Questions by pjh

Pub quiz question 8651 by pjh

Question: Q: How tall in centimetres is Basketballer Kobe Bryant?
Answer: A: 198cm
Notes: *: https://blogging.org/kobe-bryant-height/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) People (6)

Pub quiz question 8650 by pjh

Question: Q: When did Disneyland Paris open?
Answer: A: 12 April 1992
Notes: *: https://disneylandparis-news.com/en/history/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) 1990s (3) Business (5)

Pub quiz question 8649 by pjh

Question: Q: How many people voted for Britain to leave the EU?
Answer: A: 17,410,742
Notes: *: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/eu-referendum/report-23-june-2016-referendum-uks-membership-european-union
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Politics (6) 2010s (6)

Pub quiz question 8648 by pjh

Question: Q: How many miles is it from Nazareth to Bethlehem as the crow flies?
Answer: A: 70 miles
Notes: *: https://www.stcatherinercc.org/single-post/2017/12/06/how-long-is-the-trip-from-nazareth-to-bethlehem
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Religion (7)

Pub quiz question 8647 by pjh

Question: Q: How many words are there in (the English translastion of) Leo Tolstoy's novel War & Peace?
Answer: A: 587,287
Notes: *: https://wordcounter.net/blog/2016/10/28/102640_how-many-words-is-war-and-peace.html
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 8646 by pjh

Question: Q: When is Justin Bieber's date of birth?
Answer: A: 1st March 1994
Notes: *: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Justin-Bieber
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) People (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 8645 by pjh

Question: Q: How many minutes long is the running time of The Beatles album Revolver?
Answer: A: 35:01
Notes: *: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_(Beatles_album)
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Music (7)

Pub quiz question 8644 by pjh

Question: Q: Who is older; Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard?
Answer: A: Frank older by 1 year, 11 months, and 10 days
Notes: *: FL: June 20, 1978, SG: 30 May 1980
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) People (7) Football (7) Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 8643 by pjh

Question: Q: How old was William Shakespeare when he died?
Answer: A: 52
Notes: *: https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeares-life-and-times
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) People (7)

Pub quiz question 8642 by pjh

Question: Q: How many metres high is London's BT Tower?
Answer: A: 189m
Notes: *: https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/the-bt-tower-and-a-classified-communications-network/
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Buildings (7)

Pub quiz question 8641 by pjh

Question: Q: How long is the Queen single 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
Answer: A: 5 mins 55 seconds
Notes: *: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Music (3)

Pub quiz question 8640 by pjh

Question: Q: In which year did the first McDonald's restaurant open in the UK?
Answer: A: 1974
Notes: *: https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/newsroom/history.html
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Business (7) 1970s (4)

Pub quiz question 8639 by pjh

Question: Q: How many verses are there in total in the New Testament?
Answer: A: 7956
Notes: *: https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Literature (7)

Pub quiz question 8638 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the age difference between Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg?
Answer: A: Boris is older by 4 years, 11 months, and 5 days.
Notes: *: BJ: 19 June 1964, JRM: 24 May 1969
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Politics (7) People (7)

Pub quiz question 8637 by pjh

Question: Q: How many test runs did cricketer Alistair Cook score in his test match career?
Answer: A: 12472
Notes: *: https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/alastair-cook-11728
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Cricket (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 8636 by pjh

Question: Q: As the crow flies, how many miles separate between London and Liverpool?
Answer: A: 287km/178miles
Notes: *: https://www.distancefromto.net/distance-from-london-gb-to-liverpool-gb
Categories: Tie Breakers (5)

Pub quiz question 8635 by pjh

Question: Q: How old was Arsene Wenger when he finished managing Arsenal FC?
Answer: A: 68 years old
Notes: *: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11338713/arsene-wenger-to-step-down-as-arsenal-manager-at-the-end-of-the-season
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) Football (6) Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 8634 by pjh

Question: Q: How many people voted 'Remain' in the 2016 UK EU membership referendum?
Answer: A: 16,141,241
Notes: *: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/eu-referendum/report-23-june-2016-referendum-uks-membership-european-union
Categories: Tie Breakers (5) 2010s (6) Politics (6)

Pub quiz question 8633 by pjh

Question: Q: Air Force One, the US Presidential aircraft, has made more take-offs than landings. How is that possible?
Answer: A: "Air Force One" is the call sign of a plane while it has the POTUS on board. At least once, an in-flight president ceased to be president.
Notes: *: June 1974, Nixon (as president) boarded SAM 27000, and Ford was sworn in while the plain was in flight.
Categories: Riddles (6) Politics (6) America (6)

Pub quiz question 8632 by pjh

Question: Q: Where does Buddhism fall in a ranking of the world’s largest religion?
Answer: A: Fifth
Categories: Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 8631 by pjh

Question: Q: In which country was Buddha born?
Answer: A: Nepal
Categories: Religion (5)

Pub quiz question 8630 by pjh

Question: Q: What is the Hebrew term for a good deed done out of a sense of religious duty?
Answer: A: Mitzvah
Categories: Religion (4)

Pub quiz question 8629 by pjh

Question: Q: “Cohen” is Hebrew for what?
Answer: A: Priest
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 8628 by pjh

Question: Q: Who was the last prophet in Islam?
Answer: A: Muhammad
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 8627 by pjh

Question: Q: The Islamic calendar is based on which cycle?
Answer: A: Lunar
Categories: Religion (2)