The Pear Tree Quiz – 20 November 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What’s Homer Simpson’s normal drink?

Duff beer

2

The state of Florida is in the news – what’s its capital?

Tallahassee

3

If you saw the words Magyar Posta on a postage stamp, from which country would it come?

Hungary

4

The word is CLARTY – does it mean a) muddy, b) moody, c) obstreperous or d) awkward and ill-fitting?

A

5

Who is the wife of former footballer Lee Chapman?

Leslie Ash

6

What’s a male honeybee called?

A drone

7

Point each – which two teams play in the live televised Champion’s league match on Wednesday 22nd?

Leeds/Real Madrid

8

Catherine Zeta-Jones got married this weekend – but who did she play in “The Darling Buds of May”?

Mariette Larkin

9

Which brand of margarine shares it name with a Roman goddess?

Flora

10

A year either way – when was the Lockerbie disaster?

1988

11

Local TV – what’s the names of the Mancunian brother and sister played by Steve Coogan?

Paul and Pauline Calf

12

What’s the usual term for a fox’s tail?

Brush

13

According to yesterday’s papers who earnt the most money in the UK last year?

Bernie Ecclestone with £62 million

14

From which tree does cork come from?

Oak

15

Which duke is associated with Woburn Abbey?

Bedford

16

What do the initials B.H.P mean in conjunction with engines?

Brake Horse Power

17

The Beatles new LP is now top of the charts – it features every No 1 hit they had in the UK and the US – how many tracks has it?

27

18

In which country do soldiers wear what can only be described as ballet skirts?

Greece

19

Which King was nicknamed “The Merry Monarch”?

Charles II

20

Who played Batman in the film Batman Forever?

Val Kilmer

21

Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

Bishop

22

Who appears on the back of the new £10 note?

Charles Darwin

23

What’s the main ingredient in the Welsh delicacy laver bread?

Seaweed

24

Which album launched the Virgin record label?

Tubular Bells

25

Which British comic character is being used in Japanese schools to teach the children English?

Dennis the Menace

Round 2

Children’s Television, Sport, The 80’s, Transport    

1

What sort of creature is Sooty’s friend Ramsbottom?

Snake

2

Where do the Teletubbies live?

Home Hill

3

Which famous Play School presenter has an even more famous daughter?

Johnny Ball

4

Who is the vicar in Postman Pat?

Rev.Timms

5

Which hero does Prince Adam turn into with the aid of power from Greyskull castle?

He-Man

6

Which team did Mark Hughes join when he left Manchester United for the second time?

Chelsea

7

Who scored Manchester City’s winning goal when they managed to get Manchester United relegated?

Denis Law

8

What’s the name of the other brook on the Grand National course than Becher’s?

Valentine’s

9

How many holes are most major golf tournaments usually played over?

72

10

At which ground do St Helen’s rugby league club play?

Knowsley Road

11

Who was the first Thai snooker player to win a major competition?

James Wattana

12

Which Swede in 1987 was the first man for 40 years to win a match at Wimbledon without losing a game?

Stefan Edberg

13

How many times did Joe Frazier fight Muhammed Ali?

3

14

What does TT stand for in the Isle of Man races?

Tourist Trophy

15

Alison Fisher is a former world champion in which sport?

Snooker

16

In which year did the Argentinians invade the Falkland Isles?

1982

17

In which books were gollywogs replaced by gnomes?

Noddy

18

What was the last No 1 of the 80s?

Don’t they know it’s Christmas?

19

Where were the women’s peace camps set up?

Greenham Common (and Molesworth)

20

Where did the 1980 Olympics take place?

Moscow

21

Which motorway joins the new M60 and carries on to Bury?                                                   

M66

22

How far apart are the rails on a standard railway line?

4ft 8.5 in.

23

What ship is the new sister ship to the P&O liner Oriana?

Aurora

24

Which aircraft manufacturer made the Tristar?

Lockheed

25

Which major car manufacturer is based at Luton?

Vauxhall

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