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Media 51 questions.
The fourth estate, and the bits that don't pretend they're fiction
Pub quiz question 7208 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What holy city was Robert Maxwell buried in?
  2. Answer: A: Jerusalem
  3. Notes: *: Died 1991
  4. Categories: People (2) 1990s (2) Media (2) Sleaze (2)
Pub quiz question 4594 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What, along with the Daily Telegraph, was one of Britain's only two remaining national broadsheet dailies at the start of 2006?
  2. Answer: A: The Financial Times
  3. Categories: Media (4) 2000s (4)
Pub quiz question 1287 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Name the comedian
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: David Schneider
  4. Notes: *: Allegedly has a super-injunction out to prevent details of his private life being mentioned.
  5. Categories: Superinjunctions (5) Media (4) People (4)
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Pub quiz question 4668 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What colour is the lightning flash on a BBC weather map predicting thunder?
  2. Answer: A: Used to be blue, now yellow/orange
  3. Categories: Science (3) Media (3) Television (3)
Pub quiz question 9285 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What artist has the most streams on Spotify
  2. Answer: A: Drake
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (8) Media (8)
Pub quiz question 4702 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Morrissey allowed John Lewis to use a cover of which Smiths song on its 2011 Christmas TV advert.
  2. Answer: A: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want.
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (5) Media (6) Music (6) Entertainment (6)
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Pub quiz question 4665 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which city boasts the British Meteorological Office?
  2. Answer: A: Exeter
  3. Categories: Geography (7) Science (7) Television (7) Media (7)
Pub quiz question 4550 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which magazine refers to sexual affairs as 'Ugandan discussions?'
  2. Answer: A: Private Eye
  3. Notes: *: Coined 1973
  4. Categories: Media (4) Language (4) 1970s (4) Geography (4)
Pub quiz question 1312 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: During the summer months, which sports show takes over from Soccer AM?
  2. Answer: A: Cricket AM
  3. Categories: Sports (5) Media (5) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 9729 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which TV crime series originally aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980 and aired as a reboot from 2010 through 2020?
  2. Answer: A: Hawaii Five-0
  3. Categories: Television (4) Media (4)