General Knowledge Quiz

[Mcr Warrior]

Which royal personage is currently tenth in line of succession to the (British) throne?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

William, 3 kids, Harry, 2 kids, Andy, Eugenie So number 10 has to be Sienna her only child

 

[Mcr Warrior]

William, 3 kids, Harry, 2 kids, Andy, Eugenie So number 10 has to be Sienna her only child

Is the correct answer. Sienna Elizabeth Mapella Mozzi. Born 18th September 2021. Don't think she has 'Princess' status.

Either way, your turn, ahem, on the throne...

 

[SuspectUsual]

William, 3 kids, Harry, 2 kids, Andy, Eugenie So number 10 has to be Sienna her only child

Beatrice is the elder child of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, not Eugenie, but you've got the kid's name right regardless

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Beatrice is the elder child of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, not Eugenie, but you've got the kid's name right regardless

But Sarah is not in line to the throne - I may have worded badly but the order I have is correct.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Beatrice is the elder child of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, not Eugenie, but you've got the kid's name right regardless

Sienna (Elizabeth Mapella Mozzi) is indeed Princess Beatrice's daughter. Anyhoo, happy to accept @GRALISTAIR's answer as correct, so may we have the next question, please?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

A nice easy one

The opening batsmen from Hampshire and the West Indies in the early 1970s held all one day records for a period of time, John Player League, Benson and Hedges and the Gillette Cup.

What is his name?

 

[RDP]

Gordon Greenidge?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Gordon Greenidge?

Correct. Your turn at the crease.

 

[RDP]

I'll declare. Open floor.

 

[Calthrop]

The "Mitford sisters" -- the six daughters of David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale -- all had degrees of fame / notoriety on widely varied scenes; and featured on the higher echelons of British society: between them, throughout all but the earliest parts of the 20th century, and beyond (the eldest was born in 1904, the last to die did so in 2014). Please give the (best-known first) names of any two of them; with a brief indication of that which the chosen two, were best known for.

 

[Gloster]

Unity: ardent admirer of Hitler and bad shot.
Nancy: novelist.
Debs: Duchess.

Generally not a nice family.

 

[Calthrop]

Unity: ardent admirer of Hitler and bad shot.
Nancy: novelist.
Debs: Duchess.

Spot-on, throughout ! (The others -- Diana: British Fascist; Jessica: Communist, and author; Pam: chiefly renowned for her love-life.)

Generally not a nice family.

Got to agree. Deborah -- youngest, and generally reckoned by the others, "the thick one" (though in her own right quite a wit, and astute commentator on her milieu) seems to have been, relatively, the nicest of them -- and she outlived all the others, by a fair margin.

Your turn, old thing, to be frightfully U (I think it was Nancy who coined that term) and set the next question.

 

[Gloster]

What, in World War II, was known as the Flying Porcupine?

 

[DaleCooper]

What, in World War II, was known as the Flying Porcupine?

The B17 Flying Fortress.

 

[Gloster]

The B17 Flying Fortress.

Well, I will have to give you that. I was actually thinking of the Sunderland, but a box of Fortresses, rather than a single aircraft, was called that.

To you to fire away.

 

[DaleCooper]

Well, I will have to give you that. I was actually thinking of the Sunderland, but a box of Fortresses, rather than a single aircraft, was called that.

To you to fire away.

Thank you.

Next question:

Who was the first high jumper to clear 7ft. in competition.

 

[MotCO]

Fosbury?

 

[DaleCooper]

Fosbury?

No, the first one wasn't a Dick.

 

[DaleCooper]

Hint:

He was American and the date was 29-6-1956

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Charles Dumas

 

[DaleCooper]

Charles Dumas

It was he, your turn...

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Who is credited with the first moonwalk and televised- and I mean on a dance floor/stage - not the moon!

 

[xotGD]

I'm sure that it is wrong, but I will try the obvious answer:

Wacko Jacko?

 

[DaleCooper]

Who is credited with the first moonwalk and televised- and I mean on a dance floor/stage - not the moon!

Fred Astaire

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Fred Astaire

Not to my knowledge but glad you are thinking it is NOT Michael Jackson.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

His name sounds very similar to a fairly famous rock and roller of the 1950s.

 

[DaleCooper]

His name sounds very similar to a fairly famous rock and roller of the 1950s.

Gene Kelly

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Sorry no

 

[DaleCooper]

Jerry Lewis