The Pear Tree Monday Nite Quiz – 7th June 1999 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs, 
1 What was the name of the wooden woodpecker in Bagpuss? Professor Yaffle
2 Who was the first prime minister to serve under the present queen? Winston Churchill
3 Talking of prime ministers – where was Margaret Thatcher born? Grantham
4 If you were travelling from Birmingham to Bristol, what motorway would you take? M5
5 The word is CRANNOG – is it a) a the Cornish word for a Cornish pasty, b) A Scottish chimney, c) a Welsh well, or d) an ancient Irish lake dwelling? D
6 In the new National Lottery game, you have to pick 5 numbers from how many, and 1 number from another set – how many in each set? 35/14
7 One of the complaints about John Major’s son’s wedding was that the guests had to pay for their own drinks – point each – how much did a bottle of Bud cost, and how much for a gin and tonic at the Dorchester? £4.50 / £7.80
8 Which football team play at Spotland? Rochdale
9 The new dialling code number for London as of last week is what? 020
10 The inventor of the Hovercraft died last week – who was he? Christopher Cockerel
11 Which game was invented first – Monopoly or Scrabble? Monopoly
12 What is unusual about the Basenji breed of dog? Doesn’t bark
13 2 points for spot on, 1 for a year either way – in which year was the first manned spaceflight? 1961
14 Which airport has Manchester airport just bought? Humberside
15 Which cartoon cat chases Tweety Pie? Sylvester
16 Which film marked the acting debut of Vinnie Jones? Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
17 Which Blue Peter presenter was fired for snorting cocaine? Richard Bacon
18 Which group, who were much more famous later, were called Johnny and the Moondogs in 1959? The Beatles
19 What’s the name of the ride with the vertical drop at Alton Towers? Oblivion
20 What’s the name of the Russian space station that has been up there for 12 years? Mir
21 In what borough of London is the Millennium dome? Greenwich
22 The BBC launched a new channel last week – only on digital unfortunately – what is it called? – Extra points if you know the other 3 channels? BBC Knowledge, BBC Choice, BBC News 24, BBC Parliament
23 What’s the name of the pass that links Castleton to the road to Chapel-en-le-Frith? Wynatt’s Pass
24 What colour is a female blackbird? Brown
25 To the nearest 3 million miles, how far is the Earth from the Sun? 93 million

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Round 2, Where in the world, Sport, Who Played Who and Trade Unions

1 You are in the country called Lusitania by the Romans and spending Escudos – Where are you? Portugal
2 You are in a capital city, spending francs and have just seen a statue of a little boy urinating in a fountain -–where are you? Brussels
3 You’re in the capital city of a country where FARSI is the main language, and you changed your money into Rials – where are you? Tehran
4 You’re in an English town, which has a van named after it, and where Glenn Miller played his last concert – where? Bedford
5 You’re in an American city and have just eaten Cajun food in a street that looks French – where are you? New Orleans
6 Andre Agassi made tennis history by being the fifth man to win all 4 grand slams – point each for any of the other four Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Donald Budge and Fred Perry
7 Where will the French Derby be run this week? Chantilly
8 Only one team in the Euro 2000 play offs has a 100% winning record – which one? Czech Republic 6/6 Group 9
9 50/50 shot – which of the Manchester teams was first to win the FA Cup? City in 1904, United in 1909
10 Who is the captain of the Pakistan Cricket team? Wazim Akram
11 Which actor played Rodney in Only Fools and Horses? Nicholas Lyndhurst
12 Who were the stars of the tv series Bottom? Rik Mayall/Ade Edmundson
13 Who played Pamela Ewing in Dallas? Victoria Principle
14 What was the name of Dr. Who’s dog? K9
15 Who plays Auntie Wainright in Last of the Summer Wine? Jean Alexander/Hilda Ogden
16 Vicky Entwistle plays who in Coronation Street? Janice Battersby
17 What was the name of Julian Clary’s dog that sadly died last week? Fanny the Wonder Dog
18 Who plays Frazier in Frazier and Cheers? Kelsey Grammar
19 In Dad’s Army, which actor played Sergeant Wilson? John le Mesurier
20 Which actor linked Last of the Summer Wine and Porridge? Brian Wilde (Mr Barraclough/Foggy Dewhurst)
21 What’s the name of the actor’s trade union? Equity
22 SOGAT is (or was) a union for which industry? Press/Printing
23 Many people who work for BT are members of the CWU – what does it stand for? Communication Workers Union
24 If you were a member of UNISON, in what area would you work? Local authority, health service.
25 Unifi is the newest trade union – launched on 18th May when 3 trade unions merged – which industry does it represent? Banking - it's a merger between the NatWest union, Barclay's union and BIFU

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