General Knowledge Quiz

[McRhu]

8 (8 being the square root of the number of board squares which must have some mystic mathematical significance.)

 

[OhNoAPacer]

8 (8 being the square root of the number of board squares which must have some mystic mathematical significance.)

Not 8, not even the square of 8.

 

[DaleCooper]

That was unexpected. Wish I had been that lucky when I was in a lottery syndicate at work!

Anyway my question.

Played in London in 2024 between Billy Fellowes and Peter Lalic how many moves did the longest ever FIDE rated chess game last for?

60

 

[OhNoAPacer]

60

A lot more than that

 

[Spamcan81]

127

 

[xotGD]

200

 

[OhNoAPacer]

127

Higher than this

200

Even more than this, but it is starting to get there

 

[Peterthegreat]

275.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

275.

I am going to give this, the actual answer is 272.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Your turn to checkmate us with a question

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you. Staying with chess. Who is judged to have been the first world champion?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Wilhelm Steinitz officially prior to this we could mention any number of candidates such as Morohy, Anderrson etc

 

[Peterthegreat]

Wilhelm Steinitz officially prior to this we could mention any number of candidates such as Morohy, Anderrson etc

Steinitz is regarded as the first official world champion.
Please make the next move.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Kays of Scotland are the official Olympic suppliers of what items?

 

[DaleCooper]

Kays of Scotland are the official Olympic suppliers of what items?

Curling stones

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Curling stones

Is the correct answer

You may now throw a question into the house

 

[DaleCooper]

Is the correct answer

You may now throw a question into the house

Thank you.

Next question:

What can be estimated using Hooper's rule (or Hooper's law)?

 

[Strat-tastic]

The time taken to complete a task based on the estimate given.

 

[DaleCooper]

The time taken to complete a task based on the estimate given.

That's not it (I think your answer is a tautology).

Hint:

Its application is in the bucolic realm.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

The time taken to complete a task based on the estimate given.

Isn't that essentially a variation of "Parkinson's Law"?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Bucolic you say

Estimate of yield of agricultural crops

 

[DaleCooper]

Bucolic you say

Estimate of yield of agricultural crops

No, it would be of more interest to a historian than a farmer.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Is it anything relating to the division of fields by the planting of hedges as an alternative to dry-stone walling?

 

[DaleCooper]

Is it anything relating to the division of fields by the planting of hedges as an alternative to dry-stone walling?

Getting close.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

A method for dating the age of a field system?

 

[DaleCooper]

A method for dating the age of a field system?

Even closer

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Method for ageing hedges?

 

[DaleCooper]

Method for ageing hedges?

That's it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedge#Dating

It suggests that the age of a hedge can be roughly estimated by counting the number of woody species in a thirty-yard section and multiplying by 110 years

Your turn...

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Wood you believe it

My question:

Henry, George, Devon Roland, What is next?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Stewart.