The Pear Tree Quiz – 10 July 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

THE new book of the year – Harry Potter and the what?

Goblet of Fire

2

For which club does French footballer Zinedane Zidane play?

Juventus

3

Which part of the body is affected by glaucoma?

The eyes

4

Who knocked Tim Henman out of the Wimbledon Singles?

Mark Philippousis

5

Which moor is named after Cornwall’s county town?

Bodmin Moor

6

Who plays Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine?

Kathy Staff

7

The length travelled by light in 1/299,792,458 of a second – how far?

1 Metre

8

Which Neil Diamond song was also a hit for UB40?

Red Red Wine

9

Lent always begins on which day of the week?

Wednesday

10

Is an OONT a) a Muslin heavenly being, b) a very small quantity, c) a camel, or d) the ancestor of the trilobite?

C

11

Photophobia is the fear of what?

Light

12

2 either way – for how many years did David Coleman present “A Question of Sport”?

18

13

Point each – who said of who last week “She is SO ugly”?

Anna Kournikova of Liz Hurley

14

Who had a ‘90s No 1 with “Rhythm is a Dancer”?

Snap

15

Who wrote the book “20,000 Leagues under the sea”?

Jules Verne

16

Who is Michael Schumacher’s younger racing driver brother?

Ralf

17

What’s the name of the canal side museum in Ashton under Lyne?

Portland Basin Heritage Centre

18

Mehmet Ozyurek, a Turk, won which competition last week with a length of just over 3.5 inches?

World’s longest nose.

19

Which European country has the most borders with other countries?

Germany (6)

20

How many laps are there in a single speedway race?

4

21

What was Abba’s last UK No 1?

Super Trouper

22

Who last week released a pop video in which he strips naked, then takes his skin off, then pulls his muscles off and finally doesn’t get shown on Top of the Pops!

Robbie Williams

23

What’s the capital of Venezuela?

Caracas

24

How many points is X worth in Scrabble?

8

25

Which city did Dorothy want to get to in the Wizard of Oz?

The Emerald City

Round 2

Colours, The Living World, Popular Television, The 70’s       

1

What colour is Jupiter’s Great Spot?

Red

2

What are the two main colours on Argentina’s flag?

Blue and White

3

What colour are Irish post boxes?

Green

4

What makes blood red?

Haemoglobin

5

According to Donovan, what was the colour of his true love’s hair?

Yellow

6

What is the proper name for an insect’s feelers?

Antennae

7

Which bird is associated with Lundy Island?

Puffin

8

What sort of creature is a gurnard?

Fish

9

What do polled cattle not have?

Horns

10

What is the largest bird of the Crow family?

Raven

11

What’s the name of Rab C. Nesbitt’s wife?

Mary

12

In which county is the series “Where The Heart Is”? set?

Yorkshire

13

What’s the job of the main characters in “This Life”?

Lawyers

14

In which series would you find PC Goody?

The Thin Blue Line

15

Jim Royle and his wife also were a husband and wife in Brookside – what were they called then?

Sheila and Bobby Grant

16

Who was Reginald Perrin’s boss?

CJ

17

What’s the name of the fictional village in Heartbeat?

Aidensfield

18

Who kept score on Shooting Stars?

George Dawes

19

In which seaside resort was Dad’s Army set?

Walmington on Sea

20

Which satellite TV channel is mainly devoted to repeats of classic comedy shows?

UK Gold

21

Who did Princess Anne marry in the 70’s?

Captain Mark Philips

22

Who was Randolph Hearst’s kidnapped daughter?

Patty

23

Who was Arsenal’s double winning captain?

Frank Mc Clintock

24

In 1978 Pope John Paul II died after roughly how long in office?

One month (33 days)

25

On TV, who were Jilly, Kelly and Sabrina?

Charlie’s Angels

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