The Pear Tree Quiz – 20 November 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What’s Homer Simpson’s normal drink?

 

2

The state of Florida is in the news – what’s its capital?

 

3

If you saw the words Magyar Posta on a postage stamp, from which country would it come?

 

4

The word is CLARTY – does it mean a) muddy, b) moody, c) obstreperous or d) awkward and ill-fitting?

 

5

Who is the wife of former footballer Lee Chapman?

 

6

What’s a male honeybee called?

 

7

Point each – which two teams play in the live televised Champion’s league match on Wednesday 22nd?

 

8

Catherine Zeta-Jones got married this weekend – but who did she play in “The Darling Buds of May”?

 

9

Which brand of margarine shares it name with a Roman goddess?

 

10

A year either way – when was the Lockerbie disaster?

 

11

Local TV – what’s the names of the Mancunian brother and sister played by Steve Coogan?

 

12

What’s the usual term for a fox’s tail?

 

13

According to yesterday’s papers who earnt the most money in the UK last year?

 

14

From which tree does cork come from?

 

15

Which duke is associated with Woburn Abbey?

 

16

What do the initials B.H.P mean in conjunction with engines?

 

17

The Beatles new LP is now top of the charts – it features every No 1 hit they had in the UK and the US – how many tracks has it?

 

18

In which country do soldiers wear what can only be described as ballet skirts?

 

19

Which King was nicknamed “The Merry Monarch”?

 

20

Who played Batman in the film Batman Forever?

 

21

Which chess piece can only move diagonally?

 

22

Who appears on the back of the new £10 note?

 

23

What’s the main ingredient in the Welsh delicacy laver bread?

 

24

Which album launched the Virgin record label?

 

25

Which British comic character is being used in Japanese schools to teach the children English?

 

Round 2

Children’s Television, Sport, The 80’s, Transport    

1

What sort of creature is Sooty’s friend Ramsbottom?

 

2

Where do the Teletubbies live?

 

3

Which famous Play School presenter has an even more famous daughter?

 

4

Who is the vicar in Postman Pat?

 

5

Which hero does Prince Adam turn into with the aid of power from Greyskull castle?

 

6

Which team did Mark Hughes join when he left Manchester United for the second time?

 

7

Who scored Manchester City’s winning goal when they managed to get Manchester United relegated?

 

8

What’s the name of the other brook on the Grand National course than Becher’s?

 

9

How many holes are most major golf tournaments usually played over?

 

10

At which ground do St Helen’s rugby league club play?

 

11

Who was the first Thai snooker player to win a major competition?

 

12

Which Swede in 1987 was the first man for 40 years to win a match at Wimbledon without losing a game?

 

13

How many times did Joe Frazier fight Muhammed Ali?

 

14

What does TT stand for in the Isle of Man races?

 

15

Alison Fisher is a former world champion in which sport?

 

16

In which year did the Argentinians invade the Falkland Isles?

 

17

In which books were gollywogs replaced by gnomes?

 

18

What was the last No 1 of the 80s?

 

19

Where were the women’s peace camps set up?

 

20

Where did the 1980 Olympics take place?

 

21

Which motorway joins the new M60 and carries on to Bury?                                                   

 

22

How far apart are the rails on a standard railway line?

 

23

What ship is the new sister ship to the P&O liner Oriana?

 

24

Which aircraft manufacturer made the Tristar?

 

25

Which major car manufacturer is based at Luton?

 

Answers
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