The Pear Tree Quiz – 08 January 2001
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Who solved the crime in the film Death on the Nile? |
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What colour are the gondolas in Venice? |
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What was John Wayne’s real name? |
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What’s the birthstone for January? |
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Which drink was rationed from 1940 until 1952? |
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What was the nationality of the first man to reach the South Pole? |
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Which car manufacturer shares its name with a London Bridge? |
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Which famous film director has a son called Satchel? |
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A year either way – how old was Tutankhamen when he died? |
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What was the character name of the 6 Million Dollar Man, played by Lee Majors? |
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What is the holy book of Islam? |
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Which Welsh county is the only one to have a first class cricket team? |
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What sort of person would have worn a TWAT? |
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What colour is a Custard apple? |
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What was John Lennon’s first wife’s name? |
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In darts which is the highest score you can get with 3 separate trebles? |
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How much money is a Pony? |
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What type of food is a bloomer? |
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What was Barry Manilow’s first no 1 hit? |
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What river flows through Bristol? |
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Which actor only played James Bond once? |
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Fizz, Milo, Bella and Jake are better known as? |
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What’s the currency in Greece? |
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What was mined or quarried for years at Blaenau Festiniog? |
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In Dad’s Army, which of the characters was an undertaker? |
Round 2
Quiz of the Year – All these things happened in 2000 – Showbiz, Sport, News, Pop, TV and Films
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Who admitted to splurging money on flowers, and then sold his wardrobe for charity? |
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What form of transport won’t the Spice Girls be using after losing a £1 million legal battle? |
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Who called who "queer" at the Q Music Awards, and got his rival's ex-girlfriend pregnant into the bargain? |
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What was Noel Gallagher’s daughter called? |
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At which Scottish Castle did Madonna get married? |
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In April, which team did Aston Villa beat in their Cup semi-final? |
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Who won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone? |
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Who did Lennox Lewis defeat in under 2 rounds in July? |
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Who finished the year as Europe’s No 1 golf player? |
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Who knocked Tim Henman out of the Wimbledon Championships? |
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For what reason was Judith Keppel in the news last year? |
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Which actor, who starred in The Bridge on the River Kwai, died last year? |
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What was stolen from a museum near Milton Keynes, held to ransom, and finally returned to Jeremy Paxman |
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If Elvis Presley was alive last year, how old would he have been? |
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Near which town did a train derail in October, causing today’s rail chaos? |
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Who stopped Victoria Beckham going to No 1 in the charts with her first solo record? |
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According to the NME the record The Real Slim Shady was the top single for 2000 – who recorded it? |
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What was the first UK No 1 of 2000? |
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What was the title of Bob the Builder’s Christmas No 1? |
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Which famous pop star who had No 1s in March and September, started her life as a counter hand in Dunkin’ Donuts, where she was known as Dunkin’ Donna? |
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How did Victor Meldrew die in the last episode of One Foot In The Grave? |
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Which
of the Big Brother people was the first to be expelled? |
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The film Billy Eliot is about a young boy doing what during the miner’s strike? |
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Which famous person is related to the first British Quiz show millionaire? |
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Which film won the Best Film Oscar last year? |