The Pear Tree Quiz 14th September 1998
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs
1 | Which 40+ comic character is about to have a little brother or sister? | Dennis the Menace |
2 | Everyone says that Rupert Murdoch is after Manchester United but just how much of BskyB does he actually own? | 40% |
3 | Which new car has Ford recently unveiled as the replacement for the ageing Escort? | Focus |
4 | Is a TRENTAL a) 30 consecutive masses for the dead, b) a screwdriver with interchangeable heads, c) a council of 30 ministers or d) the Lunar cycle? | A |
5 | President Clinton did not have sexual relations with Monica 10 times how many of these times did she finish what she started? | 2 |
6 | If you flew to Los Angeles, what code would be put on your luggage? | LAX |
7 | What is the main meat used to make Salami? | Pork |
8 | What is the capital of Portugal? | Lisbon |
9 | Who is the male presenter of Gladiators? | Jeremy Guscott |
10 | It can only have happened recently what wedding anniversary is a 70th? | Platinum |
11 | What did Hale and Pace both do as a job before they got famous? | PE Teachers |
12 | According to a new classification system, how many social classes are there now? | 17 |
13 | Which ancient maonument was sold for £6000 in 1916, and later presented to the nation? | Stonehenge |
14 | There are only 2 words in English ending in the letters MT name either? | Dreamt / Undreamt |
15 | What one-time military invention, used all over the world now, was invented by Robert Watson Watt? | RADAR |
16 | Various people claimed to be which daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, who is now known to have been shot in 1918? | Anastasia |
17 | Which actor in his time was married to Ann Howe, Britt Ekland, Miranda Quarry and Lynn Frederick? | Peter Sellers |
18 | What 2 countries border Tunisia? | Algeria and Libya |
19 | Globe and Jerusalem are types of which vegetable? | Artichoke |
20 | What is the name of the family in the book and TV series The Darling Buds of May? | The Larkins |
21 | What colour is Pentonville Road on a Monopoly board? | Light Blue |
22 | Which war criminal was captured from Argentina by the Israelis and executed in 1962? | Adolf Eichmann |
23 | Which Bank did trader Nick Leeson help to bankrupt? | Barings |
24 | What was Captain Smiths unfortunate claim to fame? | Captain of the Titanic |
25 | Which two celebrities was Mia Farrow married to before she married Woody Allen? | Frank Sinatra, Andre Previn |
Round 2
Middle Names, Sport, Lyrics, multiple choice numbers
1 | What was John Lennons middle name (before he changed it to ONO)? | Winston |
2 | What does the H stand for in the GMR presenter James H Reeve? | Hengist |
3 | What are Prince Charles middle names? | Philip Arthur George |
4 | What is Bill Clintons middle name? | Jefferson |
5 | What was Elvis Presleys middle name? | Aaron |
6 | After winning at Macclesfield, how many league points have Manchester City so far this season? | 14 |
7 | In which event did Nigel Wallace and Chris Hectorr and Michael Gault win gold for England in the Commonwealth Games | Mens Pairs Air Rifle Shooting |
8 | Which football club plays at Meadow Lane? | Stoke City |
9 | Which rugby union club is nicknamed The Saints? | Northampton |
10 | Who won the Womens Singles in the US Open Tennis championship on Saturday? | Lyndsay Davenport |
11 | From which songs do the following lyrics come :- "Its a dirty story of a dirty man, and his clinging wife doesnt understand"? | Paperback Writer/Beatles |
12 | And as for fortune and as for
fame, I never invited them in Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired |
Dont Cry for me Argentina Various singers |
13 | Maybe I just want to breatheMaybe I just don't believeMaybe you're the same as me | Live Forever - Oasis |
14 | We were doubly blessed'Cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed | Meatloaf - Paradise by the dashboard light |
15 | I am not in love, but I'm open to persuasion | Love and Affection Joan Armatrading |
16 | Doot, doo doot, doo doot, doo doot doo doot | Walk on the Wild Side Lou Read |
17 | You make everything easy | Wild Thing Troggs |
18 | He came up with a knife and cut of a piece of my ear | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash |
19 | The movie is over, it's 4 o'clock and we're in trouble deep | Wake up Little Susie Everley Brothers |
20 | A love like ours is love that's hard to findHow could we let it slip away? | If you leave me now - Chicago |
21 | In how many of the worlds countries do cars drive on the left is it 4,13,21,33 or 42? | 42 |
22 | What percentage of the worlds surface is covered by water is it 40,52,59,71 or 79? | 71 |
23 | Before the late lamented Samantha, how many barmaids were employed at the Rovers Return was it 12, 17,30, 35 or 43? | 35 |
24 | In which year was the BBC founded was it 1919,1922,1925,1926 or 1930? | 1922 |
25 | In which year was the driving test introduced in Britain was it 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935 or 1945? | 1935 |