The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz – 31st May 1999

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 From which company does Road Runner’s enemy, Wily T Coyote buy his death dealing weapons?  
2 Which company owned the bus that took the Manchester United team to the MEN Arena last Thursday?  
3 Who was paid £400,000 to have their wedding photos taken?  
4 What was the name of the character played by Clarke Gable in Gone with the Wind?  
5 Why did the editor of the Sun feel a right tit last week?  
6 Vladimir Ulyanov was a famous Russian – how was he better known?  
7 What’s the most common surname amongst current MPs?  
8 What underground line will hopefully take visitors to the Millenium Dome?  
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?  
10 What do you get if you divide 10 by a half and add 5?  
11 In which London borough is Wembley Stadium where some Mancunians went on Sunday?  
12 What do Hereford Cathedral, Battersea Dogs Home and Jill Dando have in common? (No – its not a Jill Dando joke!)  
13 Titan is the largest moon of which planet?  
14 What part of the body is affected by hepatitis?  
15 Who was King at the beginning of World War 2?  
16 There are only 4 gemstones that can be called precious – the rest are semi-precious – point each, what are they?  
17 What is unusual about Christine Gwver, the new Welsh Agricultural minister? – its like asking an atheist to be Archbishop of Canterbury apparently!  
18 To which newsreader was newsreader Anna Ford once married?  
19 Which country came 2nd in this weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest?  
20 What is the world’s fastet growing plant (15cms per day)?  
21 On which Radio station can you hear the National Lottery Draw?  
22 What sort of dog is Snoopy?  
23 If you are bright, you should have a high IQ – what does IQ stand for?  
24 On average, to the nearest million, how many blood cells are destroyed every second?  
25 What was the name of the character played by Angie Dickinson in Police Woman?  

 

 

Round 2

Today in History, Red and Blue, History and Words from Songs

1 Today is Clint Eastwood’s birthday – how old is he?  
2 Today in 1884 a patent for flaked cereal was taken out by who?  
3 Which war criminal was executed today in 1962?  
4 The ruler of Monaco is 76 today – who is he?  
5 2 years either way – on this day in which year did taxis appear on the streets of New York for the first time?  
6 To the nearest 1000, how many Internet sites did I find concerning Manchester United?  
7 How many did I find for Manchester City?  
8 What was the original name of Manchester City (before it was known as Ardwick)?  
9 When Old Trafford was bombed during the war, where did Manchester United play their home matches?  
10 Who is chairman of Manchester City?  
11 What was the original name of Manchester United?  
12 How many FA Cup winning sides did Bryan Robson captain?  
13 Who was Manchester City’s leading goalscorer during the last season?  
14 Why did Tommy Docherty resign as MU manager after winning the 1977 FA Cup?  
15 Which team did Manchester City beat in the 1969 FA Cup Final?  
16 Who became President of the USA after the murder of JF Kennedy?  
17 Who did Winston Churchill call ‘That bloodthirsty guttersnipe’?  
18 What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife?  
19 Where is Queen Elizabeth I buried?  
20 Who was the architect who rebuilt St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire of London?  
21 What colour did Vincent paint his palette in the famous song by Don McLean?  
22 From which song does the line "Every summer we could rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight" come?  
23 From which song does the line "And just like the guy whose feet were too big for his bed" come?  
24 In which song do the lines "Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise, I must wait for a new life. And I mustn’t give in"?  
25 Which song begins "Set me free, why don’t you babe"?  

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