The Pear Tree Quiz – 21 February 2000
Tonight’s quiz was set by Robin – who should know better!
1 |
As of last Friday, which Premiership team has the worst disciplinary record in the Fair Play League? |
Sunderland |
2 |
Which star sign falls between Feb 20th and March 20th? |
Pisces |
3 |
Who is the director-general of the BBC? |
Greg Dyke |
4 |
Manchester City have scored how many goals so far this season? |
51 |
5 |
Manchester United have scored how many goals so far this season? |
57 |
6 |
Who were the two stars of that classic bad movie “Love Story”? |
Ryan O’Neill and Ali McGraw |
7 |
Officially, how many murders was Dr.Harold Shipman found guilty of? |
15 |
8 |
Who gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA in 1884? |
France |
9 |
Who is or was Britain’s tallest prime minister? |
James Callaghan |
10 |
Are the Shetland Islands east or west of the north coast of Scotland? |
East |
11 |
What type of creature is a Satyrid? |
A butterfly |
12 |
Charollais and Dexters are breeds of which animal? |
Cattle |
13 |
What is pumpernickel? |
German Rye Bread |
14 |
And, what is sauerkraut? |
Pickled Cabbage |
15 |
What is the traditional Thanksgiving day dessert? |
Pumpkin Pie |
16 |
Which playing card is known as the curse of Scotland? |
9 of Diamonds |
17 |
Lee Marvin had a 1970 hit with Wanderin’ Star – from which musical did it come? |
Paint Your Wagon |
18 |
How many degrees are there in the angles of a triangle? |
180 |
19 |
Where would you find the Dewey Decimal system being used? |
In libraries |
20 |
How many beats to the bar are there in a waltz? |
3 |
21 |
What is the name of the bell that hangs in Lloyds of London, and is rung when a ship is sunk? |
The Lutine Bell |
22 |
In which year was the Radio only licence abolished in the UK? |
1971 |
23 |
In bullfighting, what name is given to the men who ride on horses carrying long lances? |
Picadors |
24 |
Add together the Roman numbers CM, XC and LX? |
1050 |
25 |
What is the name of the line of latitude 23.5 degrees North of the Equator? |
Tropic of Cancer |
Round 2
TV, Dialling Codes, Money, Mottoes and Nicknames
1 |
Which TV Science Fiction series featured Sam Beckett? |
Quantum Leap |
2 |
In Bewitched, what was the name of Samantha’s husband? |
Darren |
3 |
Who starred in Alas Smith and Jones? |
Gryff Rhys-Jones and Mel Smith |
4 |
What was Sid Little’s nickname? |
Supersonic |
5 |
What is the name of Olive Oyl’s brother? |
Castor!!!!!! |
6 |
What’s the dialling code for Sheffield? |
0114 |
7 |
What’s the dialling code for Buxton? |
01298 |
8 |
Let’s try the code for Leeds? |
0113 |
9 |
And Edinburgh (ho hum!) |
0131 |
10 |
And finally, Warrington |
01925 – guess who’s team did not get one of these right!!! (Me!) |
11 |
How many old pennies were there in a guinea? |
252 |
12 |
In the USA what is the equivalent of the FT Index? |
Dow Jones |
13 |
Which old English coin was the equivalent to 4 old pennies? |
The Groat |
14 |
In world finance, what does IMF stand for? |
International Monetary Fund |
15 |
In old money, how much was a guinea minus 7/6? |
13/6 |
16 |
Whose motto is Let The Deep Not Swallow Me Up? |
RNLI (Lifeboats) |
17 |
Which individual has the motto “Ich Dien”? |
Prince of Wales |
18 |
Which English department store has the motto “Never Knowingly Undersold”? |
John Lewis |
19 |
The motto of the FBI also begins with FBI – what is it? |
Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity |
20 |
What was the motto of the Three Musketeers? |
All for one and one for all |
21 |
If Jack Tar is the nickname for a British sailor, what is the nickname for a British soldier? |
Tommy Atkins |
22 |
What was nicknamed Puffing Billy? |
The first locomotive |
23 |
Which former World Heavyweight Boxing champion was nicknamed the Brown Bomber? |
Joe Louis |
24 |
Who was nicknamed The Beard by the CIA? |
Fidel Castro |
25 |
Which football team is nicknamed The Hammers? |
West Ham |