The Pear Tree Quiz – 5th October 1998

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 What was the name of Dr Who’s robot dog? K9
2 When Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson introduced himself to supermodel Kate Moss by saying "I’m Jeremy Clarkson, I do Top Gear" what was her reply? I don’t do drugs!
3 How many years did Prohibition last in the USA? 13
4 What’s the capital of Iceland? Reykyavik
5 Does the word JUNCACEOUS mean a) Rubbishy, b) Rush like, c) like a killer whale or d) like food? B
6 Who wrote Frankenstein? Mary Shelley
7 Jeffrey Archer wants to sell his collection of whose paintings for £25 million? Andy Warhol
8 What’s the name of Steven Spielberg’s film about D-day and after? Saving Private Ryan
9 What river flows through Stockport? The Mersey
10 At what age did Adrian Mole write his famous diary? 13 ¾
11 In which month is Burns Night? January
12 What’s the name of the new TV series being filmed in Hadfield? League of Gentlemen
13 What is officially the 8th sign of the Zodiac? Scorpio
14 What is the chemical symbol for lead? Pb
15 Two other countries joined the EEC at the same time as Britain – name them for two points? Denmark & Ireland
16 What was the name of the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin
17 What comes next in this series of numbers – 3,3,5,4,4,3,5 5 (Eight!)
18 What was the last item to be freed from rationing after the last war, in 1954? Meat
19 How is the machine a Polygraph better known? Lie detector
20 Who wrote the classic children’s book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Roahld Dahl
21 Which member of the Marx Brothers never spoke on screen? Harpo
22 In which year did the Queen celebrate her Silver Jubilee? 1977
23 What is the trade union of actors in Britain called? Equity
24 What’s the name of the prison just outside Blackpool? Kirkham
25 What word connects gin, salmon and Barbara Cartland? Pink

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Round 2

Abbreviations, Sport in the 60’s, The Beatles, Board Games

1 What do the letters MCC stand for? Marylebone Cricket Club
2 What do the letters ABV stand for on a beer pump or wine bottle? Alcohol by Volume
3 What organisation is known by the initials CBI? Confederation of British Industries
4 BSA was a famous motorcycle manufacturer – what does BSA stand for? Birmingham Small Arms
5 What organisation had the initials CND? Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
6 Which pipe-smoking Englishman won the inaugural world bowls championship in 1966? David Bryant
7 Where were the 1964 Olympics held? Tokyo
8 Who scored England’s second goal in the 1966 World Cup Final? Martin Peters
9 Who was the first batsman to score 36 off an over in 1968? Gary Sobers
10 England won the World Cup in 1966 – but which team won the FA Cup? Everton
11 Which driver won 1966’s F1 champion – in his own car? Jack Brabham
12 Which English player won the 1969 British Open at Golf? Tony Jacklin
13 In 1969 a British player won the Wimbledon Women’s singles final – who? Anne Jones
14 Which football club played in 3 FA cup finals in the 60’s and lost them all? Leicester
15 In which sport did Jill Hammersley play a record 413 times for England between 1967 and 1978? Table Tennis
16 Who was the last Beatle to marry? Paul McCartney
17 On which show did the Beatles make their first TV appearance? Ready Steady Go
18 The song I am the Walrus comes from which Beatles film? Magical Mystery Tour
19 Before their own label, on which record label did the Beatles record? Parlophone
20 Which Beatle married Pattie Boyd, the ‘60s model? George Harrison
21 Who is murdered before a game of Cluedo starts? Dr Black
22 How many triple word squares are there on a Scrabble board? 8
23 On a Monopoly board, what colour is Whitechapel? Brown
24 How many counters does each player have at the beginning of a game of Backgammon? 15
25 What colour are the Sports and Leisure Questions and Cheese in Trivial Pursuit? Green

 

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