The Pear Tree Quiz – 04 September 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Thunderbirds has returned to TV this weekend – for 5 points, name Jeff Tracy’s 5 sons.

 

2

On which mountain did the gods of ancient Greece live?

 

3

Essenden beat Melbourne in the Grand Final of which sport at this weekend?

 

4

In the news a lot over the past few weeks – who is president of Russia?

 

5

Which national radio program can you hear between 100 and 102 FM?

 

6

How many soccer world cup competitions have England qualified for?

 

7

Is LIGAN – a) where a ligament joins a bone, b) goods thrown overboard a ship, and marked with a buoy, c) the legal term for immunity from prosecution, or d) a disease of camels?

 

8

Who was the male star of the film Blade Runner?

 

9

What is 70% of 70?

 

10

Until today, how many years has it been since England last had a home Test Match series win against the West Indies?

 

11

Saturday is the Last Night of the Proms – from where is it broadcast?

 

12

What sign of the Zodiac spans October and November?

 

13

What is S Club 7’s new single called?

 

14

Which modern English city started life as the Saxon “Home of the people of Snot”?

 

15

Which American president has recently been revealed as a drunken drug addict?  

16

What was the name of Henry VIII's flagship, which was sunk in the Solent, and raised several years ago?  

17

Which pop group is tipped to play for Princess Beatrice’s birthday in September?

 

18

How much did Ken Bates pay to buy Chelsea FC?

 

19

What foody product is associated with Maldon, Essex?

 

20

Which planet lies between Saturn and Neptune?

 

21

With which sport would you associate the Newcastle Jesters?

 

22

What colour is the flesh of the date naturally?

 

23

What sort of wood is traditionally used to make pencils?

 

24

Officially, between which 2 towns does the M6 run?

 

25

Mayfair is the most expensive property on the Monopoly board – how much does it cost to buy it?

 

Round 2

Science, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, Formula 1 Motor Racing, Seas      

1

What element has the symbol Na?

 

2

What is electrical current measured in?

 

3

Isobars on a weather map join areas of equal what?

 

4

Who invented the miner’s safety lamp?

 

5

Approximately what percentage of the atmosphere is Oxygen?

 

6

Yesterday was Pauline Collins birthday of Upstairs Downstairs fame – how old is she?

 

7

Which English King was crowned yesterday in 1189?

 

8

Which 2 countries declared war on Germany within 6 hours of each other, yesterday in 1939?

 

9

Today, in what year (3 either way) did Geronimo surrender to the US Army?

 

10

Today in 1893, who first told the story of Peter Rabbit in a letter?

 

11

Today in 1982, Eye of the Tiger was No 1 in the British Charts – who recorded it?

 

12

Today in 1987, Matthias Rust was sentenced to 4 years hard labour by the Russians – what was his strange offence?

 

13

If he had lived, Freddy Mercury would have been 54 tomorrow – in which year did he die?

 

14

Raquel Welch celebrates which birthday tomorrow?

 

15

Tomorrow, in 1698, Czar Peter the Great of Russia imposed a tax on what?

 

16

With 51 F1 wins, which driver has won the most Grands Prix?

 

17

If a driver is shown a blue flag, what does it mean?

 

18

What capacity is a formula 1 engine?

 

19

Which Grand Prix is to be held this coming weekend (10th Sept)?

 

20

How many teams are competing in this season’s F1 races?

 

21

The former Soviet Union has 2 inland seas – one is the Caspian the other is ?

 

22

Which sea lies between NE China and Korea’s West Coast?

 

23

Where is the Sea of Storms?

 

24

Which sea is about 1200ft below sea level?

 

25

Which sea is at the southern end of the Suez Canal?

 

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