General Knowledge Quiz

[444045]

Johnny Logan - What's Another Year and Wings of the Dove

You have the right singer and one of the songs.

 

[martinsh]

The songs were What's Another Year (1980) and Hold Me Now (not sure of date)

 

[444045]

The songs were What's Another Year (1980) and Hold Me Now (not sure of date)

Well done @martinsh you have correctly got the other song and the year 1980, just need the other year please.

Clue: It is in the eighties.

 

[martinsh]

1987 ?

 

[MotCO]

1984?

 

[xotGD]

1981

 

[444045]

Well done @martinsh you got the year right and so the floor is yours......

 

[martinsh]

The following people (amongst others) have all been commemorated in the same way

IK Brunel
Nigel Gresley
WG Grace
Norman Wisdom
John Masefield

What is the form of commemoration ?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

A statue of them outside the station they are most associated with?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I'm pretty sure that they're all commemorated by J D Wetherspoon pubs.

IK Brunel - Portsmouth
Nigel Gresley - Swadlincote
WG Grace - Bristol
Norman Wisdom - Deal
John Masefield - this one I don't know! Edit: It's apparently in New Ferry, Merseyside!

 

[martinsh]

I'm pretty sure that they're all commemorated by J D Wetherspoon pubs.

IK Brunel - Portsmouth
Nigel Gresley - Swadlincote
WG Grace - Bristol
Norman Wisdom - Deal
John Masefield - this one I don't know! Edit: It's apparently in New Ferry, Merseyside!

You got it ! The John Masefield is the only one of those I've actually been to.

Your soulless drinking barn.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Thanks - that's a bit harsh on JDW, although in some ways I do understand what you mean.

Anyway, moving on ….

What was built at Bilboa, Duluth and Widnes, but not built at Tancarville, Poole and Dublin?

 

[MotCO]

Thanks - that's a bit harsh on JDW, although in some ways I do understand what you mean.

Anyway, moving on ….

What was built at Bilboa, Duluth and Widnes, but not built at Tancarville, Poole and Dublin?

Harbours?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Harbours?

No, sorry.

 

[MotCO]

No, sorry.

Museums? (Particularly Guggenheim?)

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Museums? (Particularly Guggenheim?)

No, sorry.

 

[AndyPJG]

With Widnes in the list, I suspect it might be transporter bridges, but not sure about the 'not built' bit.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

With Widnes in the list, I suspect it might be transporter bridges, but not sure about the 'not built' bit.

Your suspicions are correct; they are all actual or proposed transporter bridges - well done.

Bilboa was the first (built 1893), Duluth was built in 1905 (although it was converted into a lift bridge in 1929) and Widnes & Runcorn (also built 1905, but demolished 1962). The proposed projects which weren't built were (amongst others) at Tancarville, France (1897), Poole Harbour (1904 / 1905) and Dublin (1928). I'd recommend a new book - "Transporter Bridges" by John Hannavy - if you want to know more.

Your interesting method of crossing the water, sir!

 

[AndyPJG]

Thanks for that; to continue a 'connecting' theme....

What connects the following:-
a) Monty Python's Flying Circus;
b) Gus Grissom (Mercury Astronaut);
c) Philadelphia?

 

[444045]

Is it to do with the Liberty Bell, as Monty Python theme music is Libery Bell march, Liberty Bell in Philadelphia,

not sure about Gus Grissom - was he born in a town called Liberty ?

 

[AndyPJG]

Spot on. I put Gus Grissom as Mercury astronaut as his Mercury capsule was given the name of Liberty Bell; all the Mercurys were given names. I could have added Romford to the list, with a Liberty Bell pub.

well done, your floor.

 

[444045]

Thank you @AndyPJG..

Continue the connection theme :-
What links the following songs among others ;

a) Nirvana - "Smells like teen spirit"
b) David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
c) Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

 

[MotCO]

Thank you @AndyPJG..

Continue the connection theme :-
What links the following songs among others ;

a) Nirvana - "Smells like teen spirit"
b) David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
c) Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Is it along the lines that the lyrics contain reference to another song - eg Boh Rhap has Mama Mia inside it, or to another artiste - e. Space Oddity has Major Tom inside it.

 

[Trackman]

on the lines of @MotCO I would say album names hidden in the lyrics:
Nevermind, Major Tom, Mama Mia

 

[Strat-tastic]

Each song's lyric doesn't include the song title.

 

[Jimbob52]

Thank you @AndyPJG..

Continue the connection theme :-
What links the following songs among others ;

a) Nirvana - "Smells like teen spirit"
b) David Bowie - "Space Oddity"
c) Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"

I don't know about 'Teen Spirit' but 'Space Oddity' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody' were both quite long (5 mins plus) compared with most pop songs of the time. Was there something special about how the records were produced? What was once called 'EP' or 'Extended Play'?

 

[444045]

Well done @Strat-tastic you are correct, the song title wasn't part of the songs lyrics...the floor is yours...

 

[Strat-tastic]

OK, as someone mentioned a Queen song, which Queen song is a flight of fancy about time travel and its effects on the traveller?

 

[MotCO]

OK, as someone mentioned a Queen song, which Queen song is a flight of fancy about time travel and its effects on the traveller?

Flash?

 

[MotCO]

Flash?

Or Seven Seas of Rhye?