The Pear Tree Quiz – 27 November 2000
1 |
What’s the name of the game which involves placing your body parts on coloured spots? |
Twister |
2 |
Which car replaced the Ford Escort? |
Ford Focus |
3 |
Which useful metal do we get from Bauxite? |
Aluminium |
4 |
What’s the capital of Jamaica? |
Kingston |
5 |
For 4 points, what were the first names of Abba? |
Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Frieda |
6 |
Which footballer wrote an autobiography called “Hell Razor”? |
Neil Ruddock |
7 |
Is LIMNOLOGY a) The study of arms and legs, b) the study of snails, c) the study of oil-bearing rocks or d) the study of lakes? |
D |
8 |
What’s the name of the minstrel in Robin Hood’s merry men? |
Alan a Dale |
9 |
In which TV series was Servalan the sexy villain? |
Blakes 7 |
10 |
In which year was the National Lottery launched? |
1994 (November) |
11 |
Which county is known as the garden of England? |
Kent |
12 |
Which former prime minister is buried in the Scilly Isles? |
Harold Wilson |
13 |
How many stars are there on the Stars and Stripes? |
50 |
14 |
Chrissy and Jo were two principle characters in which sitcom? |
Man about the House/Robin’s Nest |
15 |
What did the advertising slogan Watch Out there’s a Humphrey about advertise? |
Milk |
16 |
In which town did the Flintstones live? |
Bedrock |
17 |
What is supposedly the gift for a 6th wedding anniversary? |
Sugar |
18 |
In which city was George Best born? |
Belfast |
19 |
What animal is used in France and Italy to hunt for truffles? |
Pig |
20 |
Who played the lead role in the film “Sister Act”? |
Whoopee Goldberg |
21 |
In which African country is the city of Bulawayo? |
Zimbabwe |
22 |
Officially, how long must you have held a driving licence before you can supervise a learner? |
3 years |
23 |
What type of creature is a lumpsucker? |
A fish |
24 |
What city is nicknamed Auld Reekie? |
Edinburgh |
25 |
Who is the main character in the children’s book “The Wind In The Willows”? |
Toad of Toad Hall |
Round 2
Who Plays What, Quotes from films, Sport, Thunderbirds
1 |
What instrument did Paul McCartney play on most Beatle records? |
Bass guitar |
2 |
Dudley Moore is a gifted player of which instrument? |
Piano |
3 |
What instrument does Acker Bilk play? |
Clarinet |
4 |
Glenn Miller played which instrument in his band? |
Trombone |
5 |
Dave Clark of the Dave Clark 5 played which instrument? |
Drums |
6 |
Which film ends with the line "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."? |
Casablanca |
7 |
Who said "Hey, don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love." |
Woody Allan in Annie Hall |
8 |
From which film does the line "They call me Mister Tibbs" come? |
In the Heat of the Night. |
9 |
From which film does this line come? "I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner." |
The Silence of the Lambs |
10 |
The famous line "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" Comes from which film? |
2001 – A Space Odyssey |
11 |
How long is the Grand National course? |
4.5 miles |
12 |
Which sport was invented by William Webb Ellis? |
Rugby |
13 |
With which Olympic event would you associate Sergie Bubka? |
Pole Vaulting |
14 |
What colour were the Jaguar racing teams cars during the last F1 season? |
Green |
15 |
How much did Leeds pay to get Rio Ferdinand from West Ham? |
£18 million |
16 |
In which town did Tim Henman win his latest championship at the weekend? |
Brighton |
17 |
According to today’s Guardian, Manchester United’s Sheringham is the top goal scorer in the Premier league, but who is the 2nd? |
Viduka |
18 |
In golf, what is a stroke of 3 under par called? |
Albatross |
19 |
Which county cricket team has a fox as its emblem? |
Leicestershire |
20 |
Where do Ireland play their home international rugby matches? |
Lansdowne Road |
21 |
Who was the head of International Rescue? |
Jeff Tracey |
22 |
The cinema had Cinerama and Cinemascope, but what did Thunderbirds have? |
Supermarionation |
23 |
In which year is Thunderbirds set? |
2065 |
24 |
Which Thunderbirds ship is permanently in earth orbit? |
Thunderbird 5 |
25 |
And finally, who devised Thunderbirds? |
Gerry Anderson |