General Knowledge Quiz

[A Challenge]

I seem to remember its Clay if it is the physical rock type.

 

[kevconnor]

Sh*t, sh*t and more Sh*t. Oh Manchester is............... Only kidding. I'm a scouser and felt culturally encouraged to type rubbish. Is Manchester built on Cotton? I remember during my time in the Antipodes seeing shops saying they sold real Manchester meaning Cotton goods. I'm going with King Cotton.

On both counts incorrect sorry. I'll save the obligatory scouse jokes for the joke forum.

 

[A Challenge]

Which are you looking for?

 

[kevconnor]

I seem to remember its Clay if it is the physical rock type.

Not this either sorry, a clue may come from rephrasing the question. This is more what is underneath the city of Manchester

 

[A Challenge]

Sewers?

 

[kevconnor]

Nice try but not the answer I am looking for sorry.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Lancashire is historically a mining area isn't it? So I'll guess at coal.

 

[Harbouring]

Is it rock and roll?

 

[DaleCooper]

Treacle mines?

 

[kevconnor]

Not any of those either sorry. Some help and a clue comes from the site of the former Exchange station and it's environs.

 

[DaleCooper]

Corn (exchange)?

 

[kevconnor]

Not that either sorry, clue 3 Joseph Bazalgette.

 

[GusB]

Sewers?

 

[A Challenge]

I'd hoped it was sewers as well, but even with that third clue I am now stumped.

 

[fowler9]

Sandstone?

 

[kevconnor]

It isn't sewers sorry no, I'll provide the answer and declare open floor as the answers aren't coming close at the moment and I cant think of any other clues without give the answer. Manchester is build on Manchester, or to be more accurate the part of Manchester around Victoria and exchange station going around the cathedral and around the river Irwell are sited where much of Manchester built up over saxon and medieval time. This area was on a slant down towards the river and was recorded as regularly flooding. The victorian solution to this was, similar to the embankment in London (hence the Joseph Bazalgette connection), was to build over it and build up the embankments, which can still be seen today around this area. There are some small signs of it still however such as an old wooden bridge over the river irk buried under Victoria but which I am told is still used as a service bridge and hanging ditch bridge next to the cathedral which was excavated 10 years ago.

So Open Floor

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Ah... so even my latest guess of "water" ( which came to me when a comment about Strasbourg's history was made in the canal journeys programme on Channel 4 tonight and which I just came onto here to post ) wouldn't have been accurate!

I note the open floor, however, and I will pose this question:

What is the name of the prominent watercolour artist, famous for books, TV appearances and YouTube tutorials, who lives in Northumberland?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is it Gerald Scarfe?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Afraid not - he doesn't live in Northumberland does he?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Afraid not - he doesn't live in Northumberland does he?

I don't know ... he was my first choice, but Mr W Pedia doesn't say where he lives, so it was a guess!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I don't know ... he was my first choice, but Mr W Pedia doesn't say where he lives, so it was a guess!

Scarfe's Twitter profile has his location as "London".

Anyway.... the question remains open; i.e. who is the Northumberland based artist?

 

[martinsh]

Could be that "jury's out". martinsh is knowledgeable about Latvia -- maybe he'll offer an opinion?

It's nice to be recognised as an expert on something !

In this case though I agree with Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Latvia )
Historically blood red, technically carmin red. I would describe it as crimson or burgundy. Maroon is more of a browny shade, and it's definitely not purple !

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Well, I've asked Mr W Pedia for his views on this, using "Northumberland based artist" ... and I've never heard of any of the ones he suggests, so I can't make a guess based on this!

 

[fowler9]

Well, I've asked Mr W Pedia for his views on this, using "Northumberland based artist" ... and I've never heard of any of the ones he suggests, so I can't make a guess based on this!

Strictly speaking looking up the answer would mean you aren't having a guess.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Strictly speaking looking up the answer would mean you aren't having a guess.

Oh, I agree, which is another reason for me not guessing. Having failed with Gerald Scarfe, I wondered whether I could find the answer but, as I said, none of them mean anything to me, so I'm not going to use any of them. It'll be interesting to see whether I have heard of the person when it's revealed!

 

[Peter Mugridge]

OK... time for a clue.... his initials are C.E.

 

[Calthrop]

It's nice to be recognised as an expert on something !

In this case though I agree with Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Latvia )
Historically blood red, technically carmin red. I would describe it as crimson or burgundy. Maroon is more of a browny shade, and it's definitely not purple !

Thanks for thoughts, and link. My impression is that most usually, flags' colours are the simple basic middle-of-the-road version of the colour; "flag red", in the great majority of cases, is standard average scarlet-y red. More subtle variations of red, as in Latvia's flag, are uncommon -- but I'm now persuaded anyway that re the Latvian banner, purple it ain't.

 

[DaleCooper]

OK... time for a clue.... his initials are C.E.

Not Rolf Harris then.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

You are correct... it is not he!

Quite honestly I am very surprised that nobody has got this; presumably not a lot of people on here pay much attention to artists?

If it's not answered by tomorrow evening I will reveal the solution.

 

[DaleCooper]

Quite honestly I am very surprised that nobody has got this; presumably not a lot of people on here pay much attention to artists?

We're all philistines.