The Pear Tree Quiz – 03 April 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

In which decade did Minnie the Minx first appear in the Beano?

 

2

What’s the official diameter of a competition dartboard?

 

3

Which Oscar winner is now suing some of his early partners, because they were paid too much?

 

4

Where are the world headquarters of the Mormon church?

 

5

In sporting terms, what do the initials BBBC stand for?

 

6

Whose was the female voice on the Meatloaf record Dead Ringer for Love?

 

7

Is PARGETTING a) a form of plastering, b) a sexual relationship with a lower form of life, c) the art of laying wooden floor tiles, or d) the proper name for the raised ring of icing around the edge of a cake?

 

8

What musical instrument was played by Sherlock Holmes?

 

9

Next weekend, the British Oscars – the BAFTA awards take place – who is the major sponsor for this event?

 

10

What’s the capital of Latvia?

 

11

How many people are portrayed on Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting The Last Supper?

 

12

Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Yaris?

 

13

What was called the Pluto Platter when it was first sold?

 

14

How many wives can a Muslim have at any one time, under Islamic law?

 

15

In which sport could you compete in the Dairylea Dunkers Championship?

 

16

Which ex-Mp shared a pretend spliff with Ali G on TV this weekend?

 

17

What nationality is the singer Leonard Cohen?

 

18

Simple enough – spell CHRYSANTHEMUM!

 

19

What was the first creature to leave Noah’s ark when the rain stopped?

 

20

What is the biggest winning margin in Premiership history – extra points for the two teams concerned?

 

21

2 points for spot on, 1 for a year either way – when was the Rubic Cube first sold in Britain

 

22

What gas powers a gas lighter?

 

23

How old is a horse when it changes into a mare from a filly?

 

24

In South Park, what is Mr Hanky?

 

25

In Siena, Italy, is illegal for girls called Mary to practice which profession?

 

Round 2

Books and Authors, Western Films, Leisure 

1

Colin Dexter created which detective?

 

2

In the USA, what sort of book is the Webster company famous for?

 

3

Which children’s classic was written to persuade adults to be kinder to horses?

 

4

Which ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer wrote a diet book?

 

5

Which ex-MP’s first novel was called A Parliamentary Affair?

 

6

What was the first film in which Clint Eastwood starred as The Man with No Name?

 

7

Which English comedian appeared in Desperado?

 

8

Who did John Wayne play in The Alamo?

 

9

Traditionally, how could you tell the hero in an old Western?

 

10

Who was the male star of the comedy western The Paleface?

 

11

The Sealed Knot Society often provides outdoor entertainment – doing what?

 

12

What would be your hobby if you regularly used slip?

 

13

In Leicestershire, what is the Quorn?

 

14

What colour are the hotels in Monopoly?

 

15

Which day at Royal Ascot is known as Ladies Day?

 

16

What does a numismatist collect?

 

17

In the special World Cup version of Monopoly, which team were where Old Kent Road usually is?

 

18

What was the first chain of Pizza restaurants to open in England?

 

19

Where is the National Railway Museum?

 

20

Which zoo is near Dunstable, Bedfordshire?

 

21

Helleboris Niger is better known as what?

 

22

What colour are the leaves of a poinsettia?

 

23

How many points are there on sycamore leaves?

 

24

What is the more common name of the wild yellow iris?

 

25

What is the art of the ornamental shaping of trees and shrubs called?

 

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