The Pear Tree Quiz 30th November 1998

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 Which famous British star was born in Rochdale and died in Capri?  
2 Why is Jeremy the Abyssinian cat in the news today?  
3 Which English king was killed by an arrow whilst out hunting in the New Forest?  
4 Who wrote the Noddy books?  
5 Which airline has a kangaroo on it’s planes tails?  
6 What is the largest state of the USA?  
7 In 1975 Alex Stepney of Manchester United broke his jaw on the pitch – how?  
8 Does the word FACTITIOUS mean a) True, b) Strange but False, c) Dull but true, or d) artificial?  
9 How many farthings were there in a pound?  
10 Which country won last week’s Miss World competition?  
11 Which short-legged breed of dog is named after the 18 Century parson who bred it?  
12 Which Female singer has recorded with Elton John, George Michael and George Benson?  
13 What type of biscuit is officially the best for dunking, as proved by Bristol University?  
14 From which musical does "I know him so well" come from?  
15 In the solar system, which is the 5th planet from the sun?  
16 Which soap character had a secretary called Sly?  
17 What is the art of clipping hedges into various ornamental shapes traditionally called?  
18 What is the name of the cat that chases Tweetie Pie?  
19 American estate agent, Peter Wallis last week accused his former girlfriend of stealing his what?  
20 Rockhopper, Jackass and Emperor are all type of what?  
21 What is the capital of Turkey?  
22 In the cartoon strip, what’s the name of Andy Capp’s wife?  
23 Today is St who’s day?  
24 What is the chemical symbol for copper?  
25 Where in the world would you use your dong for money?  

 

 

Round 2

Sport, Elvis, Classic Horror films, Tools of the trade

1 Who did Frank Bruno beat to become the WBC Heavy Weight Champion?  
2 Who won his first Derby on the 33-1 outsider Never Say Die?  
3 With which sport do you associate Freddy Spencer?  
4 Which football team play at Celtic Park?  
5 This weekend’s Test match was played at the Waca – which ground was last week’s played at?  
6 What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?  
7 Which Elvis song was based on the opera song used to advertise Cornetto Ice Cream  
8 What was the name of Elvis’s backing group for most of his career?  
9 In which film did Elvis sing Wooden Heart?  
10 What was the name of Elvis’s wife?  
11 Which Presley song was the first ever to go directly to No 1 in the charts?  
12 Where was Elvis born?  
13 Who was Elvis’s manager?  
14 In which famous song does Elvis mumble through the middle bit?  
15 On which record label did Elvis originally record?  
16 What was the name of Frankenstein’s assistant?  
17 In Psycho, what was Antony Perkin’s hobby?  
18 Who played the female lead in The Birds?  
19 Where in England did Dracula land?  
20 Boris Karloff played many a horror hero – what was his real name?  
21 What would a doctor use a Sphygmomanometer for?  
22 What does an electrician use his ammeter for?  
23 To a weatherman, they can be aneroid or Torricellian – what are they?  
24 What does an anemometer measure?  
25 A hygrometer looks like a football rattle – what does it measure?  

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