General Knowledge Quiz

[D1511]

This was the "spend, spend, spend" woman from that TV dramatisation years ago wasn't it? It wasn't much by today's standards.......£120k?

 

[DaleCooper]

£125,000

 

[Donny Dave]

£300,000

 

[MotCO]

This was the "spend, spend, spend" woman from that TV dramatisation years ago wasn't it? It wasn't much by today's standards.......£120k?

It was indeed her, but more than £120k

£125,000

And more than £125k

£300,000

But not as much as £300k

£150k?

Close enough. She won £152,319 in 1961. She left less than £2,000 when she died in 2015. Please send, send, send the next question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
Five England wicket keepers have scored 150 or more in a test innings.
Name 3 of them.

 

[xotGD]

Alec Stewart
Alan Knott
Godfrey Evans

 

[Peterthegreat]

Alec Stewart
Alan Knott
Godfrey Evans

Alec Stewart is one.

 

[Donny Dave]

Johnny Bairstow and Smith (current wicket keeper, can't remember his first name though)

 

[D1511]

Matthew Prior

 

[Peterthegreat]

Johnny Bairstow and Smith (current wicket keeper, can't remember his first name though)

That's two of them.

 

[Trackman]

Jos Butler

 

[Peterthegreat]

Jos Butler

Is another one.
One more to go.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Oops I've counted Alec Stewart twice. There are only 4!

Therefore with 2 right @Donny Dave is the winner.
Your turn to stump us with the next question.

 

[Donny Dave]

How many Earth days does a year last on Neptune? (Plus or minus 100)

 

[DaleCooper]

How many Earth days does a year last on Neptune? (Plus or minus 100)

50,000

 

[MotCO]

8500?

 

[xotGD]

10,000

 

[Donny Dave]

Non correct so far, but DaleCooper's guess is the closest.

 

[DaleCooper]

33,500

 

[xotGD]

40,000

 

[Donny Dave]

50,000

Still the closest guess.

 

[xotGD]

47,000

 

[Peterthegreat]

60,000?

 

[Donny Dave]

60,000?

I'm going to say this is close enough. The actual answer is 60,182 days. Over to you to set another question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Sorry I'm a bit busy at the moment so open floor please.

 

[DaleCooper]

Sorry I'm a bit busy at the moment so open floor please.

I'll take it.

Next question:

Whose autobiography is titled: "xxx, Golf Monster" where "xxx" is the subject's name?

 

[D1511]

Andrew Cotter has mentioned this on the excellent "Chipping Forecast"......I have a feeling it is Alice Cooper!

 

[xotGD]

John Daly

 

[DaleCooper]

John Daly

No, see below

Andrew Cotter has mentioned this on the excellent "Chipping Forecast"......I have a feeling it is Alice Cooper!

Your feeling is correct, your turn...

 

[D1511]

Today is the 10th anniversary of the untimely death of Victoria Wood.

In the last ever TV Episode of Acorn Antiques, how did Mrs Overall (Julie Walters) die?