The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 29th March 1999

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 In the X-Files, who plays Agent Mulder?  
2 If you were born on 28th August, what birthsign would you be?  
3 Which Shakespearean character shouts "A Horse, A Horse, my Kingdom for a horse"?  
4 In the news - what's the capital of Kosovo?  
5 What type of creature is a Khaki Campbell or a Buff Orpington?  
6 Which famous British explorer was clubbed to death on the shores of Hawaii?  
7 What's the first name of John Lennon's oldest son?  
8 Karol Wojtyla once played football for Warsaw - what is his present job?  
9 The word is ABERNETHY - is it a) A type of coat, b) a type of haddock, c) a type of biscuit, or d) a long woollen scarf  
10 The famous temple of Karnak is in which Egyptian town?  
11 Yesterday, Venus Williams beat her sister in a tennis final - when was the last time that two sisters played in a final?  
12 Point each - which two years have had an A registration for cars?  
13 Who wrote the books A Farewell to Arms, and For Who the Bell Tolls?  
14 Who plays Xena, Warrior Princess?  
15 What was the first British car to sell a million?  
16 On Saturday, it's the University Boat Race - which team wears Dark Blue?  
17 What was once advertised as Milk from contented cows?  
18 Which gang did Wyatt Earp and friens kill at the Gunfight at the OK Corral?  
19 Which county is nicknamed The Garden of England?  
20 From which musical does the song "Get me to the church on time" come?  
21 What's the name of David Beckham's son?  
22 Which play should actors never refer to by name in case of bad luck?  
23 How many of the planets don't have moons?  
24 Whose case is going to the Court of Apppeal 37 years after he was hanged for the A6 murder?  
25 Which film last week got the Golden Raspberry for the worst film in the alternative Oscars ceremony?  

 

Round 2

Food & Drink, British History, Sport, Pop Music

1 Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal?  
2 What alcoholic drink was banned in Switzerland in 1907, the USA in 1912, and in France in 1918, but can still be legally bought in England?  
3 5 years either way - when was margarine invented?  
4 What is the Japanese drink Sake made from?  
5 What is used to hold the gruesome mixture in a traditional haggis?  
6 Who was the 1st post-war prime minister of Britain?  
7 In which war was the battle of Marston Moor?  
8 Who was the famous wife of the less famous Leofric, Earl of Mercia?  
9 How many kings of England have been named William?  
10 Where was Dick Turpin hanged?  
11 Ale, women, hic! Is the anagram of the name of which famous footballer?  
12 After this weekend's Euro 2000 qualifying matches, which country is the only one to have played 4 and won 4?  
13 For which rugby league team does Martin Offiah play?  
14 Who was the only British player to finish in the top 6 during the Players golf Championship in Florida this weekend?  
15 How many players in a netball team?  
16 What was Abba's first British No 1?  
17 Jake and Elwood are better known as?  
18 In the Dave Clark Five, which instrument did Dave Clark play?  
19 With which group do you associate John McVie?  
20 For 1 point name all of the Monkees?  
21 Who had a hit album with Young Americans?  
22 Cindy Birdsong sung with which girl group?  
23 Kevin Parrot and Mick Coleman had a number 1 in the 70's - how are they better known?  
24 Which girl group recorded Leader of the Pack?  
25 What was the Equals only No 1?  

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