The
Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz 26th July 1999
(This
one was set by Robin)
Round
1 General Knowledge/Current Affairs,
1 |
What was
unusual about the USS Nautilus? |
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2 |
What is the
singular of spectacles (ie glasses)? |
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3 |
What is the
collective noun for a group of bears? |
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4 |
In which ocean
are the Solomon Islands? |
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5 |
What is the
German word for 100? |
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6 |
What is the
male equivalent of a ewe-lamb? |
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5 |
What does the
abbreviation UNESCO stand for? |
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8 |
How many times
was Gladstone Prime Minister of Britain? |
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9 |
What
temperature in Centigrade is Absolute Zero? |
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10 |
How many sides
has a duodecagon? |
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11 |
How many tons
are there in a megaton? |
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12 |
Mathematics
A boat has a rope ladder dangling from its side with 8 rungs, 3 of which are
above the water. The rungs are one foot apart. There is a tidal flow every 2 hours, with
the water level dropping by 2 feet and rising 1.5 feet. How many rungs are visible after
12 hours? |
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13 |
What is
terdekaphobia the fear of? |
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14 |
By which name
is sodium hydroxide better known? |
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15 |
Who said about
what This is the greatest week in the history of the world since creation? |
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16 |
Which vegetable
has varieties called Ailsa Craig, Brunswick and Lancastrian? |
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17 |
What tree can
be black, white, green or blue? |
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18 |
Who was the
first Conservative Prime Minister? |
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19 |
In Are
You Being Served, Wendy Richard played which character? |
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20 |
Who had a 1962
hit with Right Said Fred? |
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21 |
Who played the
scruffy TV detective, Columbo? |
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22 |
In which
English County is Kings Lynn? |
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23 |
Who launched
the Zike in 1992 and what was it? |
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24 |
Which planet is
4th from the sun? |
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25 |
Who won the
Eurovision Song Contest in bare feet? |
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Round 2
This was a
Blockbusters type round each team picked a letter, and got double points if they
got the answer right.
A |
What sort of
creature is an Anaconda? |
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B |
Big
Daddys real name was what? |
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C |
In Roman
Mythology, who was the God of Love? |
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D |
The D-Day
landings took place in which month and year? |
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E |
Who partnered
Eric Morecambe on TV? |
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F |
In which film
did Harrison Ford play Dr. Richard Kimble? |
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G |
In which sport
is the Alfred Dunhill cup contested? |
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H |
Where is Cathay
Pacific Airways based? |
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I |
Which city is
the administrative capital of Suffolk? |
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J |
James Naismith
invented which 5-a-side game? |
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K |
Who owns the
Kabin in Coronation Street? |
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L |
Love Story
was written by whom? |
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M |
Which
member of the McDonald family left Coronation Street in late 1997? |
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N |
In which US
city is Greenwich Village? |
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O |
Which
musical won best film oscar in 1969? |
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P |
A
parallelogram has how many sides? |
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Q |
With which
band did George Michael record the Five Live record? |
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R |
If your
face was RUGOSE, what would it be like? |
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S |
Which
college do officers of the British Army attend? |
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T |
The Trachea
is commonly known as the what? |
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U |
In which
country are the Catskill Mountains? |
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V |
Which vitamin
is also known as Ascorbic acid? |
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W |
Who is Dianne
Warwicks singing cousin? |
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X |
Who was king of
Persia from 485 BC? |
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Y |
Which is the
highest waterfall in the USA? |
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