The Pear Tree Quiz – 19th July 1999

 

The Revenge of Paul!

 

This week’s quiz was set by Paul and it was a HARD one!

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge

1

Jerome Flynn stars in the new BBC series Badger. What is the name of the character he plays?

Tom McCabe

2

DJ John Peel writes a regular column called Family Album. In which magazine does it appear?

Radio Times

3

Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Picnic

Toyota (deservedly panned by Jeremy Clarkson!)

4

What instrument does musician Courtney Pine play?

Saxophone

5

Barclays Bank installed the UK’s first 24 hour cash dispenser in which year?

1967

6

A mini-tornado passed through the site of a local carnival recently – where?

Charlesworth & Chisworth

7

What sort of creatures are Ryukin, Pompom and Celestial Eye?

Fish

8

Which 6” long fish can live out of water for several days?

Mudskipper

9

How many years imprisonment did James Earl Ray get after pleading guilty to murdering Martin Luther King?

99 Years

10

What was used in the FA Cup Final of 1891 for the first time?

Goal Nets

11

Which was the first US State to abolish slavery?

Pennsylvania

12

On which island is Noel Coward buried?

Jamaica

13

What is the more common name for the Society of Friends?

Quakers

14

In chemistry, which element is represented by the symbol W?

Tungsten

15

What did the D stand for in Franklin D Roosevelt?

Delano

16

Who invented artillery shells in 1784?

Henry Shrapnel

17

Who invented the Zip fastener?

Whitcombe L Judson

18

In geometry, what is the name given to an angle greater than 180 degrees?

Reflex

19

What was double-agent Kim Philby’s real first name?

Harold

20

Who was nicknamed the Louisville Lip?

Muhammed Ali/Cassius Clay

21

Cruft’s dog show was first held in London in 1886 – where was it held previously?

Newcastle

22

Who is the Environment Minister?

Michael Meacher

23

What are Cheshire farmers doing in August to celebrate the end of the European ban on British Beef?

Holding a giant barbecue

24

In which sport do you use a cochonnet?

Boules/Petanque

25

What type of plant is a papaver?

Poppy

 


Round 2

Local Geography, Collectice nouns, Abbreviations, Proverbs, Music

 

1

There are 5 reservoirs in the Longdendale valley – what is the name of the middle one?

Rhodeswood

2

How far is it from Manchester to Leeds – 2 pts for spot on, 1 for 2 miles either way?

40

3

If you travelled due East in a straight line from Buxton, what is the next town you would visit?

Macclesfield

4

How high is Bleaklow hill - 2 pts for spot on, 1 for 20 ft either way?

2077

5

Which is furthest east – Accrington or Alderley Edge?

Alderley Edge

6

What is a lot of ducks on a duckpond called?

A Paddling

7

What’s the collective name for nightingales?

A Watch

8

What’s the name for a load of goldfinches?

A Charm

9

A crowd of ravens is called what?

An Unkindness

10

A lot of leopards is known as what?

A Leap

11

What do the following abbreviations stand for -   ANZAC

Australia and New Zealand Army Corps

12

BYO (Very popular in Australia)

Bring Your Own!

13

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

14

PABX

Private Automatic Branch Exchange

15

RCO (musically speaking)

Royal College of Organists

16

Complete the proverbs – An ounce of discretion is worth……?

A pound of learning

17

God help the poor…..?

The rich can help themselves

18

He who lies down with dogs….?

Will rise with fleas (not drinks in the Pear Tree!)

19

The mills of God grind slowly…..?

But they grind exceedingly small

20

What can’t be cured….?

Must be endured.

21

What is the term for a piece of unaccompanied choral musical in several parts?

A Capella

22

What is the name of the musical note equivalent to 8 crotchets?

Breve

23

Who had a 1958 No 1 with “It’s all in the game”?

Tommy Edwards (Cliff Richard covered it and got to No.2 in 1963)

24

Blue Moon was a hit for the Marcelles in which year?

1961

25

Which group had a no.2 hit in 1973 with “Part of The Union”?

The Strawbs

 

 


 

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