The Pear Tree Quiz – 28 February 2000
1 |
What’s the name of Oasis’ 4th album, released today? |
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants |
2 |
In which newspaper could you read the adventures of Rupert the Bear? |
The Express |
3 |
Go is the low cost airline owned by BA, which airline owns the low cost airline Buzz? |
KLM |
4 |
If you saw a car with the International Registration CH, from where would it come? |
Switzerland |
5 |
In the 1940s what did the Manhattan Project develop? |
The atomic bomb |
6 |
What’s the most number of Sundays that can occur in December? |
5 |
7 |
Who scored both of Leicester City’s goals in yesterday’s Worthington Cup Final? |
Matt Elliot |
8 |
Who had her first UK hit with Joe Le Taxi? |
Vanessa Paradis |
9 |
Is a Skelk a) A splinter, b) a careless typing mistake, c) a witch or d) a hang-glider – named after Otto Skelk, the inventor of the hang glider? |
C |
10 |
If it’s 12 noon GMT in London, what time is it in Helsinki? |
2pm |
11 |
Which British newsreader was the first to be knighted? |
ITV’s Andrew Gardner |
12 |
In which sport could you compete for the Tetley Bitter Cup? |
Rugby Union |
13 |
What is the only English anagram of the word KITCHENS? |
THICKENS |
14 |
What is the main herb in a Pesto sauce? |
Basil |
15 |
What is the name of the Welsh version of Channel 4? |
S4C |
16 |
Which car has been named as this year’s European car of the year? |
Skoda Fabia! |
17 |
Who did Diana Ross play in Lady Sings The Blues? |
Billie Holliday |
18 |
Which country has the longest coastline? |
Canada |
19 |
In which country were paperclips invented? |
Norway (the inventor couldn’t patent them as Norway didn’t have a patent office!) |
20 |
How many children were there in the Partridge family? |
5 |
21 |
What trade or profession would you have followed if you were a Webster? |
Weaving |
22 |
What sportingly links Peking, Bangkok, Cairo, Havana, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur. Paris, Osaka, Seville and Toronto? |
They’re all bidding for the 2008 Olympics. |
23 |
What is a Blenheim Orange? |
An Apple |
24 |
From which country do Hyundai cars come? |
Korea |
25 |
What were Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough’s two old gossips called? |
Cissy and Ada |
Round 2
Let’s Play Blockbusters….
A |
Which A was a resurrected Victorian in a 60s adventure series? |
Adam Adamant |
B |
Which B is a tropical disease? |
Beri-Beri |
C |
Which C is a country which has Santiago as its capital? |
Chile |
D |
What did the D stand for in the old L S D currency? |
Denarii |
E |
What E was Cathy’s surname in Wuthering Heights? |
Earnshaw |
F |
What F was John Kennedy’s middle name? |
Fitzgerald |
G |
Which family in the Archer’s is being made bankrupt at the moment? |
The Grundys |
H |
Which H was a hawk headed god of ancient Egypt? |
Horus |
I |
What I is the first word of the beer IPA? |
India |
J |
Which J was a biblical city whose walls were destroyed by trumpet playing? |
Jericho |
K |
What K is a dish of rice and fish, often eaten at breakfast? |
Kedgeree |
L |
Which L was the star of the first real porn movie, Deep Throat? |
Linda Lovelace |
M |
What M is the letters for the postcode for Bedford? |
MK |
N |
Which N was Noggin the Nog’s arch-enemy? |
Nogbad the Bad |
O |
What O is a birdwatcher? |
Ornithologist |
P |
What P was described by a traveller as a Rose Red City, half as old as time? |
Petra in Jordan |
Q |
What Q was a Roman or Greek ship with 5 banks of oars? |
Quinquereme |
R |
Which R had a 1969 No 1 with ‘Dizzy’? |
Tommy Roe |
S |
What S recorded an album called Abraxus? |
Santana |
T |
What T is a Greek dish of soft cod’s roe? |
Taramasalata |
U |
What U is lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest? |
Usury |
V |
Which V was a boy’s comic and a RAF bomber? |
Valiant |
W |
Which W had a No 2 in 1984 with ‘It’s Raining Men’’? |
Weather Girls |
Y |
Which Y is the town where Westland helicopters are made? |
Yeovil |
Z |
What Z is a soft, gentle breeze? |
Zephyr |