The Pear Tree Quiz – 29 January 2001
Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs
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1 |
Which team won last night’s Superbowl? |
Baltimore Ravens 34-9 |
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2 |
How many sides has a tetrahedron? |
4 |
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3 |
What’s the active, if that’s the word for it, ingredient in Red Bull? |
Caffeine |
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4 |
How long does it take the earth to travel 1.5 million miles – an hour, a day or a week? |
Day |
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5 |
Petrol is about 80p a litre at the moment – to the nearest 5p, how much is it on average in the USA? |
29p |
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6 |
What’s the name of Tony Blair’s eldest daughter? |
Kathryn |
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7 |
Which famous person was killed on November 22nd 1963? |
John F Kennedy |
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8 |
From what modern country did the Aztecs come? |
Mexico |
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9 |
What’s the name of the Salvation Army’s magazine? |
War Cry |
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10 |
Which famous artist painted “Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear”? |
Van Gogh |
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11 |
What would you use Archimedes’ Screw for? |
Lifting water to a higher level |
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12 |
How many times have Manchester City won the FA cup? |
4 |
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13 |
What would you use Jeweller’s Rouge for? |
Polishing things! |
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14 |
What sort of creature is a bustard? |
Bird |
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15 |
What’s the Roman number for 50? |
L |
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16 |
Is MONIAL a) a nun, b) a luminous moondial, c) to do with cash or d) beaded? |
A |
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17 |
Point each – what are the names of John Lennon’s two sons? |
Sean and Julian |
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18 |
How many news channels can be seen on Sky’s digital service? |
7 |
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19 |
The Romans called it Mare Nostrum – what do we call it? |
Mediterranean Sea |
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20 |
What’s the capital of Vietnam? |
Hanoi |
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21 |
What was the first Asian city to hold the Olympic Games? |
Tokyo 1964 |
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22 |
Which chemical element has the shortest name – 3 letters? |
Tin |
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23 |
From which country do Ghurkas come? |
Nepal |
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24 |
Zara Philips is in the news for fighting with her boyfriend – what does he do for a living? |
NH Jockey |
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25 |
According to the bible what is the number of the beast? |
666 |
Round 2
Scandals, Exotic Food and Drink, TV Sitcoms, Cartoon FIlms
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1 |
Christine Keeler and which other girl were involved in the 1960’s Profumo affair? |
Mandy Rice Davis |
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2 |
What colour was Monica Lewinsky’s famous dress? |
Blue |
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3 |
What nationality is Peter Mandelson’s live-in lover? |
Brazilian |
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4 |
Which politician famously wore a Chelsea strip for his lover? |
David Mellor |
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5 |
What’s Neil Hamilton’s wife’s name? |
Christine |
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6 |
What spirit is used in a Dacquiri? |
Dark Rum |
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7 |
What is clarified butter used in Indian cookery called? |
Ghee |
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8 |
Slivovitz is made from which fruit? |
Plum |
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9 |
Ciabbeta and panettone are both forms of what? |
Bread |
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10 |
Stuffed vine leaves in Greek restaurants are called what? |
Dolmas/ dolmades |
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11 |
There’s a sitcom about a character called Geraldine Granger – what’s it called? |
The Vicar of Dibley |
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12 |
In Goodnight Sweetheart, what was the name of Gary’s wartime wife? |
Phoebe |
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13 |
Who was the love of Arkwright’s life in Open All Hours? |
Nurse Gladys Emanuel |
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14 |
What’s the name of the band that features in The League of Gentlemen? |
Crème Brulee |
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15 |
What was the surname of George and Mildred? |
Roper |
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16 |
Which character in Are You Being Served was played by an Eastenders star? |
Miss Brahms |
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17 |
What did Warden Hodges do for a living in Dad’s Army? |
Greengrocer |
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18 |
Before being made redundant, what did Victor Meldrew do for a living? |
Security Guard |
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19 |
In which prison was Fletcher doing his porridge? |
Slade |
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20 |
Which Coronation Street character could have been linked with Reginald Perrin? |
Audrey Roberts/Sue Nicholls |
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21 |
What was Walt Disney’s first full-length cartoon called? |
Snow White & 7 Dwarves |
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22 |
What sort of creature is King Louie in The Jungle Book? |
Orang-Utan |
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23 |
What was the name of the princess in Aladdin? |
Jasmine |
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24 |
In which country was Yellow Submarine set? |
Pepperland |
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25 |
Who was Roger Rabbit in love with? |
Jessica |