The Pear Tree Quiz – 18 September 2000
1 |
What were the little people in the Wizard of Oz called? |
Munchkins |
2 |
What TV program launched the late Paula Yates’ career? |
The Tube |
3 |
In which year was the Battle of Britain? |
1940 |
4 |
What’s the capital of Ecuador? |
Quito |
5 |
In which country was Cliff Richard born? |
India |
6 |
Who is the leader of the Liberal Democrats, in conference this week? |
Charles Kennedy |
7 |
What breed of dog has a black tongue? |
Chow |
8 |
How many dots are there on a standard set of dominoes? |
168 |
9 |
Point each – the same two metals are used to make Pewter and solder – which? |
Tin & Lead |
10 |
A year either way – when was the breathalyser introduced? |
1967 |
11 |
Is SNORK a) Australian slang for a baby, b) Australian slang for a snorkel, b) An Australian burrowing rodent, or d) Australian slang for speed? |
A |
12 |
What was Adam and the Ants first No.1? |
Stand and Deliver |
13 |
In which part of the body is your sartorius muscle? |
Thigh |
14 |
Which tennis player was tennis player Chris Evert once married to? |
John Lloyd |
15 |
In which year was the Great Fire of London? |
1666 |
16 |
On a ship, is starboard right or left? |
Right |
17 |
In which British city is Sauchiehall Street? |
Glasgow |
18 |
From which country did spaghetti originate? |
China |
19 |
If you were a conchologist, what would you collect? |
Shells |
20 |
Where on a horse are its withers? |
Base of neck |
21 |
What relation is Clement Freud to the psychologist Sigmund Freud? |
Grandson |
22 |
The price of a barrel of oil almost caused civil strife last week – but how many gallons are in a barrel of oil? |
35 |
23 |
What’s this year in Roman numerals? |
MM |
24 |
Originally all air hostesses had to be qualified what? |
Nurses |
25 |
In which children’s comic would you see Beryl the Peril? |
The Dandy |
Round 2
Assassins – Sporting Animals - Captains (Thanks to TFC) - Books
1 |
Who allegedly shot President Kennedy? |
Lee Harvey Oswald |
2 |
James Earl Ray was jailed for killing which American? |
Martin Luther King |
3 |
Who killed John Lennon? |
Mark Chapman |
4 |
John Wilkes Booth assassinated which American president? |
Lincoln |
5 |
Who was the subject of the attempted assassination in The Eagle has Landed? |
Winston Churchill |
6 |
What animal plays American football in Chicago? |
Bear |
7 |
The Wolves play rugby league for which town? |
Warrington |
8 |
Which rugby union playing insect plays at Loftus Road? |
Wasps |
9 |
Talking of rugby – which international team are nicknamed The Pumas? |
Argentina |
10 |
Sussex County Cricket club are now known as the Sussex what? |
Sharks |
11 |
Which captain was a floorwalker at Grace Brothers? |
Peacock |
12 |
Captains McIntyre and Pierce appeared in which TV series? |
MASH |
13 |
Who is captain of the Starship Voyager? |
Janeway |
14 |
Which seagoing captain came from Whitby? |
Cook |
15 |
Who had a hit in 1982 with Happy Talk? |
Captain Sensible |
16 |
What did the T stand for in Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise? |
Tiberius |
17 |
Who was captain of the Titanic when it sank? |
John Smith |
18 |
Name either of the two team captains in the new series of Call My Bluff? |
Alan Coren/Sandy Toksvig |
19 |
Who captained England when they won the world cup in 1966? |
Bobby Moore |
20 |
Who was captain of the Trumpton Fire Brigade? |
Captain Flack |
21 |
Who wrote Bleak House? |
Charles Dickens |
22 |
Who writes the Harry Potter books? |
J.K.Rowling |
23 |
Patricia Cornwell is famous for writing what sort of books? |
Crime |
24 |
What famous book was subtitled “And what she did there” |
Alice in Wonderland |
25 |
What was the most famous book written by Margaret Mitchell? |
Gone with the Wind |