The Pear Tree Quiz – 17 April 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Today is Victoria Beckham’s birthday – how old is she?

 

2

Gamboge is a shade of which colour?

 

3

In which year was Germany re-unified?

 

4

How many universities are there in Manchester?

 

5

Is a GABBART a) An old word for a gossip, b) a dialect word for a barge, c) A woollen shawl or d) a tropical fish of the carp family?

 

6

In the news – who is the current president of Russia?

 

7

From which modern country did the Incas mainly come?

 

8

Who sailed round the world in Gipsy Moth IV?

 

9

Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Laguna?

 

10

Danes, led by Ivar the Boneless, captured which British town from the Vikings in 867?

 

11

In which American city is the Jerry Springer show filmed?

 

12

Who won the men’s marathon yesterday in London? – extra point for the women’s winner.

 

13

In which country is the holiday resort of Cancun?

 

14

All Ikea stores are painted in the same 2 colours (and white) – which?

 

15

In which area of London did Jack the Ripper do his murders?

 

16

Who had a 60’s no 1 with Running Bear?

 

17

If A is Alpha and B is Bravo – what is T?

 

18

Which 62 year old said when she married last week to her 36 year old husband, “It’s 3rd time lucky”?

 

19

Which composer wrote the opera Tosca?

 

20

Other than London, 3 other British cities can hallmark gold and silver – point each for the 3?

 

21

In which year was VAT introduced in Britain?

 

22

What extinct creature got its name from the Portugese word for stupid?

 

23

In France, what is a parapluie?

 

24

What was the Al short for in Al Capone’s first name?

 

25

What colour is the Bakerloo line on a London Underground map?

 

Round 2

Capital Cities, Food & Drink, Sport, Backing Groups,        

1

In the news – what’s the capital of Zimbabwe?

 

2

What’s the capital of Bulgaria?

 

3

Monrovia is the capital of which African country?

 

4

Of which country is Manila the capital?

 

5

Of which Russian republic is Kiev the capital?

 

6

What kind of meat is usually used to make a moussaka?

 

7

What liqueur is used to make a White Lady?

 

8

From which country does balsamic vinegar come?

 

9

What colour is Double Gloucester cheese?

 

10

What grain is used to make whisky?

 

11

What is added to whisky to make a whisky mac?

 

12

Simnel cake was traditionally eaten on which Sunday?

 

13

What is a Laxton’s Superb?

 

14

What drink should be served in a schooner?

 

15

What is added to pasta to make it green?

 

16

What country does Martina Hingis represent in tennis?

 

17

Which team did Martin Ofiah play for in his first few years as a rugby league player?

 

18

Which baseball player was also one of Marilyn Monroe’s husbands?

 

19

Which of the Gladiators competed in the heptathlon in the 1998 Commonwealth games?

 

20

Formula 1’s Spanish grand prix is held on the outskirts of which city?

 

21

What was the name of Georgie Fame’s backing group?

 

22

Whose backing group was The Wonder Stuff?

 

23

What was Elvis Presley’s backing group called?

 

24

John Fred and the what had a 1968 no 3 with Judy in Disguise (with glasses)?

 

25

The Heartbreakers were the backing group for who?

 

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