The Pear Tree
Monday Night Quiz September 20th 1999
Round 1
General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 |
Through the
streets of which city was Lady Godiva said to have ridden naked? |
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2 |
What was the
Queen Mothers maiden name? |
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3 |
Point each
name the US and European captains in this weeks Ryder Cup? |
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4 |
Which creek in
North-West Canada was the scene of a great gold rush at the end of the 19th
century? |
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5 |
How old is
David Bowie at present? |
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6 |
In 1775 who
made a famous ride to warn colonists of Massachusetts that the British troops were on
their way? |
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7 |
Is a HIGGLER a)
A hawker or peddlar, b) A hedge-layer, c) a beater on a pheasant shoot, or c) a disciple
of the Austrian philosopher Adolf Higgle? |
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8 |
Which company
is the sponsor of the giant big wheel that still refuses to rise from the Thames? |
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9 |
Which vegetable
takes more calories to eat than it contains? |
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10 |
What comes next
in this series 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27? |
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11 |
Whats the
name of the digital TV based Internet/Home shopping service starting at the beginning of
October? |
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12 |
What do you
find out by dendochronology? |
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13 |
Whats the
name of the 87 year old spy who was recently discovered? |
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14 |
Sir Edward
Whymper was the first man to climb which mountain? |
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15 |
Who is the new
WBC world welterweight champion? |
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16 |
At which
temperature does water freeze in degrees Fahrenheit? |
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17 |
The current No
1 in the top 10 hardback charts is Managing my Life whose autobiography is it? |
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18 |
Last week,
which organisation changed its name, embarrassingly, to CFUK? |
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19 |
In which sport,
taking place this weekend in Staffordshire, do the contestants run down a 10 m plastic
tube the world record is held by Warhol with a time of 12.59 seconds? |
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20 |
Which European
country was the first to defeat England at soccer at home? |
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21 |
From which
creature do we get caviar? |
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22 |
What colour are
French Post Boxes and Post vans? |
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23 |
What are the
two ingredients of a Bloody Mary? |
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24 |
What does a
lepidopterist collect? |
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25 |
How many films
did Marilyn Monroe make? |
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Round 2
Odd One Out,
Famous Film Folk, Bodily Bits, Around Britain
1 |
Name the odd
one out:- Inch, foot, yard, chain, acre, mile? |
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2 |
Bears, Bulls,
Cowboys, Giants, Dolphins? |
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3 |
Buddy
Holly,Sanjay Ghandi, Graham Hill, Grace Kelly, Rocky Marciano? |
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4 |
Brandy, gin,
sherry, tequila, vodka, whisky |
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5 |
Cotton, nylon,
polyester, rayon, terylene, crimplene |
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6 |
Prince, duke,
count, earl, viscount, baronet |
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7 |
Bombay, Cape
Town, Milan, New York, Paris, Shanghai |
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8 |
Arsenal,
Chelsea, QPR, Everton, West Ham, Crystal Palace |
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9 |
You Really Got
Me, Tired of Waiting For You, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset |
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10 |
Apache,
Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Montana, Cree, Huron |
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11 |
For which film
did Jessica Tandy win an Oscar at the age of 80? |
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12 |
In a long
career, Mel Blanc contributed to more than 3000 short films. What was his speciality? |
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13 |
Caryn
Johnson is Hollywoods most successful black actress what is her stage name? |
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14 |
Who did the
voice of Mickey Mouse in the first Mickey Mouse talkie? |
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15 |
Virginia
McMath appeared in many films in the 30s with Frederick Austerlitz how was
she better known? |
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16 |
About what
age do men stop growing on average 17, 19, 21 or 23? |
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17 |
What is the
most common blood group? |
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18 |
Where would
you find your carples? |
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19 |
To the
nearest 2 feet, how long is the small intestine? |
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20 |
Which part
of the body is the most sensitive to touch? |
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21 |
Which former
fishing port is the most easterly town in the
British Isles? |
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22 |
There are 2
motorways called M1 in the UK one goes from London to Leeds, which 2 towns or
cities does the other link? |
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23 |
The county town
of Buckinghamshire is not Buckingham what is it? |
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24 |
Which new
airport, specialising in business flights to Europe, opened in 1987? |
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25 |
What is the
largest lake in the United Kingdom? |
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