The Pear Tree Quiz – 23 October 2000
Starter for 10: James Bond Villains.
Match the James Bond film with the villain.
Alex Trevelyan, Mr. Big, Ernst Blofeld, Hugo Drax, Electra
King, Rosa Klebb, Franz Sanchez Scaramanga,
Carl Stromburg, Max Zorin
From Russia with Love |
Moonraker |
The Man with the Golden Gun |
The Spy Who Loved Me |
A View To A Kill |
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The World Is Not Enough |
Licence to Kill |
Never Say Never Again |
Live and Let Die |
Goldeneye |
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Who bought John Lennon’s piano last week? |
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For which party is George W Bush the US presidential candidate? |
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5000 each way – what’s the approximate circumference of the Earth in kilometres? |
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Although she didn’t eat spaghetti on her trip to Italy, what odd thing did the Queen eat? |
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What was the name of the world’s first artificial satellite? |
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With which sport would you associate Wayne Grezky? |
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The battle of Waterloo was fought in which country? |
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In which series of films is John McClane the hero? |
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Which TV personality said last week that “My life has been awash with lunatics. My dear old granddad was mad as a march hare, My dad, to this day a successful businessmen is still a few peas short of a casserole”? |
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Which EU country has the largest population? |
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2years either way – in which year was East Enders first screened? |
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Today’s word is IMPETRATE – is it a) to commit an act of sexual harassment by placing your hand inside a woman’s clothing, b) to wrap a limb in plaster, c) to get the blame for, or d) to obtain something by a proper request? |
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In World War II, who was in charge of the Luftwaffe? |
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Going back to our starter question – in how many Bond films was Blofeld the villain? |
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What pre-decimal coin was worth 12.5 p? |
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Microsoft’s Outlook and Outlook Express are what type of computer program? |
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In which Western did the song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head appear? |
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Which two baseball teams from New York are competing in this year’s world series |
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Which of the Queen’s children was the first to get married? |
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20 |
Friday and Saturday nights are Karaoke nights at the Pear Tree – but what does Karaoke literally mean? |
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Which country shares its name with Kim Basinger’s daughter? |
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For what F1 team will Jensen Button be driving next season? |
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23 |
Where in your body would you find rods and cones? |
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24 |
From which country does Blue Mountain coffee come? |
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25 |
In 10 pin bowling, a strike is when you get all pins down with 1 ball – what term is used for getting them down with 2? |