General Knowledge Quiz

[SuspectUsual]

The cricket correspondent is Stephen Schemelt (sp?) now after Agnew stood back. Is there a named county correspondent? I thought they had a sort of main person per county?

 

[D1511]

The cricket correspondent is Stephen Schemelt (sp?) now after Agnew stood back. Is there a named county correspondent? I thought they had a sort of main person per county?

Stephan Shemilt is correct, from March of this year.
The other gentleman joined the BBC in 1985.....

 

[D1511]

Perhaps, if I describe him as "the voice of county cricket" you'll get it!

 

[SuspectUsual]

Perhaps, if I describe him as "the voice of county cricket" you'll get it!

I hope you mean Kevin Howells, rather than the awful Mark Church who I suspect would love to think he was the voice of county cricket

 

[D1511]

I hope you mean Kevin Howells, rather than the awful Mark Church who I suspect would love to think he was the voice of county cricket

Of course I do. The legend that is Kev Howells!
Over to you!

 

[SuspectUsual]

Of course I do. The legend that is Kev Howells!
Over to you!

He seems a nice chap, as are the two BBC county people I've met - Rich Rae at Leicester before they binned him off, and Dave Fletcher at Derby who I knew a bit in his previous life as Halifax Town correspondent for the Halifax Courier

Anyway, enough cricket for one day....

What comes in non-standard varieties including Yorkshire, Lincoln, Irish Black and Stafford / Burton

 

[MotCO]

Terriers?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Terriers?

Nope

 

[D6130]

Savoury puddings?

 

[DaleCooper]

Pigs

 

[SuspectUsual]

Savoury puddings?

Pigs

Neither of those, to the best of my knowledge anyway

 

[Acathater]

sheep?

 

[SuspectUsual]

sheep?

No

 

[xotGD]

Shire horses

 

[martinsh]

Sausages ?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Neither of them

 

[SuspectUsual]

Remember the question mentioned those being non-standard varieties, which implies there is a standard variety, which rules out pretty much all of the suggestions so far……

 

[Ashley Hill]

Black Pudding?

 

[Acathater]

Cattle ?

 

[xotGD]

Chess openings

 

[SuspectUsual]

Black Pudding?

Cattle ?

Neither of those

Chess openings

Now we’re making progress. It isn’t this, but it does relate to a sport

 

[D6130]

Wrestling holds?

 

[xotGD]

Greyhounds

 

[SuspectUsual]

Neither of those

 

[SuspectUsual]

Another clue…..

Other varieties included Tunbridge, Bath, Grimsby and Norfolk, but they’re obsolete now

 

[Gloster]

Shin kicking?

 

[Trackman]

Neither of those



Now we’re making progress. It isn’t this, but it does relate to a sport

Darts?
I've seen a Yorkshire board, but not heard of the others.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Darts?
I've seen a Yorkshire board, but not heard of the others.

Yep, that’s it. All regional varieties of dartboards, most of them obsolete

Your turn to step up to the oche

 

[Trackman]

Best of order please....

Which dart player has made the most apperances at the UK Darts Open since it first started, 23 years ago?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Phil Taylor