Questions for a pop quiz?

Question

I hold pop quizzes (pub quizzes).

But a few weeks ago, I lost every question I have ever asked plus ones I had not asked.

Categories are

World History
Science and Nature
World Geography
TV and Films
Sport and games
Art and literature
Music
General Knowledge
Silly Questions (i.e. what colour is Clifford the Big Red Dog ect).

Your task should you wish to accept it, is to come up with one question per category. I will give ten points to the person, who's questions I use most of.

Thank you

Aim the questions at adults (it is a pub quiz) and not children.

thank you

Answer 1

Cool task! And some great ideas here. Let's see how I do.

World History:
Q: Who was the Japanese leader during World War II?
A: Emperor Hirohito

Science and Nature:
Q: What is the chemical that makes lightning bugs light up?
A: Luciferin

World Geography
Q: What country is Chernobyl in?
A: Ukraine

TV and Films
Q: What short-lived science-fiction TV series became an unexpectedly huge hit as a motion picture in 2005?
A: Firefly (the film was Serenity)

Sports and Games
Q: In what year did a Thoroughbred last win the American Triple Crown? Double points for naming the horse.
A: 1978; Affirmed

Art and Literature
Q: What art style did Pablo Picasso use for most of his paintings?
A: Cubism

Music
Q: How many strings does a violin have?
A: Four

General Knowledge
Q: In the saying "Mind your Ps and Qs," what do P and Q stand for?
A: Pint and Quart

Silly Question
Q: How long is a Manx cat's tail?
A: Manxes have no tails.

Answer 2

10

Answer 3

In which year did the Battle of hastings take place?
1066
What colour does water become if copper suplphate is dissolved in it?
Blue
When the Canary Isles were discovered what creatures living there gave the islands their name?
Dogs (Latin name 'Canaris')
In the Mel Brookes 1974 film 'Blazing Saddles' who played the part of Jim, The Waco Kid?
Gene Wilder
Which board game is named after the Latin word meaning 'game'?
Ludo, the Latin word is 'ludos'
William Shakespeare died on his birthday on 23rd April 1616. How old was he on that day?
53
How many members of the Beatles were there when they were called 'The Beatles'?
Six, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Pete Best (Whom Ringo replaced) and Stuart Sutcliffe (Who died)
How many Ancient Wonders of the World were there?
Seven
In the Summer of 1853 what was invented by Red Indian Chief George Crum as a trick against a customer who complained and which he never patented and thus potentially lost millions?
Potato Crisps (Potato chips). The customer compalined that his French Fries were too thick so George, who worked as a cook in a lumberjack township sliced them wafer thin to teach him a lesson and fried them. The customer loved them and the recipe soon spread and they are now eaten all over the world.

Answer 4

Not which grade level these are for, but:

World History
Before its independence, Australia was part of which country's empire? (England)

Science and Nature
Water+Oxygen in the presence of Sunlight=Sugar is the equation for what process? (photosynthesis)

World Geography
Miami FL and Puerto Rico are part of a what geometric phenomenon of the same name? (Bermuda Triangle)

TV and Films
Which U. S. President was also a famous film actor? (Ronald Reagan)

Sport and games
In terms of world popularity, which sport is most famous? (Football, or 'soccer' in America)

Art and literature
Samuel Clemons was better known by what pen name? (Mark Twain)

Music
Johnny Cash, noted songwriter and musician, made two cover songs shortly before his death, both from which artist? (Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails)

General Knowledge
In computers, which will make your machine run more efficiently? A larger Hard Drive or larger amount of Random Access Memory? (Random Access Memory, or RAM)

Silly Questions
What is your school's mascot? (not sure what it is, you fill in the appropriate answer)

hope this helps

Answer 5

World History: what year did the stock market in america and canada crash? answer: 1929

Science and Nature: what are the 7 categories for classifying species in order? also known as the classification pyramid. answer: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

World Geography: where is the tahja mahal located? answer: india

TV and Films: who plays zoey brooks in the hit TV show Zoey 101? answer: jamie lynn spears

Sport and games: what football team won the super bowl in 2007? answer: the colts

Art and literature: who wrote the poem the raven? answer: edgar allen poe

Music: what two rap artists recently released their albums on 9-11 as a competion? which of these artists won? kanye west & 50 cent. kanye west won

General Knowledge: what is the capital of the usa? washington DC

Silly Questions: how many licks does it take to reach the center of a tootsie pop? answer: apparently 3

Answer 6

World History
In what year did Adolf Hitler die? - 1945
Science/Nature
What is the largest mammal in the world? - blue whale
Geography
What is the longest river in the world? - Nile 4160miles
TV/Film
Who created James bond? - Ian Flemming
Sport
What surface in Tennis played on during the Wimbledon tournament? - Grass
Art/Literature
Who was the painter of "water lilies"? Claude Monet
Music
Where was singer KT Tunstall born? - Edinburgh
General Knowledge
What kind of creature is a stickleback? - Fish
Silly
What colour tellytubby is Po? - Red

Answer 7

What year was Ireland divided.what fruit has the most calories, Who discovered New Zealand How many films did John Wayne star in not counting B movies.Who was the worst skier ever. What book starts with"It was the best of times the worst of times"Who wrote the Peir Gint suite. What was the name of Elisabeth Barrett Browning`s dog.What sex is Lala of the teletubbies.Look up the answers for yourself.