The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz 24th May 1999
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 | At which stadium will Manchester United be playing in Barcelona on Wednesday? | Neu Camp |
2 | How much is the Wooley Bridge Inn for sale for? (Its near the Pear Tree!) | £80,000 |
3 | Who said after being presented with an award last week "Its a pleasure to be standing here . Its a pleasure to be standing up? | George Best |
4 | What is DJ Alan Freemans nickname? | Fluff |
5 | In the X files, what was the name of Mulder and Scullys boss for many years? | Assistant Director Skinner |
6 | The word is STEENKIRK is it a) a style of dry stone walling, made popular in Steenkirk in the Orkneys, b) a Scots dialect word for a snail, c) A stone age hut, or d) a cravat? | D |
7 | What is the smallest country by area to be in the United Nations? | Monaco |
8 | Who is to be the new Poet Laureate? | Andrew Motion |
9 | What would a doctor do to you with his SPHYGMOMANOMETER? | Measure your Blood Pressure |
10 | Now spell it!!!! | |
11 | Which sport takes place in a Basho? | Sumo Wrestling |
12 | For 4 points, who were the original presenters of Game for a Laugh? | Sarah Kennedy, Jeremy Beadle, Matthew Kelly and Henry Kelly |
13 | If you were a lepidopterist, what would be your hobby? | Butterfly/Moth collecting |
14 | How many degrees Fahrenheit is 0 degrees Centigrade? | 32 |
15 | Spaniard Christina Sanchez is giving up her job because she says men refuse to work with her whats her job? | Bullfighter |
16 | Which underground line runs to Heathrow? | Piccadilly |
17 | What is the last sign of the Zodiac? | Pisces |
18 | When does Duty Free officially end between EU countries? | June 30th |
19 | In which Shakespearean play could you meet Snug and Bottom? | Midsummer Nights Dream |
20 | In which British city is Aston University? | Birmingham |
21 | What are the names of Donald Ducks nephews? | Huey, Dewey and Louie |
22 | If a horses father is a sire, what is its mother called? | A Dam |
23 | Which soccer club did Sir Alf Ramsey and Bobby Robson both manage? | Ipswich Town |
24 | At the weekend, you could get how many Turkish Lira to the pound (50,000 either way)? | 615,431 |
25 | What, sportingly, could either be a blue, white, red or yellow dot? | Squash Ball |
Round 2
Eurovision, FA Cups, Pop Music, Good Eating and Literature
1 | In which year did the Eurovision Song Contest start? | 1956 |
2 | How many times have Britain won the Contest? | 5 |
3 | Which country won the first contest? | Switzerland |
4 | In 1968, Sir Cliff Richard was put into second place by the Spanish with their song, La La La how many times does the word La appear in the song? | 138 |
5 | In which year did Terry Wogan first introduce the Eurovision TV show? | 1973 |
6 | How many times have Manchester United won the FA Cup? | 10 |
7 | Which 2 teams played in the first Wembley Final? | Bolton Wanderers/ West Ham |
8 | Which team won the FA cup final in the same year as England won the World Cup? | Everton |
9 | Where was the first ever FA cup played? | The Oval |
10 | How many times have Manchester City won the cup? | 4 |
11 | Which of Olivia Newton-Johns solo hits spent the most time in the UK Charts (17 Weeks)? | Banks of the Ohio |
12 | Who had Sexy Eyes in the charts in 1980? | Dr Hook |
13 | Who was lead vocalist with Yazoo? | Alison Moyet |
14 | Which girl group are Shane Ritchies sisters-in-law? | The Nolans |
15 | Which group made the unlikely record De do do do, de da da da? | Police |
16 | Which cheese is coloured green with sage? | Sage Derby |
17 | Which fruit is often served with Parma Ham? | Melon |
18 | What is the better known name for young herring and sprats, coated in flour and deep-fried until crispy and golden brown? | Whitebait |
19 | What is added to the beef after it has been cooked when making Beef Stroganoff? | Sour Cream |
20 | What is the main ingredient of the dish called Angels on Horseback? | Oysters |
21 | Which bird did the Ancient Mariner kill? | Albatross |
22 | Whose schoolmates were Bob Cherry, Frank Nugent and Harry Wharton? | Billy Bunter |
23 | Which heroine, a member of an outlaw family, falls in love with John Rudd in a famous novel? | Lorna Doone |
24 | In Wuthering Heights, what is Cathys surname? | Earnshaw |
25 | In which H.G. Wells novel do invading aliens get killed by the common cold? | The War of the Worlds. |