Questions by pjh

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)

Pub quiz question 8656 by pjh

Question: Q: How long is the River Nile in kilometres?
Answer: A: 6,853km
Notes: *: https://phys.org/news/2015-06-longest-rivers-world.html
Categories: Tie Breakers (5)

Pub quiz question 8655 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the flying distance between Manchester and London in miles?
Answer: A: 163 miles
Notes: *: https://www.distance.to/London/Manchester
Categories: Tie Breakers (5)

Pub quiz question 8654 by pjh

Question: Q: What time did Paula Radcliffe set for the Women's Marathon world record in April 2003?
Answer: A: 2:15:25
Notes: *: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/paula-radcliffe-brigid-kosgei-radcliffe-big-ben-b2318905.html
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) People (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 8653 by pjh

Question: Q: On what date did the BBC Two channel become the first European colour TV broadcaster?
Answer: A: 1 July 1967
Notes: *: https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/history-colour-tv-uk
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) 1960s (7)

Pub quiz question 8652 by pjh

Question: Q: On what date did the BBC Two channel first appear on British televisions?
Answer: A: 20 April 1964
Notes: *: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1P9ll2qsVspFKJDpXrQfp3s/a-brief-history-of-bbc-two
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) 1960s (7)