The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz – 25th January 1999.

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 To draw a perfect Bart Simpson, how many spikes must he have on his head?
2 In the Disney cartoons, what type of creature is Goofy?
3 What metal is used to make light-bulb filaments?
4 What was unique about Huddersfield Town’s last Cup Final appearance in 1938?
5 Webb’s Wonderful and Winter Density are all types of what?
6 Which city is served by Aldergrove airport?
7 How many rings are there on the badge of an Audi?
8 In which county is the wonderful seaside town of Clacton?
9 If you were a member of the trade union BIFU, in which area would you work?
10 Which comedian’s catch phrase is "It’s the way I tell’em"?
11 The word is CREPUSCULAR – does it mean a) Like a Toad, b) like twilight, c) like the slime on an eel, or d) like the new moon?
12 In which country was the 1982 Soccer World Cup held?
13 What is a Brixton Briefcase?
14 Which famous sportsman's father took part in the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest?
15 What are the full second names of Spice Girls Mel B and Mel C
16 What was the name of the prison in Porridge?
17 Which motormouth will no longer be mouthing off about motors?
18 Only 3 countries have taken part in all of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games – Britain, France and which other?
19 Who is the female star of the film Shakespeare in Love?
20 Food – what are calamares?
21 Who was the first man in space?
22 Which part of your hi-fi system uses a laser?
23 Where would you go to see the ruins of the ancient city of Troy?
24 Who is the troubled president of the International Olympic Committee?
25 What is the name for a baby kangaroo?

 

Round 2 – All the answers contain the name of the subject of the round

Birds, Colours , Colours, Heavenly bodies, Clothes

1 Who designed St Paul’s Cathedral?
2 What do you do after you masticate?
3 Who were The Men from Uncle’s adversaries?
4 What reached a record 125 mph in 1938, and still holds the record?
5 Sir Francis Drake’s ship, the Golden Hind was originally called what?
6 In which TV series might you have heard the phrase "Smoke me a Kipper, I’ll be back before breakfast"?
7 What is Chris Evan’s TV production company called?
8 Who worked with the Melody Angels?
9 Who wrote The Third Man, and Brighton Rock?
10 Who were the villains in Yellow Submarine?
11 Who was the Who’s Drummer?
12 Which famous record company was founded by Sam Philips in Memphis?
13 What was the world’s first jet airliner?
14 What made the Hatter mad?
15 What was Michael Jackson singing when Jarvis Cocker tried to hit him?
16 What’s another name for the larva of the Crane Fly?
17 Who led the charge of the Light Brigade?
18 What is another name for a dialect or accent, especially in Ireland
19 Where were the British Headquarters during the Crimean War?
20 Which country was once led by General Noriega?
21 Which satirical cartoonist often appeared in Private Eye and the Sunday Times?
22 Who was the lead singer of the Four Tops?
23 Which social reformer made shipping safer in 1876?
24 Which Gilbert and Sullivan opera was about life in the navy?
25 Which tune by Bach is used in the Hamlet commercials?

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