The Pear Tree Quiz – 04 September 2000
1 |
Thunderbirds has returned to TV this weekend – for 5 points, name Jeff Tracy’s 5 sons. |
Virgil, Scott, Alan, Gordon & John – Brains wasn’t a son! |
2 |
On which mountain did the gods of ancient Greece live? |
Olympus |
3 |
Essenden beat Melbourne in the Grand Final of which sport at this weekend? |
Australian Rules Football |
4 |
In the news a lot over the past few weeks – who is president of Russia? |
Vladimir Putin |
5 |
Which national radio program can you hear between 100 and 102 FM? |
Classic FM |
6 |
How many soccer world cup competitions have England qualified for? |
10 |
7 |
Is LIGAN – a) where a ligament joins a bone, b) goods thrown overboard a ship, and marked with a buoy, c) the legal term for immunity from prosecution, or d) a disease of camels? |
B |
8 |
Who was the male star of the film Blade Runner? |
Harrison Ford |
9 |
What is 70% of 70? |
49 |
10 |
Until today, how many years has it been since England last had a home Test Match series win against the West Indies? |
31 years |
11 |
Saturday is the Last Night of the Proms – from where is it broadcast? |
Royal Albert Hall |
12 |
What sign of the Zodiac spans October and November? |
Scorpio |
13 |
What is S Club 7’s new single called? |
Natural |
14 |
Which modern English city started life as the Saxon “Home of the people of Snot”? |
Nottingham |
15 |
Which American president has recently been revealed as a drunken drug addict? | Nixon |
16 |
What was the name of Henry VIII's flagship, which was sunk in the Solent, and raised several years ago? | Mary Rose |
17 |
Which pop group is tipped to play for Princess Beatrice’s birthday in September? |
Steps |
18 |
How much did Ken Bates pay to buy Chelsea FC? |
£1 |
19 |
What foody product is associated with Maldon, Essex? |
Sea Salt |
20 |
Which planet lies between Saturn and Neptune? |
Uranus |
21 |
With which sport would you associate the Newcastle Jesters? |
Ice Hockey |
22 |
What colour is the flesh of the date naturally? |
White |
23 |
What sort of wood is traditionally used to make pencils? |
Cedar |
24 |
Officially, between which 2 towns does the M6 run? |
Rugby to Carlisle |
25 |
Mayfair is the most expensive property on the Monopoly board – how much does it cost to buy it? |
£400 |
Round 2
Science, Yesterday Today and Tomorrow, Formula 1 Motor Racing, Seas
1 |
What element has the symbol Na? |
Sodium |
2 |
What is electrical current measured in? |
Amps |
3 |
Isobars on a weather map join areas of equal what? |
Pressure |
4 |
Who invented the miner’s safety lamp? |
Humphrey Davey |
5 |
Approximately what percentage of the atmosphere is Oxygen? |
20% |
6 |
Yesterday was Pauline Collins birthday of Upstairs Downstairs fame – how old is she? |
60 |
7 |
Which English King was crowned yesterday in 1189? |
Richard the Lionheart |
8 |
Which 2 countries declared war on Germany within 6 hours of each other, yesterday in 1939? |
Britain and France |
9 |
Today, in what year (3 either way) did Geronimo surrender to the US Army? |
1886 |
10 |
Today in 1893, who first told the story of Peter Rabbit in a letter? |
Beatrix Potter |
11 |
Today in 1982, Eye of the Tiger was No 1 in the British Charts – who recorded it? |
Survivor |
12 |
Today in 1987, Matthias Rust was sentenced to 4 years hard labour by the Russians – what was his strange offence? |
He landed a plane in Red Square |
13 |
If he had lived, Freddy Mercury would have been 54 tomorrow – in which year did he die? |
1991 |
14 |
Raquel Welch celebrates which birthday tomorrow? |
60th |
15 |
Tomorrow, in 1698, Czar Peter the Great of Russia imposed a tax on what? |
Beards |
16 |
With 51 F1 wins, which driver has won the most Grands Prix? |
Alain Prost |
17 |
If a driver is shown a blue flag, what does it mean? |
Give way to someone wanting to overtake |
18 |
What capacity is a formula 1 engine? |
3000cc |
19 |
Which Grand Prix is to be held this coming weekend (10th Sept)? |
Italian |
20 |
How many teams are competing in this season’s F1 races? |
11 |
21 |
The former Soviet Union has 2 inland seas – one is the Caspian the other is ? |
The Aral Sea |
22 |
Which sea lies between NE China and Korea’s West Coast? |
Yellow Sea |
23 |
Where is the Sea of Storms? |
On the moon |
24 |
Which sea is about 1200ft below sea level? |
Dead Sea |
25 |
Which sea is at the southern end of the Suez Canal? |
Red Sea |