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 |
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 |