The Pear Tree Quiz – 23 October 2000

Starter for 10: James Bond Villains.

Match the James Bond film with the villain.

Alex Trevelyan, Mr. Big, Ernst Blofeld,  Hugo Drax, Electra King, Rosa Klebb, Franz Sanchez Scaramanga,
Carl Stromburg, Max Zorin

From Russia with Love

Rosa Klebb

Moonraker

Hugo Drax

The Man with the Golden Gun

Scaramanga

The Spy Who Loved Me

Carl Stromburg

A View To A Kill

Max Zorin

The World Is Not Enough

Electra King

Licence to Kill

Franz Sanchez

Never Say Never Again

Ernst Blofeld

Live and Let Die

Mr Big

Goldeneye

Alec Trevelyan

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Who bought John Lennon’s piano last week?

George Michael

2

For which party is George W Bush the US presidential candidate?

Republican

3

5000 each way – what’s the approximate circumference of the Earth in kilometres?

40,000

4

Although she didn’t eat spaghetti on her trip to Italy, what odd thing did the Queen eat?

Goat

5

What was the name of the world’s first artificial satellite?

Sputnik

6

With which sport would you associate Wayne Grezky?

Ice Hockey

7

The battle of Waterloo was fought in which country?

Belgium

8

In which series of films is John McClane the hero?

Die Hard

9

Which TV personality said last week that “My life has been awash with lunatics. My dear old granddad was mad as a march hare, My dad, to this day a successful businessmen is still a few peas short of a casserole”?

Chris Tarrant

10

Which EU country has the largest population?

Germany

11

2years either way – in which year was East Enders first screened?

1985

12

Today’s word is IMPETRATE – is it a) to commit an act of  sexual harassment by placing your hand inside a woman’s clothing, b) to wrap a limb in plaster, c) to get the blame for, or d) to obtain something by a proper request?

D

13

In World War II, who was in charge of the Luftwaffe?

Goering

14

Going back to our starter question – in how many Bond films was Blofeld the villain?

4

15

What pre-decimal coin was worth 12.5 p?

Half Crown

16

Microsoft’s Outlook and Outlook Express are what type of computer program?

E-mail manager

17

In which Western did the song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head appear?

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

18

Which two baseball teams from New York are competing in this year’s world series

Mets and Yankees

19

Which of the Queen’s children was the first to get married?

Anne

20

Friday and Saturday nights are Karaoke nights at the Pear Tree – but what does Karaoke literally mean?

Empty Orchestra

21

Which country shares its name with Kim Basinger’s daughter?

Ireland

22

For what F1 team will Jensen Button be driving next season?

Benetton

23

Where in your body would you find rods and cones?

The eye

24

From which country does Blue Mountain coffee come?

Jamaica

25

In 10 pin bowling, a strike is when you get all pins down with 1 ball – what term is used for getting them down with 2?

Spare

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