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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 80 general entries. We are selecting 30 for display.
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Juno. Juno's Greek equivalent is Hera.
Jura. Justy is a Subaru, Jimny is a Suzuki, Jetta is a Volkswagen. Jura is a placename in France and Scotland.
| Which 'J' won Britain's only gold medal in the 2001 World Athletics championships in Edmonton? | What begins with J?
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Jonathan Edwards. Jonathan Edwards won gold in the triple jump. Jonathan Moore is an up and coming triple jumper. John Regis is an established 200m runner, and Jon Brown is a leading distance runner.
| Which 'J' is a disgraced ex-MP, in prison in Britain for perjury (as of August 2001)? | What begins with J?
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Jeffrey Archer. Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative MP, peer and novelist, was tried and convicted in 2001. Jonathan Aitken is another former Conservative MP who was convicted of perjury in 1999. John Stonehouse was a Labour MP involved in fraud charges in the 1970s, and Jim Slater (not an MP) was involved in the Slater Walker financial scandal also in the 1970s.
| Which 'J' was the monarch of the Netherlands before the present Queen, Beatrix? | What begins with J?
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Juliana. Juliana is the previous monarch, Johan Friso is Queen Beatrix's second son. Jorge is Beatrix's ex-brother-in-law. Julius is one of the middle names of Bernhard, Queen Juliana's husband.
Jasmine. Jasmine is the national flower of Pakistan. Indonesia and the Philippines also have Jasmine as a national symbol.
Jacques Chirac. Jospin is the current {PM;} Jacques Chirac, former PM, is currently President. Josselin is one of Jospin's ministers. And Jean Jaures is a French political leader of the early 20th century.
Jeremiah. Jeremiah was thrown into a pit for criticizing King Zedekiah (Jeremiah chapter 38).
Jakarta. Its pre-independence name was Batavia.
Jeeves. Jeeves is the unflappable servant whose employer is the amiable idiot Bertie Wooster.
Jude. One of the 12 apostles, according to tradition he was martyred in Persia with St Simon and they share a feast day, October 28.
| This is a romantic novel by Charlotte Bronte. The eponymous heroine, a governess, falls in love with her employer, Mr Rochester, unaware that he is married and keeps his somewhat mad spouse locked away in the attic. What is the title of this book? | 'J' is the answer
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Jane Eyre. The prequel to 'Jane Eyre', 'Wide Sargasso Sea', written by Jean Rhys tells of Mr Rochester's wife's early life in Jamaica.
Juno. Juno was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera.
| There is a legend, possibly based on a Roman folktale,that tells of a female pope. Said to have disguised herself as a man to be elected,she served as Pope in the 12th century, what was her name? | 'J' is the answer
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Joan. First referred to in the 13th century, she supposedly ruled for two years before giving birth while taking part in a procession and dying immediately thereafter.
Jakarta. The Dutch set up a fort here in the early 17th century and it became the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company.
| Born Marie Joseph Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, she married Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796 and became Empress of France. She is normally referred to by what name? | 'J' is the answer
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Josephine. Josephine's first husband, Vicomte de Beauharnais was guillotined in the French Revolution. Napoleon divorced her in 1804 because they were childless.
| This British humorist,novelist and playwright had the same first name and surname. He is best remembered for his 1899 novel 'Three Men In a Boat'. Can you name him? | 'J' is the answer
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Jerome . Jerome K. Jerome was born in Staffordshire, England and brought up in London. He died in 1927.
| In 1888 at least 6 prostitutes were found murdered and mutilated in London's East End. The actual identity of this notorious murderer has never been discovered although much speculation goes on to this day. How is this murderer known? | 'J' is the answer
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Jack the Ripper . He sent notes to the police taunting them, the first he signed 'Yours truly, Jack the Ripper'.
| In the Bible, who was Jacob's only son [besides Joseph] whose name started with a "J"? | Joyful, Jumpy "J"
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Judah. I always remember the names of Jacob's sons because of the song "Jacob and Sons" in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's production "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
Jughead. Jughead first appeared in December 1941.
| What is the name of the 1996 Christmas movie that stared Arnold Schwarzenegger? | Joyful, Jumpy "J"
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Jingle All the Way. In 2003, Arnold won the election for governor of California.
Jiminy. Jiminy acts as Pinocchio's conscience.
Jane. "Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, Jane his wife."
| On the US Declaration of Independence who had the biggest signature? | Joyful, Jumpy "J"
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John Hancock. John Hancock wanted to sign it big enough that the king could see it all the way in England.
| On a season 11 episode of "Cheers", Cliff defined a word as "calling a bald guy Curly?" What word was he defining? | Joyful, Jumpy "J"
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Juxtaposition. According to www.dictionary.com a juxtaposition is "a placing or being placed in nearness or side by side".
| This famous comedian who once worked with Dean Martin, now has thousands of "kids". Who is he? | Joyful, Jumpy "J"
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Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis' real name is Joseph Levitch. The "kids" reference is a reference to 'Jerry's Kids', the thousands of people with muscular dystrophy that Jerry Lewis has a telethon for every year to help raise money for research to find a cure for MD.
Janus. Janus was the god of gates.
| In "Les Misérables" what is the name of the man whose prison number was 24601? | Joyful, Jumpy "J"
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Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean was arrested for stealing some bread.
| Which word does not belong here? | J It Is
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Junk. Jet is a opaque black gemstone, Jasper is a opaque semi-precious gemstone and Jade is a gemstone that comes in a variety of colors, best known of all emerald green. Junk is cheap material, a Chinese ship or slang for heroin.
| Which word is etymologically the odd one out? | J It Is
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Jackal. Jackal is the only word here not to be derived from the word Jack. It is originally a Sanskrit word meaning 'howler'. Jockey is a Scottish variant of the name Jack, a name that returns in Jackdaw as well as in Jackrabbit.
| A Confederate General who was accidentally shot by his own men and died of pneumonia, the name of a famous musical family, and an athlete who excelled in baseball and football. What name is the common bond? | J It Is
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Jackson. T. J. or Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson was the right hand of Robert E. Lee who (indirectly) was killed at Chancellorsville. Michael and Janet are the two most successful members of this famous family. Bo Jackson played baseball for the Chicago White Sox as well as the Kansas City Royals and football for the LA Raiders.
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