The Pear Tree Monday Night Quiz – October 4th 1999

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

What musical instrument can have between 45-47 strings and 7 pedals?

A Harp

2

Which domestic pest has 7 penises of assorted shapes and sizes?

Cockroach

3

Which local football team are known as the Bloods?

Droylsden

4

Marilyn Monroe was married 3 times – for 3 points name her husbands?

Joe Di Maggio, Arthur Miller and Jim Dougherty

5

Which cabinet minister caused a controversy last week when he said that people shouldn’t buy second houses? (He has 3 himself)

Michael Meacher

6

Richard Jenkins was a famous film actor – how was he better known?

Richard Burton

7

How much is a family ticket to the Millennium dome?

£57

8

Which motorway runs between Edinburgh and Glasgow?

M8

9

Why could you get a buzz out of money nowadays?

Over 99% of all notes in circulation in London at least are contaminated with cocaine!

10

The VC is the highest military honour, what is its civilian counterpart?

George Cross

11

What do the initials of the private medical organisation BUPA stand for?

British United Provident Association

12

What’s the only country in the world with a single-coloured flag?

Libya (Green)

13

Today’s word is JARGONELLE – is it a) A French dictionary of slang, b) A small love affair, c) Birdsong, or d) A variety of pear?

D

14

The Manchester Basketball team has how many English players?

3

15

Literature – who is the hero of C.S. Forester’s naval adventure stories, set in the Napoleonic Wars?

Horatio Hornblower

16

Which politician, nicknamed Jagga the Gut by Jeremy Clarkson, needed 2 Jaguars to drive him 250 yards?

John Prescott

17

What’s the longest river in the British Isles?

Shannon

18

On which TV show did the late Lena Zavarone get her first break?

Opportunity Knocks

19

What’s the most popular month for getting married in Britain?

August

20

Which football team play at Valley Parade?

Bradford

21

From which animal do we get Mozzarella cheese?

Buffalo

22

On which motor racing circuit would you find Beckett’s?

Silverstone

23

The Bullshitters was a Comic Strip parody of which popular 70’s TV series, now revived on Sky One?

The Professionals

24

Rickets is caused by the lack of sunlight and what vitamin?

D

25

In 1996 which famous tennis player made his professional debut on the European tour in the Czech Open?

Ivan Lendl

 


Round 2

The 7 Wonders of the World, Cars, Pop Music

 

1

Egypt had 2 of the original 7 wonders of the world – one was the Pyramids, what was the other?

The Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria

2

One of the wonders of the world, a tomb of a king, has given us another word for a tomb – what?

Mausoleum

3

The temple of which goddess at Ephesus was one of the wonders?

Diana or Artemis

4

What wonder was set in Babylon?

Hanging Gardens

5

On which Greek Island could you find a giant statue?

Rhodes

6

What was the first British mass-produced car to be designed by Sir Alec Issigonis?

Morris Minor

7

Which car maker makes models called Amage and Brooklands?

Bentley

8

Lexus is the brand for upmarket cars made by which company?

Toyota

9

Which car did Henry Ford say the buyer could have in any colour he wanted, as long as it was black?

Model T

10

From what are the chassis of Morgan cars made?

Wood

11

What’s the name of the sports car made by Robin makers Reliant?

Scimitar

12

Which car company makes the Boxter?

Porsche

13

In which town does Vauxhall have its British head office?

Luton

14

Which company makes the Freelander?

Land Rover

15

Which country do Holden cars come from?

Australia

16

The Beatles have spent more weeks in the British album charts with 1160 than any other group – who is second?

Queen

17

What strange place was all too beautiful for the Small Faces?

Itchykoo Park

18

Alexei Sayle had a top 20 hit with which song in 1984?

‘Ello John, got a new motor?

19

Which female opera star sang the 1992 Olympic anthem with Freddy Mercury?

Montserrat Caballo

20

What are the surnames of Robson and Jerome?

Green and Flynn

21

Who had no particular place to go in 1964?

Chuck Berry

22

Who, along with Vince Clark formed Yazoo?

Alison Moyet

23

Which two famous groups featured Jimmy Somerville?

The Communards/Bronski Beat

24

With which group was Marc Almond the vocalist?

Soft Cell

25

Which group evolved out of Joy Division?

New Order

 

 

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