The
Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz 16th August 1999
Round
1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs
1 |
In which of the
Bond films did Diana Rigg play the female lead? |
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2 |
What two
counties lie on either side of the Wash? |
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3 |
What connects
inflamed testicles with the railway in Oldham? |
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4 |
How many pieces
does each player have in a game of Backgammon? |
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5 |
In which year
was the first Woodstock Festival? |
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6 |
Who was lead
singer with Frankie Goes To Hollywood? |
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7 |
Who said last
week Des and I are very different Hes really good for a start? |
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8 |
What was
invented by Jean de Mestral, after discovering that teasels and other burrs stuck to his
clothes, using thousands of tiny hooks? |
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9 |
What sort of
creature is a Pipistrelle? |
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10 |
Whats the
latest craze in things you can get from vending machines in Japan? |
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11 |
Who beat
Captain Scott to the South Pole? |
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12 |
William Bonney
was a famous figure in the Wild West how was he better known? |
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13 |
The word is
PANARIS. Is it a) A Greek ocean liner of the 1930s, b) Another word for a whitlow,
c) a Roman bakery, or d) An ancient Egyptian city? |
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14 |
Point each,
what were the surnames of Bonnie and Clyde? |
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15 |
Who, after last
week, would not call in Mr.Patel, the electrician? |
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16 |
What acid is
the main constituent of vinegar? |
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17 |
The first atom
bomb was dropped on Hiroshima where was the second dropped? |
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18 |
In which year
will the next total eclipse be visible from Britain? |
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19 |
How much more
per year should digital licence payers have to pay, if the BBC gets its way? |
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20 |
Who is Bart
Simpsons best friend? |
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21 |
What did people
do with Oxford Bags? |
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22 |
How many prime
ministers has Russia had over the last 18 months? |
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23 |
In betting
terms, how much is a monkey? |
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24 |
In Doctor Who,
who created the Daleks? |
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25 |
What river
feeds the reservoirs around the Ladybower dam? |
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Round
2
Bobs,
This Weeks sport, Childrens books,Foreign Money, Famous murders
1 |
Which Bob is a
famous Scottish hero? |
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2 |
Which Bob is or
was lead singer with The Cure? |
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3 |
Which Bob
starred in Hart to Hart? |
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4 |
Which Bob was a
famous 19th Century poet, who married Elizabeth Barret? |
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5 |
Which political
Bob is also a handout for the unemployed? |
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6 |
Since Ruud
Gullit took over as manager of Newcastle, they have played 40 matches how many have
they won? |
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7 |
Tiger Woods won
the US PGA tournament yesterday How many under par was he for the tournament? |
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8 |
What position
did Damon Hill finish in yesterdays Hungarian Grand Prix? |
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9 |
Where are this
weeks Athletics World Championships being held? |
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10 |
Which local
football club play at Seel Park? |
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11 |
Who wrote about
the BFG? |
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12 |
What was
the first strange animal that Alice saw in Wonderland? |
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13 |
Arthur
Ransome wrote a book about some children and their boating exploits what was it
called? |
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14 |
What was
the name of the dog in the Famous Five series? |
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15 |
Who wrote
The Hobbit? |
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16 |
In which
country could you spend Escudos? |
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17 |
Whats
the currency in Japan? |
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18 |
How many
dimes in a dollar? |
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19 |
Kenya and
Austria have the same name for their currency what? |
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20 |
Whats
the currency in Greece? |
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21 |
How many women
did Jack the Ripper murder? |
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22 |
Who led the
gang who murdered Sharon Tate and her friends? |
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23 |
Peter
Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, who killed 13 women did what for a living? |
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24 |
Who did John
Wilkes Boothe assassinate? |
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25 |
Which famous
murderer was portrayed on film by Rod Steiger? |
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