The Pear Tree
Quiz - August 2nd 1999
Round 1
General Knowledge/Current Affairs
1 |
Which of the
planets has moons called Miranda and Ariel? |
Uranus |
2 |
Whats the
name of the Klingon officer who moved from the Starship Enterprise to Deep Space 9? |
Lieutenant/Commander
Whorf |
3 |
3 to 1 shot
at which of Blackpools piers is Roy Chubby Brown appearing North,
Central or South? |
North |
4 |
On the back of
a new £20 note, there is a person and a building point each name them both. |
Edward
Elgar/Worcester Cathedral |
5 |
Which
footballers agent allegedly offered Sir Alex a £40,0000 bribe? |
Andre
Kanchelskis |
6 |
What does the
road sign of a red circle containing a red car and a black car mean? |
No Overtaking |
7 |
Which king of
England had to wait for 11 years after his fathers death to succeed to the throne? |
Charles II |
8 |
What is Boy
Georges surname? |
McDowd |
9 |
For three
points, name the three national newspapers with the word Daily in their title? |
Daily
Telegraph, Mail and Star |
10 |
Whats a
bishops hat called? |
A Mitre |
11 |
In France, what
colour comes after Red in a traffic light sequence? |
Green no
amber |
12 |
Who was
nicknamed The lady with the lamp? |
Florence
Nightingale |
13 |
If you had an
18 carat gold ring, what percentage of gold would be in it? |
75 |
14 |
Last
weeks Woodstock festival ended with riots were they caused by a) lack of
toilets, b) the appearance of the Spice girls, c) the price of hamburgers and hot dogs, d)
the police making big marijuana busts or e) lack of water in the hot weather? |
C
hamburgers were $12! |
15 |
What would you
be if in the course of your work you used a jigger, a flagging iron and a round shaver
(amongst other more obvious things!)? |
A Carpenter |
16 |
Which
citys inhabitants are nicknamed after a sailors stew? |
Liverpool! |
17 |
Often roads and
other building projects have to be diverted because they would affect an SSSI what
does SSSI stand for? |
Site of Special
Scientific Interest |
18 |
Which ocean has
the greatest depth? |
Pacific |
19 |
The Battle of
Bosworth Field brought an end to the wars of the roses in which county was it
fought? |
Leicestershire |
20 |
Who wont
be heard on Radio 2 anymore, now he has left the BBC because there is not enough football
on it? |
Des Lynam |
21 |
Whats the
name of the clockwork device used to mark musical time? |
Metronome |
22 |
You have 2
carotid arteries to where do they carry blood? |
Head |
23 |
Before
yesterday how many matches had Manchester United won in succession? |
33 since
December |
24 |
How many arms
has a starfish? |
5 |
25 |
If you caught
the train from Manchester to London, at what station would you hopefully arrive? |
Euston |
Round 2
The New
Football Season, Famous Cities, Food & Drink, Cult TV
1 |
On September 4,
which country do England play in the Euro 2000 qualifiers? |
Luxembourg |
2 |
Who is newly
promoted Bradford Citys manager? |
Paul Jewel |
3 |
Which
Premiership teams away strip is yellow and blue shirts, with blue shorts and socks? |
Leeds United |
4 |
Which 2 teams
were promoted to the first division along with Manchester City? |
Fulham and
Walsall |
5 |
Which is the
only night of the week that Radio 5 does not have a football program next season? |
Thursday |
6 |
Which football
clubs website is called www.heroesandvillains.net? |
Aston Villa |
7 |
David Jones
manages which Premiership club? |
Southampton |
8 |
At what ground
do newly-promoted Watford play? |
Vicarage Road |
9 |
Which team
enters the 3rd division this season, having been promoted from the Conference? |
Cheltenham town |
10 |
Which European
team, which Manchester United must beat next season is managed by Alberto Zaccheroni? |
Milan |
11 |
Beverley Hills
is a suburb of which city? |
Los Angeles |
12 |
Which
American city stands on the river Potomac? |
Washington |
13 |
In which
city could you shop in the Ginza? |
Tokyo |
14 |
Which
Indian city is served by Dum-Dum airport? |
Calcutta |
15 |
What is the
largest city in Africa? |
Cairo |
16 |
If you saw
Canard on the menu in a French restaurant, what would you expect to eat? |
Duck |
17 |
In which
year was the Kronenberg brewery founded? |
1664! |
18 |
100% proof
whisky contains what percentage of alcohol? |
50 |
19 |
The ugli
fruit is a cross of 3 fruits 2 are orange and tangerine whats the
third? |
Grapefruit |
20 |
From which
country does the wine Tokay come? |
Hungary |
21 |
Which family
live next door to the Simpsons? |
The Flanders |
22 |
Who is
ships counsellor on the Enterprise? |
Deanna Troi |
23 |
Who plays Buffy
the Vampire Slayer? |
Sarah Michelle
Gellar |
24 |
What is Agent
Mulders nickname in the X-files? |
Spooky |
25 |
Which
instrument does Lisa Simpson play? |
Saxophone |