The Pear Tree Quiz – 19th October 1998

Round 1 – Months, Who said what, Around the World, Novelty Hits

1 In which month of 1969 did man first land on the Moon?  
2 In which month of 1945 did World War II finish?  
3 In which month of 1963 was President Kennedy shot?  
4 In which month of 1815 was the battle of Waterloo?  
5 In which month of 1901 did Queen Victoria die?  
6 In which month of 1966 did England win the World Cup?  
7 In which month of 1912 did the Titanic sink?  
8 In which month of 1982 did the Argentinians invade the Falklands?  
9 In which month of 1990 did Iraq invade Kuwait?  
10 In which month of 1543 was Shakespeare born?  
11 Who said "I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me"?  
12 "This is virgin territory for whorehouses!" – who said this about suburban Chicago?  
13 Which famous film comedian said "I never forget a face, but in your case, I’ll make an exception"?  
14 When asked what she wore in bed, what was Marilyn Monroe’s famous answer?  
15 From which Shakespeare play does the line "Once more into the breach, dear friends, or close the wall up with our English dead" come?  
16 Of which country is Kabul the capital?  
17 Which river runs through the Grand Canyon?  
18 What is the currency of Singapore?  
19 Which river forms the border between Switzerland and Liechtenstein?  
20 Which country has the highest life expectancy in the world?  
21 Who backed Paul McCartney on "We All Stand Together"?  
22 What was the name of Ernie’s horse, according to Benny Hill?  
23 Who sung the monster hit which begins "I was working in the lab late one night"?  
24 Which record did Claire and Friends bring to the charts in 1986?  
25 Who, other than Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta recorded "You’re the one that I want"?  

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Round 2

A Mixed Bag, In the News, Sport, At the Movies

1 Is a BLATHERSKITE a) an old Scottish word for Bloater, b) A Scots word for a type of granite, c) a Scots word for illegitimate, or d) a Scots word for a person who makes a lot of noise, but says little?  
2 What was the name of William’s gang in the William stories?  
3 What monument to his mother did the tasteless developer of the Trafford Centre place there?  
4 Mercury, the telephone company, is now called what?  
5 What does the computer program Netscape Navigator do – is it a) A route Planner, b) an Internet Browser, or c) a program for sorting out your directories?  
6 What apparently is the latest toy craze for the Christmas market?  
7 Whose second-hand chairs are being sold for £3000 in the USA?  
8 Which millionaire is now officially Britain’s best selling author?  
9 Who left Blue Peter under a cloud of white dust?  
10 Which very British world Championship went to Germany last week?  
11 Which two teams are contesting this year’s Baseball World Series?  
12 Who did Steve Davies defeat when he won snooker’s world championship for the first time in 1981?  
13 Which black American won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games, much to Adolf Hitler’s annoyance?  
14 Where does the Whitbread Round the World yacht race start and finish?  
15 Which was the first British football club to win the European Cup?  
16 Which country did Katerina Wit represent in Olympic Skating?  
17 What is Maradona’s first name?  
18 What was tennis star Billie Jean King’s maiden name?  
19 What is the total playing time in Basketball?  
20 At which game is Omar Sharif an International player?  
21 Which Steven Spielberg film won Best Picture Oscar in 1993?  
22 What was the first Carry On film?  
23 Which British actress won an Oscar for her part in Howard’s End in 1992?  
24 Who directed Titanic?  
25 What was the name of the 3rd Star Wars movie?  

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