General Knowledge Quiz

[MotCO]

I have heard tell that his deep involvement in the £32.7 million upgrade to Chatsworth House included a much improved house heating system which led to his nickname of "Stoker", a title normally given to those involved with the boilers of sailing vessels.

It is indeed Stoker, for apparently reasons unknown. Maybe you know more than him

Please load up the next question.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What happened in Grindavik in 1627?

 

[Gloster]

The largest ever whale killing?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The largest ever whale killing?

Not that.

 

[DaleCooper]

What happened in Grindavik in 1627?

Over the course of the year quite a few things I would imagine.

 

[D6130]

Was it overwhelmed by lava from a volcanic eruption?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Over the course of the year quite a few things I would imagine.

The year in question was the first time such an incident had occurred.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Was it overwhelmed by lava from a volcanic eruption?

Nothing to do with any form of volcanic activity.

 

[Calthrop]

Thinking that this question maybe rang a faint and basically uninformative bell for me; I Googled, and thus disqualified self.

 

[kirk781]

The first ever confirmed Piracy? Like a play was being shown, someone unauthorizedly made copious notes of it and started duplicating them ; like a baby version of modern film pirating.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The first ever confirmed Piracy? Like a play was being shown, someone unauthorizedly made copious notes of it and started duplicating them ; like a baby version of modern film pirating.

You are very near the mark, but it was not piracy in the normally accepted understanding of that word, but something very specific that had never occurred as far as north as this previously.

 

[Gloster]

Raid by Barbary corsairs?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Raid by Barbary corsairs?

We have a winner. It was a raid in which the target was to obtain slaves to sell in the slave markets of North Africa,

Over to you.

 

[Gloster]

“Well, they’ve got a very good bass section, mind,…but no top tenors that’s for sure.” What comes next?

 

[CarltonA]

A Zulu can run for fifty miles and then fight a battle.

 

[Gloster]

A Zulu can run for fifty miles and then fight a battle.

Near enough. A rendition of Men of Harlech comes next.

To you to make us fight for the next answer.

 

[CarltonA]

What comes next,? "Ah, Herr Bartlett und Herr McDonald, now we are together again".....

 

[CarltonA]

Here's a clue: 1960's film dialogue. Two escapees get caught by the Germans with dire consequences.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Well the film was "The Great Escape".

 

[D6130]

Well the film was "The Great Escape".

"Have a good trip!"

"Thank you!"

 

[DaleCooper]

"For you Tommy ze war is over."

 

[CarltonA]

Perhaps that was a bit too much.

The line was: "You are going to regret putting us to so much trouble".

Open floor.

 

[MotCO]

If I may. What was Greta Thunberg's mother doing on 16 May 2009?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Visiting Moscow.

 

[DaleCooper]

If I may. What was Greta Thunberg's mother doing on 16 May 2009?

Getting Greta ready for school.

 

[MotCO]

Visiting Moscow.

Can you elaborate?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Can you elaborate?

Yes. But I won't.

 

[D6130]

If I may. What was Greta Thunberg's mother doing on 16 May 2009?

Giving birth to Greta?

 

[Gloster]

Helping Greta prepare for her school strike?

 

[MotCO]

Yes. But I won't.

Sorry, but to get the points, I need to know what she was doing there.