The Pear Tree Quiz – 10 April 2000

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What British coin has a diameter of 2 cms exactly?

1p

2

Who is the shadow Home Secretary?

Ann Widdicombe

3

Who is manager of Glossop North End FC?

Mick Boyle

4

It was announced today that Seamus McSporran of  the Scottish Island of Gigha is to retire. He has the most jobs of anyone in Britain – how many?

14 – He’s policeman, fireman, postmaster, shopkeeper ambulance, bus and taxi driver, registrar, undertaker, rent-collector

5

How many children did Shakespeare have?

3

6

What colour do mourners wear in China?

White

7

Who surprisingly said that “There is too much football on television” recently?

Brian Clough

8

Apart from the Beatles, which other 5 groups have had the most Top 10 hits?

Abba, Status Quo, Queen, Stones, Hollies

9

Which ex-resident of 10 Downing Street puts his good health in his old age down to gin and cigarettes?

Denis Thatcher

10

What would you do with a ‘Soft Cock”? – Eat it, drink it, wear it, ride it or be embarrassed about it?

Wear it 

11

Which famous ex-gangster died last week at the age of 74?

Charlie Kray

12

In which county is Stonehenge?

Wiltshire

13

The word is ABACINATE – is it a) Stick-like, b) to blind someone with a red hot iron, c) to destroy all literary records, or d) an original native of a country?

B

14

Point each – who won the Best Actor and Actress awards at this weekend’s BAFTA awards?

Kevin Spacey/Maggie Smith

15

Which England football player scored the first goal for England in both Euro 96 and World Cup 98?

Alan Shearer

16

What is the chemical symbol for Magnesium?

Mg

17

Before the Tory party came to power in 1979, what was the cost of a prescription?

20p!!!

18

How many noughts are there in a British Billion?

12

19

What makes leaves green – extra point for spelling it correctly?

CHLOROPHYLL

20

Which Berkshire air base was the scene of a long running protest against cruise missiles?

Greenham Common

21

Who wrote Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley

22

For 3 points – who are the 3 male suspects in a game of Cluedo?

Prof Plum, Rev.Green, Col. Mustard.

23

What’s the largest lake in the world?

Caspian Sea

24

Vijay Singh, US Masters champion, comes from where?

Fiji

25

Which 2 counties are separated by the Wash?

Lincolnshire and Norfolk

Round 2

World War II in the Movies, Today in History, TV Adverts, Weights and Measures

1

What was the name of the German battleship that was sunk during the Battle of the River Plate?

Graf Spee

2

What was the name of the British battleship that was sunk by the Bismark?

Hood

3

Who invented the bouncing bomb used in the Dam Busters raid?

Barnes Wallis

4

What was the date of D-Day?

6th June 1944

5

In Ice Cold in Alex, what did the heroes drive across the desert to Alexandria?

An Ambulance

6

Today, in which year, did the Titanic start its maiden voyage?

1912

7

Which drug was released onto the market 2 years ago today?

Viagra

8

Today in 1962, the original bass player with the Beatles died – who was he?

Stuart Sutcliffe

9

Today in 1955, Dr Jonas Salk described the successful use of a vaccine against which disease?

Polio

10

Today, singer Sheb Wooley is 79 – with which record is he best associated?

Purple People Eater

11

Which supermarket did John Cleese advertise wearing a loud checked suit, and shouting a lot?                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Sainsbury’s

12

Which credit card did Rowan Atkinson publicise by never having one?

Barclaycard

13

Which Friends star uses Loreal hair care?

Jennifer Aniston

14

Which soap powder did Shane Richie promote in his tasteless doorstep commercials?

Daz

15

Which juice was advertised by Sarah Ferguson in the USA?

Cranberry

16

In the Nicole car commercials, who did Nicole marry?

Bob Mortimer

17

Which margarine is recommended by Victor Meldrew?

Flora

18

Who cried in commercials when his Walker’s crisps were taken away from him?

Paul Gascoigne

19

Which fast food chain did soccer stars Waddle, Pearce and Southgate promote?

Pizza Hut

20

Bruce Forsythe dresses up as a judge to advertise what?

Furniture.

21

How many feet are there in a mile?

5280

22

How many hundredweights to a ton?

20

23

How many fluid ounces to the English pint?

20

24

How many pounds does a gallon of water weigh?

10

25

If your shoe size was 44 in France, what would it be in England?

10

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