The Pear Tree Quiz – 18 December 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

This years Blue Peter appeal is appealing for what?

Postage Stamps – to fund village medical services in Peru

2

How many husbands has Pat Evans in Eastenders had? (or should I say married?)

4

3

Which was the last team before Liverpool yesterday, to defeat Manchester United at home?

Middlesborough 3-2 in Dec.1998

4

Geography – Which country is immediately to the south of Egypt?

Sudan

5

Does SCOBIFORM mean a) skinny, b) crusty, c)l like sawdust, or d) like the shape of a snowflake?

B

6

Which London street is famous for its tailoring?

Savile Row

7

With which sport would you associate Laura Davies?

Golf

8

There’s yet another version of Monopoly – Premier League Monopoly – for 2 points which teams are in the Old Kent Road and Mayfair positions?

Bradford & Manchester United (obviously!)

9

Who had a 1963 hit with the song “Take these chains from my heart”?

Ray Charles

10

Why is Priyanka Chopra in the news?

She’s the new(ish) Miss World

11

What form of transport is a Sea King?

Helicopter

12

What Olympic record did Jesse Owens hold for 25 years?

Long Jump

13

What does the W stand for in George W Bush?

Walker

14

Which British Prime Minister was nicknamed The Grocer?

Edward Heath

15

What does the Roman number D stand for?

500

16

Which country is divided into 23 cantons?

Switzerland

17

Internet Service Provider AOL advertise constantly on TV – what does AOL stand for?

America On Line

18

To which fish family does the Anchovy belong?

Herring

19

Who is Madonna marrying in Scotland?

Guy Ritchie

20

What is Britain’s tallest building?

Canary Wharf

21

In which year was the breathalyser introduced?

1967

22

Food – what is Monterey Jack?

A cheese

23

What US Cavalry regiment did Custer lead to disaster at the Little Big Horn?

7th

24

What’s the capital of New Zealand?

Wellington

25

What’s the name of Zoe Ball’s new baby?

Woody

Round 2

Christmas – Traditions, Songs, No 1s, Greetings & Trivia 

1

What traditional part of the British Christmas was first invented by John Callcott Horsley in 1843 – he sold them for a shilling each!

Christmas cards

2

What was invented by Tom Smith in 1847, and originally made by putting sugared almonds in a small twist of paper?

Crackers

3

What was banned by the Church for many centuries, as it was thought to be a ‘pagan symbol of erotic passion’?

Mistletoe

4

What Christmas food started life in the 14th century as a strange mixture of boiled beef and mutton, prunes, wine and spices, all wrapped in sheep or pig gut?

Christmas pudding

5

Which country presents Britain with a Christmas tree, set up in Trafalgar square, as thanks for co-operation in world war II?

Norway

6

5 years either way – when was Jingle Bells composed?

1857 – by the uncle of the American millionaire J.P. Morgan

7

“We 3 Kings” is a popular carol – but what gift did the 2nd king bring?

Frankincense

8

What carol contains the lines “The rising of the sun and the running of the deer”?

The Holly and the Ivy

9

Which Christmas carol was recorded by Simon and Garfunkel with a background of news stories about Vietnam?

Silent Night

10

What Christmas song is this a rather strange version of?
Lacy things -- the wife is missin',
Didn't ask -- her permission,
I'm wearin' her clothes,
Her silk pantyhose,
Walkin' 'round in women's underwear

Winter Wonderland.

11

In which year did Cliff Richard have his first Christmas No 1?

1960

12

How many Christmas No 1s did the Beatles have?

4

13

Which group had a Christmas No 1 with a song concerning ‘Medicinal Compound – Saviour of the human race’?

Scaffold

14

Tom Jones had a Christmas No 1 with which song?

Green Green Grass of Home

15

Two years – the same song – what was the Christmas No 1 in 1984 and 1989?

Do they know it’s Christmas

16

In which countries does Merry Christmas sound like this?

FELIZ NAVIDAD – Spain, Portugal or Cyprus

Spain

17

MBONI CHRISMEN – Ghana, Saudi Arabia or India

Saudi Arabia

18

VESELE VANOCE – Bosnia, Czech Republic or Albania

Czech Republic

19

BUON NATALE – Spain, Portugal or Italy

Italy

20

SHUB NAYA BARAS – India, Pakistan or Thailand

India

21

Which one of these is St.Nicholas (Santa Claus) NOT the patron saint of – Greece, Russia, children, sailors, birds, virgins, shopkeepers or pawnbrokers

Birds! (especially turkeys, geese and chickens!)

22

Who stars in the film “How the Grinch stole Christmas”?

Jim Carrey

23

How many ghosts or spirits does Scrooge see in A Christmas Carol?

4

24

The first recorded modern style pantomime was staged at Drury Lane in the 19th century – was it Robinson Crusoe, Aladdin or Babes in the Wood?

Robinson Crusoe

25

Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?

William the Conqueror.

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