The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz – 31st May 1999

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 From which company does Road Runner’s enemy, Wily T Coyote buy his death dealing weapons? ACME
2 Which company owned the bus that took the Manchester United team to the MEN Arena last Thursday? First Bus
3 Who was paid £400,000 to have their wedding photos taken? Emma Noble and James Major
4 What was the name of the character played by Clarke Gable in Gone with the Wind? Rhett Butler
5 Why did the editor of the Sun feel a right tit last week? For publishing Sophie Rhys-Jones in a semi-topless state
6 Vladimir Ulyanov was a famous Russian – how was he better known? Lenin
7 What’s the most common surname amongst current MPs? Jones (9)
8 What underground line will hopefully take visitors to the Millenium Dome? Jubilee
9 The word is PEGAMOID is it a) A type of artificial leather, b) shaped like a double wedge, c) of or like parchment or d) a gypsy? A
10 What do you get if you divide 10 by a half and add 5? 25
11 In which London borough is Wembley Stadium where some Mancunians went on Sunday? Brent
12 What do Hereford Cathedral, Battersea Dogs Home and Jill Dando have in common? (No – its not a Jill Dando joke!) They are all roses shown at the Chelsea flower show!
13 Titan is the largest moon of which planet? Saturn
14 What part of the body is affected by hepatitis? Liver
15 Who was King at the beginning of World War 2? George VI
16 There are only 4 gemstones that can be called precious – the rest are semi-precious – point each, what are they? Diamond, Emerald, Ruby and Sapphire
17 What is unusual about Christine Gwver, the new Welsh Agricultural minister? – its like asking an atheist to be Archbishop of Canterbury apparently! She’s a vegetarian
18 To which newsreader was newsreader Anna Ford once married? Jon Snow
19 Which country came 2nd in this weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest? Iceland
20 What is the world’s fastet growing plant (15cms per day)? Bamboo
21 On which Radio station can you hear the National Lottery Draw? Radio 5
22 What sort of dog is Snoopy? A Beagle
23 If you are bright, you should have a high IQ – what does IQ stand for? Intelligence Quotient
24 On average, to the nearest million, how many blood cells are destroyed every second? 15 million
25 What was the name of the character played by Angie Dickinson in Police Woman? Sgt Pepper Anderson

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Round 2

Today in History, Red and Blue, History and Words from Songs

1 Today is Clint Eastwood’s birthday – how old is he? 69
2 Today in 1884 a patent for flaked cereal was taken out by who? Dr John Kellog
3 Which war criminal was executed today in 1962? Adolf Eichmann
4 The ruler of Monaco is 76 today – who is he? Prince Rainier
5 2 years either way – on this day in which year did taxis appear on the streets of New York for the first time? 1907
6 To the nearest 1000, how many Internet sites did I find concerning Manchester United? 42686
7 How many did I find for Manchester City? 8100
8 What was the original name of Manchester City (before it was known as Ardwick)? St Marks of West Gorton
9 When Old Trafford was bombed during the war, where did Manchester United play their home matches? Maine Road
10 Who is chairman of Manchester City? David Bernstein
11 What was the original name of Manchester United? Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Cricket and Football Club
12 How many FA Cup winning sides did Bryan Robson captain? 3 – 1983, 1985 and 1990
13 Who was Manchester City’s leading goalscorer during the last season? Shaun Goater
14 Why did Tommy Docherty resign as MU manager after winning the 1977 FA Cup? He was caught out having an affair with the physiotherapist’s wife!
15 Which team did Manchester City beat in the 1969 FA Cup Final? Leicester
16 Who became President of the USA after the murder of JF Kennedy? Lyndon Johnson
17 Who did Winston Churchill call ‘That bloodthirsty guttersnipe’? Hitler
18 What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife? Anne Hathaway
19 Where is Queen Elizabeth I buried? Westminster Abbey
20 Who was the architect who rebuilt St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire of London? Christopher Wren
21 What colour did Vincent paint his palette in the famous song by Don McLean? Blue and Grey
22 From which song does the line "Every summer we could rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight" come? When I’m 64
23 From which song does the line "And just like the guy whose feet were too big for his bed" come? Raindrops keep falling on my head?
24 In which song do the lines "Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise, I must wait for a new life. And I mustn’t give in"? Memory
25 Which song begins "Set me free, why don’t you babe"? You keep me hanging on

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