The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 1st March 1999
This week's quiz was not one of mine - I merely typed the questions after we came 2nd!
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 | Who invented the Hovercraft? | Sir Christopher Cockerel |
2 | 10 years either way - when was the first successful parachute jump? | 1797 |
3 | What is a young hare called? | A Leveret |
4 | AIDS is a killer disease - what do the initials stand for? | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
5 | Very topical at the moment in Britain - if you belonged to the organisation known as CARD what cause would you support? | Campaign Against Racial Discrimination |
6 | What is the correct name for a bird's feathers? | It's plumage |
7 | The Cheetah is the fastest animal on 4 legs - what is the reputed fasted on 2 legs? | The Ostrich |
8 | Where would you find the Dewey Decimal System in use? | In a library |
9 | Name the countries that comprise the Benelux countries? | Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg |
10 | Which canal goes between Fort William and Inverness? | Caledonian Canal |
11 | M denotes the head of MI5, but which letter denotes the head of MI6? | C |
12 | What nationality was Adolf Hitler? | Austrian |
13 | Name the branch of mathematics that deals with relationships between the sides and angles of triangles? | Trigonometry |
14 | What's the value of Pi to 3 decimal places? | 3.142 |
15 | What's the average human body temperature in Celsius? | 37 |
16 | There are 4 principal types of teeth - for a point each, name them? | Incisors, Canines, Premolars and Molars |
17 | If you were suffering from CALVITIES, what would be wrong with you? | You'd be bald! |
18 | What are the 4 families of instruments in a symphony orchestra? | Woodwind, Brass, Strings & Percussion (or Timpani) |
19 | What connection does the legendary Greek messenger Pheidippides have with the modern Olympics? | He ran the first Marathon! |
20 | Where in the USA is the nation's gold bullion depository? | Fort Knox |
21 | If you were an Admiral in the Navy, what equivalent rank would you have in the Army and the Air Force? | General, Air Chief Marshal |
22 | Who was the first prime minister of Britain? | Sir Robert Walpole |
23 | What rank in the police is immediately senior to a Chief Inspector? | Superintendant |
24 | Who is the patron saint of Tax Collectors? | St Matthew |
25 | What is the chemical symbol for gold? | Au |
Round 2
In a successful attempt to wreck my chances of winning the quiz, the 2nd round is all sport!
We had Football, Golf, General Sport, Cricket, and Horse Racing
1 | Although famous elsewhere, who played for Bournemouth, Fulham, Stockport and Hibernian at various times in his career? | George Best |
2 | Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA cup Final | Kevin Moran |
3 | Which 2 players featured in the famous shirt-throwing incident during an FA Charity Shield match? | Kevin Keegan/Billy Bremner |
4 | In the 1966 World Cup final, what was the number on Bobby Charlton's shirt? | 9 |
5 | Which football league club traditionally presents all visiting teams with a crate of fish? | Grimsby Town |
6 | Where could you go from Palm to Magnolia to Juniper? | Augusta National Golf Course |
7 | How did Samuel Ryder of Ryder Cup fame become a millionaire? | Selling packets of seed for a penny. |
8 | What is Fuzzy Zoeller's real first name? | Frank |
9 | Whose name is on a plaque in the wall of a bunker at the 17th hole? | Bobby Locke |
10 | Where is the Burma Road course? | Wentworth |
11 | In which race is the slowest man of the day given a Red Lantern? | Tour de France |
12 | What is unique about Bruce Philp in Boat Race history? | Only person to have rowed for both Oxford and Cambridge |
13 | How many field events are in the Decathlon? | 6 |
14 | In which round did Henry Cooper manager to knock down the young Cassius Clay in a title fight? | 4th |
15 | In which city did Gary Sobers hit 6 sixes in one over? | Swansea |
16 | What type of cricket bat did Dennis Lillee try to market? | An aluminium one |
17 | What is the cricketing term which denotes the last three batsmen in the batting order? | Nine, Ten, Jack |
18 | In which paper was the advertisement for the Ashes of English Cricket appear in 1882? | The Sporting Times |
19 | At which cricket ground is the Vauxhall End? | The Oval |
20 | How many times have the Ashes gone to Australia? | None - they are always kept at Lords |
21 | Where is the Arc run? | Longchamps |
22 | Which famous horse built up his stamina running along the sands of Southport? | Red Rum |
23 | In racing, who is nicknamed The Kentucky Kid? | Steve Cauthen |
24 | Which is the only horse this century to have won the Derby by 10 lengths? | Shergar |
25 | What is the shortest official winning distance in horse racing? | A short head |