Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 251 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the full name of the founder of The Church of Scientology? (Do not just give the initials.)
Answer: A: Lafayette Ron Hubbard.
Categories: Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 250 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which was the fourth largest reported religion according the the 2001 UK census, accounting for almost 0.8% of the population (390,000 people.)
Answer: A: Jedi
Categories: Religion (3) Politics (3)

Pub quiz question 249 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the opposite of "Deasil" (Otherwise known as Deosil)?
Answer: A: Widdershins (or tuathal)
Categories: Language (3) Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 248 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the opposite of "widdershins" (otherwise known as "tuathal")?
Answer: A: Deasil/Deosil
Categories: Language (3) Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 247 by pjh2

Question: Q: (Despite Exodus 20 having more than 10 imperatives, there is, in a few religions, the concept of "The 10 Commandments.") What are the 10 commandments?
Answer: A: Quite a few religions have the following statements in common. All, but the first statement, appear in most of the actual commandments (i.e. some religions merge 2/3 consecutive statements. Different religions merge different statements.) Score as correct if all of statements 2-12 appear. (1) appears in some religions so it's not incorrect to include it: (1)I am the Lord your God, (2)You shall have no other gods before me, (3)You shall not make for yourself an idol, (4)Do not take the name of the Lord in vain, (5)Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy, (6)Honor your father and mother, (7)You shall not kill/murder, (8)You shall not commit adultery, (9)You shall not steal, (10)You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor, (11)You shall not covet/take your neighbor's wife, (12)You shall not covet/take anything that belongs to your neighbor
Categories: MultiAnswer10 (3) Religion (3)

Pub quiz question 246 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the events in the women's Decathlon
Answer: A: 100 Metres, Long jump, Shot put, High jump, 400 meters, 100 meters hurdle, Discus throw, Pole vault, Javelin throw, 1500 metres
Notes: *: Names differ only from the mens' in that they do 110 meters hurdle.
Categories: Sports (7) MultiAnswer10 (7)

Pub quiz question 244 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the signatories to the 1919 Treaty of Versailles
Answer: A: German Reich, British Empire, France, Italy, Japan, United States
Categories: MultiAnswer6 (6) Politics (7) History (5)

Pub quiz question 243 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the books of the Torah (aka the Pentateuch)
Answer: A: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Categories: MultiAnswer5 (6) Religion (6)

Pub quiz question 242 by pjh2

Question: Q: The "Four Corners Monument" marks the quadripoint in the Southwest United States where which states meet?
Answer: A: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
Categories: MultiAnswer4 (7) Geography (8)

Pub quiz question 241 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are the subtractive primary colours (as opposed to the additive primaries)?
Answer: A: Red, blue, yellow
Notes: *: Green is a subtractive secondary, yellow is an additive secondary
Categories: Science (2) General Knowledge (3) MultiAnswer3 (2)

Pub quiz question 240 by pjh2

Question: Q: What are the additive primary colours (as opposed to the subtractive primaries)?
Answer: A: Red, blue, green
Notes: *: Green is a subtractive secondary, yellow is an additive secondary
Categories: Science (2) General Knowledge (3) MultiAnswer3 (2)

Pub quiz question 239 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the first number that cannot be achieved by throwing up to 3 darts at a regulation dartboard?
Answer: A: 169
Categories: General Knowledge (3) Sports (3)

Pub quiz question 238 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the first number that cannot be achieved by throwing a single dart at a regulation dartboard?
Answer: A: 23
Notes: *: The first prime number after 20
Categories: Sports (1) General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 237 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the only (two) teams to have had a "perfect season" in UK football. (A full season winning every game; neither losing or drawing.)
Answer: A: Arsenal(2003–04 English Premier League - 38 games, they went on to win 48 consecutive games to lose to Man U), Preston North End(1889–90 - 22 games)
Categories: Sports (7) MultiAnswer2 (7) Football (7)

Pub quiz question 236 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which sport was known (among other things) as 'Poona' after the British garrison town in India it was particularly popular in?
Answer: A: Badminton
Categories: Sports (6)

Pub quiz question 235 by pjh2

Question: Q: In the 1968 the Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall was the first Olympic athlete to do what?
Answer: A: Get disqualified for drug use (it was alcohol; he had some beers before starting)
Categories: Sports (7) Olympics (6)

Pub quiz question 234 by pjh2

Question: Q: Preston North End and Arsenel are the only two UK football teams to achieve what?
Answer: A: A perfect season (no games either lost or tied for the whole season. Preston in 1889/90, Arsenel in 2003/4)
Categories: Sports (6) Football (4)

Pub quiz question 233 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was/were used at Wimbledon for the first time in 1986?
Answer: A: Yellow tennis balls
Categories: Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 232 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which `sport' was specifically banned by Florida and New York states in the US in 1989, by the Mayor of a small town in France around 2002 and by 'Bill 97' in Canada in 2003?
Answer: A: Dwarf Tossing/Throwing
Categories: Sports (7)

Pub quiz question 231 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the three types of weapons that are used in modern fencing
Answer: A: Foil, Sabre and épée ('ip-ay')
Categories: Sports (6) MultiAnswer3 (6)

Pub quiz question 230 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which sport is the aim to get 'rocks' over a 'sheet,' and closest to the 'button' in the 'house'?
Answer: A: Curling
Categories: Sports (5)

Pub quiz question 229 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the main aim in the Caber Toss in the highland games?
Answer: A: To get the end that was held, and flipped, at 12 o'clock with respect to the run-up.
Categories: Sports (3) General Knowledge (3)

Pub quiz question 228 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which sport is it not permitted to play left handed?
Answer: A: Polo
Categories: Sports (4) General Knowledge (5)

Pub quiz question 227 by pjh2

Question: Q: What animals were “Rag, Tag and Bobtail?”
Answer: A: Hedgehog, rabbit and a mouse
Categories: Children (2) Television (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 226 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who shared a basket with Looby Loo and Teddy?
Answer: A: Andy Pandy
Categories: Children (1) Entertainment (1) Television (1)