The Pear Tree Quiz – 24th August 1998

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 Which Motorway runs between London and Folkestone? M20
2 In the new Vernon’s Pools game played on lottery machines, how many numbers are chosen for you at random? 11
3 Who was the tallest Prime Minister since World War II? John Major
4 How many strings are there on a violin? 4
5 Where will the next Conservative Party Conference be held? Bournemouth
6 In Monopoly, what other two streets form a set with Trafalgar Square? Fleet Street & Strand
7 Who was the Roman God of War? Mars
8 The word is DONGLE – is it a) An Australian slang term for a horse’s erection, b) The up-movement in Bungee Jumping, c) a device for protecting computer programs from being copied or d) A breed of dog from India, resembling a Greyhound? C
9 Which Blue Peter dog has a bronze bust in the entrance to the BBC TV Centre? Petra
10 What was Geraldine Rees the first woman to complete? The Grand National
11 The town of Delft in Holland is famous for what? Pottery
12 Who wants £200 from Huddersfield Town FC for appearing in a video? Charles Bronson
13 Where would you find an aileron? On an aircraft’s wing
14 Who designed St Paul’s Cathedral? Christopher Wren
15 Who invented a safety lamp for miners in 1815? Humphrey Davey
16 How deep is a fathom of water? 6 feet
17 How many legs has a flea? 6
18 Which African country is borders Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Burkino Faso and the Ivory Coast? Mali
19 What does the road sign showing a red car beside a black car mean? No overtaking
20 What’s the proper name for a bishop’s hat? Mitre
21 In Star Trek, what planet was the home of Mr. Spock? Vulcan
22 How many lines are there on a wide-screen TV set? 625 –same as any other!
23 On which river is Leeds? The Aire
24 What is the largest member of the dolphin family? Killer Whale
25 What is used to flavour brandy snap? Ginger

 

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Round 2

Television Comedy, Sport, Pop, Flags

1 In Frazier, what is the name of Frazier’s brother? Nyles Crane
2 Who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers? Andrew Sachs
3 Name the two actors who played the Likely Lads? Rodney Bewes & James Bolam
4 From which part of Glasgow does Rab C Nesbitt come? Govan
5 What’s the name of the so-called comedy series set on a riverside police station? Duck Patrol
6 Graeme Garden and Bill Oddy were two Goodies – who was the third? Tim Brooke-Taylor
7 What’s the name of Roseanne’s long suffering husband? Dan
8 What was the name of the comedy series in which Geoffrey Palmer played a dentist with a wife who couldn’t cook? Butterflies
9 Who played the Fonz for many years? Henry Winkler
10 What was the name of the firm that Reginald Perrin used to work for before he disappeared? Sunshine Desserts
11 In which sport can you compete at openweight? Judo
12 Who captained the West Indies when they whitewashed England in a five test cricket series in 1984? Clive Lloyd
13 How many times did Bjorn Borg win the Wimbledon Singles title? 5
14 What sport was invented in Canada in 1891, and became an Olympic sport for men in 1936 and women in 1976? Basketball
15 Which Rugby Union trophy is made from melted down coins? The Calcutta Cup (rupees)
16 Who was the female member of the Pretenders? Chrissie Hynde
17 Whose backing group was the MGs? Booker T
18 Who had a 90’s album hit called Said and Done? Boyzone
19 Who had a No 1 with Eternal Flame? Bangles
20 In the Don McLean song, what colour did Vincent paint his palette? Blue and Gray
21 What colour is common to the flags of Israel, Japan and Denmark? White
22 How many stars are there on the American flag? 50
23 Which of these countries doesn’t have a flag with 3 horizontal stripes – Austria, Argentina, Italy or the Netherlands? Italy
24 What flag is flown by all British Merchant ships? Red Ensign
25 Which American state flag has a Union Jack in one corner? Hawaii

 

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