Questions by pjh2

Pub quiz question 225 by pjh2

Question: Q: Created by Fred Tickner, who was Annette Mills' sidekick until her death in 1955, and recently staged a revival as a cartoon in 2005?
Answer: A: Muffin the Mule
Categories: Children (2) Entertainment (2) Television (2)

Pub quiz question 224 by pjh2

Question: Q: Complete the children's show introduction “It's Friday, it's five o'clock. . . It's...” What? (Sometimes it was 'five to five')
Answer: A: Crackerjack
Categories: Children (2) Entertainment (2) Television (2)

Pub quiz question 223 by pjh2

Question: Q: Stephen Hillenburg created which cartoon character in the 90s, who has friends called Gary, Sandy, Eugene and Patrick and an enemy called Sheldon?
Answer: A: Spongebob Squarepants
Categories: Children (3) Entertainment (3) Television (3)

Pub quiz question 222 by pjh2

Question: Q: Starting in 1960, and with two subsequent series in the 70s and 90s, which children's TV programme was narrated by Johnny Morris, and starred the real-live animals Hammy Hamster, Roderick the Water Rat and GP the Guinea Pig.
Answer: A: Tales of the riverbank
Categories: Children (4) Television (4) Entertainment (4)

Pub quiz question 221 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was Captain Pugwash's first name?
Answer: A: Horatio
Categories: Children (4) Entertainment (4) Television (4)

Pub quiz question 220 by pjh2

Question: Q: “By the Power of Greyskull” who turns into He-Man and Battlecat?
Answer: A: Prince Adam and Cringer
Categories: Children (4) Television (4) Entertainment (4)

Pub quiz question 219 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which puppet family had "the very biggest spotty dog you ever did see"?
Answer: A: Woodentops
Categories: Children (4) Entertainment (4) Television (4)

Pub quiz question 218 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name Dave Seville's three chipmunks
Answer: A: Alvin, Theodore, Simon
Categories: Children (6) Television (6) Entertainment (6) Film/Movies (6)

Pub quiz question 217 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who originally presented the childrens show Picturebook from 1955 to 1957?
Answer: A: Patricia Driscoll
Categories: Children (6) Television (6) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 216 by pjh2

Question: Q: What were Captain Pugwash's and Cut-Throat Jake's ships called?
Answer: A: Black Pig and Flying Dustman
Categories: Children (6) Television (6) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 215 by pjh2

Question: Q: In 1975, on the B side of a record, Jasper Carrot released a rather risqué monologue based on which Children's TV programme?
Answer: A: The Magic Roundabout
Categories: Children (6) Entertainment (6)

Pub quiz question 214 by pjh2

Question: Q: Stephen Hillenburg created which cartoon character in the 90s, the first episodes of which were called “Help wanted,” “Reef blower” and “Tea at the Treedome”
Answer: A: Spongebob Squarepants Entertainment
Categories: Children (6) Entertainment (6) Television (6)

Pub quiz question 213 by pjh2

Question: Q: Grange Hill first aired on 8 February 1978 and aired virtually weekly, until when?
Answer: A: 15 September 2008
Categories: Children (6) Entertainment (6) Television (6)

Pub quiz question 212 by pjh2

Question: Q: Stephen Hillenburg created which cartoon character in the 90s, who is voiced by Tom Kenny?
Answer: A: Spongebob Squarepants
Categories: Children (7) Entertainment (8) Television (8)

Pub quiz question 211 by pjh2

Question: Q: Name the headmasters (both those that appeared on screen, and those that didn't) of Grange Hill in the 30-odd years it aired.
Answer: A: 9 in total (with one being headmaster twice): Mr E. Starling(1978), Mr Llewelyn(1979–80 but never on screen), Mrs Bridget McClusky (1981–84, 1986–91), Mr C. J. Humphries(1985–86 died, McClusky took over), Mrs Angela Keele(1992–94), Mr Alistair H. McNab(1995–97 but never on screen), Mr Peter Robson(1998–2003), Mrs S. Bassinger(2004–07), Miss Gayle(2007–08)
Categories: MultiAnswer9 (10) Television (10) Entertainment (10) Children (10)

Pub quiz question 210 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which geological fault caused the San Francisco earthquake in 1906?
Answer: A: The San Andreas fault
Categories: History (4) Geography (3)

Pub quiz question 209 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the maximum number of horses allowed to run in the Grand National?
Answer: A: 40
Categories: Sports (4) Leisure (4) General Knowledge (6)

Pub quiz question 208 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name of Lenny Henry's character, mocking newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald?
Answer: A: Sir Trevor McDoughnut
Categories: Entertainment (2) Comedy (1)

Pub quiz question 207 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year did the Great Fire of London break out?
Answer: A: 1666
Categories: History (1) General Knowledge (1)

Pub quiz question 206 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where did the Great Fire of London break out in 1666?
Answer: A: Baker's shop in Pudding Lane
Categories: History (2)

Pub quiz question 205 by pjh2

Question: Q: In which sport are you forbidden to play left-handed?
Answer: A: Polo
Notes: *: It was was ruled out in 1975 for safety reasons
Categories: Sports (2) Leisure (2)

Pub quiz question 204 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which female singer famously sang about when she "kissed a girl and liked it?"
Answer: A: Katy Perry
Categories: Music (2) Entertainment (2)

Pub quiz question 203 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the name given to a scientist who studies dinosaurs?
Answer: A: Paleontologist
Categories: Nature (3) Science (3)

Pub quiz question 202 by pjh2

Question: Q: Why was the Star Trek show cancelled after its initial run of only three seasons in 1969?
Answer: A: Low ratings/commercial flop.
Categories: SciFi (3) Entertainment (3) Television (3)

Pub quiz question 201 by pjh2

Question: Q: Who plays the character of Mr. Spock in the Star Trek TV series?
Answer: A: Leonard Nimoy
Categories: SciFi (2) Entertainment (2) Television (2)