The Pear Tree Quiz – 26 February 2001
Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs
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1 |
Point each – name the two managers of the two Worthington Cup Finalists? |
Gerard Houllier, Trevor Francis |
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2 |
What’s the capital of the Netherlands? |
The Hague |
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3 |
Who was lead singer with the Troggs? |
Reg Presley |
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4 |
What product do Tony Blair and George W Bush have in common, according to spokesmen after their weekend meeting? |
Colgate toothpaste |
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5 |
What was the name of the car in Knight Rider? |
Kitt |
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6 |
The Grimaldi family rule which European country? |
Monaco |
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7 |
Who married Humphrey Bogart in 1945? |
Lauren Bacall |
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8 |
What links Peterborough with a Spice Girl? |
Posh! |
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9 |
Who created James Bond? |
Ian Fleming |
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10 |
BAFTA’s Best Actor award went to the 14 year old who played Billy Elliot – what’s his name? |
Jamie Bell |
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11 |
What was the first name of Mussolini? |
Benito |
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12 |
Who won gold for Britain in the Heptathlon at the Sydney Olympics? |
Denise Lewis |
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13 |
Which Formula 1 champion was killed in the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994? |
Ayrton Senna |
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14 |
Is a CATAPHRACT a) a waterfall, b) an avalanche, c) a coat of mail, or d) a Roman soldier who operated a catapult |
C |
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15 |
What sign of the Zodiac would you have if you were born on Guy Fawkes Night? |
Scorpio |
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16 |
The National Championships of which sport were held at the Manchester Velodrome last week? |
Squash |
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17 |
How much per minute does a call to Who Wants To Be a Millionaire cost? |
60p |
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18 |
Advert in Sunday Times – Buy 2 Memoriam and 2 Lovers Meeting and get 2 Ruby Wedding Free – what the hell are they advertising? |
Roses |
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19 |
The Turkish pound (lira) took a pounding last week – how many are there to the pound? |
999691 |
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20 |
What sort of car does Mr. Bean drive? |
Mini |
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21 |
Which famous general is now revealed to be a repressed homosexual? |
Montgomery |
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22 |
The Greeks called this god Poseidon, but what did the Romans call him? |
Neptune |
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23 |
Who plays Scully in the X-Files? |
Gillian Anderson |
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24 |
Which two seas are linked by the Suez Canal? |
Red and Mediterranean |
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25 |
Who currently introduces the Antiques Roadshow on BBC Tv? |
Michael Aspel |
Round 2
True or False, 80s Song Lyrics, Inventors and Inventions, Famous Women
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1 |
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. |
True |
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2 |
The first postmen wore red uniforms. |
True |
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3 |
The pub in the Archers is called The Black Bull |
False – it’s the Bull |
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4 |
No group or singer beginning with Z has had a UK No !. |
False – Zager & Evans Year 2525 did it. |
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5 |
The Welsh county of Dyfed has the longest coastline of any county in England or Wales |
False – Cornwall does |
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6 |
Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon |
True |
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7 |
The locks on the Panama canal were designed so that the Titanic could steam through them. |
True |
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8 |
The president of Vietnam during the Vietnam War, Ho Chi Minh, once worked as a waiter in a Manchester Hotel. |
False – it was a London Hotel |
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9 |
American soldiers were known as G.I.s because their uniforms were stamped Government Issue. |
True |
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10 |
In Cockney rhyming slang, a J Arthur is slang for a Bank |
No it’s not- but I’m not saying what it is! – just alter 1 letter |
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11 |
And mama always told me be careful what you do, don't go around breaking young girls' hearts |
Billie Jean/ Michael Jackson |
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12 |
Play the guitar on the MTV |
Money for Nothing/Dire Straits |
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13 |
Some of the want to use you. Some of them want to get used by you. |
Sweet Dreams are made of these/Eurythmics |
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14 |
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken? |
What’s Love got to do with it/Tina Turner |
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15 |
I've got to, run away from the pain you drive into the heart of me |
Tainted Love/Soft Cell |
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16 |
Who invented the telephone? |
Alexander Graham Gell |
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17 |
Which Scottish inventor patented a waterproof fabric which still bears his name? |
Mackintosh |
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18 |
Who invented the telegraph? |
Samuel Morse |
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19 |
Which British inventor invented the Spinning Jenny? |
Hargreaves |
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20 |
Who invented the gramophone? |
Edison |
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21 |
Who wrote Frankenstein? |
Mary Shelley |
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22 |
How did Grace Kelly die? |
In a car crash |
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23 |
How old was Joan of Arc when she was burnt at the stake? |
18 |
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24 |
Emily and Anne were two Bronte sisters – who was the third? |
Charlotte |
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25 |
What is Margaret Thatcher’s middle name? |
Hilda |