The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz – 21st December 1998

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 Which chess piece always moves on its own colour? Bishop
2 What is General Pinochet’s first name? Augusto
3 Which English Cathedral town has the shortest name – 3 letters? Ely
4 How much will a colour TV license cost from next April? £101
5 A film company wants to hire an actor for a part in a forthcoming film – only problem is he must have a 55 inch waist! – what’s the film and the part? The Fat Controller in Thomas the Tank Engine
6 Who is the captain of the England Rugby Union team? Lawrence Dallaglio
7 In the last Gulf war 1991 – who was the Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces? Norman Schwarzkopf
8 If a soldier had the letters MC after his name, what would it mean? Military Cross
9 Which type of pea is served whole, including the pod? Mangetout
10 What is the highest number on a Roulette wheel? 36
11 The word is PONGO is it a) Latin for I Smell, b) A French deodorant trade-name, c) an ornamental ladies dagger, or d) the species name for an Orang-Utang? D
12 Which Roman general became Cleopatra’s lover, and died just before her? Mark Antony
13 How many articles of Impeachment will Clinton have to face next month? 2
14 What strange name did Cher give her daughter? Chastity
15 Simpson’s question – what’s the name of Bart’s dog? Santa’s little helper
16 What nationality was the writer of fairy stories, Hans Christian Anderson? Danish
17 According to Top Gear, what is their car of the year for this year? Ford Focus
18 What is the chemical formula for salt? NaCl
19 For which sport would you compete in the Swaythling cup? Table Tennis
20 In which year was the Manchester United air disaster? 1958 – 7 died
21 According to the nursery rhyme, what is Wednesday’s child? Full of woe
22 Helios was the Greek god of what? The Sun
23 What was the Roman name for Chester? Deva
24 Point each – Coronation Street – what are the names of Ken Barlow’s twin children? Peter and Susan
25 What is the name of the dog in Peter Pan? Nana

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Round 2

Christmas Trivia, Christmas Hits, It Happened on Christmas Day

1 If she had enough room to store them, how many presents in total would my true love have got on the twelfth day of Christmas? 364
2 What was the name of Scrooge’s dead partner in A Christmas Carol Jacob Marley
3 What carol contains the lines "O tidings of comfort and joy"? God rest ye merry gentlemen
4 What 1990 film told the story of a boy’s experiences when 2 strangers broke into his house over Christmas? Home Alone
5 In the song, Winter Wonderland, the couple pretend the snowman is who? Parson Brown
6 For 3 points, name the 3 Wise Men? Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar
7 On which tree does mistletoe usually grow? Oak
8 For a point each, and a 10 pt bonus if you get all 9, name Santa’s reindeer. Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donder, Blitzen, Cupid and Comet.
9 From which country does the National Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square come? Norway
10 St Nicholas is said to be the origin of Santa Claus – when is his day, on which Dutch children get their presents? December 6th
11 Point each – what were the names of Rolf Harris’s 2 little boys? Joe and Jack
12 How many Christmas No. 1’s did the Beatles have? 5
13 There have been 2 versions of Mary’s Boy Child that made it to the Christmas No 1 – who recorded them? Harry Belafonte, Boney M
14 Where was Santa Claus according to Spitting Image in 1972? On the Dole
15 What did Dora Bryan want for Christmas in 1963? A Beatle
16 Which comedian was Rocking around the Christmas Tree in 1986? Mel Smith
17 What kind of Merry Christmas did a Common group of environmentalists want us to have in 1974? Wombling
18 What was Human League’s 1981 Christmas No 1? Don’t you want me?
19 In which year did There’s No-one quite like Grandma make No 1? 1980
20 Elvis Presley only had one Christmas No 1 in 1962 – what was it? Return to Sender
21 In 1941, which British Garrison surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas day? Hong Kong
22 Which Christmas Carol was heard for the first time on Christmas Day 1818? Silent Night
23 The dictator of which country was executed on Christmas Day 1989? Romania
24 In 1995, America’s favourite drunk died on Christmas day – who was he? Dean Martin
25 Which singer/songwriter, famous for drinking and his mismatched teeth was born on Christmas day 1957 Shane McGowan

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