The Pear Tree Quiz – 28th June 1999

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs,

1 What was the name of the Snail in the Magic Roundabout? Brian
2 Who is featured on the back of the new £20 note? Edward Elgar
3 How many Tesco stores are there in Greater Manchester? 19
4 What was the last British coin to be abolished? The Half-Penny in 1984
5 What’s the name of Claude Greengrass’s dog in Heartbeat? Alfred
6 Alba is the Celtic name for which country in the United Kingdom? Scotland
7 Which round of next year’s FA cup clashes with the World Club Competition in Brazil? 4th
8 In which war did jet fighters first fight each other? Korean War
9 What one thing is it impossible to do with the eyes open? Sneeze
10 Research published last week shows that the average parent talks to their child for how long each day? 12 minutes
11 Today’s word – how would you feel if you were FORSWANKED? – is it a) Gazumped, b) Jilted, c) Exhausted, d) In pain? C
12 What’s the capital of Iceland? Reykjavik
13 How much does a cubic meter of water weigh? 1 tonne
14 It’s soon to be the Millennium – so what year followed 1BC? 1AD
15 What was the first name of Frankenstein? Victor
16 In which Shakespearean play does Banquo appear? Macbeth
17 What make of car does James Bond drive in his latest films? BMW
18 Whose last words were "Let not poor Nelly starve"? Charles II
19 Dry Ice is the solid form of which gas? Carbon Dioxide
20 In which TV program is Blue Peter’s John Noakes making a comeback? Mad About Pets
21 A nebuchadnezzar is a bottle containing how many standard bottles of champagne? 20
22 From which movie: "Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!" Monty Python and the Holy Grail
23 Gas Mark 4 is equivalent to what temperature? 180 C or 350 F
24 What is Prince Edward’s new title? Earl of Wessex
25 What are the odds on getting a flush in a game of poker? 509 to 1

Round 2

Real Names, Sport, Leading Ladies & Loads of Animals
1 Rita Maria Crudgington changed her name when she became a pop singer in a 4 person group and a TV personality – Who was she? Cheryl Baker
2 How was opera singer Maria Cecilia Sophia Anna Kalogeropoulos better known? Maria Callas
3 Virginia Hensley was a famous country singer before she died – how was she better known? Patsy Cline
4 What’s Ringo Starr’s real name? Richard Starkey
5 Steven Giorgiu became Yusuf Islam, but how is he better known? Cat Stevens
6 In which sport do the participants and the audience not know the score until the end of the event? Boxing
7 What popular team sport was invented by James Naismith? Basketball
8 Who was the first unseeded player to win the Men’s Singles at Wimbledon? Boris Becker
9 Talking of Wimbledon, in what year did a Brit win the Men’s Singles last? 1936 – Fred Perry
10 What sport is played to the Harvard Rules? American Football
11 What Boxing weight comes between Fly and Feather? Bantam
12 What is the only gymnastic exercise, other than the floor performance that both men and women have in common? Vault
13 In what year was Shergar kidnapped? 1983
14 The Pumas are the nickname of which international Rugby team? Argentina
15 Who were the only brothers who were both County Cricketers and 1st Division footballers? Leslie and Dennis Compton
16 Which actress has written several books on reincarnation? Shirley Mclaine
17 Which leading lady married singer Lyle Lovett? Julia Roberts
18 Name the 2 actress daughters of Sir John Mills? Hayley and Juliet
19 Which singer did Sissy Spacek play in Coal Miners Daughter? Loretta Lynn
20 Who played Eliza in My Fair Lady on Broadway, but lost the role to Audrey Hepburn in the film? Julie Andrews
21 What birds when together are known as a murder or a hover? Crows
22 What animals go round in a skulk? Foxes
23 A collection of owls is known as a what? Parliament
24 A Clowder is a collection of which domestic animal? Cats
25 When a lot of geese are in flight, what are they known as? A skein

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