The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 26th April 99

General Knowledge, Current Affairs

1 In Last of the Summer Wine, what is Compo’s surname? Simmonite
2 Which building society today decided to turn itself into a bank? Bradford and Bingley
3 In Einstein’s famous equation e=mc2, what does C stand for? The speed of light
4 Which dog is named after a region in the former Yugoslavia? Dalmatian
5 In a pack of cards, which king has only one eye showing? Diamonds
6 Which drink when translated into English means Auntie Mary? Tia Maria
7 After Saturday’s football matches, which team is now at the bottom of Division 3, staring relegation in the face? Scarborough
8 Who shot Abraham Lincoln? John Wilkes Booth
9 Who played Batman and Rovbin in the TV series? Adam West and Burt Ward
10 The word is SHAGANAPPI – is it a) An unspeakable perversion, b) trivia, c) yak dandruff, or d) thongs of rawhide? D
11 Where was Margaret Thatcher born? Grantham
12 With which sport do you associate Kenny Roberts? Motor Cycle Racing
13 Who did the Sun describe last week as He may be French, He may be dead, but he’s our favourite Frenchman since Eric Cantona"? Monet
14 Who is going to be the new face of Max Factor? Madonna
15 What turns ordinary gin into pink gin? Angostura Bitters
16 How many players are there in a Gaelic Football team? 15
17 Which composer wrote The Ride of the Valkyries? Wagner
18 If you were a prestidigitator, what would you be? Magician
19 How did Mike Gambrill and Barbara Cole make athletic history last Sunday? Got married during the London Marathon
20 If you left London on the M4, in which direction would you be travelling? West
21 What was the original name of Sellafield? Windscale
22 How many players are allowed on the ice at any one time per team in a game of ice hockey? 6
23 In which city are the Royal Armouries? Leeds
24 Where is Grolsch beer brewed? Holland
25 Where did Ken Dodd’s Diddymen come from? Knotty Ash

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In this second round, to which I'm grateful to Garry from Newcastle, we're trying something different. The fiirst letter of the first nine answers will be an anagram of question 10. In the next five, all answers rhyme, and in the third round, there is one word that can link all of the answers - we did this for an extra 10 points!

Anagram Round, Rhymes, Connection Round

1 What does the E stand for as in E-Mail? Electronic
2 From which musical does the song that begins "Oh what a Circus, Oh what a show" come? Evita
3 Which Premier League team are sometimes known as "The Irons"? West Ham United
4 Which was the first James Dean film to be shown after his death? Rebel without a cause
5 Which creatures make an annual trip to the Sargasso Sea? Eels
6 From the wood of which tree were Longbows made? Yew
7 Which word is shared by a semi-precious stone, and the better known first name of a comedian whose real name is Bob Davies? Jasper
8 Which line is coloured black on a London Underground map? Northern
9 In which town is The Simpsons set? Springfield
10 Anagram: State of the USA where Madonna was born. NEW JERSEY
11 Into which body of water does the River Loire run? Bay of Biscay
12 Which variety of tea is flavoured with Oil of Bergamot? Earl Grey
13 In English mythology, who was King Arthur’s sister? Morgan le Fay
14 Which English physicist invented the first dynamo? Michael Faraday
15 Where does a squirrel live? A Drey
16 Which creature did Alice follow first in Alice in Wonderland? White Rabbit
17 What is the better known name for the Epidermis? Skin
18 Which late cowboy star was married to Dale Evans? Roy Rogers
19 Which word links a weapon with a billiards shot? Cannon
20 What can be Canine or Incisor? Teeth
21 What was Musical Youth’s only UK No 1? Pass the Dutchie
22 With which old TV show would you associate Anne Aston and Bernie? The Golden Shot
23 What type of fish has a large bony horn with sharp teeth protruding from its head? Sawfish
24 Who had a No 3 hit in 1970 with"Give me just a little more time"? Chairman of the Board
25 In which direction do stalagmites grow? Up - the link is BUCK

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