The Pear Tree Quiz – 07 August 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Which sea creature, beginning with a B, has sex organs 30 times it’s body length?

Barnacle

2

On which island was Napoleon born?

Corsica

3

The theme tune of TFI Friday was also a theme tune of a 60’s thriller series – what was it called?

Man in a Suitcase

4

What was Queen’s first top 10 hit?

Seven Seas of Rhye

5

Without looking – how many numbers are there in a standard credit or debit card account number?

16

6

Which one of the Goons wrote most of the scripts?

Spike Milligan

7

To the nearest half million, what was the population of the UK in 1999?

59,500,000

8

Point each, which 2 Scottish League football clubs are United?

Dundee and Ayr

9

Is a GRIVET a) An Abyssinian monkey, b) Armour for the shins, c) a screw-in rivet or d) the plate that revolves at the bottom of a microwave?

A

10

What metal are electric light bulb filaments usually made from?

Tungsten

11

Prince Harry has 4 names – Henry being the first – point each, what are the other 3?

Charles Albert David

12

Today, Sir Robin Day died – how did he start his television career?

Newsreader on ITN

13

Which Eastern European country split peacefully in 1993 along ethnic lines to form two new countries?

Czechoslavakia

14

Over 900 people have successfully climbed Mt.Everest, but to the nearest 10, how many people have died trying to climb it?

150

15

Why would a policeman ask you to stand on one leg and touch your nose, if he stopped you for a motoring offence?

Suspicion of drug use

16

Before Matthew Kelly, who originally hosted “Stars in your eyes”?

Leslie Crowther

17

Bactrian and dromedarys are types of camel – but which one has one hump?

Dromedary

18

How many of the Decathlon’s events are throwing ones?

3

19

What is the gift for a 13th wedding anniversary?

Lace

20

Which famous author of spy stories was really an intelligence agent during world war II?

Ian Fleming

21

According to a recent survey, what percentage of men brought up on farms have had sex with an animal? (Thanks Ange!)

50%

22

How many ways are there of pronouncing OUGH in English?

9 - A rough-coated , dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.

23

Which is the only king in a pack of cards not to have a moustache?

Hearts

24

What sort of vegetable is a Scallion?

Onion

25

What, according to Groucho Marx, begins with F, ends with K, and if you can’t get one, you have to use your hand?

Fork

Round 2

Clothes, Holiday Money, Odd one Out, Sport 

1

What is the correct name for the short, braced trousers traditionally worn by men in Bavaria and Austria?

Lederhosen

2

What head covering is named after a battle?

Balaclava

3

Where would you wear a mantilla?

On you head

4

For which group of people were the original jeans made?

Gold Miners in the 49 gold rush

5

Where would a Japanese wear his or her Obi?

Around the waist – it’s a sash.

6

What’s the currency of Austria?

Schillings

7

Today, how many pesetas could you get to your pound (20 each way)?

276

8

If you were on holiday in Tunisia, what currency would you be spending?

Dinars

9

To the nearest 20,000, how many Turkish Lira would your pound buy?

967,000

10

And, finally, today how much is the Euro worth, to the nearest penny?

60

11

What’s the odd one out – My decision is final!!!! Inch, foot, metre, acre, kilometre.

Acre – it’s an area

12

Bach, Beethoven, Braque, Bruckner

Braque was an artist

13

King, prince, baron, count, knight

Count – there isn’t one in Britain

14

Cheetah, hyena, leopard, panther

Hyena – a type of dog

15

Anne, George, Elizabeth, Henry, Edward

Anne – there’s only been 1 monarch called Anne

16

Which famous black tennis player died of AIDS?

Arthur Ashe

17

Which surname has been shared by a post-war men’s and women’s singles champion at Wimbledon?

Smith – Stan and Margaret

18

Which cricketer has scored most runs in first-class cricket – Geoff Boycott, W.G.Grace, Jack Hobbs, or Don Bradman

Jack Hobbs

19

Who won the UK Snooker Championship at the age of 17 in 1993?

Ronnie O’Sullivan

20

One football club holds the record for going up and down all four divisions in nine years – which one?

Northampton Town (1961-69)

21

Name either of the 2 Americans who have won the F1 World Championship?

Phil Hill, Mario Andretti

22

What’s the nickname of the South African Rugby Union team?

Springboks

23

Tattenham Corner is on which racecourse?

Epsom

24

What’s the name of Washington’s American Football team?

Redskins

25

Other than too small, what’s the usual diameter of a golf hole?

4.25 inches

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