The
Pear Tree Quiz 21
December 1999
1 |
In which
magazine could you read Pseuds Corner and Colemanballs? |
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2 |
Which Tory MP
defected to Labour at the weekend? |
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3 |
Whats the
highest possible score in a game of 10 pin bowling? |
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4 |
Who has stopped
Sir Cliff having a Christmas No.1 this year? |
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5 |
In which county
are the coastal towns of Workington and Whitehaven? |
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6 |
Who is 4th
in line to the British throne? |
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7 |
According to a
recent poll, what is the best TV commercial of all time? |
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8 |
Name any of the
three companies that tied for the worst TV commercials? |
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9 |
How much does
the special National Lottery Millennium draw ticket cost? |
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10 |
What is the
only Premier league football club in Hertfordshire? |
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11 |
What 1999 film,
starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, was director Stanley Kubricks last film? |
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12 |
With which
group would you associate Jools Holland? |
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13 |
In which year
did Channel 4 start broadcasting? |
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14 |
Who is the
owner of Microsoft? |
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15 |
Why was Clare
Barwick, a training consultant from Worthing in the news last week? |
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16 |
Who is the hero
of the childrens books which have been banned in some American states for alleged
Satanism? |
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17 |
Across which
river is Britains longest suspension bridge? |
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18 |
What was Aretha
Franklins first single to get into the British charts? |
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19 |
What sort of
animal lives in a lodge? |
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20 |
What is the
name of Channel 5s daily quiz show? |
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21 |
Point each
which planets have the longest and the shortest years? |
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22 |
True or false
Neil Diamond and Neil Sedaka attended the same school? |
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23 |
What are the
ingredients of a Pina Colada? |
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24 |
Whats the
worlds smallest breed of dog? |
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25 |
Who was the
first ever million pound football player? |
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Round
2
The Million Pound round, Christmas, Long-forgotten words,
Note: the first 10 questions were
the ones that gained Clare Barwick the million pound prize last week!
Thanks to Quizzers for a few of
the Christmas questions.
1 |
Who led England to their Ashes Victory
in 1985? |
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2 |
What is the correct name for a young
hare? |
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3 |
Which of the Bee Gees is the twin of
Maurice Gibb? |
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4 |
Which English King had the longest
reign? |
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5 |
St Valentines day comes under
which Zodiac sign? |
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6 |
Which daily newspaper was launched in
1969? |
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7 |
The Swedish flag is yellow and what
other colour? |
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8 |
What country was previously called
Abyssinia? |
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9 |
What is the largest planet in the solar
system? |
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10 |
Which of these 2 writers was really a
woman George Eliot or TS Eliot? |
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11 |
Which Christmas Carol, in its
Latin form, begins Adeste Fideles? |
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12 |
On which tree does Mistletoe grow? |
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13 |
What was the name of Scrooges
unfortunate clerk in A Christmas Carol? |
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14 |
Which King of England was crowned on
Christmas Day? |
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15 |
Whats the name of the
Simpsons dog? and their cat has a seasonal name too |
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16 |
3 years either way when was
the first Christmas card sent? |
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17 |
And in the same vein
which came first Christmas cards or Christmas trees? |
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18 |
Which explorer discovered Christmas
Island in 1777? |
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19 |
In the 17th century, if
someone gave you a Christmas Clap, what would you have had? |
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20 |
What should you remove after giving
someone a kiss under the mistletoe? |
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21 |
MORTSAFE means a) Life Insurance, b) an
iron cage around a coffin, c) the act of making a will, or d) a completed mortgage? |
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22 |
CRASTIN is a) A French Cheese, b) The
day after, c) a fish related to a carp, or d) A miser |
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23 |
PYGSNYE is a) a Saxon pigsty, b) a
Cornish goblin, c) a term of endearment, or d) a small Welsh chapel |
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24 |
A GAZINGSTOCK is a) a long walking
stick, b) a window seat, c) an window at the top of a castle tower, or d) an object of
curiosity or contempt? |
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25 |
STALEDRUNK means a) getting drunk
again, when not completely sober from the previous bout, b) a drunken bore, c) Bad breath
or d) The state of falling asleep at the bar |
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