The
Pear Tree Quiz – 31 January 2000
1 |
What’s
the name of the new baby Gallagher? |
Anais |
2 |
In
which country could you find Arnham Land? |
Australia |
3 |
What
was named as the toy of the 20th century last week? |
Lego |
4 |
What
Paris hotel does Harrod’s owner Mohammed Al Fayed own? |
The
Ritz |
5 |
What
is 20 year old Jenson Button’s claim to fame? |
Youngest
British Formula 1 driver |
6 |
What’s
the proper name for the shoulder blade? |
Scapula |
7 |
The
composer Holst wrote the Planets suite – but which planets were missing? |
Earth
and Pluto |
8 |
Tonight’s
Royston Vasey question – according to the official website, near which
village/town is the Local Shop situated? |
Marsden,
near Greenfield. |
9 |
Which
football team play at Roots Hall? |
Southend
United |
10 |
Which
famous Hollywood screen legend has just written her autobiography called “The
Million Dollar Mermaid”? |
Esther
Williams |
11 |
What’s
the nickname of local football team Hyde United? |
The
Tigers |
12 |
Which
school has provided Britain with 19 prime ministers? |
Eton |
13 |
Where
was yesterday’s Superbowl held – extra point if you know its number? |
Georgia
Stadium, Atlanta –34th |
14 |
You
might find SSP in your pay sometime – what does it stand for? |
Statutory
Sick Pay |
15 |
What
is 10” long, weighs 7 pounds and is gold-plated? |
An
Oscar |
16 |
Is
a VENNEL a) Yellow flowered umbilliferous plant, b) a type of funnel, c) a
Scottish alleyway, or d) a type of hunting knife? |
C |
17 |
Which
world-famous European sporting track is rebuilt every year? |
The
Cresta Run |
18 |
Which
English county has the longest coastline? |
Cornwall |
19 |
Before Tyson, who was the last undisputed heavy-weight champion
of the world? |
Leon
Spinks |
20 |
Who
is the new director general of the BBC? |
Greg
Dyke |
21 |
Which football club has been relegated the most times? |
Notts
County |
22 |
On board a ship, what is a 'companionway'? |
A
staircase or ladder between decks |
23 |
24 Mechanical devices have been patented, to clean out which
bodily orifice? |
The
Nose |
24 |
Dr
Harold Shipman now shares the British record for serial killings with who? |
Dennis
Nielson |
25 |
For
5 points – who are the 5 royal dukes? |
Edinburgh,
Kent, Gloucester, Cornwall and York |
Round
2
Leisure , Sporting Record Breakers, TV Soaps, Country Music
1 |
What
colour are houses in Monopoly? |
Green |
2 |
If
you were a collector of Clarice Cliff, what would you collect? |
Pottery |
3 |
What
shape is a sumo wrestling area? |
Round |
4 |
Which
3 Quaker families once made nearly all of Britain’s chocolate? |
Cadbury,
Fry and Rowntree |
5 |
What
colour carrier bag do you get if you shop at Laura Ashley? |
Dark
Green |
6 |
Who
in 1987 was the first British golfer to win the World Matchplay Championship? |
Ian
Woosnam |
7 |
In
1988, who became the first boxer to win world titles at 5 official weights? |
Sugar
Ray Leonard |
8 |
In
1995, which Town did Manchester United beat by a record 9 goals? |
Ipswich |
9 |
In
1991, who became the youngest woman ever to have the world No 1 tennis
ranking? |
Monica
Seles |
10 |
Who
in 1979 became the youngest cricketer to complete the double of a 1000 runs
and 100 wickets in a season? |
Kapil
Dev |
11 |
What
was the name of Joan Collin’s character in Dynasty? |
Alexis
Carrington |
12 |
Who was buried under the patio in Brookside? |
Trevor Jordache |
13 |
Which soap had a bar called the Waterhole? |
Neighbours |
14 |
Which Coronation Street star produced a fitness video
called Rapid Results? |
Beverley Callard |
15 |
To which country did Kathy Mitchell go when she left
Albert Square? |
South Africa |
16 |
On which ranch did the Ewings live in Dallas? |
South Fork |
17 |
Who did Dannii Minogue play in Home and Away? |
Emma |
18 |
In Coronation Street, which Battersby is Janice’s
daughter? |
Toyah |
19 |
Who in East Enders had an affair with his mother-in-law? |
Grant Mitchell |
20 |
Which Kim disappeared from Emmerdale, and was thought to
have been murdered? |
Tate |
21 |
Who
had a 1972 hit with Achey Breaky Heart? |
Billy
Joe Cyrus |
22 |
Who
sang “All I have to do is dream” with Bobby Gentry in 1969? |
Glen
Campbell |
23 |
Patsy
Cline sang Crazy, but which country superstar wrote it? |
Willie
Nelson |
24 |
Which
famous country singer, now dead, was kidnapped in 1979? |
Tammy
Wynette |
25 |
Which
No.9 hit for Elvis, was a no.10 hit for Carl Perkins in 1956? |
Blue
Suede Shoes |