The Pear Tree Quiz – 15 January 2001
Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs
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1 |
Which children’s TV show, is going to return in a new format as a show for adults with its original presenters? |
Blue Peter |
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2 |
On the 18th Jan, Ali G will open a new TV channel - what is it called? |
E4 |
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3 |
After this weekend’s football games, how many points separate Manchester United and Manchester City? |
33 |
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4 |
What cocktail is made from vodka and tomato juice? |
Bloody Mary |
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5 |
What kind of acid is found in car batteries? |
Sulphuric |
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6 |
If you wanted to eat squid in an Italian restaurant, what would you order? |
Calamari |
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7 |
If you spend too long squashed into an airline seat, you might possibly die of DVT – what does it stand for? |
Deep Vein Thrombosis |
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8 |
Which country now has the presidency of the EU? |
Sweden |
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9 |
What do you call a baby whale? |
Calf |
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10 |
At one time, they were called Eskimos, but what is the more politically correct name for them? |
Inuit |
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11 |
According to the tabloid press, who has just been found out for not only cheating on his wife a few years ago, but also his mistress? |
Prince Charles |
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12 |
Is a NUMDAH a) an idiot, b) a fez, c) an embroidered rug, or d) an Indian hair piece? |
C |
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13 |
What’s the name of local mass murderer Harold Shipman’s wife? |
Primrose |
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14 |
What’s the new trading name for the Post Office? |
Consignia |
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15 |
In every county in the UK, there is an official Queen’s representative – what title does he or she hold? |
Lord Lieutenant |
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16 |
Who won Olympic Gold in the long jump in 1984, 1988 and 1992? |
Carl Lewis |
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17 |
A fortnight ago there was a lunar eclipse – how long will it be before we get to see another one? |
3 years |
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18 |
How many hundredweights are there in a ton? |
20 |
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19 |
In the rhyme about birthdays, a child born on which day will be ‘full of grace’? |
Tuesday |
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20 |
Point each, what are the names of Princess Anne’s two children? |
Zara and Peter Philips |
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21 |
How many players in a volleyball team? |
6 |
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22 |
The Italians and the Americans call them Zucchini – what are they called in England and France? |
Courgettes |
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23 |
In which musical does a character called Skimbleshanks appear? |
Cats |
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24 |
How many toes do most birds have? (on one foot) |
4 |
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25 |
How many times did Bjorn Borg win the Wimbledon Singles Finals? |
5 |
Round 2
Where in the World, A good laugh, Your body, A good read
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1 |
Where would you find the Sargasso Sea? |
In the Atlantic Ocean |
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2 |
In which city would you find the Via Dolorosa? |
Jerusalem |
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3 |
What’s the capital of Albania? |
Tirana |
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4 |
Captain Cook was killed by natives of the Sandwich Islands – what are those islands called now? |
Hawaii |
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5 |
If you flew into O’Hare airport, which American city would you be landing at? |
Chicago |
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6 |
Mumbai is a famous Indian city – how was it known until a year or so ago? |
Bombay |
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7 |
What’s the capital of Brazil? |
Brasilia |
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8 |
What’s the highest mountain in Africa? |
Kiliminjaro |
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9 |
In which country is the Great Sandy Desert? |
Australia |
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10 |
In which European country are the world’s two deepest caves? |
France |
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11 |
In “A Fish Called Wanda”, what was John Cleese’s character’s profession? |
Barrister |
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12 |
With whom did Penelope Keith star in “To The Manor Born”? |
Peter Bowles |
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13 |
In which city is the bar in Cheers set? |
Boston |
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14 |
And, after leaving Cheers, which city did Frasier Crane move to? |
Seattle |
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15 |
In the film “Stir Crazy”, what were Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor dressed as when they were arrested? |
Chickens |
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16 |
In your body, you have a lot of erythrocytes – how are they better known? |
Red blood cells |
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17 |
What’s the hard membrane covering the front of your eye called? |
Cornea |
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18 |
Which has the most bones – an arm or a leg – including hands and feet? |
An arm at 30 compared with the leg’s 29 - |
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19 |
3 years either way – when was the contraceptive pill first used? |
1955 |
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20 |
What would you be suffering from if you were infected with trepanoma pallidum? |
Syphilis |
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21 |
Who was the young hero of Treasure Island? |
Jim Hawkins |
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22 |
What was the girl’s school portrayed in several classic British comedy films? |
St Trinians |
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23 |
Jeeves was the perfect butler – but who was his employer? |
Bertie Wooster |
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24 |
Who was Sherlock Holmes older brother? |
Mycroft |
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25 |
Who is the most famous pupil at Hogwarts School? |
Harry Potter |