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Pub quiz question 6561 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does MSG stand for if it is listed on a food package with the number E621?
  2. Answer: A: Monosodium glutamate
  3. Categories: Science (4) Food (4)
Pub quiz question 4874 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the first active communications satellite which gave its name to the first single by a British group to top the US BIllboard chart?
  2. Answer: A: Telstar
  3. Notes: *: Both in 1962
  4. Categories: Science (2) Space (2) Music (2) Entertainment (2) Technology (2)
Pub quiz question 5702 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is given to a device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current?
  2. Answer: A: Transformer
  3. Categories: Science (4) Physics (4)
Pub quiz question 4666 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is predicted by a weather map symbol showing a white cloud?
  2. Answer: A: Partly cloudy, at night.
  3. Categories: Science (6) Media (6) Television (6)
Pub quiz question 6683 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What natural phenomenon is measured with an anemometer?
  2. Answer: A: Wind speed
  3. Categories: Science (3)
Pub quiz question 5202 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which hypothetical substance did alchemists seek for its ability to turn base metals into gold?
  2. Answer: A: Philosopher's stone
  3. Notes: *: "Sorcerer's Stone" (from the US version of the Harry Potter books) should not be accepted.
  4. Categories: Science (2) Chemistry (2)
Pub quiz question 4848 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which company was the world's largest producer of cars in 2006?
  2. Answer: A: General Motors
  3. Categories: 2000s (6) Business (6) Science (6) Technology (6)
Pub quiz question 4867 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What method of food preservation was invented for the British Navy in 1813?
  2. Answer: A: Canning
  3. Categories: Food (4) Science (4)
Pub quiz question 5733 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: How many zeros does a trillion have in its British definition?
  2. Answer: A: Twelve
  3. Notes: *: Britain hasn't used the long scale (eighteen zeros) since 1972.
  4. Categories: Mathematics (4) Science (4)
Pub quiz question 9276 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: How many bones do we have in an ear
  2. Answer: A: 3
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (5) Biology (5) Science (5)