The Mason's Arms Tuesday night Quiz - 11th May 1999

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 What colour is Noddy's hat? Blue
2 What as of last week lasts 15 minutes more, but costs £4 more? The Driving Test
3 If your birthday was January 30th, what birthsign would you have? Aquarius
4 Who received the Best Actress award at last weekend's Bafta TV awards? Thora Hird
5 Who plays Ken Barlowe in Coronation Street? William Roach
6 Who is MP for the High Peak? Tom Levitt
7 What's the name of Israel's infamous secret service? Mossad
8 Which mountaineer has been found after 75 years? Mallory
9 Manchester Poly was renamed a few years ago, and it's now known by the initials MMU - what do they stand for? Manchester Metropolitan University
10 How old was the Pharoah Tutankhamen when he died? 18
11 Where was tennis player Martina Navratilova born? Czechoslovakia
12 What type of creature is an Appaloosa? A horse
13 Which bone in the body is the most often broken? Collarbone
14 On which river does Bristol stand? The Avon
15 What instrument did jazz player Louis Armstrong play? Trumpet
16 Which planet is 5th from the Sun? Jupiter
17 What links William Hague and Bill Clinton? Both have the same middle name
18 The word is GOGLET - does it mean a) A good luck charm, b) another name for the nightingale, c) a long-necked water carrier, or d) a special stitch in embroidery, now out of fashion? C
19 Who wrote the children's book James and the Giant Peach? Roahld Dahl
20 How did Andrea O'Neill pay out on a losing bet last week? By stripping on the aircraft on which she was a flight attendant
21 What did my true love bring me on the 7th day of Christmas? 7 Swans a swimming
22 What is the capital of Serbia? Belgrade
23 What's the name of the dog in the Perishers strip cartoon? Boot
24 In which year was the NHS set up? 1948
25 Which comic book hero lived on a diet of cow pie? Desperate Dan

 

Round 2

Sport, Madonna, Alternatives

1 In the last financial year, what was Manchester United's profit to the nearest million pounds? £27 million
2 How many teams are taking part in this year's cricket world cup? 12
3 What is unique about this year's Cup Final? It's the first time two United's have played for the Cup!
4 For which Formula 1 team does David Coulthard drive? McLaren
5 Which creature is the fastest sporting animal? The racing pigeon - has been clocked at over 100mph
6 How many players are there in a water polo team? 7
7 Which sport was invented as a diversion for wet weekends in the 1880s, and first played with balls made from champagne corks and bats from cigar box lids? Table Tennis
8 What golfing competition is held every 2 years between the USA and the UK? The Walker Cup
9 Which of these was not an Olympic sport at the Paris Olympics of 1900 - Cycling, Boxing, Croquet or Golf? Boxing
10 True or false - the top and bottom teams of the 3rd division have higher league points than the top and bottom of the Premiership? True
11 Between 1985 and 1989 Madonna had 7 No 1 hits - for the next 5 answers - name 5 of them. Pick 5 from: - Into the Groove, Papa don't Preach
12   True Blue
13   La Isla Bonita
14   Who's that Girl
15   Like a Prayer, Vogue
16 The Ardennes campaign of December 1944 is better known as which battle? Battle of the Bulge
17 An unproduced play Everybody comes to Rick's was made into a famous film - what was the film called? Casablanca
18 The Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratory in Cheshire is better known as - ? Jodrell Bank
19 The Love Apple is another name for what? Tomato
20 Mother's Ruin is another name for what? Gin
21 The Sunday before Easter is better known as what? Palm Sunday
22 Who was The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships? Helen of Troy
23 Who was once referred to as The Thinking Man's Crumpet? Joan Bakewell
24 William Pratt was a famous Hollywood actor - how was he better known? Boris Karloff
25 Known to the Romans as Eboracum, how do we know it today? York


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