General Knowledge Quiz

[GRALISTAIR]

Lol

 

[yoyothehobo]

Magnetic citengam

 

[DaleCooper]

Reluctance

 

[Strat-tastic]

Efficiency of an electric engine.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

In a moment of weakness(get it) I am giving the answer and declaring Open Floor --- Magnetic Moment

 

[Loppylugs]

Magnetic personality

I hoped I had a magnetic personality, but every time I went to pull a bird I met with resistance:

Anyhow, what was Edgar Froese best known for?/

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Anyhow, what was Edgar Froese best known for?

I know the answer but don't want to set a question nor declare open floor again so i will let someone else answer.

 

[xotGD]

Having 12 fingers and 12 toes?

 

[Gloster]

I did come across his name a few days ago, but I doubt that what it mentioned is what he is famous for and, as I have just looked it up and seen something else he appears to be famous for, I won’t reveal. (What a sentence!)

 

[Loppylugs]

Having 12 fingers and 12 toes?

Not that I know of, but they might have been useful to him.

 

[randyrippley]

I hoped I had a magnetic personality, but every time I went to pull a bird I met with resistance:

Anyhow, what was Edgar Froese best known for?/

Tangerine Dream

 

[MotCO]

Not that I know of, but they might have been useful to him.

A mathematician (so he can count on his figures and toes)!

 

[Loppylugs]

A mathematician (so he can count on his figures and toes)!

That's clever, I like that

Tangerine Dream

Yes, he was the founder member in 1967 and remained through to his demise in 2015. Over to you.

 

[randyrippley]

In a military sense, what is CROWSNEST?

 

[D6130]

In a military sense, what is CROWSNEST?

A small lookout platform just below the top of the highest mast on a sailing warship.

 

[randyrippley]

A small lookout platform just below the top of the highest mast on a sailing warship.

Doh I'll give you that, I actually meant to say in military aviation.....oh well, your turn
Anyway it made for a quick turnover today

==edit==
sorry in case anyone didn't understand - yes D6130 is correct, though not in the sense I had intended.
So it's his go

 

[DaleCooper]

Doh I'll give you that, I actually meant to say in military aviation.....oh well, your turn
Anyway it made for a quick turnover today

==edit==
sorry in case anyone didn't understand - yes D6130 is correct, though not in the sense I had intended.
So it's his go

CROWSNEST and crow's nest are not the same thing.

 

[Spamcan81]

In a military sense, what is CROWSNEST?

The AEW radar strapped to the side of a Merlin helicopter of 849 Sqd RN.

 

[randyrippley]

The AEW radar strapped to the side of a Merlin helicopter of 849 Sqd RN.

yes, that's what I intended but I messed up the question

 

[randyrippley]

D6130 are you there?

 

[D6130]

D6130 are you there?

Yes....sorry. TBH, my answer wasn't connected to military aviation, so I think that @Spamcan81 should set the next question.

 

[randyrippley]

Spamcan81 are you there?

 

[Spamcan81]

Spamcan81 are you there?

I am indeed. I'll post something shortly.

 

[Spamcan81]

Roger Chapman was the lead singer of which prog rock band?

 

[martinsh]

Family

 

[Spamcan81]

Family

That didn't last long.
The microphone is yours.

 

[martinsh]

Staying with music - Why is the song "Unchained Melody" so called ?

 

[DaleCooper]

Staying with music - Why is the song "Unchained Melody" so called ?

The singer's in prison.

 

[martinsh]

The singer's in prison.

Technically correct - but not quite what I was looking for

 

[Whistler40145]

It was the theme tune of the Prison film Unchained