The Pear Tree Quiz – 24 January 2000

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What do Geri Halliwell, Roger the Dodger, Brooklyn Beckham, Del Boy, Chris Evans and Dennis the Menace have in common?

They all appeared in the 3000th edition of the Beano ( a popular children’s comic!)

2

What’s the capital of Brazil?

Brasilia

3

Which two teams are to contest USA’s Superbowl this year?

St Louis Rams/Tennessee Titans

4

The letters AD after a date are to disappear soon, to be replaced by CE, which is more politically correct. What does CE stand for?

Common Era

5

Which multinational car company owns Jaguar?

Ford

6

Which sport had its first streaker last week?

Bowls (Indoor!)

7

Gary and Yvonne Sparrow were characters in which TV series?

Goodnight Sweetheart

8

The Zodiac sign Leo covers which two months?

July and August

9

Is a RAMONEUR French for a) A manipulator of women, b) A serenader. C) A court official, or d) a chimneysweep?

D

10

Which Nick was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1989?

Faldo

11

What is the standard VAT rate in Britain?

17.5%

12

Which rugby league team are the Blue Sox?

Halifax

13

How many strings does a Spanish guitar have?

6

14

How old was Billy the Kid when he was shot?

21

15

Which TV News program is 20 years old this week?

Newsnight

16

If an ordinary bow fires arrows, what do crossbows fire?

Bolts

17

Who sang with the Pogues on A Fairytale of New York”?

Kirsty McColl

18

What’s the name of Tony Blair’s eldest daughter?

Kathryn

19

Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of which city?

Birmingham

20

Which company sponsors Oldham FC’s shirts?

Slumberland Beds

21

Ian Botham first played cricket for which county?

Somerset

22

The Internet site Amazon.com specialises in selling which items?

Books

23

Who is going to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London?

Steven Norris

24

Out of the top 10 selling singles of 1999 in the UK, how many were by British performers?

1 – Millennium Prayer

25

On which river is the Aswan dam?

Nile

 

 

Round 2

TV Game Shows, The 80’s, The Animal world, Royston Vasey

 

(Apologies to non-Brits who may not know that Royston Vasey is a fictional village in a
British TV series – the League of Gentlemen – the filming of which was done in Hadfield,
home of the Pear Tree Quiz)

1

What’s the name of the British version of the American show The Dating Game?

Blind Date

2

Ed Tudor-Pole replaced who as host of the Crystal Maze?

Richard O’Brien

3

What shape are the letter blocks in Blockbusters?

Hexagons

4

How many contestants take part in a game of Blankety Blank?

4

5

All those years ago, what was the top prize on Double your Money?

£1000

6

On which quiz show could you get your bus fare home?

Bullseye

7

Fred Housego was arguably the most famous winner of which quiz show?

Mastermind

8

Who chairs the latest version of Call My Bluff?

Bob Holness

9

Bob Monkhouse, Max Bygraves and Les Dennis have all hosted which quiz show?

Family Fortunes

10

What are the two voting symbols on Ready Steady Cook?

Red Tomatoes/Green Peppers

11

In which month was the marriage of Charles and Diana?

July

12

Where did the 1980 Olympic games take place?

Moscow

13

Who were Liverpool’s opponents when the Hillsborough disaster happened?

Nottingham Forest

14

In which books were golliwogs replaced by gnomes?

Noddy stories

15

What was the name of the policewoman who was shot outside the Libyan embassy?

Yvonne Fletcher

16

How do the anaconda’s victims die?

Suffocation

17

Where does a badger live?

A Sett

18

Which British snake has a V shaped mark on its head?

Viper/Adder

19

How many horns does the Indian Rhinoceros have?

1

20

What colour face does a Suffolk sheep have?

Black

21

What is the name of the fast food place that Pauline works in?

Burger Me

22

What are the names of the couple who run the local shop?

Edward and Tubs

23

What’s the name of Royston Vasey’s local newspaper?

The Royston Vasey Chronicle

24

What are the names of the two horrifying little girls who live in a very orderly house?

Chloe and Radcliffe

25

What’s the first name of Mr Briss, the Butcher?

Hillary

 

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