The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 3rd August 1998

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 Last week, Derek Bentley was finally pardoned for the murder of policeman Sidney Miles. Who actually shot the policeman, serving 10 years, while Bentley was hung? Christopher Craig
2 How many honorary degrees has newsreader Trevor McDonald been awarded from universities? 9
3 What is the state capital of California? Sacramento
4 Which Roman Emperor successfully invaded Britain? Claudius
5 What is the Church of England going to give every household in Britain for the Millennium? A candle, and a prayer (with no mention of God or Christ!)
6 Which bird has been voted the most popular by birdwatchers? Kingfisher
7 What is the name given to the murder of a mother by her child? Matricide
8 Who is the patron saint of fishermen? St Peter
9 What was the name of the family of singers in the Sound of Music? Von Trapp
10 Alcohol Concern is trying to get the sale or drinking of alcohol banned from where? Aircraft
11 Which member of the British Royal family now has a stud in her tongue? Zara Phillips
12 Which river flows through the Grand Canyon? Colorado
13 In which war did Florence Nightingale nurse wounded soldiers? Crimean
14 In cooking what is meant by dredging? Sprinkling with sugar
15 What is the least used letter in the English language? Q
16 What is a baby whale called? A Calf
17 In which decade of this century did electric refrigerators first appear? The 20’s
18 In Coronation Street, who plays Curly Watts?  
19 What was the very first breakfast cereal, invented by H.D. Perky, and still on sale today? Shredded Wheat
20 Jeeves was the perfect butler, but who was his boss? Bertie Wooster
21 Where is Shakespeare buried? Stratford on Avon
22 What is the usual occupation of a Leprechaun? Shoemaker
23 What was Margaret Thatcher’s maiden name? Roberts
24 Which herb is used to flavour the tomato sauce on a pizza? Oregano (or Basil)
25 Which actress had the female lead in the Hitchcock film, The Birds? Tipi Hedren

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Round 2

Sport, Call My Bluff, Fish & Chips, Real Names and Nicknames

1 Which is the first stroke in the medley relay in swimming? Backstroke
2 How old must a horse be before it can take part in a steeplechase? 4
3 Which 3 sports make up the Olympic triathlon? Swimming, Cycling, Running
4 In which sport could you see a Musher? Dog Sled Racing
5 Which was the first British football club to win the European cup? Celtic
6 Is an AGLET a) The Old English version of eaglet, b) the little bit of metal at the end of shoelaces, c) The little floating things you can see in your eyes, or d) A baby alligator? B
7 Is a NOCK, a) to get someone pregnant, b) a small crevasse in a glacier, c) the bit of an arrow the bowstring fits in, or d) to tack to windward in a yacht? C
8 Is a FAITOR, a) an imposter, b) a forger, c) a chariot driver, or d) the person who sticks the handles onto cups in a pottery works? A
9 Is OSNABURG a) a coarse cloth from Osnabruck in Germany, b) the original name for Osnabruck in Germany, c) a type of coach developed in Osnabruck, or d) the river that flows through Osnabruck? A
10 Is a CARIOLE, a) A Brazilian Christmas Carol, b) the darkish area around a man’s nipples, c) A small French chapel, or d) a light cart or carriage? D
11 What is the largest fish? The Whale Shark
12 Computer memory chips are known as RAM – what does it stand for? Random Access Memory
13 Which fish, if caught in the rivers of Britain, legally must be given to the Queen? Sturgeon
14 In all the computer ads, you see chips like the P100, P166, P200, P233, P300 etc – what does the P stand for? Pentium
15 What is the most ferocious fresh water fish? Piranha
16 Which rugby player was nicknamed the King? Barry John
17 What was Eric Morecambe’s real name John Eric Bartholomew
18 Joseph Yule made several films in the 30s with Frances Gumm – how were they better known? Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland
19 Which comedian was nicknamed Parrot Face? Freddy Davies
20 Thomas Hicks left the merchant navy to become a pop singer in the 50’s and then went on to be a family entertainer in many musicals – how is he better known? Tommy Steele
21 What was Stan Laurel’s real name? Arthur Jefferson
22 What is Cliff Richard’s real name? Harry Webb
23 David Solberg is an actor, and a friend of a British MP – how is he better known? David Soul
24 Magdalena Von Losch was a famous German actress – how do we know her? Marlene Dietrich
25 What did William Henry Pratt change his name to when he joined the movie industry? Boris Karloff

 

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