The Pear Tree Quiz – 11 January 2000

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What famous transvestite (allegedly!) saw red last week?

 

2

Point each – who are England’s opponents in Group A of Euro 2000?

 

3

The inventor of the clockwork radio has come up with a new invention, which he is seeking backers for – is it a) A solar powered computer, b) shoes with a power generator so that mobile phones can be charged as you walk, c) a fabric that can charge mobile phones etc, due to the effect of human sweat, or d) a wind-up portable CD player?

 

4

What is the name of the film starring Bruce Willis, where he blows up a rogue asteroid which is about to crash onto Earth?

 

5

From which country does Feta cheese originate?

 

6

It’s January – what is this month’s birthstone?

 

7

Where is this year’s British Open Golf Championship to be held?

 

8

Who has offered to leave home to make more room for the Blair’s baby?

 

9

What is the capital of Albania?

 

10

From which creature do we get Mohair?

 

11

What do the initials P & O stand for in the shipping company?

 

12

What was the character name of the 6 Million Dollar Man?

 

13

Today’s word is GOOGOL – is it a) An alcoholic drink made from gooseberries, b) An Australian Aborigine’s ghost, c) a number – 1 followed by 100 0’s, or d) A wind that blows south down the Nile Valley?

 

14

Which one of Beethoven’s 9 symphonies is known as the Pastoral?

 

15

When Bert Trautmann kept goal when he had a broken neck for Man. City, who were they playing in the FA Cup Final?

 

16

Which British newspaper first appeared in October 1986?

 

17

Who is reputed to have said that religion is the opiate of the people?

 

18

What’s the chemical symbol for Sodium?

 

19

Which sign of the Zodiac has an Archer as its symbol?

 

20

What’s the national flower of Wales?

 

21

In which month this year will virtually all of the Olympic games be held?

 

22

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of which famous parents?

 

23

In which American state is Disneyland?

 

24

What’s the unit which measures electrical resistance?

 

25

David Bowie has had 5 No 1 hits in England – point each!

 

 

Answers

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