Questions by pjh

Pub quiz question 9736 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Ronald Reagan ordered 3.5 tons of which candy for his 1981 inauguration celebration?
  2. Answer: A: Jelly Belly
  3. Categories: Politics (2) America (3)
Pub quiz question 9735 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, twins Tweedledum and Tweedledee had a quarrel over which object?
  2. Answer: A: Rattle
  3. Categories: Literature (2)
Pub quiz question 9734 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In 1983, Atari supposedly disposed of hundreds of thousands of copies of which video game, often called the worst video game ever made, in a New Mexico landfill?
  2. Answer: A: E.T. The Extra Terestrial
  3. Categories: Computing (4) General Knowledge (6)
Pub quiz question 9733 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, who is referred to as the "noblest Roman of them all"?
  2. Answer: A: Brutus
  3. Categories: Literature (3) Art (4)
Pub quiz question 9732 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which was the only movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock to win a Best Picture Oscar?
  2. Answer: A: Rebecca
  3. Notes: *: Rebecca won Best Picture in 1941
  4. Categories: Film/Movies (6) Entertainment (7)
Pub quiz question 9731 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which title is shared by hit songs from the Monkees in 1967, the Bee Gees in 1968, and Missing Persons in 1982?
  2. Answer: A: Words
  3. Categories: Music (6) 1960s (6) 1980s (6)
Pub quiz question 9730 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who played the cybernetic villain Brixton Lore in the 2019 movie Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw?
  2. Answer: A: Idrix Elba
  3. Categories: Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (6)
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)
Pub quiz question 9728 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which object is held in Paolo’s hand in the Auguste Rodin sculpture The Kiss?
  2. Answer: A: Book
  3. Notes: *: Which object is held in Paolo’s hand in the Auguste Rodin sculpture The Kiss?
  4. Categories: Literature (5) Art (5)
Pub quiz question 9727 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Aileen Mehle adopted which pen name as a society columnist syndicated to 100 newspapers?
  2. Answer: A: Suzy
  3. Notes: *: Mehle wrote as Suzy Knickerbocker for nearly 50 years, until her retirement in 2005.
  4. Categories: Media (7)
Pub quiz question 9726 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is Bonnie Tyler's real name?
  2. Answer: A: Gaynor Hopkins
  3. Categories: Music (8) Entertainment (8) Names (8)
Pub quiz question 9725 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How is Gaynor Hopkins better known as?
  2. Answer: A: Bonnie Tyler
  3. Categories: Entertainment (7) Music (7) Names (7)
Pub quiz question 9724 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Salvador Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Amar pelos dois' for Portugal in which year?
  2. Answer: A: 2017
  3. Categories: Eurovision (9) 2010s (4)
Pub quiz question 9339 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which US president allegedly said "the problem with the French is that they don t have a word for entrepreneur"?
  2. Answer: A: George W Bush
  3. Notes: *: No firm evidence he actually said this, since the only source was allegedly Shirley Williams saying Tony Blair heard it, but Alastair Campbell denied it was ever said.
  4. Categories: Politics (6) 2000s (6) Quotes (6)
Pub quiz question 9338 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who was voted out of office after only 91 days as the prime minister of France in 2024?
  2. Answer: A: Michel Barnier
  3. Categories: Politics (7) People (7) 2020s (7) France (7)
Pub quiz question 9337 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Michel Barnier was voted out of office after only 91 days as the prime minister of which country?
  2. Answer: A: France
  3. Notes: *: 5 Sep - 4 Dec 2024
  4. Categories: Politics (7) People (7) 2020s (7)
Pub quiz question 9336 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: When was the first (hollow, chocolate) Easter egg created?
  2. Answer: A: 1873
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (9) 1800s (7) Easter (9)
Pub quiz question 9335 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In Scooby-Doo, what is Shaggy's real name?
  2. Answer: A: Norville Rogers
  3. Categories: Cartoons (6) Children (6) Television (7) Entertainment (7)
Pub quiz question 9334 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who is Norville Rogers better known as?
  2. Answer: A: Shaggy
  3. Notes: *: From Scooby-Doo
  4. Categories: Children (5) Cartoons (5) Entertainment (6) Television (6)
Pub quiz question 9333 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: CSI?
  2. Image: i:
  3. Answer: A: David (Stephen) Caruso
  4. Notes: *: CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
  5. Categories: Entertainment (7) Television (7) 2000s (7) 2010s (7)
Pub quiz question 9332 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What (oftimes derogatory) name is given to three children born - separately - within twelve months of each other?
  2. Answer: A: Irish Triplets
  3. Categories: Language (5)
Pub quiz question 9331 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What (oftimes derogatory) name is given to two children born - separately - within twelve months of each other?
  2. Answer: A: Irish twins
  3. Categories: Language (5)
Pub quiz question 9330 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The name of which lightweight fabric Is derived from the French for “cloth” or “rag”?
  2. Answer: A: Chiffon
  3. Notes: *: From the French word chiffe which means "cloth or rag";
  4. Categories: Language (4) France (3) General Knowledge (4)
Pub quiz question 9329 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which is the only organ in the human body that is designed to be disposable?
  2. Answer: A: The placenta
  3. Categories: Biology (4) Science (4)
Pub quiz question 9328 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The tune "Whistle-Stop" from the 1973 Disney animated film "Robin Hood" is used for which internet meme?
  2. Answer: A: Hamster Dance
  3. Categories: Computing (5) Film/Movies (4) Cartoons (5) Entertainment (5)