The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz – September 20th 1999

 

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1

Through the streets of which city was Lady Godiva said to have ridden naked?

 

2

What was the Queen Mother’s maiden name?

 

3

Point each – name the US and European captains in this week’s Ryder Cup?

 

4

Which creek in North-West Canada was the scene of a great gold rush at the end of the 19th century?

 

5

How old is David Bowie at present?

 

6

In 1775 who made a famous ride to warn colonists of Massachusetts that the British troops were on their way?

 

7

Is a HIGGLER a) A hawker or peddlar, b) A hedge-layer, c) a beater on a pheasant shoot, or c) a disciple of the Austrian philosopher Adolf Higgle?

 

8

Which company is the sponsor of the giant big wheel that still refuses to rise from the Thames?

 

9

Which vegetable takes more calories to eat than it contains?

 

10

What comes next in this series 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27?

 

11

What’s the name of the digital TV based Internet/Home shopping service starting at the beginning of October?

 

12

What do you find out by dendochronology?

 

13

What’s the name of the 87 year old spy who was recently discovered?

 

14

Sir Edward Whymper was the first man to climb which mountain?

 

15

Who is the new WBC world welterweight champion?

 

16

At which temperature does water freeze in degrees Fahrenheit?

 

17

The current No 1 in the top 10 hardback charts is Managing my Life – whose autobiography is it?

 

18

Last week, which organisation changed its name, embarrassingly, to CFUK?

 

19

In which sport, taking place this weekend in Staffordshire, do the contestants run down a 10 m plastic tube – the world record is held by Warhol with a time of 12.59 seconds?

 

20

Which European country was the first to defeat England at soccer at home?

 

21

From which creature do we get caviar?

 

22

What colour are French Post Boxes and Post vans?

 

23

What are the two ingredients of a Bloody Mary?

 

24

What does a lepidopterist collect?

 

25

How many films did Marilyn Monroe make?

 

 

 

Round 2

 

Odd One Out, Famous Film Folk, Bodily Bits, Around Britain

1

Name the odd one out:- Inch, foot, yard, chain, acre, mile?

 

2

Bears, Bulls, Cowboys, Giants, Dolphins?

 

3

Buddy Holly,Sanjay Ghandi, Graham Hill, Grace Kelly, Rocky Marciano?

 

4

Brandy, gin, sherry, tequila, vodka, whisky

 

5

Cotton, nylon, polyester, rayon, terylene, crimplene

 

6

Prince, duke, count, earl, viscount, baronet

 

7

Bombay, Cape Town, Milan, New York, Paris, Shanghai

 

8

Arsenal, Chelsea, QPR, Everton, West Ham, Crystal Palace

 

9

You Really Got Me, Tired of Waiting For You, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset

 

10

Apache, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Montana, Cree, Huron

 

11

For which film did Jessica Tandy win an Oscar at the age of 80?

 

12

In a long career, Mel Blanc contributed to more than 3000 short films. What was his speciality?

 

13

Caryn Johnson is Hollywood’s most successful black actress – what is her stage name?

 

14

Who did the voice of Mickey Mouse in the first Mickey Mouse talkie?

 

15

Virginia McMath appeared in many films in the 30’s with Frederick Austerlitz – how was she better known?

 

16

About what age do men stop growing on average – 17, 19, 21 or 23?

 

17

What is the most common blood group?

 

18

Where would you find your carples?

 

19

To the nearest 2 feet, how long is the small intestine?

 

20

Which part of the body is the most sensitive to touch?

 

21

Which former fishing port is the most easterly town in  the British Isles?

 

22

There are 2 motorways called M1 in the UK – one goes from London to Leeds, which 2 towns or cities does the other link?

 

23

The county town of Buckinghamshire is not Buckingham – what is it?

 

24

Which new airport, specialising in business flights to Europe, opened in 1987?

 

25

What is the largest lake in the United Kingdom?

 

 

 

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