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Pub quiz question 276 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who discovered penicillin?
Answer: A: Alexander Fleming (1928)
Categories: Science (3) History (3)

Pub quiz question 275 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the collective noun for a group of baboons?
Answer: A: Flange, congress or tribe
Categories: MultiAnswer3 (9) Language (6)

Pub quiz question 274 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the collective noun for a group of apes?
Answer: A: A shrewdness
Categories: Nature (8) Language (7)

Pub quiz question 273 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the positive electrode of an electrolytic cell?
Answer: A: Anode
Categories: Physics (1) Science (1)

Pub quiz question 272 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name is given to the negative electrode of an electrolytic cell?
Answer: A: Cathode
Categories: Science (1) Physics (1)

Pub quiz question 271 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which chemical element has the shortest English name?
Answer: A: Tin
Categories: Science (1) Chemistry (1)

Pub quiz question 270 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which metal do you get from bauxite?
Answer: A: Aluminium
Categories: Science (2) Chemistry (2)

Pub quiz question 269 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour do alkalis turn Litmus paper?
Answer: A: Blue
Categories: Science (1) Chemistry (1)

Pub quiz question 268 by pjh2

Question: Q: What colour does acid turn Litmus paper?
Answer: A: Red
Categories: Science (1) Chemistry (1)

Pub quiz question 267 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the purpose of the Schengen Agreement, signed on 14 June 1985 near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg between 5 members of the then EU, and subsequently signed or applies to all EU members except the UK and Ireland?
Answer: A: It abolishes internal borders, enabling passport-free movement between a large number of European countries.
Categories: Politics (5)

Pub quiz question 266 by pjh2

Question: Q: (As of May 2011) How many members of the European Union are there?
Answer: A: 27
Categories: Politics (4)

Pub quiz question 265 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which countries are still members of the European Free Trade Association?
Answer: A: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
Categories: MultiAnswer4 (7) Politics (8)

Pub quiz question 264 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which countries were the founding members of the European Free Trade Association?
Answer: A: Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Categories: Politics (7) MultiAnswer7 (6)

Pub quiz question 263 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which core states formed the EEC, the precursor to the EU, by signing the Treaty of Paris on 18 April 1951?
Answer: A: Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Categories: MultiAnswer6 (6) Politics (7)

Pub quiz question 262 by pjh2

Question: Q: Although the Netherlands is seen as being synonymous with Holland, North and South Holland are in fact two of how many provinces in total that make up the Netherlands.
Answer: A: Including those two, 12.
Categories: Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 261 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which countries border (mainland) Netherlands?
Answer: A: Belgium, and Germany
Categories: MultiAnswer2 (4) Geography (5)

Pub quiz question 260 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which countries border Belgium?
Answer: A: France, Germany Luxembourg and the Netherlands
Categories: MultiAnswer4 (4) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 259 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which countries border Luxembourg?
Answer: A: Belgium, France, and Germany.
Categories: Geography (5) MultiAnswer3 (4)

Pub quiz question 258 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which countries border Germany?
Answer: A: Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Categories: MultiAnswer10 (5) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 257 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which countries border Switzerland?
Answer: A: Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.
Categories: MultiAnswer5 (6) Geography (6)

Pub quiz question 256 by pjh2

Question: Q: List the different "classical" states of matter
Answer: A: Solid, Gas, Liquid
Categories: General Knowledge (1) MultiAnswer3 (1) Science (1) Physics (1) Chemistry (1)

Pub quiz question 255 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who became the figurehead for modern Satanism following the publication of "The Satanic Bible"?
Answer: A: Anton LaVey
Categories: Religion (7) Literature (9) People (7)

Pub quiz question 254 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the 7 deadly sins
Answer: A: Pride, Avarice, Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Sloth and Anger
Categories: Religion (2) MultiAnswer7 (2) General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 253 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are members of the Unification Church better known as?
Answer: A: The Moonies.
Notes: *: From the name of the church's founder Sun Myung Moon
Categories: Religion (4)

Pub quiz question 252 by pjh2

Question: Q: In Islam, who was the first Prophet?
Answer: A: Adam. Yes, /that/ Adam.
Categories: Religion (4)