The Pear Tree Quiz – 19 June 2000
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What was the name of the cow in the Magic Roundabout? |
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After which racing driver is the track used for the Canadian Grand Prix named? |
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Which seaside resort in Britain has the longest pier? |
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What do Liz Dawn, Wendy Richard and Carol Vorderman all have in common? |
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What’s the name of the new multi-million pound ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach? |
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The word is COPROLITHS – does it mean a) fossilised dinosaur turds, b) standing stones in Cyprus, c) hand held flint tools, or d) plastic printing plates? |
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What colour is the earth wire in modern electrical wiring? |
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What is the Ceefax/Oracle code for obtaining subtitles? |
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Which element has the symbol Sn, short for STANNUM? |
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What was the first British airport to have its own railway station? |
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What do Mexicans make from the Agave cactus? |
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12 |
How many different topics of questions are there in Trivial Pursuit? |
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13 |
By how many strokes did Tiger Woods win the US Open at the weekend? |
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Before Tiger Wood’s record win, the record for the biggest margin between first and second at a major tournament was held by Old Tom Morris – in which year? |
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If A is Alpha and B is Bravo, what is J? |
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Which Blue Peter presenter is leaving after 5 years with the program? |
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Which American actor campaigned in the Tatton by-election for Martin Bell? |
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What was the name of Hitler’s mistress? |
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In which town is the DVLC based? |
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Kilo – as in Kilogram is the metric word for a thousand – what’s the metric word for a million? |
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In which London park is the Serpentine? |
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Who was the female lead in the film “Rosemary’s Baby”? |
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Tartrazine colours food – but what colour? |
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What American institution maybe introduced into Britain to stop traffic congestion? |
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Back to the Magic Roundabout – what was the name of the gardener? |
Round 2
British Isles, The 1990’s, Animal film stars, A bit of Literature
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What’s the capital of the Isle of Man? |
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On which island would you find Beaumaris castle? |
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Which Womble shares its name with the capital of the Isle of Mull? |
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What’s the name of the stacks of chalk sticking out of the sea on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight? |
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What is the second largest of the Channel Islands? |
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What’s the proper name for Holy Island, off the coast of Northumbria? |
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The Isle of Dogs is where? |
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On which Scottish island would you see the Cuillin Hills? |
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Which English Cathedral city is officially on an island? |
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In which county is the Isle of Sheppey? |
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Which city hosted the 1992 Olympic games? |
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Who did 22 year old model Rachel Hunter marry in 1990? |
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Also in 1990, which England soccer player was jailed for drink-driving? |
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14 |
How old was Tony Blair when he became Prime Minister? |
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15 |
In the 1990s which politician became Education Secretary, Home Secretary and Chancellor? |
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16 |
Willie of Free Willie fame was really named what? |
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What was the name of Clint Eastwood’s co-star in Every Which Way but Loose? |
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18 |
What was Dorothy’s dog called in the Wizard of Oz? |
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19 |
What breed of dog was Beethoven? |
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20 |
Which animal adopts the piglet in Babe? |
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21 |
Who was Sherlock Holmes’ arch-enemy? |
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Which fictional legal figure was created by John Mortimer QC? |
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23 |
£2000 either way – how much do you get if you win the Booker Prize? |
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24 |
Who wrote It’s All Over Now – the story of her brief marriage to Bill Wyman? |
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25 |
Who wrote the Female Eunuch? |