The Pear Tree Quiz – 31 January 2000

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What’s the name of the new baby Gallagher?

Anais

2

In which country could you find Arnham Land?

Australia

3

What was named as the toy of the 20th century last week?

Lego

4

What Paris hotel does Harrod’s owner Mohammed Al Fayed own?

The Ritz

5

What is 20 year old Jenson Button’s claim to fame?

Youngest British Formula 1 driver

6

What’s the proper name for the shoulder blade?

Scapula

7

The composer Holst wrote the Planets suite – but which planets were missing?

Earth and Pluto

8

Tonight’s Royston Vasey question – according to the official website, near which village/town is the Local Shop situated?

Marsden, near Greenfield.

9

Which football team play at Roots Hall?

Southend United

10

Which famous Hollywood screen legend has just written her autobiography called “The Million Dollar Mermaid”?

Esther Williams

11

What’s the nickname of local football team Hyde United?

The Tigers

12

Which school has provided Britain with 19 prime ministers?

Eton

13

Where was yesterday’s Superbowl held – extra point if you know its number?

Georgia Stadium, Atlanta –34th

14

You might find SSP in your pay sometime – what does it stand for?

Statutory Sick Pay

15

What is 10” long, weighs 7 pounds and is gold-plated?

An Oscar

16

Is a VENNEL a) Yellow flowered umbilliferous plant, b) a type of funnel, c) a Scottish alleyway, or d) a type of hunting knife?

C

17

Which world-famous European sporting track is rebuilt every year?

The Cresta Run

18

Which English county has the longest coastline?

Cornwall

19

Before Tyson, who was the last undisputed heavy-weight champion of the world?

Leon Spinks

20

Who is the new director general of the BBC?

Greg Dyke

21

Which football club has been relegated the most times?

Notts County

22

On board a ship, what is a 'companionway'?

A staircase or ladder between decks

23

24 Mechanical devices have been patented, to clean out which bodily orifice?

The Nose

24

Dr Harold Shipman now shares the British record for serial killings with who?

Dennis Nielson

25

For 5 points – who are the 5 royal dukes?

Edinburgh, Kent, Gloucester, Cornwall and York

 

 

Round 2

Leisure , Sporting Record Breakers, TV Soaps, Country Music

1

What colour are houses in Monopoly?

Green

2

If you were a collector of Clarice Cliff, what would you collect?

Pottery

3

What shape is a sumo wrestling area?

Round

4

Which 3 Quaker families once made nearly all of Britain’s chocolate?

Cadbury, Fry and Rowntree

5

What colour carrier bag do you get if you shop at Laura Ashley?

Dark Green

6

Who in 1987 was the first British golfer to win the World Matchplay Championship?

Ian Woosnam

7

In 1988, who became the first boxer to win world titles at 5 official weights?

Sugar Ray Leonard

8

In 1995, which Town did Manchester United beat by a record 9 goals?

Ipswich

9

In 1991, who became the youngest woman ever to have the world No 1 tennis ranking?

Monica Seles

10

Who in 1979 became the youngest cricketer to complete the double of a 1000 runs and 100 wickets in a season?

Kapil Dev

11

What was the name of Joan Collin’s character in Dynasty?

Alexis Carrington

12

Who was buried under the patio in Brookside?

Trevor Jordache

13

Which soap had a bar called the Waterhole?

Neighbours

14

Which Coronation Street star produced a fitness video called Rapid Results?

Beverley Callard

15

To which country did Kathy Mitchell go when she left Albert Square?

South Africa

16

On which ranch did the Ewings live in Dallas?

South Fork

17

Who did Dannii Minogue play in Home and Away?

Emma

18

In Coronation Street, which Battersby is Janice’s daughter?

Toyah

19

Who in East Enders had an affair with his mother-in-law?

Grant Mitchell

20

Which Kim disappeared from Emmerdale, and was thought to have been murdered?

Tate

21

Who had a 1972 hit with Achey Breaky Heart?

Billy Joe Cyrus

22

Who sang “All I have to do is dream” with Bobby Gentry in 1969?

Glen Campbell

23

Patsy Cline sang Crazy, but which country superstar wrote it?

Willie Nelson

24

Which famous country singer, now dead, was kidnapped in 1979?

Tammy Wynette

25

Which No.9 hit for Elvis, was a no.10 hit for Carl Perkins in 1956?

Blue Suede Shoes

 

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