The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 29th March 1999
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 | In the X-Files, who plays Agent Mulder? | David Duchovny |
2 | If you were born on 28th August, what birthsign would you be? | Virgo |
3 | Which Shakespearean character shouts "A Horse, A Horse, my Kingdom for a horse"? | Richard III |
4 | In the news - what's the capital of Kosovo? | Pristina |
5 | What type of creature is a Khaki Campbell or a Buff Orpington? | Duck |
6 | Which famous British explorer was clubbed to death on the shores of Hawaii? | Captain Cook |
7 | What's the first name of John Lennon's oldest son? | Julian |
8 | Karol Wojtyla once played football for Warsaw - what is his present job? | Pope |
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 | C |
10 | The famous temple of Karnak is in which Egyptian town? | Luxor |
11 | Yesterday, Venus Williams beat her sister in a tennis final - when was the last time that two sisters played in a final? | Wimbledon, 1881 |
12 | Point each - which two years have had an A registration for cars? | 1963 / 1983 |
13 | Who wrote the books A Farewell to Arms, and For Who the Bell Tolls? | Ernest Hemingway |
14 | Who plays Xena, Warrior Princess? | Lucy Lawless |
15 | What was the first British car to sell a million? | Morris Minor |
16 | On Saturday, it's the University Boat Race - which team wears Dark Blue? | Oxford |
17 | What was once advertised as Milk from contented cows? | Carnation milk |
18 | Which gang did Wyatt Earp and friens kill at the Gunfight at the OK Corral? | The Clantons |
19 | Which county is nicknamed The Garden of England? | Kent |
20 | From which musical does the song "Get me to the church on time" come? | My Fair Lady |
21 | What's the name of David Beckham's son? | Brooklyn |
22 | Which play should actors never refer to by name in case of bad luck? | Macbeth |
23 | How many of the planets don't have moons? | 2 - Mercury and Venus |
24 | Whose case is going to the Court of Apppeal 37 years after he was hanged for the A6 murder? | James Hanratty |
25 | Which film last week got the Golden Raspberry for the worst film in the alternative Oscars ceremony? | Spiceworld, not surprisingly! |
Round 2
Food & Drink, British History, Sport, Pop Music
1 | Roquefort cheese is made from the milk of which animal? | Sheep |
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? | Absinthe |
3 | 5 years either way - when was margarine invented? | 1889 |
4 | What is the Japanese drink Sake made from? | Rice |
5 | What is used to hold the gruesome mixture in a traditional haggis? | Sheep's stomach |
6 | Who was the 1st post-war prime minister of Britain? | Clement Attlee |
7 | In which war was the battle of Marston Moor? | English Civil War |
8 | Who was the famous wife of the less famous Leofric, Earl of Mercia? | Lady Godiva |
9 | How many kings of England have been named William? | 4 |
10 | Where was Dick Turpin hanged? | York |
11 | Ale, women, hic! Is the anagram of the name of which famous footballer? | Michael Owen |
12 | After this weekend's Euro 2000 qualifying matches, which country is the only one to have played 4 and won 4? | Czech Republic |
13 | For which rugby league team does Martin Offiah play? | London Broncos |
14 | Who was the only British player to finish in the top 6 during the Players golf Championship in Florida this weekend? | Lee Westwood |
15 | How many players in a netball team? | 7 |
16 | What was Abba's first British No 1? | Waterloo |
17 | Jake and Elwood are better known as? | The Blues Brothers |
18 | In the Dave Clark Five, which instrument did Dave Clark play? | The Drums |
19 | With which group do you associate John McVie? | Fleetwood Mac |
20 | For 1 point name all of the Monkees? | Davy Jones, Mike Naismith, Peter Tork and Mickey Dolenz |
21 | Who had a hit album with Young Americans? | David Bowie |
22 | Cindy Birdsong sung with which girl group? | The Supremes |
23 | Kevin Parrot and Mick Coleman had a number 1 in the 70's - how are they better known? | Brian and Michael (Matchstick Men) |
24 | Which girl group recorded Leader of the Pack? | The Shangri-Las |
25 | What was the Equals only No 1? | Baby Come Back |