General Knowledge Quiz

[EM2]

Damn, I was hoping that might last a bit longer! And it's actually even more topical, as his medal was won in London in 1948.

 

[The Barlow Boy]

...and continuing in the Goldfinger theme, where did Ian Fleming get the name "Goldfinger" from for his baddie?

 

[Welshman]

Was it the legend of King Midas, where everything he touched turned to gold?

 

[EM2]

...and continuing in the Goldfinger theme, where did Ian Fleming get the name "Goldfinger" from for his baddie?

I'm going to guess that it's the architect of Trellick Tower, Erno Goldfinger.

 

[Mvann]

From the mcc signing in book. Wasn't there a mr blowfeld who was a cricket commentator.

 

[Johnuk123]

From the mcc signing in book. Wasn't there a mr blowfeld who was a cricket commentator.

He still is one.

 

[D6975]

...and continuing in the Goldfinger theme, where did Ian Fleming get the name "Goldfinger" from for his baddie?

Doesn't the person who answers the question set the next one???

 

[OxtedL]

Do you want to set the next one for us?

[ http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/2-willow-road.html ]

 

[The Barlow Boy]

I'm going to guess that it's the architect of Trellick Tower, Erno Goldfinger.

That's the boy. Fleming hated the brutalist (in his opinon) of the tower and had his revenge by naming one of his baddies after the architect.

 

[EM2]

I'll pass the baton onto D6975, as he got the Oddjob one right.

 

[D6975]

Continuing with the the Olympics..
In Seoul 1988 an Olympic record was reduced by several metres.
What was the event?

 

[Seacook]

Continuing with the the Olympics..
In Seoul 1988 an Olympic record was reduced by several metres.
What was the event?

Was that in the javelin? I recall something about changing the specification to make it harder to throw because there was a danger that the crowd might be hit.

 

[D6975]

Was that in the javelin? I recall something about changing the specification to make it harder to throw because there was a danger that the crowd might be hit.

Correct - it was for 2 reasons, one was the distance being thrown was making it dangerous and the second was that the big throwers were making it land 'flat' making it difficult to identify the landing point. The new javelin doesn't fly as far and has a different centre of gravity, making it land at a decent angle.
The record was reduced from 94.58m to 85.9m

Over to you.

 

[Seacook]

All I can think of for now is something of an old chestnut:

who was the youngest man to become president of the United States?

 

[D841 Roebuck]

John F Kennedy?

 

[Seacook]

John F Kennedy?

No,not JFK; he was second youngest.

 

[Pink]

Theodore Roosevelt?

 

[Seacook]

Theodore Roosevelt?

Yes - he was 42 when he became president following the assassination of William McKinley. Kennedy was the youngest to be elected president.

All yours, Pink.

 

[Pink]

What was the capital of Ethiopia

 

[gordonthemoron]

Addis Ababa?

 

[Pink]

Correct, your floor

 

[gordonthemoron]

what is the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power?

 

[Johnuk123]

Would that be Cragside in Rothbury Northumberland now National Trust.

 

[gordonthemoron]

that's the right answer, over to you John

 

[Johnuk123]

What can every mammal do except Elephants ?

 

[clagmonster]

Sweat?

 

[Johnuk123]

Incorrect

 

[ainsworth74]

Jump?

 

[Johnuk123]

Correct, your go.

 

[ainsworth74]

I can't think of anything, open floor.