The Pear Tree Quiz – 02 October 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What animal’s name when translated from the Latin means River Horse?

2

What’s the name of Victoria Beckham’s less famous sister?

3

 What number does the Roman numeral D represent?

4

In which year did Britain gain its most Olympic Gold medals (56)? – clue – the games were held in Britain and most of the competitors were British!

5

Within 2 years either way, how old was Alexander the Great when he died?

6

Which Mediterranean country has its map on its flag?

7

Point each – who were the Eurythmics?

8

In which modern day country is the ancient city of Babylon?

9

For which film did Humphrey Bogart get his only Oscar?

10

What 3 events make up a horsey 3 day event?

11

The word is VEXILLOLOGY – is it a) the study of anger, b) the study of wasps, c) the study of witches or d) the study of flags?

12

Which famous British sports car firm is based at Newport Pagnell? (before Ford took it over!)

13

Approximately how long is the human small intestine – is it 3ft, 10ft, 20ft or 30ft?

14

Where will the next Winter Olympic Games be held?

15

In which city is the founder of communism, Karl Marx buried?

16

Which ex-prime minister of Canada died last week at the age of 80?

17

What was Billy the Kid’s real name?

18

What’s the Japanese art of making miniature trees etc?

19

What everyday material is made from a mixture of silica, soda and lime?

20

At which racecourse are the Irish Classic horseraces run?

21

Famous at first for his coffee commercials, Antony Head now appears in which co-called cult TV series?

22

In which American city is the tourist attraction, Fisherman’s Wharf?

23

What’s the name of a wide legged pair of trousers cut to look like a skirt?

24

Where did Noel Edmonds hold his House Party?

25

Point each – who won the best male and female group/artist award at the recent Disney Channel Kids Awards?

Round 2

What Comes Next, Beatle Lyrics, Food and Drink, The Highway Code 

1

What comes next – name the next thing in the series below:-
Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton …?

2

Hotel, India,Juliet, Kilo, Lima….?

3

2, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27…?

4

West Germany, Argentina, Italy, Argentina, West Germany…?

5

Z, X, C, V…?

6

Field Marshal, Generals, Colonels, Major…?

7

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn..?

8

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta..?

9

Everton, Manchester United, Liverpool, Coventry….?

10

Love me do, Please Please Me,  From me to you…?

11

Meeting a man from the motor trade

12

And the bag across her shoulder, Made her look a little like a military man

13

It's a dirty story of a dirty man,And his clinging wife doesn't understand,

14

Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV, And you think you're so clever and classless and free, But you're still fucking peasents as far as I can see,

15

But of all these friends and lovers, There is no one compared with you, And these mem'ries lose their meaning,When I think of love as somthing new.

16

Whisky comes from barley, vodka from potatoes, but what is rum fermented  from?

17

3 years either way, when was Heinz tomato ketchup first produced?

18

From which fish do we get caviare?

19

The Granny Smith apple was invented in which country?

20

What are the main ingredients of Sangria?

21

According to the highway code, after how long driving should you take a 15 minute break?

22

Between which times should you not use your horn?

23

What’s the speed limit for lorries over 7.5 tons on normal single carriageway roads?

24

If you’re travelling at 40mph, what is your overall stopping distance if you jammed on the brakes?

25

With a full driving licence, up to what cc can you ride a motorcycle or scooter with L plates?

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