The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz - 15th February 99.

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 Who did Popeye often have to fight for Olive Oyl’s favours? Bluto
2 What is the more common name for the disease Rubella? German Measles
3 The Midland Bank is changing its name to HSBC – what does the HS stand for? Hong Kong and Shanghai
4 How many players are there in a baseball team? 9
5 Who is the new king of Jordan? Abdullah
6 Who did Robert Ford shoot in Missouri in 1867 for a $10,000 reward? Jesse James
7 How many tiles are there in a Scrabble set? 98
8 The word is CACKLEBERRIES – is it a) CB Radio slang for eggs, b) Any berries with hard seeds in them, c) toothless old hags, or d) a Scottish word for Acorns? A
9 If you were born on May 1st, what star sign would you be? Taurus
10 Which country always leads the Olympic opening procession? Greece
11 Blondie were top of the charts last week with Maria – they have re-united after how many years? 17
12 Which tobacco company has just lost the Royal Warrant, and must remove the royal coat of arms from its packets? Gallaher (Benson & Hedges, Silk Cut etc)
13 What colour are letter boxes in France? Yellow
14 Which musical instrument is played by the leader of the orchestra? Violin
15 Which sport was officially rejected last week as an Olympic trial event? Wood Chopping (very big in Canada!)
16 Point each – who were the first men to climb Mount Everest? Hillary and Tensing
17 Which New Mexico town was supposed to have been visited by aliens in the late 1940’s? Roswell
18 Which volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii? Vesuvius
19 Which children’s TV character has been outed as gay by American preacher Jerry Falwell? Teletubbie Tinky Winky - possibly because he has a purple triangle on his head and carries a handbag!
20 From which planet did Mork come from in Mork and Mindy? Ork
21 Complete Bart Simpson’s blackboard quote – "A burp is not.." An answer
22 What did St Patrick allegedly chase out of Ireland? Snakes
23 Talking of Ireland – what’s the Irish equivalent of the BBC? RTE
24 What did supermarket owner Sylvan Goldman invent in 1937? The supermarket trolley
25 In which year was the state of Israel created? 1948

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Round 2

This week’s TV,Famous Cats, Bond Films, Foreign Food

1 The Brit Awards are on Wednesday evening – who is hosting them? Johnny Vaughan
2 Nick Jordan helps a family make a difficult choice, but clashes with Karen over their troubled past – which program? Holby City
3 In which program could you see Jill Dando, Jimmy Mulville and Ruth Stevenson? Holiday
4 What’s the name of the new drama series on BBC1 about a women’s football team in Yorkshire? Playing the field
5 Who is returning to the screen on Friday with a new series of Murder Most Horrid? Dawn French
6 What’s the name of the Clinton’s cat? Socks
7 Which cartoon cat loves lasagne? Garfield
8 Which author created the Cheshire cat? Lewis Carrol
9 What’s the name of Data’s cat in Star Trek? Spot
10 Who’s cat is named Hot Dog? Dennis the menace
11 Dr Seuss wrote about which famous cat? The Cat in The Hat
12 Who wrote the poems upon which the musical Cats was based? T.S.Eliot
13 Which cartoon cat never got the bird? Sylvester
14 Which cartoon cat’s catch phrase was "Heavens to Murgatroyd"? Snagglepuss
15 Which cat was the first cartoon movie star? Felix
16 In which James Bond film is Scaramanga the villain? The Man with the Golden Gun
17 In which Bond film do we meet Oddjob? Goldfinger
18 What is the name of M’s secretary in most James Bond films? Miss Moneypenny
19 Who sung the theme to the James Bond film "Thunderball"? Tom Jones
20 Which James Bond film was the first to star Timothy Dalton as Bond? The Living Daylights
21 What’s the name given to savoury Indian pasties filled with meat or vegetables, and flavoured with herbs and spices? Samosas
22 What are the little parcels of raw fish and rice called in Japanese cookery? Sushi
23 If you were in an American restaurant and wanted your food grilled, what word would you look for on the menu? Broiled
24 What is the main spice used to make a Hungarian Goulash? Paprika
25 From where do Balti dishes originate? Birmingham!

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