The Pear Tree Quiz – 01 May 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Before Winston Churchill went bald, what colour was his hair?

Red

2

2 years either way – When was Radio Times first published?

1929

3

What’s the name of the maximum security prison on the Isle of Wight?

Parkhurst

4

In Britain, a General Election must be held after how many years?

5

5

In Coronation Street, what’s the name of the Webster’s children?

Rosie and Sophie

6

Which Irish singer has made records with both Clannad and Frank Sinatra?

Bono

7

Whose last words were “That was a great game of golf, fellas”?

Bing Crosby

8

Today the Women’s FA cup final took place – between which teams?

Doncaster Belles/Croydon Ladies

9

Whose murder conviction was overturned after 48 years in 1998?

Derek Bentley

10

What sort of creature is Sooty’s friend, Ramsbottom?

A Snake

11

Is GABBRO a) A rough cloth, b) a type of rock, c) A Greek fry-up or d) The nickname of the painter Gainsborough?

B

12

Whose crime was told in the film Rogue Trader?

Nick Leeson

13

In which county is East Midlands Airport?

Derbyshire

14

Which team were the first winners of the European Cup?

Real Madrid

15

What’s the only English anagram for the word English?

Shingle

16

What is Princess Margaret’s middle name?

Rose

17

Which group had a 1992 No 1 with Ebenezer Goode?

The Shamen

18

What was the name of the TV News company in Drop the Dead Donkey?

Globelink News

19

For which county did W.G. Grace play cricket?

Gloucestershire

20

What was the original name of BBC Radio 2?

Light Program

21

In which city was the Titanic built?

Belfast

22

How many times did Muhammed Ali fight Joe Frazier?

3

23

1 in 3 shot – are the male or female or both flowers of the hop plant used in the making of beer?

Female

24

In which part of London is the Royal Hospital?

Chelsea

25

According to the Guinness Book of Records, who is the most mentioned woman on the Internet?

Pamela Anderson-Lee

Round 2

Blockbusters      

A

What A is the capital of Ethiopia?

Addis Ababa

B

Which B was the first man to fly over the English Channel in an aeroplane?

Bleriot

C

What C was the world’s first passenger jet airliner?

De Havilland Comet

D

What D is a cocktail consisting of Rum, Lime Juice and sugar, shaken with ice?

Daquiri

E

What E was the name of a Ford car, named after Henry Ford’s son that was the biggest flop in car design ever?

Edsel

F

What F is the American term for a car’s bumper?

Fender

G

What G is the term for strips of meat, chicken or fish, covered in batter and fried?

Goujons

H

Which H has a rugby team called the Blue Sox?

Halifax

I

What I was the name of the Irish theme pub in Mottram ?- a very local question!

Innisfree

J

Which J was where detective Bergerac was based?

Jersey

K

Which K is used in the manufacture of china?

Kaolin

L

Which L was the liner sunk by the Germans in world war 1, which brought the United States into the war?

Lusitania

M

What M were Wayne Fontana’s backing group?

Mind Benders

N

What N was the first name of Ronald Reagan’s wife?

Nancy

O

Which O is the branch of medicine dealing with cancers?

Oncology

P

Which P is the City of Brotherly Love?

Philadelphia

Q

What Q is a quantity of paper?

Quire

R

Which R is coloured green in Monopoly?

Regent Street

S

What S is the collective noun for a group of foxes?

Skulk

T

Which T is the river that flows through Cardiff?

Taff

U

Which U had a hit with the record Concrete and Clay?

Unit 4 + 2

V

What V is a religious service?

Vespers

W

What W was the first name of the composer Mozart?

Wolfgang

Y

According to the Kama Sutra, which Y was the female sex organs?

Yoni

Z

What Z is a type of grape used to make wine?

Zinfandel

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