The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 29th March 1999

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 In the X-Files, who plays Agent Mulder? David Duchovny
2 If you were born on 28th August, what birthsign would you be? Virgo
3 Which Shakespearean character shouts "A Horse, A Horse, my Kingdom for a horse"? Richard III
4 In the news - what's the capital of Kosovo? Pristina
5 What type of creature is a Khaki Campbell or a Buff Orpington? Duck
6 Which famous British explorer was clubbed to death on the shores of Hawaii? Captain Cook
7 What's the first name of John Lennon's oldest son? Julian
8 Karol Wojtyla once played football for Warsaw - what is his present job? Pope
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 C
10 The famous temple of Karnak is in which Egyptian town? Luxor
11 Yesterday, Venus Williams beat her sister in a tennis final - when was the last time that two sisters played in a final? Wimbledon, 1881
12 Point each - which two years have had an A registration for cars? 1963 / 1983
13 Who wrote the books A Farewell to Arms, and For Who the Bell Tolls? Ernest Hemingway
14 Who plays Xena, Warrior Princess? Lucy Lawless
15 What was the first British car to sell a million? Morris Minor
16 On Saturday, it's the University Boat Race - which team wears Dark Blue? Oxford
17 What was once advertised as Milk from contented cows? Carnation milk
18 Which gang did Wyatt Earp and friens kill at the Gunfight at the OK Corral? The Clantons
19 Which county is nicknamed The Garden of England? Kent
20 From which musical does the song "Get me to the church on time" come? My Fair Lady
21 What's the name of David Beckham's son? Brooklyn
22 Which play should actors never refer to by name in case of bad luck? Macbeth
23 How many of the planets don't have moons? 2 - Mercury and Venus
24 Whose case is going to the Court of Apppeal 37 years after he was hanged for the A6 murder? James Hanratty
25 Which film last week got the Golden Raspberry for the worst film in the alternative Oscars ceremony? Spiceworld, not surprisingly!

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Round 2

Food & Drink, British History, Sport, Pop Music

1 Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal? Sheep
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? Absinthe
3 5 years either way - when was margarine invented? 1889
4 What is the Japanese drink Sake made from? Rice
5 What is used to hold the gruesome mixture in a traditional haggis? Sheep's stomach
6 Who was the 1st post-war prime minister of Britain? Clement Attlee
7 In which war was the battle of Marston Moor? English Civil War
8 Who was the famous wife of the less famous Leofric, Earl of Mercia? Lady Godiva
9 How many kings of England have been named William? 4
10 Where was Dick Turpin hanged? York
11 Ale, women, hic! Is the anagram of the name of which famous footballer? Michael Owen
12 After this weekend's Euro 2000 qualifying matches, which country is the only one to have played 4 and won 4? Czech Republic
13 For which rugby league team does Martin Offiah play? London Broncos
14 Who was the only British player to finish in the top 6 during the Players golf Championship in Florida this weekend? Lee Westwood
15 How many players in a netball team? 7
16 What was Abba's first British No 1? Waterloo
17 Jake and Elwood are better known as? The Blues Brothers
18 In the Dave Clark Five, which instrument did Dave Clark play? The Drums
19 With which group do you associate John McVie? Fleetwood Mac
20 For 1 point name all of the Monkees? Davy Jones, Mike Naismith, Peter Tork and Mickey Dolenz
21 Who had a hit album with Young Americans? David Bowie
22 Cindy Birdsong sung with which girl group? The Supremes
23 Kevin Parrot and Mick Coleman had a number 1 in the 70's - how are they better known? Brian and Michael (Matchstick Men)
24 Which girl group recorded Leader of the Pack? The Shangri-Las
25 What was the Equals only No 1? Baby Come Back

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