The Pear Tree Quiz – 17 July 2000
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How many piers does Blackpool have? |
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On Mho’s hardness scale, diamond is the hardest mineral – what is the softest? |
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Last week, the previous Archbishop of Canterbury died – what was his name? |
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Last weekend the film Electra Glide in Blue was shown on TV – who or what was Electra Glide? |
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In which country is the Great Bear Lake? |
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Which was the first British credit card? |
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On which reservoir does Glossop Sailing Club sail? |
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In which city was John F Kennedy assassinated? |
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Is a SOLLERET a) A baby sole, b) A baby’s dummy, c) a shoe on a suit of armour, or d) the tongue of a shoe? |
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Which band leader was famous for his Tijuana Brass? |
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Point each – name the Corrs? |
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12 |
Which actor played on film Henry VIII, Captain Bligh and the Hunchback of Notre Dame? |
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13 |
Who was Hitler’s Minister for Propaganda? |
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Which film comedian has a statue in Leicester Square? |
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15 |
What is measured using a Hygrometer? |
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From which country does Gruyere cheese come? |
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Which Russian city is twinned with Manchester? |
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Which American playwright was married to Marilyn Monroe? |
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Who is going to take over from Martin Edwards as chairman of Manchester United? |
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20 |
What was the name of Elvis Presley’s manager? |
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21 |
From which tree do we get cobnuts? |
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Point each – which two English counties border Scotland? |
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23 |
What used to be traded in London’s Covent Garden before it became a trendy tourist attraction? |
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24 |
How many chambers are there in the human heart? |
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25 |
Who was Flash Gordon’s arch-enemy? |
Round 2
Brand Names, Film Directors, Sport & English History
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The next ten questions are on brand names of products sold in the 20th century – the answers are the actual thing being sold – What was Spirella? |
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Three Castles was a brand of what? |
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A Dansette was what? |
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What was Cerebos? |
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Procea was a type of what? |
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Tibs was a brand of what? |
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What were sold under the name Vidor? |
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What was Euthymol? |
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What was sold under the brand Wincarnis? |
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What were Zubes? |
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11 |
For what sort of film was director John Ford famous? |
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Who directed the films Tommy, The Music Lovers and the Devils? |
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Who, also famous for being a food writer, directed the Death Wish films? |
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14 |
Young Frankenstein, The Producers and Blazing Saddles were all directed by who? |
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15 |
Italian director Sergio Leone made who into an international superstar? |
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16 |
How did Charlotte Brew achieve a sporting first? |
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17 |
Who set six athletics world records in one hour in 1935? |
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18 |
Which two British football clubs are nicknamed the Dons? |
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19 |
Beckett’s is a corner on which motor-racing circuit? |
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20 |
Which country won the women’s soccer competition at the Atlanta Olympics? |
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21 |
Which king won the battle of Agincourt? |
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22 |
On which ship did Admiral Nelson die? |
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23 |
Where was Drake playing bowls when news of the Armada reached him? |
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24 |
Which monarch preceded Queen Victoria? |
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25 |
Which infamous prison was on the site of the present Old Bailey? |