The Pear Tree Quiz –12th October 98

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 What is an eagle’s nest called? Eyrie
2 How many bones are there in the human body? 206
3 Which snooker player explained last week why there were so few women in the sport by saying it was perhaps because they have big breasts? Jimmy White
4 In Poker what is the better hand – a flush or a full house? Full house
5 What are dominators, luminators and butterflies? Types of yo-yo
6 Which pharoah is credited with building the Great Pyramid? Cheops/Khufu
7 Who has decided that she is too tired to get up for breakfast? Denise van Outen
8 How many games make up a match in Squash? 5
9 In what war was the battle of Spion Kop? Boer War
10 Is LUNTING a) Flashing your eyes at someone, b) Embroidery on the front of a blouse, c) A small two-seater horse drawn carriage or d) A Jamaican flat fish? A
11 Which British King was nicknamed The Merry Monarch? Charles II
12 From which part of the plant does Ginger come from? Root
13 Which well known company was founded in 1943 by pro-Nazi Ingvar Kamprad? Ikea
14 In which novel does the heroine marry Mr. Rochester? Jane Eyre
15 What is a young eel called? An Elver
16 From which language does the word Yo-Yo come? Filipino (Tagalog)
17 And what was the original usage for a yo-yo? A weapon of war!
18 Whose live album of a controversial 1966 concert in Manchester is released this week? Bob Dylan
19 Which footballer was accidentally headed in the foot by a team mate last week? John Hartson who was filmed kicking Eyal Berkovic in the face.
20 This week the Nobel Prizes are announced – which ex-prime minister of Britain won the Nobel prize for literature? Winston Churchill
21 Which of the following were not genuine research papers published recently?a) Homosexual behaviour in the common leech, b) A study of why toast always falls on its buttered side, c) Farting as a defence against unspeakable dread, d) The transmission of gonorrhea through an inflatable doll. A – I made that one up!
22 How many hurdles are there in the 110 metre hurdles? 10
23 Who is third in line for the throne of Britain? Prince Henry
24 Name either of the films for which Marlon Brando won an Oscar? On the Waterfront, Godfather
25 What is the filling of a Banbury cake? Currants, Peel and Sugar

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Round 2

Let’s Play Blockbusters! (Blockbusters is a TV quiz where competitors pick a letter)

A Which A is the mountain that Noah’s Ark landed on? Ararat
B Which B is an European country that has 3 official languages? Belgium
C Which C is the French word for a hat? Chapeau
D Which D is a town in France famous for mustard? Dijon
E Which E had a hit called Did You Ever in 1996? East 17
F What did the F stand for in John F Kennedy? Fitzgerald
G What G was the Scottish school which Prince Charles went to as a boy? Gordonstoun
H Which H was a famous Battle of Britain fighter? Hurricane
I Which I is a deep blue colour? Indigo
J Which J was the world’s first black heavyweight champion? Jack Johnson
K Which K is Mike Tyson’s manager? Don King
L What L is the Egyptian town where the temple of Karnak can be found? Luxor
M What M goes from London to Oxford? M40
N What N is a type of toad? Natterjack
O What O is Britain’s largest cruise liner? Oriana
P Which P is a word that reads the same backwards as forwards? Palindrome
Q Which Q is the capital of Ecuador? Quito
R What R was Cliff Bennet’s backing group? Rebel Rousers
S What S is another name for the N.American mythical creature Bigfoot? Sasquatch
T What T is the capital of Libya? Tripoli
U Which U was a character from Dickens and a 70’s pop group? Uriah Heep
V Which V was nicknamed a Doodlebug? V1
W Which W caused the downfall of President Nixon? Watergate
Y Which Y was a wartime conference of the Allied leaders? Yalta
Z Which Z is the American version of a courgette? Zucchini

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