General Knowledge Quiz

[A Challenge]

How many letters are there that can be written in Transport Medium Font?

 

[Marton]

52 letters
10 numbers
14 other characters/symbols

 

[A Challenge]

I only wanted the letters, but that is not correct. I mean Transport Medium, not Transport Heavy if that is what that is

 

[A Challenge]

Time for the answer then:

Spoiler: Answer

There are 7 letters (and the ten numbers and two round brackets) as only A, B, E, M, N, S and W are used, as Transport Medium is only used for road numbers (and the directions the go in some places, hence the letters) on motorway signs. Place names, and also road numbers on non-motorway signs are in Transport Heavy, which I alluded to in my last post.

OPEN FLOOR

 

[Calthrop]

Might I submit an essentially general-knowledge one with a slight railway flavour?

About a century ago, there was a bunch of practitioners of, in the broad sense, one of the arts, who -- sharing inspiration etc. -- lived in and around a small town served by a -- now long closed -- Great Western branch line. A couple of them perished in World War I. What was the town; and which of the arts, was these folks' "thing"? "Virtual bonus points" for the names of any of them.

 

[martinsh]

Might I submit an essentially general-knowledge one with a slight railway flavour?

About a century ago, there was a bunch of practitioners of, in the broad sense, one of the arts, who -- sharing inspiration etc. -- lived in and around a small town served by a -- now long closed -- Great Western branch line. A couple of them perished in World War I. What was the town; and which of the arts, was these folks' "thing"? "Virtual bonus points" for the names of any of them.

You mean the Dymock Poets.

Lascelles Amercrombie
Wilfred Wilson Gibson
Edward Thomas
Robert Frost
and others whose names I don't remember

 

[Calthrop]

That was them -- Rupert Brooke also counted among them, though I suspect he was a bit "part-time"; he and Thomas, killed in the First World War.

Your ode or elegy, to submit !

 

[martinsh]

Which large European city has a trolleybus "system" consisting of precisely 1 trolleybus ?

 

[fowler9]

Totally random guess. Porto?

 

[martinsh]

Not Porto.

Clue : this is a capital city with a very large tram network

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is it Brussels?

 

[martinsh]

Is it Brussels?

Not Brussels.

Not giving any more clues because I've already narrowed it down to less than 10 possible places ...

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Okay, let's try Luxembourg City ... and that's my final offer!

 

[martinsh]

Okay, let's try Luxembourg City ... and that's my final offer!

Luxembourg certainly does not have a "very large tram newtork" !

You need to start looking further east ...

 

[Calthrop]

Another blind guess -- Budapest?

 

[martinsh]

Another blind guess -- Budapest?

Well at least Budapest does have a large tram network ! But no, you've gone too far east !

 

[fowler9]

Vienna?

 

[martinsh]

Vienna?

No, but getting closer

 

[deltic1989]

I'm just going to stab in the dark here. Not really because of any knowledge of trolleybuses but more based on the clues.

Prague?

 

[martinsh]

Sometimes a stab in the dark is correct !

http://www.dpp.cz/en/after-46-years-prague-has-a-regular-trolleybus-line-again/

Your inmotion charging facility

 

[deltic1989]

Oh Wow! I wasn't expecting to be correct, given that I was working from geographical clues, rather than any type of knowledge.
I therefore will throw the floor open as I haven't any question ideas at present.

 

[Cowley]

I’ve got one then, and it’s related to what’s stated in the Guiness Book of Records:

What links Bishop Rock (part of the Isles of Scilly) and Greenland?

 

[Warwick]

The silly answer is the Atlantic Ocean.

 

[Cowley]

The silly answer is the Atlantic Ocean.

It’s not that Warwick. But it is almost as obvious.

 

[Marton]

Size?

 

[A Challenge]

Smallest and largest islands?

 

[Cowley]

Smallest and largest islands?

Indeed they are the smallest and largest inhabited islands according to the book.
I’m assuming that was what Marton was saying with his answer, but yours had the detail I was looking for. Over to you.

 

[A Challenge]

I'll pass it across to @Marton as I don't have a question at the moment

 

[Marton]

I'll pass it across to @Marton as I don't have a question at the moment

Sorry for the brief answer.

Open floor

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I'll take this if I may ... here's some anniversaries, births and deaths for you to identify, please:

1. The man who gave his name to a popular cricket book was born today - who, and when?
2. The death was announced of a Second World War fighter ace with a particular problem - who, and when?
3. Today is the birthday (born 1935) of a former soap actor also "famous" for a small part in 633 Squadron - who, and what allegedly ended his small part in the film?
4. Today is the birthday (born 1969) of a former Middlesex cricketer who proved himself to be a nifty mover on a different surface - who, and where?
5. Which road tunnel opened today in 1980, and what distinction did it hold at the time?
6. Which play closed today in 1987, and (within 250) after how many performances?

Best of luck!