The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 1st March 1999

This week's quiz was not one of mine - I merely typed the questions after we came 2nd!

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 Who invented the Hovercraft? Sir Christopher Cockerel
2 10 years either way - when was the first successful parachute jump? 1797
3 What is a young hare called? A Leveret
4 AIDS is a killer disease - what do the initials stand for? Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
5 Very topical at the moment in Britain - if you belonged to the organisation known as CARD what cause would you support? Campaign Against Racial Discrimination
6 What is the correct name for a bird's feathers? It's plumage
7 The Cheetah is the fastest animal on 4 legs - what is the reputed fasted on 2 legs? The Ostrich
8 Where would you find the Dewey Decimal System in use? In a library
9 Name the countries that comprise the Benelux countries? Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg
10 Which canal goes between Fort William and Inverness? Caledonian Canal
11 M denotes the head of MI5, but which letter denotes the head of MI6? C
12 What nationality was Adolf Hitler? Austrian
13 Name the branch of mathematics that deals with relationships between the sides and angles of triangles? Trigonometry
14 What's the value of Pi to 3 decimal places? 3.142
15 What's the average human body temperature in Celsius? 37
16 There are 4 principal types of teeth - for a point each, name them? Incisors, Canines, Premolars and Molars
17 If you were suffering from CALVITIES, what would be wrong with you? You'd be bald!
18 What are the 4 families of instruments in a symphony orchestra? Woodwind, Brass, Strings & Percussion (or Timpani)
19 What connection does the legendary Greek messenger Pheidippides have with the modern Olympics? He ran the first Marathon!
20 Where in the USA is the nation's gold bullion depository? Fort Knox
21 If you were an Admiral in the Navy, what equivalent rank would you have in the Army and the Air Force?  General, Air Chief Marshal
22 Who was the first prime minister of Britain? Sir Robert Walpole
23 What rank in the police is immediately senior to a Chief Inspector? Superintendant
24 Who is the patron saint of Tax Collectors? St Matthew
25 What is the chemical symbol for gold? Au

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Round 2

In a successful attempt to wreck my chances of winning the quiz, the 2nd round is all sport!

We had Football, Golf, General Sport, Cricket, and Horse Racing

1 Although famous elsewhere, who played for Bournemouth, Fulham, Stockport and Hibernian at various times in his career? George Best
2 Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA cup Final Kevin Moran
3 Which 2 players featured in the famous shirt-throwing incident during an FA Charity Shield match? Kevin Keegan/Billy Bremner
4 In the 1966 World Cup final, what was the number on Bobby Charlton's shirt? 9
5 Which football league club traditionally presents all visiting teams with a crate of fish? Grimsby Town
6 Where could you go from Palm to Magnolia to Juniper? Augusta National Golf Course
7 How did Samuel Ryder of Ryder Cup fame become a millionaire? Selling packets of seed for a penny.
8 What is Fuzzy Zoeller's real first name? Frank
9 Whose name is on a plaque in the wall of a bunker at the 17th hole? Bobby Locke
10 Where is the Burma Road course? Wentworth
11 In which race is the slowest man of the day given a Red Lantern? Tour de France
12 What is unique about Bruce Philp in Boat Race history? Only person to have rowed for both Oxford and Cambridge
13 How many field events are in the Decathlon? 6
14 In which round did Henry Cooper manager to knock down the young Cassius Clay in a title fight? 4th
15 In which city did Gary Sobers hit 6 sixes in one over? Swansea
16 What type of cricket bat did Dennis Lillee try to market? An aluminium one
17 What is the cricketing term which denotes the last three batsmen in the batting order? Nine, Ten, Jack
18 In which paper was the advertisement for the Ashes of English Cricket appear in 1882? The Sporting Times
19 At which cricket ground is the Vauxhall End? The Oval
20 How many times have the Ashes gone to Australia? None - they are always kept at Lords
21 Where is the Arc run? Longchamps
22 Which famous horse built up his stamina running along the sands of Southport? Red Rum
23 In racing, who is nicknamed The Kentucky Kid? Steve Cauthen
24 Which is the only horse this century to have won the Derby by 10 lengths? Shergar
25 What is the shortest official winning distance in horse racing? A short head

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