The Pear Tree Quiz – 26 February 2001
Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs
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Point each – name the two managers of the two Worthington Cup Finalists? |
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What’s the capital of the Netherlands? |
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Who was lead singer with the Troggs? |
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What product do Tony Blair and George W Bush have in common, according to spokesmen after their weekend meeting? |
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What was the name of the car in Knight Rider? |
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The Grimaldi family rule which European country? |
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Who married Humphrey Bogart in 1945? |
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What links Peterborough with a Spice Girl? |
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Who created James Bond? |
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BAFTA’s Best Actor award went to the 14 year old who played Billy Elliot – what’s his name? |
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What was the first name of Mussolini? |
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Who won gold for Britain in the Heptathlon at the Sydney Olympics? |
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Which Formula 1 champion was killed in the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994? |
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Is a CATAPHRACT a) a waterfall, b) an avalanche, c) a coat of mail, or d) a Roman soldier who operated a catapult |
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What sign of the Zodiac would you have if you were born on Guy Fawkes Night? |
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The National Championships of which sport were held at the Manchester Velodrome last week? |
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How much per minute does a call to Who Wants To Be a Millionaire cost? |
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Advert in Sunday Times – Buy 2 Memoriam and 2 Lovers Meeting and get 2 Ruby Wedding Free – what the hell are they advertising? |
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The Turkish pound (lira) took a pounding last week – how many are there to the pound? |
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What sort of car does Mr. Bean drive? |
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Which famous general is now revealed to be a repressed homosexual? |
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The Greeks called this god Poseidon, but what did the Romans call him? |
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Who plays Scully in the X-Files? |
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Which two seas are linked by the Suez Canal? |
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Who currently introduces the Antiques Roadshow on BBC Tv? |
Round 2
True or False, 80s Song Lyrics, Inventors and Inventions, Famous Women
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The phrase “Rule of Thumb” comes from a old law that states that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than a thumb. |
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The first postmen wore red uniforms. |
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The pub in the Archers is called The Black Bull |
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No group or singer beginning with Z has had a UK No !. |
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The Welsh county of Dyfed has the longest coastline of any county in England or Wales |
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Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon |
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The locks on the Panama canal were designed so that the Titanic could steam through them. |
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The president of Vietnam during the Vietnam War, Ho Chi Minh, once worked as a waiter in a Manchester Hotel. |
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American soldiers were known as G.I.s because their uniforms were stamped Government Issue. |
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In Cockney rhyming slang, a J Arthur is slang for a Bank |
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And mama always told me be careful what you do, don't go around breaking young girls' hearts |
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Play the guitar on the MTV |
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Some of the want to use you. Some of them want to get used by you. |
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Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? |
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I've got to, run away from the pain you drive into the heart of me |
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Who invented the telephone? |
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Which Scottish inventor patented a waterproof fabric which still bears his name? |
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Who invented the telegraph? |
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Which British inventor invented the Spinning Jenny? |
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Who invented the gramophone? |
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Who wrote Frankenstein? |
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How did Grace Kelly die? |
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How old was Joan of Arc when she was burnt at the stake? |
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Emily and Anne were two Bronte sisters – who was the third? |
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What is Margaret Thatcher’s middle name? |