The Pear Tree Quiz – 03 July 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What was the name of Andy Pandy’s girlfriend?

 

2

Which Bob Dylan song, also recorded by Manfred Mann, begins with the line “Nobody feels any pain”?

 

3

5 either way – how many seats does England have in the European Parliament?

 

4

How many engines does the Boeing 777 have?

 

5

Which capital city contains an independent state?

 

6

In which ocean is the island of Mauritius?

 

7

Point each – what were the first names of Simon and Garfunkel?

 

8

Prunes are the dried variety of which fruit?

 

9

Which king reputedly hid in an oak tree after a battle?

 

10

In which London postal area is Wimbledon?

 

11

Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Defender?

 

12

What comedian’s real name is Bob Davies?

 

13

Which common English word has 2 U’s next to each other?

 

14

Is a LIBBARD a) a woman’s rights believer, b) an womaniser, c) a poor sailor, or d) the Scots word for a leopard?

 

15

Television – for which organisation did the Professionals work?

 

16

One in 4 shot – which was the first Beatle to have a no 1 hit after they split up?

 

17

Which politician left his photos in a station photobooth last week?

 

18

For 6 points – name the playing pieces in a standard game of Monopoly?

 

19

How many squares on the Rubik cube never move relative to each other?

 

20

Which artist’s colour can either be Prussian or Cobalt?

 

21

Which two countries have recently been linked by a new bridge?

 

22

Vendredi is which day of the week in French?

 

23

How many squares on the Rubik cube can move?

 

24

There’s only one country in the world where both the Equator and Tropic of Cancer pass through – which is it?

 

25

What’s the name of the dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons?

 

Round 2

Sport, Mottoes, Fictional characters, Brewers and Beers 

1

Which football team plays at Kenilworth Road?

 

2

If a cricket umpire raises both hands above his head, what is he signalling?

 

3

Which company sponsors the pre-Wimbledon Queens Club tennis tournament?

 

4

In which sport do the contestants play for the Stanley Cup?

 

5

2 either way – from how many players Sir Alex Ferguson could call upon during the last season to make up his team?

 

6

Horse racing – what is the oldest of the Classic races?

 

7

With which sport would you associate the New York Knicks?

 

8

What’s the minimum number of darts needed to score 301?

 

9

How many people in an Ice Hockey team?

 

10

In which sport has the diameter of the ball been raised by 2mm to make it easier to see on television?

 

11

What organisation’s motto is “Blood and Fire”?

 

12

What is the Boy Scouts motto?

 

13

Which of the armed forces motto is “Per Ardua Ad Astra”?

 

14

What is the motto of the SAS?

 

15

Which country’s motto is “In God We Trust”?

 

16

How was Sir Percy Blakeney better known?

 

17

Fiver, Bigwig and General Wormwort are all characters in which children’s book?

 

18

In which Dicken’s book could you meet Fagin?

 

19

Which Treasure Island character dreamed of eating cheese again?

 

20

For a point – name the other two creatures at the Mad Hatter’s tea party?

 

21

Which brewery makes the wonderful Abbot Ale?

 

22

For which beer is Rutland famous?

 

23

Which brewer brews Old Peculiar?

 

24

What does IPA stand for in a beer’s name?

 

25

Which Liverpool brewery produces a Formidable Ale?

 

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