The Pear Tree Quiz – 1st February 1999

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1 What is Barbie’s latest fashion statement? A Tattoo
2 Which English seaside town has the longest pier in Britain? Southend on Sea
3 The British Army was defeated at the battle of Yorktown in which war? The American War of Independence
4 In which American State would you find Disneyland? California
5 Mary Chipperfield was found guilty of ill-treating her chimp last week – what was it called? Trudi
6 What do the letters BAFTA stand for as in the awards? British Association of Film and Television Arts.
7 Which member of the Royal Family is nicknamed Princess Pushy? Princess Michael of Kent
8 What was the song with which Dana won the 1970 Eurovision song contest? All Kinds of Everything
9 The word is ALEWIFE:- is it a) A type of herring, b) An abusive drunken woman, c) a Pub landlady, or d) a type of frog A & C
10 The increase of which gas is supposed to cause the greenhouse effect, giving global warming? Carbon Dioxide
11 What was Rumpole’s first name in the legal TV series Rumpole of the Bailey? Horace
12 Which motorway links Edinburgh and Glasgow? M8
13 In which year was the Radio Times first published? 1923
14 In the radio alphabet – Tango Charlie etc, what is P Papa
15 Where could you see the tomb of Elizabeth I? Westminster Abbey
16 Which magazine has its own TV channel on satellite and cable? National Geographic
17 Who was Shakespeare’s wife? Anne Hathaway
18 Why were Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell in the news last week? They married on radio after only knowing each other for about 6 seconds.
19 What is sold at Billingsgate Market in London? Fish
20 What chain of pubs are becoming increasingly popular for not having juke boxes and other new-fangled contraptions? J.D. Wetherspoon’s
21 Who was the Roman god of the sea? Neptune
22 The Horn of Africa is the easternmost part of Africa – in which country is it? Somalia
23 And in which county is the easternmost part of England? Suffolk
24 In the famous song, what goes out in the midday sun? Mad Dogs and Englishmen
25 BBC 3 Counties Radio is meant to serve which 3 counties? Bedfordshire, Bucks, Hertfordshire

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Round 2

Green Fingers, Sport, Sounds of the 70’s and TV

1 What colour is the blossom of the Forsythia? Yellow
2 What is the better known name for the Buddleia? Butterfly Bush
3 Conference and Bonne Louise are types of which fruit? Pears
4 Cheshire Life, Uncle Walter and Mischief are types of which flower? Roses
5 What’s the name for a plant that blooms year after year? Perennial
6 Apart from Steve Davies, who was the only Englishman to win the World Professional Snooker Championships in the 1980’s? Joe Johnson
7 For which year’s Olympic Games was London’s White City Stadium built? 1908
8 The University Boat Race starts at Putney. Where does it finish? Mortlake
9 Which football team play at Pittodrie Park? Aberdeen
10 Which sport do the Worthing Bears play? Basketball
11 Which teams took part in the first match of last year’s World Cup in France? Brazil & Scotland
12 There are two methods used in weight lifting – name them both? Clean & Jerk / Snatch
13 Who’s name has been linked with Steve Redgrave since 1992? Matthew Pinsent
14 Which sport is played at Fenners? Cricket
15 What nationality is tennis player Stefan Edberg? Swedish
16 Who sung about Pretty Little Angel Eyes in 1978? Showaddywaddy
17 Which American state did Pussycat sing about? Mississippi
18 Whose first top 20 hit was Get Down and Get With It? Slade
19 Which instrument did Karen Carpenter play? Drums
20 Who had Seasons in the Sun in 1974? Terry Jacks
21 In ‘Allo ‘Allo, who painted "The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies"? Van Klomp
22 What was the name of the Cartwright’s ranch in Bonanza? Ponderosa
23 Which actress played Hot Lips in MASH? Loretta Swit
24 Which company advertised its products on TV with the slogan "The appliance of Science"? Zanussi
25 Who provided the commentary for ITV’s Saturday afternoon wrestling programmes for many years? Kent Walton

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