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Current Affairs 148 questions.
Pub quiz question 5083 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was banned in the South of England last Wednesday (4th April 2012) at midnight?
  2. Answer: A: Hosepipes
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (6)
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Pub quiz question 4705 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The jury was picked today for the trial of Gary Dobson and David Norris, who both deny murdering who in 1993?
  2. Answer: A: Stephen Lawrence
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (6)
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Pub quiz question 3068 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How old was Amy Winehouse when she died (on Saturday 23 July 2011?)
  2. Answer: A: 27
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (3) Entertainment (5) Music (5) 2010s (6)
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Pub quiz question 6428 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Geir Haarde, was the first government leader anywhere to face criminal prosecution because of the global banking crisis, and was found guilty of one charge in 2012. Of which country was he Prime Minister?
  2. Answer: A: Iceland
  3. Categories: Politics (8) Current Affairs (6) Business (8) Geography (9) 2010s (8)
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Pub quiz question 3612 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Jul '11, which sportsman complained that the British national anthem was too short?
  2. Answer: A: Lewis Hamilton
  3. Categories: Sports (7) Current Affairs (7)
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Pub quiz question 3963 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which company has drawn up plans to open the moon's first restaurant?
  2. Answer: A: Domino's (pizza)
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (6)
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Pub quiz question 3617 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: When did/does Ramadan start in 2011?
  2. Answer: A: August 1st
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (5) Religion (5)
Pub quiz question 5921 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which author has finally announced the title of their new book about parish-council elections in an English market town called 'The Casual Vacancy.'
  2. Answer: A: JK Rowling
  3. Categories: Current Affairs (5)
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Pub quiz question 6432 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The town of Boring in Oregon, US has been twinned with which suitably named town in Perthshire, UK?
  2. Answer: A: Dull
  3. Notes: *: 2012
  4. Categories: Current Affairs (8) Geography (8) 2010s (8)
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Pub quiz question 6429 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Product placement has forced James Bond to ditch his shaken and not stirred martinis for which other tipple?
  2. Answer: A: Heineken
  3. Categories: Drink (7) Current Affairs (6) 2010s (7) Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7)
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