The Pear Tree Quiz – November 29nd 1999

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

Kid’s riddle – Why wouldn’t Manchester United sign up Cinderella?

 

2

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

 

3

In the news last week, this week and next week too – how much, monetarily speaking is an Archer?

 

4

Who played Popeye in the movie of the same name?

 

5

For which crime was Toad of Toad Hall jailed?

 

6

25 million people in December 1996 watched the last what?

 

7

Which 1st division football club is nicknamed the Mariners?

 

8

In the television show Who Wants to be a Millionaire, how many questions do you have to get right to win the million?

 

9

What is the name of the massage treatment based on the use of essential oils?

 

10

Today’s word is BLUDGE is it a) An easy job, b) to concuss someone with a sock full of gunshot, c) a failed blancmange or d) a Blue clayey sludge found in Derbyshire caves?

 

11

The Oyster is a famous model produced by which famous watchmaking firm?

 

12

Who is the only British golfer to have won the British and US Open in the same year?

 

13

In which 1959 film did Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis dress up as women?

 

14

Which of these countries has the most French speakers – Algeria, France, Canada or Morocco?                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

15

Which premier league manager collected an honorary doctorate of science from the University of Hertfordshire last week?

 

16

Who invented the C5 electric car?

 

17

Which 18th century mill forms the centrepiece of the preserved industrial site at Styal, Cheshire?

 

18

Which football club’s home ground has one goal in England and the other in Wales?

 

19

What do sufferers of MUSOPHOBIA fear?

 

20

Which racehorse trainer has just achieved the fastest 100 winners over the jumps at the weekend?

 

21

Which bird has the biggest wingspan?

 

22

In which Malaysian city is the world’s highest building?

 

23

Who became Prime Minister in 1976, after Harold Wilson resigned?

 

24

What can either be a soft fruit or a vulgar expression of annoyance?

 

25

Who was nicknamed the Desert Fox?

 

 

 

 

Round 2

Digital TV, Pop Music Lyrics, Fictional Detectives, On the Move

1

What does CNN stand for, as in CNN news?

 

2

How many satellite channels does the BBC have, excluding BBC1 and 2 (extra point for each name)

 

3

What’s the name of the digital satellite interactive TV channel?

 

4

Which national channel can you only receive on On Digital’s service?

 

5

If you were watching Zee TV, what would you be watching?

 

6

From which songs do the following 10 lyrics come?

“I used to think maybe you love me, now baby, I’m sure

And I just can’t wait till the day when you knock on my door

 

7

Tell me more – like does he have a car?

 

8

And all that I so want to give you, It’s only a heartbeat away

 

9

Oh girl, I’ve known you very well, I’ve seen you growing everyday. I never really looked before, but now you take my breath away

 

10

Along with the sunshine, there’s gotta be a little rain some time

 

11

I’m not the kind of girl Who gives up just like that

 

12

His welfare is of my concern, no burden is he to bear

 

13

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar

 

14

And in the evening, she’s a singer with the band

 

15

I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t know when

 

16

Which famous fictional detective was created by Colin Dexter?

 

17

What was the name of Sherlock Holmes older brother?

 

18

Which aristocratic detective was created by Dorothy L. Sayers?

 

19

In whose detective stories do Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple appear?

 

20

Inspector Jack Frost, played by David Jason, could be said to be based in a local town – which one?

 

21

In which year did steam locomotives finally disappear from British Rail?

 

22

Before World War 1, approximately how many car manufacturing companies were there in the USA – was it 550, 1300, 2100 or 2900?

 

23

Which car company took over the British Rootes group in 1967?

 

24

The world’s first electric railway began operation on the seafront of which British resort in 1879?

 

25

Which of Brunel’s great ships was rescued from the Falklands and sailed back to Bristol where it was built?

 

 

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