The Pear Tree Quiz – 05 June 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

A kleptomaniac can’t resist what?

Stealing

2

On the 24 hour clock, what time is 9.30 pm?

21:30

3

Which TV presenter said of her bras last week that they are the “size of hammocks and about as sexy”?

Ulrika Johnson

4

3 years either way – when did Wild West legend Wyatt Earp die?

1929 at the ripe old age of 81

5

What’s the capital of Cyprus?

Nicosia

6

Is a CHAKRAM a) a Hindu Temple, b) a swollen spot in a delicate place, c) An Indian 4 wheel cart, or d) Xena, Warrior Princess’s main weapon?

D

7

David Hempelman-Adams missed what by about 13 miles last week?

The North Pole in his hot air balloon.

8

What’s the birthstone for the month of June?

Pearl or Moonstone

9

Which company sponsors the National Cricket league?

Norwich Union

10

What colour is the 1p stamp?

Dark Red

11

Who is rated the world’s No.1 tennis player as of now?

Andre Agassiz

12

What number do you dial before your own if you don’t want the person answering to be able to find out your number?

141

13

What one word can go before beer, bread and nut to make other words?

Ginger

14

Before 1994, when did Brazil last win football’s World Cup?

1970

15

In England we call it a silencer – what is it called in the USA?

Muffler

16

Frankie Dettori was injured in a plane crash last week in which the pilot died – but who was the other jockey involved?

Ray Cochrane

17

Who is chairman of Chelsea football club?

Ken Bates

18

What was the name of the Spice Girls first album?

Spice (surprisingly!)

19

According to recent research, which country is rated the world’s healthiest?

Japan

20

Where are British monarchs crowned (other than on their heads!)

Westminster Abbey

21

A lake in Africa and a state in Australia share the same name – what?

Victoria

22

In Morse code, what letter is represented by 3 dots?

S

23

What colour was Del Trotter’s van?

Yellow

24

In which direction does the river Nile flow?

South to North

25

Who played the 4th Dr. Who on TV?

Tom Baker

Round 2

The Women of Pop Music, Transport, A Question of Sport 

1

What’s Baby Spice’s real name?

Emma Bunton

2

Whose first hit was “Lost in France”?

Bonnie Tyler

3

Which country did Celine Dion represent in the Eurovision Song Contest?

Switzerland

4

Which superstar singer helped open EuroDisney in 1992?

Cher

5

Who had a hit in the 60’s with Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)?

The Shangri-Las

6

Eurostar trains leave London for what 2 European capitals?

Paris/Brussels

7

Which car manufacturer made a model called the Probe?

Ford

8

Old steam trains could be classified as 4-6-2 or 0-4-0 or something – what am I talking about?

The arrangement of wheels – the ones in the middle are the driving wheels.

9

BAA owns Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted – what does BAA stand for?

British Airports Authority

10

What motorway runs from London to South Wales?

M4

11

Which company owned the Titanic?

White Star Line

12

What was the name of the German airship that crashed in flames in 1937?

The Hindenberg

13

 £50 pounds either way – how much is a standard return to New York on Concorde if you wanted to fly tomorrow?

£6580

14

Don’t worry about the spelling – what’s the German equivalent of our motorway?

Autobahn

15

Where in Manchester is the main bus station for cross-country travel?

Chorlton Street.

16

Who this year won his 3rd consecutive Volvo PGA Golf championship?

Colin Montgomerie

17

How did Captain Keith Brown, late of the Royal Hussars, make sporting history in April 1993?

He was the starter of the Grand National that never was run!

18

Riding, running, shooting and swimming are four of the events that make up the Olympic modern pentathlon – what’s the fifth?

Fencing

19

Who was the last unseeded player to reach the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon?

Cedric Prioline – not Boris Becker as I originally thought!

20

Who was the youngest ever person to win the BBC sports personality of the year award?

Ian Black

21

Near which British city is Bletchley Park, where the Enigma codes were decoded?

Milton Keynes

22

In which county is Lyme Regis?

Dorset

23

What stretch of water divides Wales from Anglesey?

Menai Straits

24

In which county is Newmarket Race course?

Cambridgeshire

25

Manchester has its Trafford Centre, but which city has the Metro Centre?

Newcastle

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