General Knowledge Quiz

[yoyothehobo]

To be honest, i was struggling for the answer and then one of them popped up on a PC game i was playing.

What are the next 3 numbers in the sequence? and why?

1, 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,18,20,23,25,26,27,32,40

 

[EbbwJunction1]

yoyothehobo got it. Was your answer going to be similar?

Yes, similar but not exactly the same ... I'm happy for yoyothehobo to take it (not that I know what the answer is, though!)

 

[xotGD]

Is it the ages of members of the royal family?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Is it the ages of members of the royal family?

Nope

 

[Greenheart]

Great Britain motorway numbers? So 42,45 and 48?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Great Britain motorway numbers? So 42,45 and 48?

correct

Your turn

 

[Greenheart]

What cricketing milestone has been achieved by only Sir Garry Sobers, Sir Ian Botham, Carl Hooper, Shane Warne , Jacques Kallis and James Anderson?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Commentated on themselves whilst playing

 

[Peterthegreat]

1000 runs
100 wickets
100 catches.

 

[Greenheart]

1000 runs
100 wickets
100 catches.

That's it. Your turn to umpire.

 

[Peterthegreat]

That's it. Your turn to umpire.

I'm out for a few hours so if anyone wants to set a question it is fine by me.

 

[MotCO]

What have the following songs got in common:


One Night in Bangkok – Murray Head

Mr Blue Sky – ELO

Paradise By the Dashboard Light - Meatloaf

We Built This City - Starship

 

[Ashley Hill]

Have they all featured in musicals?

 

[MotCO]

Have they all featured in musicals?

They may have done, but don't think so, and it's not the answer I was looking for.

 

[Neo9320]

Were they all written by bjorn or benny from abba?

 

[htafc]

Surely not!

 

[Neo9320]

Surely not!

after careful consideration, no, my answer is very wrong…

 

[MotCO]

after careful consideration, no, my answer is very wrong…

Meatloaf / Abba collaboration - I think not!

 

[Neo9320]

Meatloaf / Abba collaboration - I think not!

that was my careful consideration…it’s been a long day lol

 

[Greenheart]

Do they all have a section of a 'radio show' within them? Bit of a guess, I know two of them do..

 

[Trackman]

All featured in movies?

 

[MotCO]

Do they all have a section of a 'radio show' within them? Bit of a guess, I know two of them do..

Indeed they do. They have clips of a radio broadcast within them. Mr Blue Sky has a weather forecast, and Paradise by the Dashboard Light has an extract of a baseball commentary, for example.

The microphone is all yours.

 

[MotCO]

All featured in movies?

Not knowingly, but the correct answer has now been given.

 

[Greenheart]

I don't have a question atm so open floor please.

 

[MotCO]

Can I have a second bite with:

What do the following World Cup Finals have in common?

1954

1974

2010

(and possibly 2022, but we don't know yet!)

 

[xotGD]

A red card?

 

[MotCO]

A red card?

Nope. I think 1954 was before red cards were introduced.

 

[Ashley Hill]

France won?

 

[Peterthegreat]

They had an English referee.

 

[MotCO]

France won?

They have only twice (so far!)