Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 3138 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which exhibition made a profit that helped fund the Science, Natural History and Victoria and Albert Museums?
Answer: A: The Great Exhibition
Categories: History (6) Science (6) Art (6) Landmarks (6)

Pub quiz question 3137 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which London Park was the venue for the 1851 Great Exhibition?
Answer: A: Hyde Park
Categories: London, UK (2) History (2) Landmarks (2)

Pub quiz question 3136 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which member of the royal family masterminded the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Answer: A: Prince Albert
Categories: Royalty (4) History (5) London, UK (5) Landmarks (5)

Pub quiz question 3135 by pjh2

Question: Q: What yachting event was first held in conjunction with the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Answer: A: The America's Cup
Categories: Sports (6) History (6) Landmarks (6)

Pub quiz question 3134 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who designed the Crystal Palace with a little help from engineer Charles Fox?
Answer: A: Joseph Paxton
Categories: History (8)

Pub quiz question 3133 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who's tomb did Howard Carter discover in 1922?
Answer: A: Tutankhamun's
Categories: History (1) 1920s (1) Landmarks (1)

Pub quiz question 3132 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which ancient monument, close to the Pyramids of Giza, is said to have been partly formed by natural erosion?
Answer: A: The Spinx
Categories: History (3) Geography (3) Landmarks (3)

Pub quiz question 3131 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the practical purpose of the Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders ofthe Ancient World?
Answer: A: Lighthouse
Categories: History (5) Landmarks (5)

Pub quiz question 3130 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who were the first people to separate copper from its ore?
Answer: A: The Egyptians
Categories: History (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 3129 by pjh2

Question: Q: How many days were there in an ancient Egyptian year?
Answer: A: 365
Notes: *: It was divided into 12 months of 30 days each, plus five extra days at the end of the year.
Categories: Science (6) History (6)

Pub quiz question 3128 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which carved stone was the key to the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Answer: A: The Rosetta Stone
Categories: Language (4) History (6) Science (6)

Pub quiz question 3127 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city serves afternoon tea in its ancient Pump Room overlooking the Roman Bath?
Answer: A: Bath
Categories: Geography (2) History (3)

Pub quiz question 3126 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which World Heritage Site in the south west of England is famous for its Georgian architecture including the Royal Crescent?
Answer: A: Bath
Categories: History (3) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 3125 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which city didn't open its new spa until 2006 after holding a Three Tenors opening concert in 2003?
Answer: A: Bath
Categories: Geography (4) History (4) 2000s (4)

Pub quiz question 3124 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English city was known to the Romans as Aquae Sulis?
Answer: A: Bath
Categories: Geography (6) History (6)

Pub quiz question 3123 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the teacakes baked in Bath and were first recorded in 1772?
Answer: A: Sally Lunn's
Categories: History (7) Food (7)

Pub quiz question 3122 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which English city appointed Swansea-born dandy Beau Nash as its Master of Ceremonies?
Answer: A: Bath
Categories: People (8) Geography (8) History (8)

Pub quiz question 3121 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was suspended in Britain in 1965 and finally banned in 1969?
Answer: A: Capital Punishment
Categories: 1960s (2) Politics (2) History (2) Crime (2)

Pub quiz question 3120 by pjh2

Question: Q: What macabre job brought fame to James Berry and Albert Pierrepoint?
Answer: A: Hangman/Public executioner
Categories: History (2) Crime (2)

Pub quiz question 3119 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who was the last woman to be executed in Britain?
Answer: A: Ruth Ellis
Notes: *: 13 July 1955
Categories: History (4) 1950s (4) Crime (4)

Pub quiz question 3118 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which country carried out more than 3,400 executions in 2004?
Answer: A: China
Categories: Geography (4) Crime (5) History (5) 2000s (5)

Pub quiz question 3117 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Syd Dernley Britain's last example of when he died in 1994?
Answer: A: Hangman/Public executioner
Categories: History (7) Crime (7) 1990s (7)

Pub quiz question 3116 by pjh2

Question: Q: What did humanitarian William the Conqueror replace with castration and gouging out of eyes?
Answer: A: Capital punishment
Categories: Crime (8) History (8)

Pub quiz question 3115 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which United States navel base did Japan attack in 1941 to declare was on the Allies?
Answer: A: Pearl Harbour
Categories: 1940s (3) History (3) Military (3)

Pub quiz question 3114 by pjh2

Question: Q: What religion was introduced to Japan in the mid-6th century?
Answer: A: Buddhism
Categories: Religion (5) History (5)