The Pear Tree Quiz – 21 December 1999

 

Round 1 – General Knowledge/Current Affairs

1

In which magazine could you read Pseuds Corner and Colemanballs?

Private Eye

2

Which Tory MP defected to Labour at the weekend?

Shaun Woodward

3

What’s the highest possible score in a game of 10 pin bowling?

300

4

Who has stopped Sir Cliff having a Christmas No.1 this year?

Westlife

5

In which county are the coastal towns of Workington and Whitehaven?

Cumbria

6

Who is 4th in line to the British throne?

Prince Andrew

7

According to a recent poll, what is the best TV commercial of all time?

The Cadbury’s Smash Martian advert.

8

Name any of the three companies that tied for the worst TV commercials?

Bernard Matthews, Ferrero Rocher and Sainsbury’s

9

How much does the special National Lottery Millennium draw ticket cost?

£5

10

What is the only Premier league football club in Hertfordshire?

Watford

11

What 1999 film, starring Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, was director Stanley Kubrick’s last film?

Eyes Wide Shut

12

With which group would you associate Jools Holland?

Squeeze

13

In which year did Channel 4 start broadcasting?

1982

14

Who is the owner of Microsoft?

Bill Gates

15

Why was Clare Barwick, a training consultant from Worthing in the news last week?

She won £1 million on a Virgin Radio quiz

16

Who is the hero of the children’s books which have been banned in some American states for alleged Satanism?

Harry Potter

17

Across which river is Britain’s longest suspension bridge?

Humber

18

What was Aretha Franklin’s first single to get into the British charts?

Respect

19

What sort of animal lives in a lodge?

Beaver

20

What is the name of Channel 5’s daily quiz show?

100%

21

Point each – which planets have the longest and the shortest years?

Pluto and Mercury

22

True or false – Neil Diamond and Neil Sedaka attended the same school?

True

23

What are the ingredients of a Pina Colada?

Pineapple, Coconut cream (or Malibu) and white rum

24

What’s the worlds smallest breed of dog?

Chihuahua

25

Who was the first ever million pound football player?

Trevor Francis – Notts Forest

 

 

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?

David Gower

2

What is the correct name for a young hare?

Leveret

3

Which of the Bee Gees is the twin of Maurice Gibb?

Robin

4

Which English King had the longest reign?

George III

5

St Valentine’s day comes under which Zodiac sign?

Aquarius

6

Which daily newspaper was launched in 1969?

The Daily Star

7

The Swedish flag is yellow and what other colour?

Blue

8

What country was previously called Abyssinia?

Ethiopia

9

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

Jupiter

10

Which of these 2 writers was really a woman – George Eliot or TS Eliot?

George Eliot

11

Which Christmas Carol, in it’s Latin form, begins “Adeste Fideles”?

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

12

On which tree does Mistletoe grow?

The Oak

13

What was the name of Scrooge’s unfortunate clerk in A Christmas Carol?

Bob Cratchit

14

Which King of England was crowned on Christmas Day?

William the Conqueror

15

What’s the name of the Simpson’s dog? – and their cat has a seasonal name too

Santa’s Little Helper/Snowball the Cat

16

3 years either way – when was the first Christmas card sent?

1843

17

And – in the same vein – which came first – Christmas cards or Christmas trees?

Cards

18

Which explorer discovered Christmas Island in 1777?

Captain Cook

19

In the 17th century, if someone gave you a Christmas Clap, what would you have had?

A Kiss under the Mistletoe

20

What should you remove after giving someone a kiss under the mistletoe?

A berry!!!!

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?

B

22

CRASTIN is a) A French Cheese, b) The day after, c) a fish related to a carp, or d) A miser

B

23

PYGSNYE is a) a Saxon pigsty, b) a Cornish goblin, c) a term of endearment, or d) a small Welsh chapel

C

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?

D

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

A

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