The Pear Tree
Monday Night Quiz 27th September 1999
Round 1
General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 |
The wedding in
Coronation Street what is Ashleys middle name? |
Sibelius |
2 |
Who invented
the worlds first jet engine? |
Frank Whittle |
3 |
Dandelion,
Buttercup, Captain Broom, and Kehaar are characters in which famous childrens book? |
Watership Down |
4 |
What happened
for the first time at Max Yasgurs farm in 1969? |
Woodstock
festival |
5 |
Britains
most stupid burglar was jailed for 6 years for ram-raiding a Tesco store. He and his gang
stole clothes, money etc but how were they caught? |
He took
photographs, and sent them back to the same store for processing! |
6 |
Is a JENNET a)
A Spanish horse, b) a spinner, c) the inventor of blotting paper or d) a snippet or small
morsel of something? |
A |
7 |
The Kop at
Liverpool football ground is named after the battle of Spion Kop where in the world
did it take place? |
South Africa,
during the Boer War |
8 |
Which American
tennis player died of AIDS? |
Arthur Ashe |
9 |
Who was George
Michaels partner in Wham? |
Andrew Ridgley |
10 |
Where is the
Labour party conference being held this week? |
Bournemouth |
11 |
What was the
name of the holiday camp in Hi-de-Hi? |
Maplins |
12 |
Which city is
served by OHare airport? |
Chicago |
13 |
How many teeth
do dogs have is it 24, 30, 36 or 42 |
42 |
14 |
What percentage
of British women colour their hair? |
37 |
15 |
What gives the
drink Pernod its distinctive flavour? |
Aniseed |
16 |
Which
Premiership club has an Israeli international who is an Arab playing for them? |
Wimbledon/Walid
Badir |
17 |
What was the
Beatles last UK No 1? |
The Ballad of
John and Yoko |
18 |
Pablo Ruiz
adopted his mothers maiden name to become which famous 20th century
painter? |
Picasso |
19 |
Which MP was
also the founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, and is also president of the
Save Ulster from Sodomy campaign? |
Ian Paisley |
20 |
Who owns Rover,
the car maker? |
BMW |
21 |
Who said of
Manchester Uniteds trip to Brazil I hope they get bloody diarrhoea? |
Brian Clough |
22 |
What was the
name of Elvis Presleys manager? |
Col. Tom Parker |
23 |
Who wrote the
book Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde? |
Robert Louis
Stevenson |
24 |
Whats the
state capital of California? |
Sacramento |
25 |
Which
Manchester football club has the most players on its books? |
City with 91 as
opposed to Uniteds 54 |
Round 2
A
BlockBusters Round
A |
What A is a
type of coal? |
Anthracite |
B |
Which B is a
football team, now top of the 2nd Division? |
Bristol Rovers |
C |
What C is a
town in Essex called Camulodunum by the Romans? |
Colchester |
D |
What D is a
drug coming from the foxglove? |
Digitalis |
E |
What E is one
of the Great Lakes |
Erie |
F |
Which F is a
musical in which the song Second Hand Rose appeared? |
Funny Girl |
G |
What G was the
character played by David Jason in Open All Hours? |
Granville |
H |
What H is the
headquarters of the International Courts of Justice? |
The Hague |
I |
The lack of
which I in the body causes goitre? |
Iodine |
J |
What J is an
Underground line? |
Jubilee |
K |
What K is the
term for someone who cant stop stealing? |
Kleptomaniac |
L |
Which L is
a city with a cathedral with 3 spires? |
Lichfield |
M |
What M is a
New York baseball team? |
Mets |
N |
What N was
the name of the dog on the old HMV record label? |
Nipper |
O |
What O is
an 8 sided figure? |
Octagon/Octahedron |
P |
What P is
an alloy of tin and lead? |
Pewter |
Q |
What Q did
the Owl and the Pussycat dine on? |
Quince |
R |
What R is
the nickname of Ashton United F.C? |
Robins |
S |
What S is
the collective name for a group of foxes? |
Skulk |
T |
What T is
Captain Kirk of Star Treks middle name? |
Tiberius |
U |
Which U had a
No 1 hit with Concrete and Clay? |
Unit 4 + 2 |
V |
Which V had a
hit with the record Turning Japanese in 1980? |
Vapors |
W |
Which W drives
F1 cars for Benetton? |
Alexander Wurz |
Y |
Which Y is a
piece of wood joining two animals? |
Yoke |
Z |
What Z is an
African seaport in Tanzania? |
Zanzibar |