General Knowledge Quiz

[xotGD]

777-200LR

 

[GRALISTAIR]

777-200LR

Correct - the sky is yours

 

[xotGD]

I got there in the end.

Sport: Which English town or city used to have a football league team called Ironopolis?

 

[Calthrop]

Wild guess -- Kettering?? (in the midst of the East Midlands iron-mining area)

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Coalvile ?

 

[martinsh]

Middlesborough

 

[xotGD]

Wild guess -- Kettering?? (in the midst of the East Midlands iron-mining area)

Not there...

Coalvile ?

Or there.

But...

Middlesborough

Is correct! (Except for the extra 'O' )

Middlesbrough Ironopolis spent one season in the football league. Several years ago.

You have the three points...

 

[martinsh]

Thanks.

What is the connection between
the film "Paint Your Wagon"
one of the top instrumental groups of the 1960s
the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy ?

 

[444045]

Would it be The Shadows ?

 

[martinsh]

The "top instrumental group" is The Shadows, yes. But that's not the connection with the other items

 

[Jimbob52]

Thanks.

What is the connection between
the film "Paint Your Wagon"
one of the top instrumental groups of the 1960s
the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy ?

A member of the instrumental group 'The Shadows' was Hank Marvin.

The only song I can remember from 'Paint Your Wagon' was a dirge called 'I Was Born Under a Wandering Star' made into a dreadful record by Lee Marvin.

As regards 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' I recall 'Arthur Dent' and 'Ford Prefect'. Was one of the other characters was called 'Marvin' ?

 

[martinsh]

A member of the instrumental group 'The Shadows' was Hank Marvin.

The only song I can remember from 'Paint Your Wagon' was a dirge called 'I Was Born Under a Wandering Star' made into a dreadful record by Lee Marvin.

As regards 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' I recall 'Arthur Dent' and 'Ford Prefect'. Was one of the other characters was called 'Marvin' ?

You've got it ! Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy featured "Marvin the Paranoid Android"

 

[Jimbob52]

'The Paranoid Android' - wonderful!

Here's an easy one to be going on with:

In November 1963, President Johnson established a Commission to investigate and report on the circumstances surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. The Commission Chairman was US Chief Justice, Earl Warren and there were six other members.

Which of these members later became US President?

 

[Spamcan81]

'The Paranoid Android' - wonderful!

Here's an easy one to be going on with:

In November 1963, President Johnson established a Commission to investigate and report on the circumstances surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. The Commission Chairman was US Chief Justice, Earl Warren and there were six other members.

Which of these members later became US President?

I know this one. It's Gerald Ford.

 

[martinsh]

Gerald Ford ?

 

[Whistler40145]

Gerald Ford?

 

[MotCO]

I think it may be Gerald Ford

 

[Jimbob52]

I know this one. It's Gerald Ford.

As I thought, much too easy!

Spamcan81 was the first to give the correct answer, so it's over to him.

 

[Spamcan81]

What do Robin Hood and Leonardo da Vinci have in common?

 

[Ian Smeeton]

Airports?

 

[Spamcan81]

Airports?

Well that didn't last long. Yes, both have airports named after them.

 

[Ian Smeeton]

Open Floor, please.

I didn't think it would be that easy!!

Regards

Ian

 

[MotCO]

Can I jump in and ask where would you find a Dewey code?

 

[341o2]

At your local library
Classification of books

 

[MotCO]

At your local library
Classification of books

Correct. (That lasted a few minutes longer than the previous question .)

You are now head librarian.

 

[341o2]

Declaring open floor

 

[Calthrop]

One in the natural-history department. Great Britain has -- of a part of a particular zoological family -- three different native species: well-known and well-loved generally, not only by learned naturalists. These do not, however, occur at all in Ireland. (Snakes are not involved here.)

What creatures are being referred to here? And please name the three species (ordinary English names will do fine -- naturalists' Latin not required).

I'm thinking of one specific set of creatures; but if other answers which meet the question's criteria, show up earlier -- "first past the post, wins".

 

[444045]

Are they the Red Squirrel, Slow Worm and Natterjack Toad by any chance ?

 

[Calthrop]

No: the three are all in the same class of vertebrates -- and all in one part of one particular family in that class.

 

[Strat-tastic]

House Sparrow
House Martin
House of Fraser