Questions by pjh

Pub quiz question 8681 by pjh

Question: Q: The first dictionary was written by?
Answer: A: Robert Cawdrey
Categories: General Knowledge (7) Language (7)

Pub quiz question 8680 by pjh

Question: Q: Which monarch officially made Valentine's Day a holiday in 1537?
Answer: A: Henry VIII
Categories: General Knowledge (4) Royalty (4) 1500s (4)

Pub quiz question 8679 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea?
Answer: A: Samsung
Categories: General Knowledge (4) Business (4)

Pub quiz question 8678 by pjh

Question: Q: How many countries still have Shilling as currency?
Answer: A: Four
Notes: *: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Somalia
Categories: General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 8677 by pjh

Question: Q: List the (twelve) languages that are written from right to left.
Answer: A: Arabic, Aramaic, Azeri, Divehi, Fula, Hebrew, Kurdish, N'ko, Persian, Rohingya, Syriac, Urdu
Categories: MultiAnswer12 (9) Language (9)

Pub quiz question 8676 by pjh

Question: Q: How many languages are written from right to left?
Answer: A: 12
Notes: *: Arabic, Aramaic, Azeri, Divehi, Fula, Hebrew, Kurdish, N'ko, Persian, Rohingya, Syriac, Urdu
Categories: General Knowledge (6) Language (6)

Pub quiz question 8675 by pjh

Question: Q: Who named the Pacific Ocean?
Answer: A: Ferdinand Magellan
Categories: General Knowledge (5) Geography (5) People (5)

Pub quiz question 8674 by pjh

Question: Q: What punctuation mark ends an imperative sentence?
Answer: A: A period or exclamation point
Categories: General Knowledge (2) Language (2)

Pub quiz question 8673 by pjh

Question: Q: What is "cynophobia"?
Answer: A: Fear of dogs
Categories: General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 8672 by pjh

Question: Q: What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?
Answer: A: Octagon
Categories: General Knowledge (3) Mathematics (3)

Pub quiz question 8671 by pjh

Question: Q: Which country do cities of Perth, Adelade & Brisbane belong to?
Answer: A: Australia
Categories: General Knowledge (2) Geography (2)

Pub quiz question 8670 by pjh

Question: Q: What countries made up the original Axis powers in World War II?
Answer: A: Germany, Italy, and Japan
Categories: General Knowledge (3) Politics (3) War (3)

Pub quiz question 8669 by pjh

Question: Q: How long is an Olympic swimming pool (in meters)?
Answer: A: 50 meters
Categories: General Knowledge (4) Sports (3)

Pub quiz question 8668 by pjh

Question: Q: What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
Answer: A: World Wide Web
Categories: General Knowledge (4) Acronyms/Abbreviations (3)

Pub quiz question 8667 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in The entire Harry Potter series
Answer: A: 1,084,170
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8666 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Answer: A: 198,227
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8665 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Answer: A: 168,923
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8664 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Answer: A: 257,045
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8663 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Answer: A: 190,637
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8662 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Answer: A: 107,253
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8661 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Answer: A: 85,141
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8660 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Answer: A: 76,944
Notes: *: https://blog.fostergrant.co.uk/2017/08/03/word-counts-popular-books-world/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Harry Potter (8) Literature (8)

Pub quiz question 8659 by pjh

Question: Q: How many miles long is the M1 motorway?
Answer: A: 193(.6) miles
Notes: *: https://www.rac.co.uk/route-planner/traffic-news/m1/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5)

Pub quiz question 8658 by pjh

Question: Q: How many cities are there in England?
Answer: A: 55 (as of 2022)
Notes: *: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom#Officially_designated_cities (NB - question asks England only, that goes to UK)
Categories: Tie Breakers (5)

Pub quiz question 8657 by pjh

Question: Q: How many metres high is London's The Shard building?
Answer: A: 309.6m/1,016ft
Notes: *: https://www.the-shard.com/about/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Buildings (7)