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?

 

2

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

 

3

Which car manufacturer makes a model called the Picnic

 

4

What instrument does musician Courtney Pine play?

 

5

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

 

6

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

 

7

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

 

8

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

 

9

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

 

10

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

 

11

Which was the first US State to abolish slavery?

 

12

On which island is Noel Coward buried?

 

13

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

 

14

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

 

15

What did the D stand for in Franklin D Roosevelt?

 

16

Who invented artillery shells in 1784?

 

17

Who invented the Zip fastener?

 

18

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

 

19

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

 

20

Who was nicknamed the Louisville Lip?

 

21

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

 

22

Who is the Environment Minister?

 

23

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

 

24

In which sport do you use a cochonnet?

 

25

What type of plant is a papaver?

 

 


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?

 

2

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

 

3

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

 

4

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

 

5

Which is furthest east – Accrington or Alderley Edge?

 

6

What is a lot of ducks on a duckpond called?

 

7

What’s the collective name for nightingales?

 

8

What’s the name for a load of goldfinches?

 

9

A crowd of ravens is called what?

 

10

A lot of leopards is known as what?

 

11

What do the following abbreviations stand for -   ANZAC

 

12

BYO (Very popular in Australia)

 

13

GATT

 

14

PABX

 

15

RCO (musically speaking)

 

16

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

 

17

God help the poor…..?

 

18

He who lies down with dogs….?

 

19

The mills of God grind slowly…..?

 

20

What can’t be cured….?

 

21

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

 

22

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

 

23

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

 

24

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

 

25

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

 

 

 


 

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