The Pear Tree Quiz – 09 October 2000
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 |