The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz 7th March 1999

This week, the second half of the quiz was a music round, so we only have 25 questions.

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 When did the Simpsons first appear on TV (US) 1989
2 What sort of creatures live in a formicary? Ants
3 Who said last week that "My show is the stupidest on TV - if you are watching it, get a life"? Jerry Springer
4 Which 2 letters are worth 10pts in a game of Scrabble? Q & Z
5 Who came 2nd in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix? Heinz-Harald Frentzen
6 What's the name of the Belgian state airline? Sabena
7 2 Spices come from the same seed, one is mace, the other is? Nutmeg
8 Before decimal coins, how many old pennies were there in a florin? 24
9 If you read the Guardian, like art and like antiques, what does that say about you sportingly? You'e a gay footballer or Graeme Le Saux!
10 What was the composer Beethoven's first name? Ludwig
11 The word is CHILIAD - is it a) An Epic Poem, b) the molecular complex responsible for the heat of a pepper, c) A period of a thousand years, or d) the proper name for a ladybird? C
12 What colour is a female blackbird? Brown
13 What 3 colours make up the Dutch flag? Red White and Blue
14 3 British athletes won Gold Medals at the weekend - name any of them for a point? Ashia Hansen-Triple Jump, Colin Jackson - 60 m. Hurdles and Jamie Bausch - 400 m.
15 Which American gangster was known as Scarface? Al Capone
16 Which fairly common five letter word can be added to the following words to make another word? But, Mat, For and Hun? Tress
17 How many fluid ounces are there in an English pint? 20
18 Edward VIII gave up the British throne to marry who? Wallis Simpson
19 How did Tony McCarrol pick up £600,000 last week? He's the ex-drummer with Oasis
20 In England, babies wear nappies, what do they wear in the USA? Diapers
21 The Beatles founded their own record label - what was it called? Apple
22 Which footballer retired this weekend at the age of 34? Vinny Jones
23 What sort of cheese would you sprinkle on spaghetti? Parmesan
24 Two countries have hosted the Winter Olympics the most times - one is USA, what is the other one? France
25 In which film did Elizabeth Taylor become a child star in 1944? National Velvet

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