The Pear Tree Quiz – 16 October 2000
1 |
Two soaps have a couple in them named Hayley and Roy – what are they? |
Coronation Street and The Archers |
2 |
Where did Tim Henman win his first tennis title in 2 years at the weekend? |
Vienna |
3 |
Who is reputedly going to advertise bras for Marks and Spencers? |
Judy Finnegan |
4 |
What’s the name of the classical string quartet who have been banned from the Classic Chart for being too poppy? |
Bond |
5 |
Who is the MP for Tatton? |
Martin Bell |
6 |
Viridian is a shade of which colour? |
Green |
7 |
Which former Manchester United player has just been fired from his job as manager of Huddersfield town? |
Steve Bruce |
8 |
Who played keyboards and sung with the Animals in the 60s before starting his own group? |
Alan Price |
9 |
Who invented the telephone? |
Alexander Graham Bell |
10 |
Mumbai is the new name for which Indian city? |
Bombay |
11 |
Today’s word is NUMNAH – is it a) a padding that fits under a horse’s saddle, b) a type of Indian bread, c) a smaller relative of the Mynah bird or d) what you sit in when you take an elephant ride? |
A |
12 |
What substance has the chemical formula H2S04? |
Sulphuric Acid |
13 |
The Richter scale is used to measure what? |
Earthquakes |
14 |
Before it gained independence, which country did Greenland belong to? | Denmark |
15 |
For 5 points, name 5 things that the Queen will not eat in on her visit to Italy? |
Garlic, seafood, spaghetti, messy tomato sauces, foreign water |
16 |
Who did Michael Moorer defeat to win the World Heavyweight title in 1994? |
Evander Holyfield |
17 |
What is the real name for the Jumbo Jet? |
Boeing 747 |
18 |
In which 2 decades were the so-called baby-boomers born? |
1940’s-50’s |
19 |
What’s the name of Kate Winslet’s new baby? |
Mia |
20 |
How many feet in a mile? |
5280 |
21 |
Which of the following foods has the lowest water content – carrots, tomatoes, whole milk or celery? |
Milk |
22 |
What was the first name of the famous painter Constable? |
John |
23 |
Who introduces the new series of the Antiques Roadshow? |
Michael Aspel |
24 |
With which sport would you associate Jahangar Khan? |
Squash |
25 |
How many babies were used in the filming of the new series of the Royle Family? |
2 |
Round 2
Animals, Hobbies, France, Sexy trivia, Famous Palaces
1 |
How long does the average elephant live? |
70 years |
2 |
The Killer Whale is really a species of what? |
Dolphin |
3 |
Approximately how many people are killed by tigers each year – is it 50, 500 or 5000? |
50 |
4 |
For what purpose were poodles originally bred? |
To retrieve game in wetland areas. |
5 |
What breed of dog is Snoopy? |
Beagle |
6 |
What would you be looking up if you referred to a book by Leslie Halliwell? |
Films or Videos |
7 |
What are listed in Millers Price Guide? |
Antiques |
8 |
What does a lepidopterist collect? |
Butterflies or Moths |
9 |
What, other than an anorak, is a stamp collector called? |
Philatelist |
10 |
What season runs from 16th June to the 7th March? |
Coarse Fishing |
11 |
On which coast of France is the seaport of Marseilles? |
South |
12 |
What mountains divide France from Spain? |
Pyrenees |
13 |
On which river does Paris stand? |
Seine |
14 |
We call them motorways – what do the French call them? |
Autoroutes |
15 |
In France, what is a TGV? |
A fast train |
16 |
How many calories per hour does a bout of sexual intercourse burn? |
360 |
17 |
5 years either way – the first vibrators were invented in which year as a medical treatment for hysteria? |
1869 |
18 |
In which of the following countries are condoms most commonly used – USA, Holland, Britain, Japan or Sweden? |
Japan |
19 |
What percentage of men shave their pubic hair? |
10 |
20 |
True or false – humans are the only species to have face-to-face sex? |
False |
21 |
What’s the name of the Royal family’s estate in Norfolk? |
Sandringham |
22 |
Who lives in Lambeth Palace? |
Archbishop of Canterbury |
23 |
Which duke lives at Blenheim Palace? |
Marlborough |
24 |
The monarchs of which country lived at Holyrood? |
Scotland |
25 |
Cardinal Wolsey built himself a great palace and later Henry VIII confiscated it from him – what was it? |
Hampton Court |