The Pear Tree Quiz – 10 July 2000
1 |
THE new book of the year – Harry Potter and the what? |
Goblet of Fire |
2 |
For which club does French footballer Zinedane Zidane play? |
Juventus |
3 |
Which part of the body is affected by glaucoma? |
The eyes |
4 |
Who knocked Tim Henman out of the Wimbledon Singles? |
Mark Philippousis |
5 |
Which moor is named after Cornwall’s county town? |
Bodmin Moor |
6 |
Who plays Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine? |
Kathy Staff |
7 |
The length travelled by light in 1/299,792,458 of a second – how far? |
1 Metre |
8 |
Which Neil Diamond song was also a hit for UB40? |
Red Red Wine |
9 |
Lent always begins on which day of the week? |
Wednesday |
10 |
Is an OONT a) a Muslin heavenly being, b) a very small quantity, c) a camel, or d) the ancestor of the trilobite? |
C |
11 |
Photophobia is the fear of what? |
Light |
12 |
2 either way – for how many years did David Coleman present “A Question of Sport”? |
18 |
13 |
Point each – who said of who last week “She is SO ugly”? |
Anna Kournikova of Liz Hurley |
14 |
Who had a ‘90s No 1 with “Rhythm is a Dancer”? |
Snap |
15 |
Who wrote the book “20,000 Leagues under the sea”? |
Jules Verne |
16 |
Who is Michael Schumacher’s younger racing driver brother? |
Ralf |
17 |
What’s the name of the canal side museum in Ashton under Lyne? |
Portland Basin Heritage Centre |
18 |
Mehmet Ozyurek, a Turk, won which competition last week with a length of just over 3.5 inches? |
World’s longest nose. |
19 |
Which European country has the most borders with other countries? |
Germany (6) |
20 |
How many laps are there in a single speedway race? |
4 |
21 |
What was Abba’s last UK No 1? |
Super Trouper |
22 |
Who last week released a pop video in which he strips naked, then takes his skin off, then pulls his muscles off and finally doesn’t get shown on Top of the Pops! |
Robbie Williams |
23 |
What’s the capital of Venezuela? |
Caracas |
24 |
How many points is X worth in Scrabble? |
8 |
25 |
Which city did Dorothy want to get to in the Wizard of Oz? |
The Emerald City |
Round 2
Colours, The Living World, Popular Television, The 70’s
1 |
What colour is Jupiter’s Great Spot? |
Red |
2 |
What are the two main colours on Argentina’s flag? |
Blue and White |
3 |
What colour are Irish post boxes? |
Green |
4 |
What makes blood red? |
Haemoglobin |
5 |
According to Donovan, what was the colour of his true love’s hair? |
Yellow |
6 |
What is the proper name for an insect’s feelers? |
Antennae |
7 |
Which bird is associated with Lundy Island? |
Puffin |
8 |
What sort of creature is a gurnard? |
Fish |
9 |
What do polled cattle not have? |
Horns |
10 |
What is the largest bird of the Crow family? |
Raven |
11 |
What’s the name of Rab C. Nesbitt’s wife? |
Mary |
12 |
In which county is the series “Where The Heart Is”? set? |
Yorkshire |
13 |
What’s the job of the main characters in “This Life”? |
Lawyers |
14 |
In which series would you find PC Goody? |
The Thin Blue Line |
15 |
Jim Royle and his wife also were a husband and wife in Brookside – what were they called then? |
Sheila and Bobby Grant |
16 |
Who was Reginald Perrin’s boss? |
CJ |
17 |
What’s the name of the fictional village in Heartbeat? |
Aidensfield |
18 |
Who kept score on Shooting Stars? |
George Dawes |
19 |
In which seaside resort was Dad’s Army set? |
Walmington on Sea |
20 |
Which satellite TV channel is mainly devoted to repeats of classic comedy shows? |
UK Gold |
21 |
Who did Princess Anne marry in the 70’s? |
Captain Mark Philips |
22 |
Who was Randolph Hearst’s kidnapped daughter? |
Patty |
23 |
Who was Arsenal’s double winning captain? |
Frank Mc Clintock |
24 |
In 1978 Pope John Paul II died after roughly how long in office? |
One month (33 days) |
25 |
On TV, who were Jilly, Kelly and Sabrina? |
Charlie’s Angels |