The Pear Tree Quiz – 17 July 2000
1 |
How many piers does Blackpool have? |
3 |
2 |
On Mho’s hardness scale, diamond is the hardest mineral – what is the softest? |
Talc |
3 |
Last week, the previous Archbishop of Canterbury died – what was his name? |
Robert Runcie |
4 |
Last weekend the film Electra Glide in Blue was shown on TV – who or what was Electra Glide? |
A Harley Davison |
5 |
In which country is the Great Bear Lake? |
Canada |
6 |
Which was the first British credit card? |
Barclaycard |
7 |
On which reservoir does Glossop Sailing Club sail? |
Torside |
8 |
In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated? |
Dallas |
9 |
Is a SOLLERET a) A baby sole, b) A baby’s dummy, c) a shoe on a suit of armour, or d) the tongue of a shoe? |
C |
10 |
Which band leader was famous for his Tijuana Brass? |
Herb Alpert |
11 |
Point each – name the Corrs? |
Caroline, Andrea, Sharon & Jim |
12 |
Which actor played on film Henry VIII, Captain Bligh and the Hunchback of Notre Dame? |
Charles Laughton |
13 |
Who was Hitler’s Minister for Propaganda? |
Goebbels |
14 |
Which film comedian has a statue in Leicester Square? |
Charlie Chaplin |
15 |
What is measured using a Hygrometer? |
Humidity |
16 |
From which country does Gruyere cheese come? |
Switzerland |
17 |
Which Russian city is twinned with Manchester? |
St Petersburg |
18 |
Which American playwright was married to Marilyn Monroe? |
Arthur Miller |
19 |
Who is going to take over from Martin Edwards as chairman of Manchester United? |
Peter Kenyon |
20 |
What was the name of Elvis Presley’s manager? |
Col. Tom Parker |
21 |
From which tree do we get cobnuts? |
Hazel |
22 |
Point each – which two English counties border Scotland? |
Cumbria and Northumberland |
23 |
What used to be traded in London’s Covent Garden before it became a trendy tourist attraction? |
Fruit and vegetables |
24 |
How many chambers are there in the human heart? |
4 |
25 |
Who was Flash Gordon’s arch-enemy? |
Ming the Merciless |
Round 2
Brand Names, Film Directors, Sport & English History
1 |
The next ten questions are on brand names of products sold in the 20th century – the answers are the actual thing being sold – What was Spirella? |
Corsets |
2 |
Three Castles was a brand of what? |
Cigarettes |
3 |
A Dansette was what? |
A record player |
4 |
What was Cerebos? |
Salt |
5 |
Procea was a type of what? |
Bread |
6 |
Tibs was a brand of what? |
Cat Food |
7 |
What were sold under the name Vidor? |
Batteries |
8 |
What was Euthymol? |
Tooth Paste |
9 |
What was sold under the brand Wincarnis? |
A Tonic Wine |
10 |
What were Zubes? |
Cough Sweets |
11 |
For what sort of film was director John Ford famous? |
Western |
12 |
Who directed the films Tommy, The Music Lovers and the Devils? |
Ken Russel |
13 |
Who, also famous for being a food writer, directed the Death Wish films? |
Michael Winner |
14 |
Young Frankenstein, The Producers and Blazing Saddles were all directed by who? |
Mel Brooks |
15 |
Italian director Sergio Leone made who into an international superstar? |
Clint Eastwood |
16 |
How did Charlotte Brew achieve a sporting first? |
First woman to ride in a Grand National |
17 |
Who set six athletics world records in one hour in 1935? |
Jesse Owens |
18 |
Which two British football clubs are nicknamed the Dons? |
Aberdeen and Wimbledon |
19 |
Beckett’s is a corner on which motor-racing circuit? |
Silverstone |
20 |
Which country won the women’s soccer competition at the Atlanta Olympics? |
USA |
21 |
Which king won the battle of Agincourt? |
Henry V |
22 |
On which ship did Admiral Nelson die? |
Victory |
23 |
Where was Drake playing bowls when news of the Armada reached him? |
Plymouth Hoe |
24 |
Which monarch preceded Queen Victoria? |
William IV |
25 |
Which infamous prison was on the site of the present Old Bailey? |
Newgate |