The Pear Tree Quiz – 07 August 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Which sea creature, beginning with a B, has sex organs 30 times it’s body length?

 

2

On which island was Napoleon born?

 

3

The theme tune of TFI Friday was also a theme tune of a 60’s thriller series – what was it called?

 

4

What was Queen’s first top 10 hit?

 

5

Without looking – how many numbers are there in a standard credit or debit card account number?

 

6

Which one of the Goons wrote most of the scripts?

 

7

To the nearest half million, what was the population of the UK in 1999?

 

8

Point each, which 2 Scottish League football clubs are United?

 

9

Is a GRIVET a) An Abyssinian monkey, b) Armour for the shins, c) a screw-in rivet or d) the plate that revolves at the bottom of a microwave?

 

10

What metal are electric light bulb filaments usually made from?

 

11

Prince Harry has 4 names – Henry being the first – point each, what are the other 3?

 

12

Today, Sir Robin Day died – how did he start his television career?

 

13

Which Eastern European country split peacefully in 1993 along ethnic lines to form two new countries?

 

14

Over 900 people have successfully climbed Mt.Everest, but to the nearest 10, how many people have died trying to climb it?

 

15

Why would a policeman ask you to stand on one leg and touch your nose, if he stopped you for a motoring offence?

 

16

Before Matthew Kelly, who originally hosted “Stars in your eyes”?

 

17

Bactrian and dromedarys are types of camel – but which one has one hump?

 

18

How many of the Decathlon’s events are throwing ones?

 

19

What is the gift for a 13th wedding anniversary?

 

20

Which famous author of spy stories was really an intelligence agent during world war II?

 

21

According to a recent survey, what percentage of men brought up on farms have had sex with an animal? (Thanks Ange!)

 

22

How many ways are there of pronouncing OUGH in English?

 

23

Which is the only king in a pack of cards not to have a moustache?

 

24

What sort of vegetable is a Scallion?

 

25

What, according to Groucho Marx, begins with F, ends with K, and if you can’t get one, you have to use your hand?

 

Round 2

Clothes, Holiday Money, Odd one Out, Sport

1

What is the correct name for the short, braced trousers traditionally worn by men in Bavaria and Austria?

 

2

What head covering is named after a battle?

 

3

Where would you wear a mantilla?

 

4

For which group of people were the original jeans made?

 

5

Where would a Japanese wear his or her Obi?

 

6

What’s the currency of Austria?

 

7

Today, how many pesetas could you get to your pound (20 each way)?

 

8

If you were on holiday in Tunisia, what currency would you be spending?

 

9

To the nearest 20,000, how many Turkish Lira would your pound buy?

 

10

And, finally, today how much is the Euro worth, to the nearest penny?

 

11

What’s the odd one out – My decision is final!!!! Inch, foot, metre, acre, kilometre.

 

12

Bach, Beethoven, Braque, Bruckner

 

13

King, prince, baron, count, knight

 

14

Cheetah, hyena, leopard, panther

 

15

Anne, George, Elizabeth, Henry, Edward

 

16

Which famous black tennis player died of AIDS?

 

17

Which surname has been shared by a post-war men’s and women’s singles champion at Wimbledon?

 

18

Which cricketer has scored most runs in first-class cricket – Geoff Boycott, W.G.Grace, Jack Hobbs, or Don Bradman

 

19

Who won the UK Snooker Championship at the age of 17 in 1993?

 

20

One football club holds the record for going up and down all four divisions in nine years – which one?

 

21

Name either of the 2 Americans who have won the F1 World Championship?

 

22

What’s the nickname of the South African Rugby Union team?

 

23

Tattenham Corner is on which racecourse?

 

24

What’s the name of Washington’s American Football team?

 

25

Other than too small, what’s the usual diameter of a golf hole?

 

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