The Pear Tree Quiz – 16 October 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Two soaps have a couple in them named Hayley and Roy – what are they?

 

2

Where did Tim Henman win his first tennis title in 2 years at the weekend?

 

3

Who is reputedly going to advertise bras for Marks and Spencers?

 

4

What’s the name of the classical string quartet who have been banned from the Classic Chart for being too poppy?

 

5

Who is the MP for Tatton?

 

6

Viridian is a shade of which colour?

 

7

Which former Manchester United player has just been fired from his job as manager of Huddersfield town?

 

8

Who played keyboards and sung with the Animals in the 60s before starting his own group?

 

9

Who invented the telephone?

 

10

Mumbai is the new name for which Indian city?

 

11

Today’s word is NUMNAH – is it a) a padding that fits under a horse’s saddle, b) a type of Indian bread, c) a smaller relative of the Mynah bird or d) what you sit in when you take an elephant ride?

 

12

What substance has the chemical formula H2S04?

 

13

The Richter scale is used to measure what?

 

14

Before it gained independence, which country did Greenland belong to?  

15

For 5 points, name 5 things that the Queen will not eat in on her visit to Italy?

 

16

Who did Michael Moorer defeat to win the World Heavyweight title in 1994?

 

17

What is the real name for the Jumbo Jet?

 

18

In which 2 decades were the so-called baby-boomers born?

 

19

What’s the name of Kate Winslet’s new baby?

 

20

How many feet in a mile?

 

21

Which of the following foods has the lowest water content – carrots, tomatoes, whole milk or celery?

 

22

What was the first name of the famous painter Constable?

 

23

Who introduces the new series of the Antiques Roadshow?

 

24

With which sport would you associate Jahangar Khan?

 

25

How many babies were used in the filming of the new series of the Royle Family?

 

Round 2

Animals, Hobbies, France, Sexy trivia, Famous Palaces

1

How long does the average elephant live?

 

2

The Killer Whale is really a species of what?

 

3

Approximately how many people are killed by tigers each year – is it 50, 500 or 5000?

 

4

For what purpose were poodles originally bred?

 

5

What breed of dog is Snoopy?

 

6

What would you be looking up if you referred to a book by Leslie Halliwell?

 

7

What are listed in Millers Price Guide?

 

8

What does a lepidopterist collect?

 

9

What, other than an anorak, is a stamp collector called?

 

10

What season runs from 16th June to the 7th March?

 

11

On which coast of France is the seaport of Marseilles?

 

12

What mountains divide France from Spain?

 

13

On which river does Paris stand?

 

14

We call them motorways – what do the French call them?

 

15

In France, what is a TGV?

 

16

How many calories per hour does a bout of sexual intercourse burn?

 

17

5 years either way – the first vibrators were invented in which year as a medical treatment for hysteria?

 

18

In which of the following countries are condoms most commonly used – USA, Holland, Britain, Japan or Sweden?

 

19

What percentage of men shave their pubic hair?

 

20

True or false – humans are the only species to have face-to-face sex?

 

21

What’s the name of the Royal family’s estate in Norfolk?

 

22

Who lives in Lambeth Palace?

 

23

Which duke lives at Blenheim Palace?

 

24

The monarchs of which country lived at Holyrood?

 

25

Cardinal Wolsey built himself a great palace and later Henry VIII confiscated it from him – what was it?

 

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