The Pear Tree Quiz – 05 June 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

A kleptomaniac can’t resist what?

 

2

On the 24 hour clock, what time is 9.30 pm?

 

3

Which TV presenter said of her bras last week that they are the “size of hammocks and about as sexy”?

 

4

3 years either way – when did Wild West legend Wyatt Earp die?

 

5

What’s the capital of Cyprus?

 

6

Is a CHAKRAM a) a Hindu Temple, b) a swollen spot in a delicate place, c) An Indian 4 wheel cart, or d) Xena, Warrior Princess’s main weapon?

 

7

David Hempelman-Adams missed what by about 13 miles last week?

 

8

What’s the birthstone for the month of June?

 

9

Which company sponsors the National Cricket league?

 

10

What colour is the 1p stamp?

 

11

Who is rated the world’s No.1 tennis player as of now?

 

12

What number do you dial before your own if you don’t want the person answering to be able to find out your number?

 

13

What one word can go before beer, bread and nut to make other words?

 

14

Before 1994, when did Brazil last win football’s World Cup?

 

15

In England we call it a silencer – what is it called in the USA?

 

16

Frankie Dettori was injured in a plane crash last week in which the pilot died – but who was the other jockey involved?

 

17

Who is chairman of Chelsea football club?

 

18

What was the name of the Spice Girls first album?

 

19

According to recent research, which country is rated the world’s healthiest?

 

20

Where are British monarchs crowned (other than on their heads!)

 

21

A lake in Africa and a state in Australia share the same name – what?

 

22

In Morse code, what letter is represented by 3 dots?

 

23

What colour was Del Trotter’s van?

 

24

In which direction does the river Nile flow?

 

25

Who played the 4th Dr. Who on TV?

 

Round 2

The Women of Pop Music, Transport, A Question of Sport           

1

What’s Baby Spice’s real name?

 

2

Whose first hit was “Lost in France”?

 

3

Which country did Celine Dion represent in the Eurovision Song Contest?

 

4

Which superstar singer helped open EuroDisney in 1992?

 

5

Who had a hit in the 60’s with Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)?

 

6

Eurostar trains leave London for what 2 European capitals?

 

7

Which car manufacturer made a model called the Probe?

 

8

Old steam trains could be classified as 4-6-2 or 0-4-0 or something – what am I talking about?

 

9

BAA owns Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted – what does BAA stand for?

 

10

What motorway runs from London to South Wales?

 

11

Which company owned the Titanic?

 

12

What was the name of the German airship that crashed in flames in 1937?

 

13

 Ł50 pounds either way – how much is a standard return to New York on Concorde if you wanted to fly tomorrow?

 

14

Don’t worry about the spelling – what’s the German equivalent of our motorway?

 

15

Where in Manchester is the main bus station for cross-country travel?

 

16

Who this year won his 3rd consecutive Volvo PGA Golf championship?

 

17

How did Captain Keith Brown, late of the Royal Hussars, make sporting history in April 1993?

 

18

Riding, running, shooting and swimming are four of the events that make up the Olympic modern pentathlon – what’s the fifth?

 

19

Who was the last unseeded player to reach the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon?

 

20

Who was the youngest ever person to win the BBC sports personality of the year award?

 

21

Near which British city is Bletchley Park, where the Enigma codes were decoded?

 

22

In which county is Lyme Regis?

 

23

What stretch of water divides Wales from Anglesey?

 

24

In which county is Newmarket Race course?

 

25

Manchester has its Trafford Centre, but which city has the Metro Centre?

 

Answers
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