The Pear Tree Quiz – 26th October 1998

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 What’s the real name of Spider Man? Peter Parker
2 Whose new book about Charles’ marriage has started a controversy yet again? Penny Junor
3 Near which London park would you find Marble Arch? Hyde Park
4 How many men have walked on the Moon? 12
5 Who was the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles? Boris Becker
6 Who, last week said in his defence – "Please don’t torture me any longer, sir. I made a mistake"? Mike Tyson
7 Who was first to have a No 1 hit with Unchained Melody? Jimmy Young
8 Whose official residence is Lambeth Palace? Archbishop of Canterbury
9 Which ex-MP hosts Radio 5’s late night phone-in on Saturday and Sunday? Edwina Curry
10 Does the word EMPENNAGE mean a) To enclose with feathers, b) the assemblage at the tail of an aircraft, c) stuffing for pillows or duvets or d) entitlement to use land as grazing for geese? B
11 Who complained last week that everyone was talking in French and he couldn’t understand them? Geoff Boycott
12 In the famous carry on film Carry on Henry, who played Henry VIII? Sid James
13 Today’s Simpson’s Question – who owns the bar where Homer goes to drown his sorrows? Moe
14 Which country does singer Whigfield come from? Denmark
15 Which film star has a statue in Leicester Square? Charlie Chaplin
16 If 3 is 22, 5 is 30 and 9, 50, what sport are we talking about? Golf – angles of clubheads.
17 Who married Whitney Houston in 1992? Bobby Brown (soul singer)
18 What was the name of Captain Pugwash’s ship? The Black Pig
19 Oysters, Chestnuts and Shitaki are all types of what? Mushrooms
20 If she had her way, where would Margaret Thatcher send unmarried mothers? Nunneries (or similar)
21 Who was the first female DJ on Radio 1? Anne Nightingale
22 Helen Worth plays which Coronation Street character? Gail (the Gerbil) Platt
23 What is Bill Clinton’s daughter’s name? Chelsea
24 Which famous artist is being shown at the Tate Gallery, Liverpool this week? Salvador Dali
25 Point each – there are 3 African countries beginning with Z – which ones? Zambia, Zimbabwe and Zaire

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Round 2

TV Detectives, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, Collections of Animals, and Wine & Spirits

(Yesterday – 25th October, Today 26th, Tomorrow 27th October)

1 Which TV Detective lived in a caravan on Malibu Beach? Jim Rockford
2 What sort of dog did Colombo have? A Basset hound
3 Who was Inspector Barlowe’s sidekick in Softly Softly? John Watt / Frank Windsor
4 Which TV detective rode a horse down Broadway? McCleod
5 What colour was Inspector Morse’s Jaguar? Maroon
6 Yesterday, in 1415, the English beat the French at which famous battle? Agincourt
7 Yesterday in 1760 which King ascended to the English throne? George III
8 Which British singer was knighted yesterday in 1995? Cliff Richard
9 Which famous politician’s wife is 51 today? Hilary Clinton
10 Today in 1970, after 3.5 years away from boxing, Muhammed Ali beat which heavyweight? Jerry Quarry
11 Today in 1984, a science fiction TV series with the shortest title, started its run – what was its name? V
12 Today in 1881 the Gunfight at the OK corral took place. How many of the Clanton gang were killed by Wyatt Earp and his colleagues? 3
13 Born tomorrow in 1939 in Weston super Mare, which English comedian, lawyer and writer? John Cleese
14 Tomorrow in 1964, which pop couple got married – they also got divorced! Sonny and Cher
15 Tomorrow in 1991 the first of which highly successful international chain of restaurants opened? Planet Hollywood
16 What’s the name for a collection of lions? A Pride
17 What animals go round in a mob? Kangaroos
18 What’s the name for a load of crows? Murder
19 A Leap is the collective name for what animal? Leopards
20 It’s a gaggle of geese when they’re on the ground, but what is it when they are in the air? Skein
21 What sort of wine is Amontillado? Sherry
22 Hock comes from which country? Germany
23 What does Buck’s fizz consist of? Champagne and Orange Juice
24 Which country produces Tokay? Hungary
25 What’s the main flavouring of Cassis? Blackcurrants

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