The Pear Tree Quiz – 05 June 2000
1 |
A kleptomaniac can’t resist what? |
Stealing |
2 |
On the 24 hour clock, what time is 9.30 pm? |
21:30 |
3 |
Which TV presenter said of her bras last week that they are the “size of hammocks and about as sexy”? |
Ulrika Johnson |
4 |
3 years either way – when did Wild West legend Wyatt Earp die? |
1929 at the ripe old age of 81 |
5 |
What’s the capital of Cyprus? |
Nicosia |
6 |
Is a CHAKRAM a) a Hindu Temple, b) a swollen spot in a delicate place, c) An Indian 4 wheel cart, or d) Xena, Warrior Princess’s main weapon? |
D |
7 |
David Hempelman-Adams missed what by about 13 miles last week? |
The North Pole in his hot air balloon. |
8 |
What’s the birthstone for the month of June? |
Pearl or Moonstone |
9 |
Which company sponsors the National Cricket league? |
Norwich Union |
10 |
What colour is the 1p stamp? |
Dark Red |
11 |
Who is rated the world’s No.1 tennis player as of now? |
Andre Agassiz |
12 |
What number do you dial before your own if you don’t want the person answering to be able to find out your number? |
141 |
13 |
What one word can go before beer, bread and nut to make other words? |
Ginger |
14 |
Before 1994, when did Brazil last win football’s World Cup? |
1970 |
15 |
In England we call it a silencer – what is it called in the USA? |
Muffler |
16 |
Frankie Dettori was injured in a plane crash last week in which the pilot died – but who was the other jockey involved? |
Ray Cochrane |
17 |
Who is chairman of Chelsea football club? |
Ken Bates |
18 |
What was the name of the Spice Girls first album? |
Spice (surprisingly!) |
19 |
According to recent research, which country is rated the world’s healthiest? |
Japan |
20 |
Where are British monarchs crowned (other than on their heads!) |
Westminster Abbey |
21 |
A lake in Africa and a state in Australia share the same name – what? |
Victoria |
22 |
In Morse code, what letter is represented by 3 dots? |
S |
23 |
What colour was Del Trotter’s van? |
Yellow |
24 |
In which direction does the river Nile flow? |
South to North |
25 |
Who played the 4th Dr. Who on TV? |
Tom Baker |
Round 2
The Women of Pop Music, Transport, A Question of Sport
1 |
What’s Baby Spice’s real name? |
Emma Bunton |
2 |
Whose first hit was “Lost in France”? |
Bonnie Tyler |
3 |
Which country did Celine Dion represent in the Eurovision Song Contest? |
Switzerland |
4 |
Which superstar singer helped open EuroDisney in 1992? |
Cher |
5 |
Who had a hit in the 60’s with Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)? |
The Shangri-Las |
6 |
Eurostar trains leave London for what 2 European capitals? |
Paris/Brussels |
7 |
Which car manufacturer made a model called the Probe? |
Ford |
8 |
Old steam trains could be classified as 4-6-2 or 0-4-0 or something – what am I talking about? |
The arrangement of wheels – the ones in the middle are the driving wheels. |
9 |
BAA owns Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted – what does BAA stand for? |
British Airports Authority |
10 |
What motorway runs from London to South Wales? |
M4 |
11 |
Which company owned the Titanic? |
White Star Line |
12 |
What was the name of the German airship that crashed in flames in 1937? |
The Hindenberg |
13 |
£50 pounds either way – how much is a standard return to New York on Concorde if you wanted to fly tomorrow? |
£6580 |
14 |
Don’t worry about the spelling – what’s the German equivalent of our motorway? |
Autobahn |
15 |
Where in Manchester is the main bus station for cross-country travel? |
Chorlton Street. |
16 |
Who this year won his 3rd consecutive Volvo PGA Golf championship? |
Colin Montgomerie |
17 |
How did Captain Keith Brown, late of the Royal Hussars, make sporting history in April 1993? |
He was the starter of the Grand National that never was run! |
18 |
Riding, running, shooting and swimming are four of the events that make up the Olympic modern pentathlon – what’s the fifth? |
Fencing |
19 |
Who was the last unseeded player to reach the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon? |
Cedric Prioline – not Boris Becker as I originally thought! |
20 |
Who was the youngest ever person to win the BBC sports personality of the year award? |
Ian Black |
21 |
Near which British city is Bletchley Park, where the Enigma codes were decoded? |
Milton Keynes |
22 |
In which county is Lyme Regis? |
Dorset |
23 |
What stretch of water divides Wales from Anglesey? |
Menai Straits |
24 |
In which county is Newmarket Race course? |
Cambridgeshire |
25 |
Manchester has its Trafford Centre, but which city has the Metro Centre? |
Newcastle |