General Knowledge Quiz

[krus_aragon]

Must be Lego. It comes from the Danish - "Leg godt", meaning "to play well".

It only came in five colours initially.

Bingo!

Bricks were originally made in red, yellow, blue, black and white. Green/brown were avoided because they can be military colours, and Lego bricks were intended as a peaceful toy.

Your floor.

 

[AlterEgo]

Okay.

Angola. Turkmenistan. Dominican Republic. New Zealand. Malawi.

Which is the odd one out and why?

 

[Calthrop]

Okay.

Angola. Turkmenistan. Dominican Republic. New Zealand. Malawi.

Which is the odd one out and why?

The Dominican Republic is the only one nowadays, without working public (as opposed maybe to industrial / agricultural) railways?

 

[AlterEgo]

The Dominican Republic is the only one nowadays, without working public (as opposed maybe to industrial / agricultural) railways?

Nope. Nothing to do with railways, this one.

 

[fowler9]

New Zealand is the only one split between separate islands?

 

[DaleCooper]

New Zealand is only one without a land border with another country.
Malawi is the only landlocked country.

 

[AlterEgo]

Not the answers I'm looking for...

Clue: think colours.

 

[DaleCooper]

New Zealand is the only one without one of the letters ROYGBIV

 

[Cowley]

Is it that the flag of Angola is the only one of the five without any white on it?

 

[AlterEgo]

Good answers but not what I'm looking for.

Cowley is closer than Dale.

 

[DaleCooper]

New Zealand is the only one whose rugby team is named after the colour of their kit.

 

[AlterEgo]

New Zealand is the only one whose rugby team is named after the colour of their kit.

Closer than your previous answer.

Clue: This isn't (really) a cryptic question. Would you like to pass?

 

[DaleCooper]

The flag of Malawi is the only one with an axis of symmetry.

 

[AlterEgo]

Nope...

Another clue:

Ours is red, but was once blue. Is that enough of a hint for you?

 

[TheEdge]

Is New Zealand the only one that has rejected a new flag with no colonial symbols on it?

 

[AlterEgo]

This has nothing to do with flags, but rather something else to do with national identity.

 

[DaleCooper]

Turkmenistan has green passports, the others are black.

 

[AlterEgo]

Turkmenistan has green passports, the others are black.

Correct!

Your floor.

 

[DaleCooper]

Next question:

Why should a Monkee be grateful for typewriter correction fluid?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Next question:

Why should a Monkee be grateful for typewriter correction fluid?

Because his mother, Bette Nesmith Graham, invented it

 

[DaleCooper]

Because his mother, Bette Nesmith Graham, invented it

Now if I was being vexatious I would say "That's not the answer I'm looking for"; but of course I'm not and it is.

Yes she was Mike Nesmith's mother, your turn...

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Now if I was being vexatious I would say "That's not the answer I'm looking for"; but of course I'm not and it is.

Yes she was Mike Nesmith's mother, your turn...

Finally!!! A high school assignment that pays off...!

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Where is the most distant thought of love and intimacy?

 

[me123]

Is it a recording/engraving carried on the Voyager 1 space probe perchance?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Is it a recording/engraving carried on the Voyager 1 space probe perchance?

Bloody hell, that went quicker compared to estimates!

Yes, quite correct. When the discs were being made, Sagan's brand new fiance suggested putting brain waves and thoughts onto it. She was duly recorded for an hour's worth of thinking and, just before the end, thought about love and intimacy... Nowadays, we'd stick an e-reader loaded with the Fifty Shades series aboard!

The launch pad is yours, me123

 

[me123]

We are, after all, the only example of life that we know of in the universe, and Voyager 1 is the furthest we have ever explored. Logical guess really.

Anyway, I'm going to ask my next question but am only looking for an answer at a very basic level. How do the lungs regulate pH in the body?

 

[DaleCooper]

CO2 is acidic in solution I believe and the lungs are where it is removed from the blood, is that it?

 

[me123]

You could write several thousand more pages about that, but that's simple and accurate. Exactly what I was looking for.

Proceed Dale.

 

[DaleCooper]

You could write several thousand more pages about that, but that's simple and accurate. Exactly what I was looking for.

Proceed Dale.

I had an unfair advantage, I'm the proud owner of a vintage pair of working lungs.

Next question:

Bush, Hill, Way, Zombie

What is the musical link?

(There may be more than one so as long as you can justify your answer I will accept it.)

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

I had an unfair advantage, I'm the proud owner of a vintage pair of working lungs.

Next question:

Bush, Hill, Way, Zombie

What is the musical link?

(There may be more than one so as long as you can justify your answer I will accept it.)

All had chart entries in 2002

 

[fowler9]

Kate. I wanted it to be Rob or White in relation to Zombie but I am sure I have heard of a Kate Zombie and deffo of a Kate Bush. Other than that it is a guess.