The Pear Tree Quiz – 20 March 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

How much did David Beckham pay for that haircut?

£300

2

Which member of the present royal family used to drive a black cab around London, so he wouldn’t be recognised?

Duke of Edinburgh

3

With what part of its body does a cow sweat?

The Nose

4

How many Welsh teams are there in the 4 main football divisions?

3 Cardiff, Wrexham and Swansea

5

How much is a year’s car tax – until tomorrow! ?

£155

6

In which film did Michael Caine actually say “Not a lot of people know that”?

Educating Rita

7

At which major British tourist attraction could you see the Aubrey Holes?

Stonehenge

8

The word is THEORBO – is it a) A medieval navigating instrument, b) a medieval wine flagon, c) a medieval musical instrument or d) a medieval catapult type weapon?

C

9

Which former Formula 1 world champion also played golf in the Australian Open?

Nigel Mansell

10

Who played the Saint in the latest version of the film?

Val Kilmer

11

Which is the highest capital city in Europe?

Madrid

12

What’s the name of the company who are to take over Rover?

Alchemy

13

If Julius Marx was Groucho, who was Leonard Marx?

Chico

14

What sort of food is a chanterelle?

A wild mushroom/fungus

15

Which politician is nicknamed Doris Karloff?

Anne Widdecombe

16

What gives tonic water its peculiar flavour?

Quinine

17

What is bigger in London taxi drivers, than in the population at large?

Their Hippocampus (Oh go on, we’ll accept brain!)

18

A year either way – how old was Tony Blair when he became Prime Minister?

43

19

What type of antiques was Rene Lalique famous for making?

Art Nouveau Glass

20

Which famous cook is going to write a weekly recipe column for the Sun?

Delia Smith

21

What is craved by phagomaniacs?

Food

22

Who had the first ever million selling CD with The Joshua Tree?

U2

23

On which cricket ground is the last cricket Test match in a series held?

The Oval

24

Which company built the bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb?

Boeing

25

Who co-wrote Do they know it’s Christmas with Bob Geldof?

Midge Ure


Round 2

The Rich – thanks to the Sunday Times, Motorways,  Around the World, Kid’s TV

1

How many British people are amongst the European top 50 richest?

5

2

With a fortune of £550 million, who is Britain’s richest musician?

Paul McCartney

3

The Queen is now the a) 6th, b) 16th c) 66th or d) 106th richest person in the country?

D

4

Who is the richest owner of a football club in Britain?

Mohammed al-Fayed

5

Who is Britain’s highest paid author, also one of Britain’s richest women?

Barbara Taylor Bradford

6

On which motorway could you eat at Scratchwood services?

M1

7

Which motorway runs from Cambridge to London?

M11

8

Which motorway would you use to travel from London to the Channel Tunnel terminal at Ashford?

M20

9

Which motorway would you use to travel to Weston-super-mare?

M5

10

Which motorway branches off the M1 to travel to Coventry?

M45

11

What is the largest office building in the USA?

The Pentagon

12

In which ocean are the Maldive Islands?

Indian

13

Other than “Ours”, what do the Argentinians call the Falkland Islands?

Malvinas

14

The Keys are islands off which US state?

Florida

15

In which country is the world’s highest waterfall?

Venezuela

16

In which island group is the resort of Fuerteventura?

Canaries

17

What is the longest river in Africa?

Nile

18

Which country, in its own language, is known as Suomi?

Finland

19

Of which country is Bogota the capital?

Colombia

20

In which country is Auschwitz?

Poland

21

Which children’s TV characters live in Home Hill?

Teletubbies

22

Who piloted Fireball XL5?

Steve Zodiac

23

In Rag, Tag and Bobtail, what was Tag?

A mouse

24

In which village is Postman Pat set?

Greendale

25

On which day of the week was The Woodentops originally broadcast?

Friday

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