General Knowledge Quiz

[randyrippley]

Thinking about it, I've seen the Pileated ones in South Carolina, at a chemical plant hidden in the deep woods which we owned. I couldn't remember the ivory-billed name. The locals used to carry handguns in case of bears or rattlers.

OK, next question, I'll throw it open as everything I can think of is too obscure

so - OPEN HOUSE

 

[DaleCooper]

Thinking about it, I've seen the Pileated ones in South Carolina, at a chemical plant hidden in the deep woods which we owned. I couldn't remember the ivory-billed name. The locals used to carry handguns in case of bears or rattlers.

OK, next question, I'll throw it open as everything I can think of is too obscure

so - OPEN HOUSE

I'll take it.

Next question:

What is Willard Wigan known for?

 

[Gloster]

Was he the Wigan Peer?

 

[DaleCooper]

Was he the Wigan Peer?

No, he's just an MBE.

 

[D6130]

....for being "well 'ard"....and from Wigan?

 

[DaleCooper]

....for being "well 'ard"....and from Wigan?

No, that merits the CDM

 

[Greenheart]

Was he a character Lowry put in all his paintings?

 

[DaleCooper]

Was he a character Lowry put in all his paintings?

No but I like the idea that perhaps every person in his paintings has a name.

 

[randyrippley]

I'll take it.

Next question:

What is Willard Wigan known for?

Eating pies?

 

[DaleCooper]

Eating pies?

No, it's not what he consumes but what he creates that's important.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

He's a sculptor isn't he?

 

[DaleCooper]

He's a sculptor isn't he?

Yes but there's something special about his work which has resulted in a Guinness World Record. What is it?

 

[DaleCooper]

Yes but there's something special about his work which has resulted in a Guinness World Record. What is it?

A clue: The record was for the ...est hand-made sculpture.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

A clue: The record was for the ...est hand-made sculpture.

I couldn't work it out, so I've disqualified myself by Googling...

...and now I know why I'd heard of him!!!

 

[Neo9320]

Smallest?

 

[DaleCooper]

Smallest?

Yes he makes incredibly tiny sculptures, your turn...

 

[Neo9320]

Open floor please, that was handed to me on a tiny platter…

 

[Neo9320]

I’ll throw a quick one out then, should be easy…

To which poem/literary work do these opening lines belong?

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary

 

[Chrysalis]

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

 

[Neo9320]

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.

Correct! And the floor is yours…Lenore

 

[Chrysalis]

Open floor please.

 

[CarltonA]

Open floor please.

When did the Ministry of Defence come into being?

 

[Gloster]

1964?

 

[CarltonA]

1964?

Correct - please set the next question.

 

[Gloster]

What does the acronym STUFT mean?

 

[CarltonA]

Ships Taken Up From Trade.

 

[Gloster]

Ships Taken Up From Trade.

Correct: that didn’t last long.

Your turn to launch the next question.

 

[CarltonA]

In which country would you find the former RAF Hal Far airfield?

 

[D6130]

Malta (....although I thought it was a Fleet Air Arm station).

 

[CarltonA]

Malta.

Correct - your turn to take to the skies. RNAS may have been there at some point?