The Pear Tree Quiz – 02 October 2000
1 |
What animal’s name when translated from the Latin means River Horse? |
Hippopotamus |
2 |
What’s the name of Victoria Beckham’s less famous sister? |
Louise |
3 |
What number does the Roman numeral D represent? |
500 |
4 |
In which year did Britain gain its most Olympic Gold medals (56)? – clue – the games were held in Britain and most of the competitors were British! |
1908 |
5 |
Within 2 years either way, how old was Alexander the Great when he died? |
32 (30-34) |
6 |
Which Mediterranean country has its map on its flag? |
Cyprus |
7 |
Point each – who were the Eurythmics? |
Annie Lennox/ Dave Stewart |
8 |
In which modern day country is the ancient city of Babylon? |
Iraq |
9 |
For which film did Humphrey Bogart get his only Oscar? |
The African Queen |
10 |
What 3 events make up a horsey 3 day event? |
Cross-country, dressage and show jumping |
11 |
The word is VEXILLOLOGY – is it a) the study of anger, b) the study of wasps, c) the study of witches or d) the study of flags? |
D |
12 |
Which famous British sports car firm is based at Newport Pagnell? (before Ford took it over!) |
Aston Martin |
13 |
Approximately how long is the human small intestine – is it 3ft, 10ft, 20ft or 30ft? |
20 |
14 |
Where will the next Winter Olympic Games be held? |
Salt Lake City |
15 |
In which city is the founder of communism, Karl Marx buried? |
London |
16 |
Which ex-prime minister of Canada died last week at the age of 80? |
Pierre Trudeau |
17 |
What was Billy the Kid’s real name? |
William Bonney |
18 |
What’s the Japanese art of making miniature trees etc? |
Bonsai |
19 |
What everyday material is made from a mixture of silica, soda and lime? |
Glass |
20 |
At which racecourse are the Irish Classic horseraces run? |
The Curragh |
21 |
Famous at first for his coffee commercials, Antony Head now appears in which co-called cult TV series? |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
22 |
In which American city is the tourist attraction, Fisherman’s Wharf? |
San Francisco |
23 |
What’s the name of a wide legged pair of trousers cut to look like a skirt? |
Culottes |
24 |
Where did Noel Edmonds hold his House Party? |
Crinkly Bottom |
25 |
Point each – who won the best male and female group/artist award at the recent Disney Channel Kids Awards? |
Britney Spears/Westlife (who else!) |
Round 2
What Comes Next, Beatle Lyrics, Food and Drink, The Highway Code
1 |
What
comes next – name the next thing in the series below:- |
Brosnan |
2 |
Hotel, India,Juliet, Kilo, Lima….? |
Mike |
3 |
2, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27…? |
35 |
4 |
West Germany, Argentina, Italy, Argentina, West Germany…? |
Brazil (World Cup winners) |
5 |
Z, X, C, V…? |
B (letters on bottom row of keyboard) |
6 |
Field Marshal, Generals, Colonels, Major…? |
Captain |
7 |
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn..? |
Uranus |
8 |
Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta..? |
Epsilon |
9 |
Everton, Manchester United, Liverpool, Coventry….? |
Wimbledon (sequence of FA cup winners) |
10 |
Love me do, Please Please Me, From me to you…? |
She Loves You – first Beatles singles |
11 |
Meeting a man from the motor trade |
She’s Leaving Home |
12 |
And the bag across her shoulder, Made her look a little like a military man |
Lovely Rita |
13 |
It's a dirty story of a dirty man,And his clinging wife doesn't understand, |
Paperback Writer |
14 |
Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV, And you think you're so clever and classless and free, But you're still fucking peasents as far as I can see, |
Working Class Hero |
15 |
But of all these friends and lovers, There is no one compared with you, And these mem'ries lose their meaning,When I think of love as somthing new. |
In my life |
16 |
Whisky comes from barley, vodka from potatoes, but what is rum fermented from? |
Sugar cane |
17 |
3 years either way, when was Heinz tomato ketchup first produced? |
1876 |
18 |
From which fish do we get caviare? |
Sturgeon |
19 |
The Granny Smith apple was invented in which country? |
Australia |
20 |
What are the main ingredients of Sangria? |
Red wine, Orange and lemon juice |
21 |
According to the highway code, after how long driving should you take a 15 minute break? |
2 hours |
22 |
Between which times should you not use your horn? |
11.30pm – 7 am |
23 |
What’s the speed limit for lorries over 7.5 tons on normal single carriageway roads? |
40mph! |
24 |
If you’re travelling at 40mph, what is your overall stopping distance if you jammed on the brakes? |
120ft or 36metres or 9 car lengths |
25 |
With a full driving licence, up to what cc can you ride a motorcycle or scooter with L plates? |
125cc |