The Pear Tree Quiz – 15 May 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

In the famous children’s record, who had a magic piano?

Sparky

2

Who probably lost £166,000 by forgetting to sign something?

Padraig Harrington, the golfer who was disqualified for not signing his score-card

3

Vera Chapman played 66 times for England at which sport?

Hockey

4

If Manchester City were in the Premier division this season, and they scored the same number of league points as they did in the first division, how many points would they be behind Manchester United?

2pts – 89-91

5

Does SINAPISE mean a) Sprinkle, b) to flush the sinuses, c) wavy, or d) to make Chinese?

A

6

2 points – who won best actor and actress awards at last night’s television BAFTAs?

Michael Gambon/Thora Hird

7

What was the name of the Motel in Psycho?

The Bates Motel

8

Why is a T-shirt so called – a) Because you wore them after tea, b) they were used on a golf course originally, c) they are shaped like the letter T, or d) after their original designer, Thornton Teesdale?

C

9

Who had hits with Catch a Falling Star and Magic Moments?

Perry Como

10

Which herb is used to flavour the sauce on pizzas?

Oregano

11

What is measured on the Richter Scale?

Earthquakes

12

Who had an 80’s number 1 with Heart?

Pet Shop Boys

13

What’s the French word for the number Nine?

Neuf

14

Which country won last weekend’s Eurovision song contest?

Denmark

15

Tony Blair was photographed on which soap’s film set just before the 1997 election?

Coronation Street

16

When England won the World Cup in 1966, who were the defending champions?

Brazil

17

In woodwork, what does a tenon fit to make a joint?

Mortise

18

From which country did chrysanthemums come originally?

Japan

19

So spell CHRYSANTHEMUM!

 

20

2pts – which two royal princes have birthdays in June?

Philip, William

21

What is the American equivalent of a British hospital’s A & E facility?

Emergency Room

22

In the film Goldfinger, what sort of school was run by Pussy Galore?

Flying

23

Which fictional doctor lived in Puddleby-on-Marsh?

Dr.Doolittle

24

What’s the only active volcano in mainland Europe?

Vesuvius

25

What’s the name of All Saint’s first movie, being shown at Cannes this week?

Honest

Round 2

Local Knowledge, Around the World, The Media, Computers and the Internet

1

What unique mineral is only mined at Castleton?

Blue John

2

Which Peak district village is at the southern end of the Pennine Way?

Edale

3

What road number is the Snake Pass?

A57

4

How much will a visit to Glossop Heritage centre cost an adult?

50p

5

In which village is Little John reputedly buried?

Hathersage

6

Chapel-en-le-Frith – what does the Frith stand for?

Forest

7

The weirdest pub for miles, with trees and streams running through it, has recently opened behind McDonalds at Hattersley – what is it called?

The Outside Inn

8

On which local reservoir does Glossop Sailing club sail?

Torside

9

20 years either way – when did the Romans abandon Melandra Castle?

170 AD

10

Which village in the Peak District cut itself off from the rest of the world when the Great Plague of 1665 reached it?

Eyam

11

Which American city’s name when translated means The Fields?

Las Vegas

12

Which country’s parliament is called the Knesset?

Israel

13

Where would you be if someone gave you a welcoming lei?

Hawaii

14

Which ocean’s deepest point is the Java Trench?

Indian

15

What city is the capital of Bavaria?

Munich

16

What magazine is allegedly owned by Lord Gnome?

Private Eye

17

GQ Magazine – what does GQ stand for?

Gentleman’s Quarterly

18

Which of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers has the longest name?

News of the World

19

Which long running futuristic comic featured Judge Dredd?

2000 AD

20

In which city is Anglia Television based?

Norwich

21

Computer memory is known as RAM – what does it stand for?

Random Access Memory

22

What would you be doing if you went to the Yahoo, Excite, Lycos or Altavista websites?

Searching for information

23

Other than a computer and a telephone line, what other piece of equipment do you need to connect to the Internet?

A Modem (or ISDN router if you want to be pedantic and rich!)

24

Which company manufactures Pentium processors?

Intel

25

For what purpose would you mainly use programs like Outlook and Outlook Express?

E-mail

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