charge of the World War II Allied air campaign against Germany?
Answer: A: Bomber
Categories: Names (3) 1940s (3) Military (3)

Pub quiz question 7632 by pjh

Question: Q: Who are the “United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing”?
Answer: A: The Shakers.
Categories: Religion (4) Names (4)

Pub quiz question 7051 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 8789 by pjh

Question: Q: What was Mahatma Gandhi's real name?
Answer: A: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Notes: *: Mahatma was what his followers called him, meaning “the great-souled one.” https://www.history.com/topics/asian-history/mahatma-gandhi
Categories: Pseudonyms (9) Names (9) Religion (9)

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 7012 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which boy's name's new-found popularity in 2005 is said to have been die to England's success in the Ashes cricket tournament?
Answer: A: Freddie
Notes: *: Flintoff
Categories: 2000s (6) Sports (6) Cricket (5) Names (6)

Pub quiz question 7198 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the first Pope with two names, and the first the use 'The First' as part of his title?
Answer: A: Pope John Paul I
Categories: Religion (6) Names (8)

Pub quiz question 5693 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 6884 by pjh2

Question: Q: What does IRA stand for when referring to the organisation Gerry Adams claims he never belonged to?
Answer: A: Irish Republican Army
Categories: Politics (3) Names (3)