The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz – 25th October 1999

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

 

1

Who was Darth Vader’s son in the Star Wars series?

Luke Skywalker

2

Who has been named Rear of the Year for this year?

Denise van Outen

3

Messerchmidt and Isetta were two companies who made which kind of transport in the 1950-60’s?

Bubble cars

4

Who was the first man to fly the Atlantic single handed and non-stop?

Charles Lindbergh

5

Now he’s back in the cabinet, what job has Peter Mandelson got?

Minister for Northern Ireland

6

Which is the most easterly county in England?

Suffolk

7

Which Underground line will eventually go to the Millennium dome?

The Jubilee line

8

Which American state’s flag has a Union Jack on it?

Hawaii

9

Which TV thriller series had a theme tune sung by Clannad?

Harry’s Game

10

For 5 points – name the 5 colours on the Olympic rings?

Black, Green, Yellow, Blue and Red

11

Is a BOZA a) An Algerian Pub, b) an Egyptian fermented spirit, c) and Evil South African ghost, or d) an idiot?

B

12

The present royal family belongs to the house of Windsor – how many members of this house have been crowned?

2 – George VI and Elizabeth II

13

What is the Japanese art of paper folding known as?

Origami

14

Where was last week’s snooker championships held?

Preston Guildhall

15

What’s the official name for the giant big wheel opposite the Houses of Parliament?

The London Eye (or B.A.s London Eye)

16

What is the more popular name for the weed Convolvulus?

Bindweed

17

What book, written by Victor Hugo in 1862, was turned into one of the centuries great musicals?

Les Miserables

18

Which golfer died in an air crash today?

Payne Stewart

19

The minister for sport has started a campaign to ban what in football – extra point if you know the minister’s name?

Spitting, Kate Hoey

20

John Lennon was married twice – Yoko Ono was one, who was the other?

Cynthia

21

What is a young goose called?

Gosling

22

Which of Shakespeare’s plays tells of the battle of Agincourt?

Henry V

23

What is the largest lake in England?

Windermere

24

2 points – who on television were “The Persuaders”?

Roger Moore and Tony Curtis

25

Who had a 60’s hit with “Hippy Hippy Shake”?

Swinging Blue Jeans

 

Round 2

Superheroes, Who said that?, British Wildlife, Sport

 

1

From which planet did Superman come?

Krypton

2

Who was Flash Gordon’s arch enemy?

Ming the Merciless

3

What were the ‘real’ names of Batman and Robin?

Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson

4

Which superheroine came originally from Paradise Island?

WonderWoman/Diana Prince

5

Which Superhero was , in real life, named Peter Parker?

Spiderman

6

Which explorer came up with the immortal line “Dr Livingstone, I presume”?

H.M. Stanley

7

Which TV comedian’s catch-phrase was “Hello My Darlings”?

Charlie Drake

8

Who controversially said “We’re more popular than Jesus now”?

John Lennon

9

Who in a famous speech said “I have a dream”?

Martin Luther King

10

Who, when asked what she wore in bed,said “Chanel No.5”?

Marilyn Monroe

11

Who in World War 2, had nothing to offer but  “Blood, toil, tears and sweat”?

Winston Churchill

12

Which American President said that there could be “No whitewash in the White House”?

Richard Milhous Nixon

13

Which British Monarch’s last words were “Bugger Bognor”?

George V

14

Who said, in the late 80’s, “We have become a grandmother”?

Margaret Thatcher

15

What was the reply when someone asked Mallory, the mountaineer, who died on Mt.Everest, why he wanted to climb the mountain?

Because it’s there.

16

What kind of animal is a natterjack?

Toad

17

What is Britain’s largest species of deer?

Red

18

What kind of creature is a Painted Lady?

Butterfly

19

Which insect has the Latin name Apis Mellifer?

The Honey Bee

20

What creature lives in a holt?

Otter

21

How many players are there in a baseball team?

9

22

In which sport could you see a veronica?

Bull Fighting

23

Which sporting season starts on 12th August and finishes on 10th December?

Grouse Shooting

24

Which football team used to play at Roker Park?

Sunderland

25

Who was the last unseeded British tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title?

Virginia Wade

 

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