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? |
The
worlds first nuclear powered submarine. |
2 |
What is the
singular of spectacles (ie glasses)? |
There
isnt one! |
3 |
What is the
collective noun for a group of bears? |
Sleuth |
4 |
In which ocean
are the Solomon Islands? |
Pacific |
5 |
What is the
German word for 100? |
HUNDERT |
6 |
What is the
male equivalent of a ewe-lamb? |
Wether-lamb |
5 |
What does the
abbreviation UNESCO stand for? |
United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
8 |
How many times
was Gladstone Prime Minister of Britain? |
4 |
9 |
What
temperature in Centigrade is Absolute Zero? |
-273.16 |
10 |
How many sides
has a duodecagon? |
12 |
11 |
How many tons
are there in a megaton? |
1,000,000 |
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? |
3 the
boat goes up and down with the tide! |
13 |
What is
terdekaphobia the fear of? |
No. 13 |
14 |
By which name
is sodium hydroxide better known? |
Caustic Soda |
15 |
Who said about
what This is the greatest week in the history of the world since creation? |
President Nixon
about the Moon Landing |
16 |
Which vegetable
has varieties called Ailsa Craig, Brunswick and Lancastrian? |
Onions |
17 |
What tree can
be black, white, green or blue? |
Ash |
18 |
Who was the
first Conservative Prime Minister? |
Robert Peel |
19 |
In Are
You Being Served, Wendy Richard played which character? |
Miss Brahms |
20 |
Who had a 1962
hit with Right Said Fred? |
Bernard
Cribbins |
21 |
Who played the
scruffy TV detective, Columbo? |
Peter Falk |
22 |
In which
English County is Kings Lynn? |
Norfolk |
23 |
Who launched
the Zike in 1992 and what was it? |
Sir Clive
Sinclairs electric bike |
24 |
Which planet is
4th from the sun? |
Mars |
25 |
Who won the
Eurovision Song Contest in bare feet? |
Sandie Shaw |
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? |
Snake |
B |
Big
Daddys real name was what? |
Shirley
Crabtree |
C |
In Roman
Mythology, who was the God of Love? |
Cupid |
D |
The D-Day
landings took place in which month and year? |
June 1944 |
E |
Who partnered
Eric Morecambe on TV? |
Ernie Wise |
F |
In which film
did Harrison Ford play Dr. Richard Kimble? |
The Fugitive |
G |
In which sport
is the Alfred Dunhill cup contested? |
Golf |
H |
Where is Cathay
Pacific Airways based? |
Hong Kong |
I |
Which city is
the administrative capital of Suffolk? |
Ipswich |
J |
James Naismith
invented which 5-a-side game? |
Basketball |
K |
Who owns the
Kabin in Coronation Street? |
Rita Sullivan |
L |
Love Story
was written by whom? |
Eric Segal |
M |
Which
member of the McDonald family left Coronation Street in late 1997? |
Andy |
N |
In which US
city is Greenwich Village? |
New York |
O |
Which
musical won best film oscar in 1969? |
Oliver |
P |
A
parallelogram has how many sides? |
4 |
Q |
With which
band did George Michael record the Five Live record? |
Queen |
R |
If your
face was RUGOSE, what would it be like? |
Wrinkled |
S |
Which
college do officers of the British Army attend? |
Sandhurst |
T |
The Trachea
is commonly known as the what? |
Windpipe |
U |
In which
country are the Catskill Mountains? |
USA |
V |
Which vitamin
is also known as Ascorbic acid? |
C |
W |
Who is Dianne
Warwicks singing cousin? |
Whitney Houston |
X |
Who was king of
Persia from 485 BC? |
Xerxes |
Y |
Which is the
highest waterfall in the USA? |
Yosemite |