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 Vernons 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 horses 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 aircrafts wing |
14 | Who designed St Pauls 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 | Whats the proper name for a bishops 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 |
Round 2
Television Comedy, Sport, Pop, Flags
1 | In Frazier, what is the name of Fraziers 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 | Whats 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 | Whats the name of Roseannes long suffering husband? | Dan |
8 | What was the name of the comedy series in which Geoffrey Palmer played a dentist with a wife who couldnt 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 90s 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 doesnt 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 |