The Pear Tree Quiz – 09 October 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Whose nose grew longer every time he told a lie?

 

2

How was the Kray’s gang known in London’s underworld?

 

3

Which golf competition did the European Women’s team win this weekend?

 

4

What colour are the eyes of albinos?

 

5

Which English town has an annual Goose Fair?

 

6

Which country has the most Muslims in the world?

 

7

What was the name of King Arthur’s sword?

 

8

If a bow ‘fires’ arrows, what does a crossbow fire?

 

9

How many Tory shadow ministers admitted to smoking a little grass at the weekend?

 

10

The word is PILIFEROUS – does it mean a) untrustworthy, b) covered in spots and zits, c) prone to farting or d) hairy?

 

11

What colour carrier bag do you get if you shop at Harrods?

 

12

Who admitted last week that he never watches his own show because “I’m not interested in it – it’s a silly show”?

 

13

Which film starred John Cleese as a headmaster under pressure?

 

14

Davo Karnica took 3 days to climb up, but only 5 hours to ski down what?

 

15

What single word could mean an animal enclosure and a unit of weight?

 

16

Which is worth more in money terms, an Olympic Gold, Silver or Bronze medal?

 

17

In his youth, Pope John Paul excelled in which sport?

 

18

Which comedian wrote Blackadder with Richard Curtis?

 

19

For which German club did Kevin Keegan play for after he left Liverpool?

 

20

Which pop group share their name with a Bernard Cribbins comedy record?

 

21

For which industry is London’s Wardour Street famous?

 

22

Sportingly, what do Sheffield and Pittsburgh have in common?

 

23

What relation was Cherie Blair to the late Pat Phoenix of Coronation Street fame?

 

24

Which motorway joins the M25 at Heathrow ?

 

25

Which margarine did Victor Meldrew advertise on TV?

 

Round 2

Television Quiz Shows , Around the World, Board Games       

1

How many letters does the Countdown Conundrum have?

 

2

Which quiz show always started with the words “Live from Norwich, the quiz of the week”?

 

3

Who were the regular captains on Shooting Stars?

 

4

In 1999 Sky One had a quiz show hosted by Freddy Starr and Melinda Messenger – what was it called?

 

5

In which quiz show did the contestants, who were mainly working class stand to win star prizes like a really useful speedboat!.

 

6

How many celebrities were there on Celebrity Squares?

 

7

What was the name of Paul Daniel’s 1980’s quiz show?

 

8

Which quiz show has Jonathan Ross as Question Master, and Julian Clary and Phil Jupitus as team captains?

 

9

Mastermind was really a knock out competition in which how many contestants were whittled down to the one winner in each series?

 

10

What dreadful quiz show was hosted by Derek Batey for many years?

 

11

In which modern day country are the ruins of Troy?

 

12

In which city’s harbour could you see the statue of the Little Mermaid?

 

13

In which city could you take an underground train ride 7000 ft above sea level?

 

14

In which European capital is a famous statue of a little boy having a pee?

 

15

Baffin Island is a large island of the coast of which Commonwealth country?

 

16

One of Ceylon/Sri Lanka’s more famous residents is a famous science fiction writer – who is he?

 

17

Which country has the Dong as it’s currency?

 

18

In which American state is the town of Tombstone, where the gunfight at the OK Corral took place?

 

19

What’s the capital of the province of Western Australia?

 

20

Which country calls itself Suomi?

 

21

In Monopoly, how much do you inherit if you pick up the card in the community chest?

 

22

Who is the military man in the game of Cluedo?

 

23

What board game is played on a map of the world in the 1880s?

 

24

What category questions are yellow in Trivial Pursuit?

 

25

How many S’s are there in a standard English Scrabble set?

 

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