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Pub quiz question 5693 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the former name of the Zimbabwean capital Harare?
  2. Answer: A: Salisbury
  3. Categories: Geography (5) Names (5)
Pub quiz question 6884 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does IRA stand for when referring to the organisation Gerry Adams claims he never belonged to?
  2. Answer: A: Irish Republican Army
  3. Categories: Politics (3) Names (3)
Pub quiz question 7187 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was Queen Victoria's first name?
  2. Answer: A: Alexandrina
  3. Notes: *: Victoria was her last name, House of Hanover
  4. Categories: Royalty (5) Names (5) People (5)
Pub quiz question 7127 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was George VI's nickname amongst members of his family?
  2. Answer: A: Bertie
  3. Categories: Names (8) Royalty (8)
Pub quiz question 8130 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What was the most popular girls name in the UK in 2021?
  2. Answer: A: Olivia
  3. Categories: 2020s (8) Names (8)
Pub quiz question 7017 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the four-letter Gaelic name for Scotland?
  2. Answer: A: Alba
  3. Categories: Language (6) Names (6)
Pub quiz question 7205 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which future Labour MP for Buckingham was born Ján Ludvík Hoch?
  2. Answer: A: Robert Maxwell
  3. Notes: *: Full birth name was 'Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch', MP 1964–1970
  4. Categories: Politics (7) Sleaze (7) 1960s (7) Names (7)
Pub quiz question 8147 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What was the Turkish city of Istanbul called before 1930?
  2. Answer: A: Constantinople
  3. Categories: Geography (5) Names (5) 1930s (5)
Pub quiz question 5796 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was Harry Houdini's real name?
  2. Answer: A: Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss
  3. Categories: Entertainment (6) Names (6)
Pub quiz question 5442 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is singer Anastacia's full name?
  2. Answer: A: Anastacia Lyn Newkirk
  3. Categories: Names (8) Entertainment (8) Music (8)