The Pear Tree Quiz – 09 October 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Whose nose grew longer every time he told a lie?

Pinocchio

2

How was the Kray’s gang known in London’s underworld?

The Firm

3

Which golf competition did the European Women’s team win this weekend?

Solheim Cup

4

What colour are the eyes of albinos?

Pink

5

Which English town has an annual Goose Fair?

Nottingham

6

Which country has the most Muslims in the world?

Indonesia

7

What was the name of King Arthur’s sword?

Excalibur

8

If a bow ‘fires’ arrows, what does a crossbow fire?

A bolt – or a quarrel

9

How many Tory shadow ministers admitted to smoking a little grass at the weekend?

7

10

The word is PILIFEROUS – does it mean a) untrustworthy, b) covered in spots and zits, c) prone to farting or d) hairy?

D

11

What colour carrier bag do you get if you shop at Harrods?

Dark Green

12

Who admitted last week that he never watches his own show because “I’m not interested in it – it’s a silly show”?

Jerry Springer

13

Which film starred John Cleese as a headmaster under pressure?

Clockwise

14

Davo Karnica took 3 days to climb up, but only 5 hours to ski down what?

Mt. Everest

15

What single word could mean an animal enclosure and a unit of weight?

Pound

16

Which is worth more in money terms, an Olympic Gold, Silver or Bronze medal?

Silver – it’s almost pure while the gold medal is only plated

17

In his youth, Pope John Paul excelled in which sport?

Football

18

Which comedian wrote Blackadder with Richard Curtis?

Ben Elton

19

For which German club did Kevin Keegan play for after he left Liverpool?

Hamburg

20

Which pop group share their name with a Bernard Cribbins comedy record?

Right Said Fred

21

For which industry is London’s Wardour Street famous?

Films

22

Sportingly, what do Sheffield and Pittsburgh have in common?

Teams called the Steelers – Ice Hockey/Football

23

What relation was Cherie Blair to the late Pat Phoenix of Coronation Street fame?

Step daughter

24

Which motorway joins the M25 at Heathrow ?

M4

25

Which margarine did Victor Meldrew advertise on TV?

Flora


Round 2

Television Quiz Shows, Around the World, Board Games         

1

How many letters does the Countdown Conundrum have?

9

2

Which quiz show always started with the words “Live from Norwich, the quiz of the week”?

Sale of the Century

3

Who were the regular captains on Shooting Stars?

Mark Lamarr/Ulrika Johnson

4

In 1999 Sky One had a quiz show hosted by Freddy Starr and Melinda Messenger – what was it called?

Beat the Crusher

5

In which quiz show did the contestants, who were mainly working class stand to win star prizes like a really useful speedboat!.

Bullseye

6

How many celebrities were there on Celebrity Squares?

9

7

What was the name of Paul Daniel’s 1980’s quiz show?

Every Second Counts

8

Which quiz show has Jonathan Ross as Question Master, and Julian Clary and Phil Jupitus as team captains?

It’s only TV but I like it.

9

Mastermind was really a knock out competition in which how many contestants were whittled down to the one winner in each series?

64

10

What dreadful quiz show was hosted by Derek Batey for many years?

Mr and Mrs

11

In which modern day country are the ruins of Troy?

Turkey

12

In which city’s harbour could you see the statue of the Little Mermaid?

Copenhagen

13

In which city could you take an underground train ride 7000 ft above sea level?

Mexico City

14

In which European capital is a famous statue of a little boy having a pee?

Brussels

15

Baffin Island is a large island of the coast of which Commonwealth country?

Canada

16

One of Ceylon/Sri Lanka’s more famous residents is a famous science fiction writer – who is he?

Arthur C Clarke

17

Which country has the Dong as it’s currency?

Viet Nam

18

In which American state is the town of Tombstone, where the gunfight at the OK Corral took place?

Arizona

19

What’s the capital of the province of Western Australia?

Perth

20

Which country calls itself Suomi?

Finland

21

In Monopoly, how much do you inherit if you pick up the card in the community chest?

£100

22

Who is the military man in the game of Cluedo?

Colonel Mustard

23

What board game is played on a map of the world in the 1880s?

Risk

24

What category questions are yellow in Trivial Pursuit?

History

25

How many S’s are there in a standard English Scrabble set?

4

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