The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz 31st May 1999
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 | From which company does Road Runners enemy, Wily T Coyote buy his death dealing weapons? | ACME |
2 | Which company owned the bus that took the Manchester United team to the MEN Arena last Thursday? | First Bus |
3 | Who was paid £400,000 to have their wedding photos taken? | Emma Noble and James Major |
4 | What was the name of the character played by Clarke Gable in Gone with the Wind? | Rhett Butler |
5 | Why did the editor of the Sun feel a right tit last week? | For publishing Sophie Rhys-Jones in a semi-topless state |
6 | Vladimir Ulyanov was a famous Russian how was he better known? | Lenin |
7 | Whats the most common surname amongst current MPs? | Jones (9) |
8 | What underground line will hopefully take visitors to the Millenium Dome? | Jubilee |
9 | The word is PEGAMOID is it a) A type of artificial leather, b) shaped like a double wedge, c) of or like parchment or d) a gypsy? | A |
10 | What do you get if you divide 10 by a half and add 5? | 25 |
11 | In which London borough is Wembley Stadium where some Mancunians went on Sunday? | Brent |
12 | What do Hereford Cathedral, Battersea Dogs Home and Jill Dando have in common? (No its not a Jill Dando joke!) | They are all roses shown at the Chelsea flower show! |
13 | Titan is the largest moon of which planet? | Saturn |
14 | What part of the body is affected by hepatitis? | Liver |
15 | Who was King at the beginning of World War 2? | George VI |
16 | There are only 4 gemstones that can be called precious the rest are semi-precious point each, what are they? | Diamond, Emerald, Ruby and Sapphire |
17 | What is unusual about Christine Gwver, the new Welsh Agricultural minister? its like asking an atheist to be Archbishop of Canterbury apparently! | Shes a vegetarian |
18 | To which newsreader was newsreader Anna Ford once married? | Jon Snow |
19 | Which country came 2nd in this weekends Eurovision Song Contest? | Iceland |
20 | What is the worlds fastet growing plant (15cms per day)? | Bamboo |
21 | On which Radio station can you hear the National Lottery Draw? | Radio 5 |
22 | What sort of dog is Snoopy? | A Beagle |
23 | If you are bright, you should have a high IQ what does IQ stand for? | Intelligence Quotient |
24 | On average, to the nearest million, how many blood cells are destroyed every second? | 15 million |
25 | What was the name of the character played by Angie Dickinson in Police Woman? | Sgt Pepper Anderson |
Round 2
Today in History, Red and Blue, History and Words from Songs
1 | Today is Clint Eastwoods birthday how old is he? | 69 |
2 | Today in 1884 a patent for flaked cereal was taken out by who? | Dr John Kellog |
3 | Which war criminal was executed today in 1962? | Adolf Eichmann |
4 | The ruler of Monaco is 76 today who is he? | Prince Rainier |
5 | 2 years either way on this day in which year did taxis appear on the streets of New York for the first time? | 1907 |
6 | To the nearest 1000, how many Internet sites did I find concerning Manchester United? | 42686 |
7 | How many did I find for Manchester City? | 8100 |
8 | What was the original name of Manchester City (before it was known as Ardwick)? | St Marks of West Gorton |
9 | When Old Trafford was bombed during the war, where did Manchester United play their home matches? | Maine Road |
10 | Who is chairman of Manchester City? | David Bernstein |
11 | What was the original name of Manchester United? | Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Cricket and Football Club |
12 | How many FA Cup winning sides did Bryan Robson captain? | 3 1983, 1985 and 1990 |
13 | Who was Manchester Citys leading goalscorer during the last season? | Shaun Goater |
14 | Why did Tommy Docherty resign as MU manager after winning the 1977 FA Cup? | He was caught out having an affair with the physiotherapists wife! |
15 | Which team did Manchester City beat in the 1969 FA Cup Final? | Leicester |
16 | Who became President of the USA after the murder of JF Kennedy? | Lyndon Johnson |
17 | Who did Winston Churchill call That bloodthirsty guttersnipe? | Hitler |
18 | What was the name of Shakespeares wife? | Anne Hathaway |
19 | Where is Queen Elizabeth I buried? | Westminster Abbey |
20 | Who was the architect who rebuilt St Pauls Cathedral after the Great Fire of London? | Christopher Wren |
21 | What colour did Vincent paint his palette in the famous song by Don McLean? | Blue and Grey |
22 | From which song does the line "Every summer we could rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight" come? | When Im 64 |
23 | From which song does the line "And just like the guy whose feet were too big for his bed" come? | Raindrops keep falling on my head? |
24 | In which song do the lines "Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise, I must wait for a new life. And I mustnt give in"? | Memory |
25 | Which song begins "Set me free, why dont you babe"? | You keep me hanging on |