The Pear Tree Quiz 28th September 1998
Round 1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 | Whose Autobiography is called "Losing my Virginity"? | Richard Branson |
2 | What are Colombard, Marsan and Semillon? | Types of Grapes |
3 | What time did the Chattanooga Choo Choo leave the station? | Quarter to Four |
4 | What was the first name of the composer Wagner? | Richard |
5 | To the nearest million, what was Manchester Uniteds operating profit for the last year? | £29.6 million |
6 | Who played Boone on TV? | Michael Elphick |
7 | Who is the new President of Germany? | Gerhardt Schroeder |
8 | From which plant do we get Linseed Oil? | Flax |
9 | Where is the Sea of Clouds? | On the Moon |
10 | What is the national airline of Holland? | KLM |
11 | According to a survey by condom manufacturers, Durex, how many times a year do the British have sex and how long does it last! | 112 times, lasting 21 minutes on average. |
12 | Is a HENEQUEN a) A puny fellow, b) The top score possible in croquet, c) the fibre left after tequila is made from cactuses, or d) a group of eleven objects, usually wooden (like a football team!)? | C |
13 | Todays Simpsons question when Homer had hair, what colour was it? | Brown |
14 | Who was the last Viceroy of India? | Lord Mountbatten |
15 | What is Elton Johns real name? | Reg Dwight |
16 | What is the name for the towers on a mosque? | Minaret |
17 | What is copperplate? | A form of writing |
18 | Which English County names abbreviation is Salop? | Shropshire |
19 | Where is Shakespeare buried? | Stratford on Avon |
20 | What was the main profession of Capability Brown? | Gardening |
21 | 2 new digital TV services start this week One is Sky, what is the other? | ON Tv |
22 | What sort of creature is a leatherback? | Turtle |
23 | The film and book The Day of the Jackal was about an attempt to assassinate who? | De Gaulle |
24 | Which A road runs from London to Fishguard? | A5 |
25 | What was the name of the cabin boy in Captain Pugwash? | Tom (Not ROGER!) |
Round 2
Film Characters, This Weekends Sport, Rhyming Slang, Pop Music
1 | What was the second name of Dirty Harry? | Callahan |
2 | What was the name of the family in The Sound of Music? | Von Trapp |
3 | Point each what were Batman and Robins real character names? | Bruce Wayne and Dick West |
4 | Who was the main female villain in From Russia With Love ( with the daggers in her shoes)? | Rosa Klebb |
5 | What was the name of the character played by Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca? | Rick Blaine |
6 | Which referee was knocked to the ground by Paolo di Canio? | Paul Alcock |
7 | By how many points is Mikko Hakkinen in the lead in the F1 world Championship? | 4 |
8 | After this weekends matches, which football team is top of the 3rd division? | Scunthorpe |
9 | Where does Lennox Lewiss weekend opponent Velko Mavrovic come from? | Croatia |
10 | In which sport would you be playing if your team was in the Jewson National League? | Rugby Union |
11 | Rhyming slang I bought her some Aprils for her birthday what are Aprils? | April Showers Flowers |
12 | Hes got a Bushel like a tree trunk whats a bushel? | Bushel and Peck Neck |
13 | She gave me a kiss on my Irish whats Irish? | Irish Rose Nose |
14 | I need a hit before I go out whats a hit? | Hit and Miss need I say more! |
15 | Can I buy you a pig whats a pig? | Pigs ear Beer |
16 | I left my weasel in the pub whats a weasel? | Weasel & Stoat Coat |
17 | He looks a little Westminster today how does he look? | Westminster Abbey Shabby |
18 | I needed a new whistle for the wedding whats a whistle? | Whistle and Flute Suit |
19 | He broke his chalk yesterday whats a chalk? | Chalk Farm Arm |
20 | A couple of Nelsons please what are Nelsons? | Nelson Mandelas Stellas Beer! |
21 | Who was the female member of The Pretenders? | Chrissie Hynde |
22 | Whose backing group was The Blue Flames? | Georgie Fame |
23 | What did Shanice say "I Love..." in 1991? | Your Smile |
24 | Whose best selling album was called Rumours? | Fleetwood Mac |
25 | Neneh Cherry was born in which country? | Sweden |