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? Gracie Fields
2 Why is Jeremy the Abyssinian cat in the news today? Owners offered £10000 reward for finding him!
3 Which English king was killed by an arrow whilst out hunting in the New Forest? William Rufus
4 Who wrote the Noddy books? Enid Blyton
5 Which airline has a kangaroo on it’s planes tails? Qantas
6 What is the largest state of the USA? Alaska
7 In 1975 Alex Stepney of Manchester United broke his jaw on the pitch – how? By shouting at his team mates!
8 Does the word FACTITIOUS mean a) True, b) Strange but False, c) Dull but true, or d) artificial? D
9 How many farthings were there in a pound? 960
10 Which country won last week’s Miss World competition? Israel – Lina Abargil
11 Which short-legged breed of dog is named after the 18 Century parson who bred it? Jack Russel
12 Which Female singer has recorded with Elton John, George Michael and George Benson? Aretha Franklin
13 What type of biscuit is officially the best for dunking, as proved by Bristol University? Chocolate Digestive
14 From which musical does "I know him so well" come from? Chess
15 In the solar system, which is the 5th planet from the sun? Jupiter
16 Which soap character had a secretary called Sly? J.R.Ewing
17 What is the art of clipping hedges into various ornamental shapes traditionally called? Topiary
18 What is the name of the cat that chases Tweetie Pie? Sylvester
19 American estate agent, Peter Wallis last week accused his former girlfriend of stealing his what? Sperm!
20 Rockhopper, Jackass and Emperor are all type of what? Penguins
21 What is the capital of Turkey? Ankara
22 In the cartoon strip, what’s the name of Andy Capp’s wife? Flo
23 Today is St who’s day? Andrew
24 What is the chemical symbol for copper? Cu
25 Where in the world would you use your dong for money? Vietnam

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Round 2

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

1 Who did Frank Bruno beat to become the WBC Heavy Weight Champion? Oliver McCall
2 Who won his first Derby on the 33-1 outsider Never Say Die? Lester Piggot
3 With which sport do you associate Freddy Spencer? Motorcycle Racing
4 Which football team play at Celtic Park? Rangers
5 This weekend’s Test match was played at the Waca – which ground was last week’s played at? The Gabba
6 What was Elvis Presley’s middle name? Aaron
7 Which Elvis song was based on the opera song used to advertise Cornetto Ice Cream It’s Now or Never
8 What was the name of Elvis’s backing group for most of his career? The Jordanaires
9 In which film did Elvis sing Wooden Heart? GI Blues
10 What was the name of Elvis’s wife? Priscilla Beaulieu
11 Which Presley song was the first ever to go directly to No 1 in the charts? Jailhouse Rock
12 Where was Elvis born? Tupelo, Mississippi
13 Who was Elvis’s manager? Col. Tom Parker
14 In which famous song does Elvis mumble through the middle bit? Are you lonesome tonight.
15 On which record label did Elvis originally record? Sun
16 What was the name of Frankenstein’s assistant? Igor
17 In Psycho, what was Antony Perkin’s hobby? Stuffing birds
18 Who played the female lead in The Birds? Tippi Hedren
19 Where in England did Dracula land? Whitby
20 Boris Karloff played many a horror hero – what was his real name? William Pratt
21 What would a doctor use a Sphygmomanometer for? Measuring blood pressure
22 What does an electrician use his ammeter for? Measuring current
23 To a weatherman, they can be aneroid or Torricellian – what are they? Barometers
24 What does an anemometer measure? Wind Speed
25 A hygrometer looks like a football rattle – what does it measure? Humidity

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