The Pear Tree Quiz – 04 December 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

On the old BBC1 test card, what colour was the little girl’s dress?

Red

2

With which song did Dana win the Eurovision song contest?

All kinds of everything

3

Who was the 1998 Wimbledon Women’s singles champion?

Jana Novotna

4

What’s the proper name for the Irish police force?

Garda

5

How many football teams does Manchester United have to beat in order to reach the FA Cup final next year?

5

6

Who was vice-president to Ronald Reagan?

George Bush (or Daddy!)

7

Which is Britain’s biggest biscuit company?

McVitie’s

8

Is CALIGO a) a type of cloth, b) dim-sightedness, c) red lead powder or d) a hopping dance?

B

9

Two English cities are home to that famous store Harvey Nicholls – one is London, what’s the other one?

Leeds

10

How’s your memory – a million pound question – which king of England married Eleanor of Aquitaine?

Henry II

11

Who succeeded Tom Baker as Doctor Who?

Peter Davison

12

What’s the correct name for the thing that secures a boy scout’s tie or scarf?

Woggle

13

Who led the mutiny on the Bounty?

Fletcher Christian

14

What do you measure with an anemometer?

Wind speed

15

2 years either way – when was the first televised FA cup final?

1938

16

What was T.Rex’s last number 1 in the UK?

Metal Guru – 1972

17

In which Italian city could you see Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper?

Milan

18

Who played Scrooge in the film A Muppet Christmas Carol?

Michael Caine

19

What extra letter was added to David Beckham’s tattoo by mistake?

H in Vhictoria

20

Who wrote that dreadful song, White Christmas?

Irving Berlin

21

How many balls are used in the Irish National Lottery?

42

22

What was the Beatles’ first film?

A Hard Day’s Night

23

What famous building was burnt down by British troops in 1812?

The White House

24

In the old Roman calendar, December was which month of the year?

10th

25

How is Hiram Hackenberger better known?

Brains (from Thunderbirds)

Modern Essentials, Wars ,Birds and animals ,Songs from the Shows and the Films

1

What was the first credit card to be introduced into Britain?

American Express – 1963 (Barclaycard – 1966!)

2

In which year was the first mobile phone network set up in the UK?

1985

3

Which industry was the first to use barcodes?

Railways – to manage their goods wagons.

4

Which company was the first to produce a home video recorder in 1975?

Sony/ Betamax

5

Talking of video recorders – what do the initials VHS stand for?

Video Home System

6

In which war did the battle of Marston Moor take place?

English Civil War

7

Which commonwealth country sent its forces to  Vietnam?

Australia

8

In which war is the M.A.S.H set?

Korean

9

In which war was Florence Nightingale a nurse?

Crimean

10

In which war were the sieges of Ladysmith and Mafeking?

Boer War

11

What bird has the biggest wingspan?

Albatross

12

From where does the turkey originate?

North America

13

What’s a beaver’s home called?

A Lodge

14

How many teeth do dogs have – 24, 30, 36 or 42?

42

15

From what animal does ‘shammy’ leather come?

Chamois / antelope

16

From which show does the song “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” come?

Jesus Christ Superstar

17

Which song from the musical “Oliver” did Shirley Bassey have a chart hit with?

As long as he needs me

18

Who sang the title song from the film Grease?

Frankie Valli

19

In which film did Madonna sing “Into the Groove”?

Desperately Seeking Susan

20

Which musical gave Elaine Paige a hit with “Memory”?

Cats

21

From which musical does the song “People” come?

Funny Girl

22

Who had a minor hit with the song “Oh what a circus” from Evita?

David Essex

23

Who sung the immortal “As Time Goes By” from Casablanca?

Dooley Wilson

24

From which musical do the songs Let the Sunshine In and Aquarius come?

Hair

25

Who wrote the poems on which the musical Cats was based?

TS Eliot

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