The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 29th March 1999
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 | In the X-Files, who plays Agent Mulder? | |
2 | If you were born on 28th August, what birthsign would you be? | |
3 | Which Shakespearean character shouts "A Horse, A Horse, my Kingdom for a horse"? | |
4 | In the news - what's the capital of Kosovo? | |
5 | What type of creature is a Khaki Campbell or a Buff Orpington? | |
6 | Which famous British explorer was clubbed to death on the shores of Hawaii? | |
7 | What's the first name of John Lennon's oldest son? | |
8 | Karol Wojtyla once played football for Warsaw - what is his present job? | |
9 | The word is ABERNETHY - is it a) A type of coat, b) a type of haddock, c) a type of biscuit, or d) a long woollen scarf | |
10 | The famous temple of Karnak is in which Egyptian town? | |
11 | Yesterday, Venus Williams beat her sister in a tennis final - when was the last time that two sisters played in a final? | |
12 | Point each - which two years have had an A registration for cars? | |
13 | Who wrote the books A Farewell to Arms, and For Who the Bell Tolls? | |
14 | Who plays Xena, Warrior Princess? | |
15 | What was the first British car to sell a million? | |
16 | On Saturday, it's the University Boat Race - which team wears Dark Blue? | |
17 | What was once advertised as Milk from contented cows? | |
18 | Which gang did Wyatt Earp and friens kill at the Gunfight at the OK Corral? | |
19 | Which county is nicknamed The Garden of England? | |
20 | From which musical does the song "Get me to the church on time" come? | |
21 | What's the name of David Beckham's son? | |
22 | Which play should actors never refer to by name in case of bad luck? | |
23 | How many of the planets don't have moons? | |
24 | Whose case is going to the Court of Apppeal 37 years after he was hanged for the A6 murder? | |
25 | Which film last week got the Golden Raspberry for the worst film in the alternative Oscars ceremony? |
Round 2
Food & Drink, British History, Sport, Pop Music
1 | Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal? | |
2 | What alcoholic drink was banned in Switzerland in 1907, the USA in 1912, and in France in 1918, but can still be legally bought in England? | |
3 | 5 years either way - when was margarine invented? | |
4 | What is the Japanese drink Sake made from? | |
5 | What is used to hold the gruesome mixture in a traditional haggis? | |
6 | Who was the 1st post-war prime minister of Britain? | |
7 | In which war was the battle of Marston Moor? | |
8 | Who was the famous wife of the less famous Leofric, Earl of Mercia? | |
9 | How many kings of England have been named William? | |
10 | Where was Dick Turpin hanged? | |
11 | Ale, women, hic! Is the anagram of the name of which famous footballer? | |
12 | After this weekend's Euro 2000 qualifying matches, which country is the only one to have played 4 and won 4? | |
13 | For which rugby league team does Martin Offiah play? | |
14 | Who was the only British player to finish in the top 6 during the Players golf Championship in Florida this weekend? | |
15 | How many players in a netball team? | |
16 | What was Abba's first British No 1? | |
17 | Jake and Elwood are better known as? | |
18 | In the Dave Clark Five, which instrument did Dave Clark play? | |
19 | With which group do you associate John McVie? | |
20 | For 1 point name all of the Monkees? | |
21 | Who had a hit album with Young Americans? | |
22 | Cindy Birdsong sung with which girl group? | |
23 | Kevin Parrot and Mick Coleman had a number 1 in the 70's - how are they better known? | |
24 | Which girl group recorded Leader of the Pack? | |
25 | What was the Equals only No 1? |