Questions by pjh

Pub quiz question 8201 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is the name of Mackenzie Crook's character in sitcom The Office?
  2. Answer: A: Gareth Keenan
  3. Categories: Television (5) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 8200 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who is the longest serving presenter of the BBC children's show Blue Peter?
  2. Answer: A: John Noakes (12 years from 1965-1978)
  3. Categories: 1930s (6) Entertainment (6) Children (5) 1960s (5) 1970s (5)
Pub quiz question 8199 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What was the name of the tower block where Del Boy and Rodney Trotter lived in Only Fools and Horses?
  2. Answer: A: Nelson Mandela House
  3. Categories: Television (7) Entertainment (7)
Pub quiz question 8198 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: EastEnders began broadcasting on BBC One in which year?
  2. Answer: A: 1985
  3. Categories: Television (5) Entertainment (5) 1980s (3)
Pub quiz question 8197 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What was the name of the fictional borough of Melbourne where Australian soap Neighbours was set?
  2. Answer: A: Erinsborough
  3. Categories: Television (5) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 8196 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Gillian Anderson plays a therapist in which hit Netflix show?
  2. Answer: A: Sex Education
  3. Categories: Television (6) Entertainment (6)
Pub quiz question 8195 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The Simpsons was the spin-off show of which American sketch series?
  2. Answer: A: The Tracey Ullman Show
  3. Categories: Television (6) Entertainment (6) Cartoons (6)
Pub quiz question 8194 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which actor played the Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who?
  2. Answer: A: Christopher Eccleston
  3. Categories: Television (3) Dr Who (2)
Pub quiz question 8193 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Who was the first presenter of the X Factor in the UK?
  2. Answer: A: Kate Thornton
  3. Categories: Television (6) Entertainment (6)
Pub quiz question 8192 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: When did Big Brother first air on Channel 4?
  2. Answer: A: 2000
  3. Categories: Television (4) Entertainment (4)
Pub quiz question 8191 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which European city hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics?
  2. Answer: A: Berlin
  3. Categories: 1930s (4) Sports (4) Olympics (3)
Pub quiz question 8190 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Where is the US Masters golf tournament held?
  2. Answer: A: Augusta National Golf Club
  3. Categories: Golf (5) America (6) Sports (6)
Pub quiz question 8189 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How many different teams have won the Premier League since the start of the inaugural season in 1992/93?
  2. Answer: A: Seven (Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Leicester, Blackburn, Liverpool)
  3. Categories: Sports (7) Football (6)
Pub quiz question 8188 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How many goals did England score (excluding penalty shoot-outs) at the Mens' 2018 FIFA World Cup?
  2. Answer: A: 12
  3. Categories: Sports (8) Football (6) 2010s (8)
Pub quiz question 8187 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What score did cricketing legend Don Bradman average as a batsman across his career?
  2. Answer: A: 99.94
  3. Categories: Sports (8) People (8)
Pub quiz question 8186 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How many horses are on each team in a polo match?
  2. Answer: A: Four
  3. Categories: Sports (6)
Pub quiz question 8185 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Ben Stokes inspired England's 2019 Cricket World Cup final victory over New Zealand – who scored the second-highest number of runs in the match for England?
  2. Answer: A: Jos Buttler
  3. Categories: Sports (8) People (8) Football (6) 2010s (8)
Pub quiz question 8184 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: At which venue is the British Grand Prix held?
  2. Answer: A: Silverstone
  3. Categories: Sports (4) Geography (5)
Pub quiz question 8183 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?
  2. Answer: A: Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red
  3. Categories: Sports (3) General Knowledge (3)
Pub quiz question 8182 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which two country singers famously sang together on 1983 song Islands in the Stream?
  2. Answer: A: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
  3. Categories: Music (2) People (2) Entertainment (2)
Pub quiz question 8181 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what decade was pop icon Madonna born?
  2. Answer: A: 1950s (1958)
  3. Categories: Music (5) People (5) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 8180 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Gary and Martin Kemp were in what band?
  2. Answer: A: Spandau Ballet
  3. Notes: *: 1979–1990, 2009–2019
  4. Categories: Music (4) Entertainment (4) 1970s (4) 1980s (4) 1990s (4) 2000s (4) 2010s (4)
Pub quiz question 8179 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which two musicians collaborated on Another Way to Die, the theme song to 2008’s 007: Quantum of Solace?
  2. Answer: A: Alicia Keys and Jack White
  3. Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5) 2000s (7) Film/Movies (4)
Pub quiz question 8178 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Name the song and the artist for the following lyric: "Maybe I’m foolish, maybe I’m blind, thinking I can see through this and see what’s behind".
  2. Answer: A: Human by Rag'n'Bone Man
  3. Categories: Music (5) Entertainment (5)
Pub quiz question 8177 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Complete this Spice Girls lyric: "If you wanna be my [BLANK], you gotta get with my friends".
  2. Answer: A: Lover (from the song Wannabe)
  3. Categories: Music (2) Entertainment (2)