The Pear Tree Quiz – 01 May 2000
1 |
Before Winston Churchill went bald, what colour was his hair? |
Red |
2 |
2 years either way – When was Radio Times first published? |
1929 |
3 |
What’s the name of the maximum security prison on the Isle of Wight? |
Parkhurst |
4 |
In Britain, a General Election must be held after how many years? |
5 |
5 |
In Coronation Street, what’s the name of the Webster’s children? |
Rosie and Sophie |
6 |
Which Irish singer has made records with both Clannad and Frank Sinatra? |
Bono |
7 |
Whose last words were “That was a great game of golf, fellas”? |
Bing Crosby |
8 |
Today the Women’s FA cup final took place – between which teams? |
Doncaster Belles/Croydon Ladies |
9 |
Whose murder conviction was overturned after 48 years in 1998? |
Derek Bentley |
10 |
What sort of creature is Sooty’s friend, Ramsbottom? |
A Snake |
11 |
Is GABBRO a) A rough cloth, b) a type of rock, c) A Greek fry-up or d) The nickname of the painter Gainsborough? |
B |
12 |
Whose crime was told in the film Rogue Trader? |
Nick Leeson |
13 |
In which county is East Midlands Airport? |
Derbyshire |
14 |
Which team were the first winners of the European Cup? |
Real Madrid |
15 |
What’s the only English anagram for the word English? |
Shingle |
16 |
What is Princess Margaret’s middle name? |
Rose |
17 |
Which group had a 1992 No 1 with Ebenezer Goode? |
The Shamen |
18 |
What was the name of the TV News company in Drop the Dead Donkey? |
Globelink News |
19 |
For which county did W.G. Grace play cricket? |
Gloucestershire |
20 |
What was the original name of BBC Radio 2? |
Light Program |
21 |
In which city was the Titanic built? |
Belfast |
22 |
How many times did Muhammed Ali fight Joe Frazier? |
3 |
23 |
1 in 3 shot – are the male or female or both flowers of the hop plant used in the making of beer? |
Female |
24 |
In which part of London is the Royal Hospital? |
Chelsea |
25 |
According to the Guinness Book of Records, who is the most mentioned woman on the Internet? |
Pamela Anderson-Lee |
Round 2
Blockbusters
A |
What A is the capital of Ethiopia? |
Addis Ababa |
B |
Which B was the first man to fly over the English Channel in an aeroplane? |
Bleriot |
C |
What C was the world’s first passenger jet airliner? |
De Havilland Comet |
D |
What D is a cocktail consisting of Rum, Lime Juice and sugar, shaken with ice? |
Daquiri |
E |
What E was the name of a Ford car, named after Henry Ford’s son that was the biggest flop in car design ever? |
Edsel |
F |
What F is the American term for a car’s bumper? |
Fender |
G |
What G is the term for strips of meat, chicken or fish, covered in batter and fried? |
Goujons |
H |
Which H has a rugby team called the Blue Sox? |
Halifax |
I |
What I was the name of the Irish theme pub in Mottram ?- a very local question! |
Innisfree |
J |
Which J was where detective Bergerac was based? |
Jersey |
K |
Which K is used in the manufacture of china? |
Kaolin |
L |
Which L was the liner sunk by the Germans in world war 1, which brought the United States into the war? |
Lusitania |
M |
What M were Wayne Fontana’s backing group? |
Mind Benders |
N |
What N was the first name of Ronald Reagan’s wife? |
Nancy |
O |
Which O is the branch of medicine dealing with cancers? |
Oncology |
P |
Which P is the City of Brotherly Love? |
Philadelphia |
Q |
What Q is a quantity of paper? |
Quire |
R |
Which R is coloured green in Monopoly? |
Regent Street |
S |
What S is the collective noun for a group of foxes? |
Skulk |
T |
Which T is the river that flows through Cardiff? |
Taff |
U |
Which U had a hit with the record Concrete and Clay? |
Unit 4 + 2 |
V |
What V is a religious service? |
Vespers |
W |
What W was the first name of the composer Mozart? |
Wolfgang |
Y |
According to the Kama Sutra, which Y was the female sex organs? |
Yoni |
Z |
What Z is a type of grape used to make wine? |
Zinfandel |