General Knowledge Quiz

[xotGD]

Not Motor homes I'm afraid.
Clue time:
They became very popular in the US after the 1973 Oil crisis.

Bicycles?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Bicycles?

Or possibly mopeds/scooters?

 

[martinsh]

roller skates ?

 

[Trackman]

Bicycles?

Or possibly mopeds/scooters?

roller skates ?

None of those, I'm afraid.

A picture clue of the branding from a couple of models:
Please note, the ruler is only a guide to the size of the President Bill.
After tomorrow I'll post a giveaway clue if nobody gets it.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

CB Radios?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Power tools

 

[xotGD]

In-car music systems? (The type that fill the boot with speakers)

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Radios - of any type (getting desperate here)!

 

[MotCO]

Cassette recorders / players?

 

[Trackman]

CB Radios?

Yes, we have the correct answer!
They make 10m Amateur radios too, but most of these are made for the 11m market.

Your channel ...

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Continuing the US Presidential theme, an easy one...

Who was the last (major party) losing candidate, at a U.S. Presidential election, to fail to be elected (or take office), on more than the one occasion?

 

[xotGD]

Nixon?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Nixon?

No, not Tricky Dicky!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Hilary

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Hilary

No, not Mrs. Clinton. (Not yet, anyway!)

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I maybe misunderstanding the question. If an actual president it has to be Grover Cleveland surely?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I maybe misunderstanding the question. If an actual president it has to be Grover Cleveland surely?

No, not Grover Cleveland although he was indeed a former U.S. President who failed to get re-elected when up the first time for re-election, but unless mistaken, he was only a losing candidate the once as he came back another four years later and was then successfully re-elected to serve a second term in office.

 

[CarltonA]

I'll have a guess at Theodore Roosevelt.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Well of course - especially in modern times, Ronald Wilson Reagan ran and lost twice before coming President.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Well of course - especially in modern times, Ronald Wilson Reagan ran and lost twice before coming President.

Not Ronnie, as although he did twice miss out being nominated as the Republican Presidential candidate, that's not the same as twice losing the actual election.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I'll have a guess at Theodore Roosevelt.

Not Teddy, as although he did lose an election, it was just the one, and technically he wasn't then standing as a major party candidate, having failed to be re-nominated as the REPUBLICAN Party presidential candidate.

 

[CarltonA]

technically he wasn't then standing as a major party candidate, having failed to be re-nominated as the Democrat Party presidential candidate.

Fair enough, though I believe he was a Republican, his cousin FDR was the Democrat.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Fair enough, though I believe he was a Republican, his cousin FDR was the Democrat.

Yes, apologies, when Teddy Roosevelt failed to be voted back into office he was standing as a Progressive candidate, having missed out on the official REPUBLICAN Presidential nomination.

 

[MotCO]

Walter Mondale?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Walter Mondale?

He just lost the once, I believe.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Well Senator John McCain RIP - lost twice. But he lost in the primary to Dubya aka GW Bush in 2000 and only lost proper in the full election to Obama in 2008 despite having some hot totty on the ticket as running mate.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Well Senator John McCain RIP - lost twice. But he lost in the primary to Dubya aka GW Bush in 2000 and only lost proper in the full election to Obama in 2008 despite having some hot totty on the ticket as running mate.

Good shout. Close but no cigar!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Since Mitt Romney is a loser. I will guess at him.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Since Mitt Romney is a loser. I will guess at him.

Just the one presidential election defeat for Romney, if I correctly recall.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

This is a guess but I could swear Al Gore ran in the 1980s - not sure if it was 1984 when Mondale got to run against Reagan or was it 1988 when he tried to get the nomination to go against Bush Senior. Then of course he famously lost in the closest run election ever in 2000 against Bush junior. So I am thinking it may possibly be Al Gore.