The Pear Tree Quiz – 27 November 2000
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What’s the name of the game which involves placing your body parts on coloured spots? |
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Which car replaced the Ford Escort? |
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Which useful metal do we get from Bauxite? |
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What’s the capital of Jamaica? |
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For 4 points, what were the first names of Abba? |
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Which footballer wrote an autobiography called “Hell Razor”? |
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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? |
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What’s the name of the minstrel in Robin Hood’s merry men? |
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In which TV series was Servalan the sexy villain? |
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In which year was the National Lottery launched? |
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Which county is known as the garden of England? |
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Which former prime minister is buried in the Scilly Isles? |
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13 |
How many stars are there on the Stars and Stripes? |
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Chrissy and Jo were two principle characters in which sitcom? |
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What did the advertising slogan Watch Out there’s a Humphrey about advertise? |
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In which town did the Flintstones live? |
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What is supposedly the gift for a 6th wedding anniversary? |
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In which city was George Best born? |
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What animal is used in France and Italy to hunt for truffles? |
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Who played the lead role in the film “Sister Act”? |
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21 |
In which African country is the city of Bulawayo? |
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Officially, how long must you have held a driving licence before you can supervise a learner? |
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23 |
What type of creature is a lumpsucker? |
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What city is nicknamed Auld Reekie? |
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Who is the main character in the children’s book “The Wind In The Willows”? |
Round 2
Who Plays What, Quotes from films, Sport, Thunderbirds
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What instrument did Paul McCartney play on most Beatle records? |
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Dudley Moore is a gifted player of which instrument? |
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What instrument does Acker Bilk play? |
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Glenn Miller played which instrument in his band? |
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Dave Clark of the Dave Clark 5 played which instrument? |
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Which film ends with the line "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."? |
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Who said "Hey, don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love." |
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From which film does the line "They call me Mister Tibbs" come? |
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From which film does this line come? "I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner." |
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The famous line "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" Comes from which film? |
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11 |
How long is the Grand National course? |
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Which sport was invented by William Webb Ellis? |
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13 |
With which Olympic event would you associate Sergie Bubka? |
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14 |
What colour were the Jaguar racing teams cars during the last F1 season? |
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15 |
How much did Leeds pay to get Rio Ferdinand from West Ham? |
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In which town did Tim Henman win his latest championship at the weekend? |
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According to today’s Guardian, Manchester United’s Sheringham is the top goal scorer in the Premier league, but who is the 2nd? |
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18 |
In golf, what is a stroke of 3 under par called? |
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19 |
Which county cricket team has a fox as its emblem? |
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Where do Ireland play their home international rugby matches? |
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21 |
Who was the head of International Rescue? |
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22 |
The cinema had Cinerama and Cinemascope, but what did Thunderbirds have? |
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In which year is Thunderbirds set? |
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Which Thunderbirds ship is permanently in earth orbit? |
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And finally, who devised Thunderbirds? |