The Pear Tree Quiz – 17 April 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Today is Victoria Beckham’s birthday – how old is she?

25 – but there seems to be some controversy here – some people said 26, but GMR radio did say 25!

2

Gamboge is a shade of which colour?

Yellow

3

In which year was Germany re-unified?

1990

4

How many universities are there in Manchester?

3 – University of Manchester, UMIST and Manchester Metropolitan

5

Is a GABBART a) An old word for a gossip, b) a dialect word for a barge, c) A woollen shawl or d) a tropical fish of the carp family?

B

6

In the news – who is the current president of Russia?

Vladimir Putin

7

From which modern country did the Incas mainly come?

Peru

8

Who sailed round the world in Gipsy Moth IV?

Francis Chichester

9

Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Laguna?

Renault

10

Danes, led by Ivar the Boneless, captured which British town from the Vikings in 867?

York

11

In which American city is the Jerry Springer show filmed?

Chicago

12

Who won the men’s marathon yesterday in London? – extra point for the women’s winner.

Antonio Pinto/Teglo Lourope

13

In which country is the holiday resort of Cancun?

Mexico

14

All Ikea stores are painted in the same 2 colours (and white) – which?

Blue/Yellow

15

In which area of London did Jack the Ripper do his murders?

Whitechapel

16

Who had a 60’s no 1 with Running Bear?

Johnny Preston

17

If A is Alpha and B is Bravo – what is T?

Tango

18

Which 62 year old said when she married last week to her 36 year old husband, “It’s 3rd time lucky”?

Barbara Windsor

19

Which composer wrote the opera Tosca?

Puccini

20

Other than London, 3 other British cities can hallmark gold and silver – point each for the 3?

Edinburgh, Birmingham and Sheffield

21

In which year was VAT introduced in Britain?

1973

22

What extinct creature got its name from the Portugese word for stupid?

Dodo

23

In France, what is a parapluie?

An umbrella

24

What was the Al short for in Al Capone’s first name?

Alphonse

25

What colour is the Bakerloo line on a London Underground map?

Brown


Round 2

Capital Cities, Food & Drink, Sport, Backing Groups,        

1

In the news – what’s the capital of Zimbabwe?

Harare

2

What’s the capital of Bulgaria?

Sofia

3

Monrovia is the capital of which African country?

Liberia

4

Of which country is Manila the capital?

Phillipines

5

Of which Russian republic is Kiev the capital?

Ukraine

6

What kind of meat is usually used to make a moussaka?

Lamb

7

What liqueur is used to make a White Lady?

Cointreau

8

From which country does balsamic vinegar come?

Italy

9

What colour is Double Gloucester cheese?

Orange/red

10

What grain is used to make whisky?

Barley

11

What is added to whisky to make a whisky mac?

Ginger wine

12

Simnel cake was traditionally eaten on which Sunday?

Mothering Sunday

13

What is a Laxton’s Superb?

An Apple

14

What drink should be served in a schooner?

Sherry

15

What is added to pasta to make it green?

Spinach

16

What country does Martina Hingis represent in tennis?

Switzerland

17

Which team did Martin Ofiah play for in his first few years as a rugby league player?

Widnes

18

Which baseball player was also one of Marilyn Monroe’s husbands?

Joe di Maggio

19

Which of the Gladiators competed in the heptathlon in the 1998 Commonwealth games?

Rocket

20

Formula 1’s Spanish grand prix is held on the outskirts of which city?

Barcelona

21

What was the name of Georgie Fame’s backing group?

Blue Flames

22

Whose backing group was The Wonder Stuff?

Vic Reeves

23

What was Elvis Presley’s backing group called?

The Jordanaires

24

John Fred and the what had a 1968 no 3 with Judy in Disguise (with glasses)?

The Playboy Band

25

The Heartbreakers were the backing group for who?

Tom Petty

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