The Pear Tree Quiz 5th October 1998
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs
1 | What was the name of Dr Whos robot dog? | K9 |
2 | When Top Gears Jeremy Clarkson introduced himself to supermodel Kate Moss by saying "Im Jeremy Clarkson, I do Top Gear" what was her reply? | I dont do drugs! |
3 | How many years did Prohibition last in the USA? | 13 |
4 | Whats 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 | Whats the name of Steven Spielbergs 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 | Whats 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 childrens 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 | Whats the name of the prison just outside Blackpool? | Kirkham |
25 | What word connects gin, salmon and Barbara Cartland? | Pink |
Round 2
Abbreviations, Sport in the 60s, 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 Englands 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 1966s 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 Womens singles final who? | Anne Jones |
14 | Which football club played in 3 FA cup finals in the 60s 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 |