General Knowledge Quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Would it be one of the class of monkeys in the evolutionary level below that of the Great Apes?

 

[Calthrop]

Folks -- forget apes, monkeys, lemurs -- anything simian. The creature is "other than those".

 

[DaleCooper]

Again; I'm afraid, no. Note -- class, not superfamily.

Well then, it must be either a Platbilled Duckibus or a Kangorillapig.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Heavy horses, on account of their usage in agriculture?

 

[Calthrop]

Well then, it must be either a Platbilled Duckibus or a Kangorillapig.

No -- nor a Clangle-Wangle, "a dangerous and delusive beast".

Heavy horses, on account of their usage in agriculture?

No. The creature concerned is, shall we say, ornamental rather than useful.

 

[D6130]

A type of peacock?

 

[Calthrop]

A type of peacock?

Nope -- please see posts #35,007 / 8.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Highland terrier ... If it already does not have a tartan dedicated to it

 

[DaleCooper]

Mandrills are very colourful.

 

[Calthrop]

Not simian, not canine -- gradually we'll whittle them down ...

 

[DaleCooper]

Ocelot

 

[Calthrop]

Not feline, either -- we'll get there !

 

[MotCO]

A bat?

 

[Loppylugs]

Lady Gaga.

 

[Calthrop]

"None of the immediately above."

 

[DaleCooper]

Panda

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Llama?

 

[Calthrop]

Panda

You've hit it The tartan was created in celebration of the spell (2011 -- 23) in Edinburgh Zoo, of the (hoped-to-be) breeding pair of giant pandas, Yuang Guang and Tian Tian, obtained from China. As it tends to be with this species: breeding didn't happen; though they drew many visitors. They went back to China in 2023. The tartan's principal colours are black and white -- colour of the animals' fur; and grey, to soften the pattern / colouring. Also elements of red (for China -- colour of the national flag) and green (for pandas' favourite food, bamboo).

Next question, yours to set.

Llama?

As above -- lovable though llamas are: afraid not.

 

[DaleCooper]

You've hit it The tartan was created in celebration of the spell (2011 -- 23) in Edinburgh Zoo, of the (hoped-to-be) breeding pair of giant pandas, Yuang Guang and Tian Tian, obtained from China. As it tends to be with this species: breeding didn't happen; though they drew many visitors. They went back to China in 2023. The tartan's principal colours are black and white -- colour of the animals' fur; and grey, to soften the pattern / colouring. Also elements of red (for China -- colour of the national flag) and green (for pandas' favourite food, bamboo).

Next question, yours to set.

Thank you.

Next question:

What does the title of the Tom Cruise film Vanilla Sky refer to?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Is it about the difference between dreams and reality?

 

[DaleCooper]

Is it about the difference between dreams and reality?

No, that may be the theme of the film but it doesn't explain the title.

 

[DaleCooper]

Thank you.

Next question:

What does the title of the Tom Cruise film Vanilla Sky refer to?

Time for a clue.

The answer is something which features in a scene with Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz.

 

[DaleCooper]

This is proving difficult so the relevant screenshot from the film might help.

 

[xotGD]

Did the artist mix ice cream with paint to create the right colour?

 

[DaleCooper]

Did the artist mix ice cream with paint to create the right colour?

I forgot to mention that it isn't about ice cream.

This has gone on long enough. Vanilla Sky describes the sky in Claude Monet's The Seine at Argenteuil (1873) which is the painting Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz are looking at in that scene, it also features on the DVD menu.

Open floor...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which ethnic people are said to have the highest rate of Denisovan DNA and in what country do they inhabit?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Native Americans - Cherokee?

 

[D1511]

Somewhere in SE Asia.....Malaysia?

 

[MotCO]

Maoris - New Zealand?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Native Americans - Cherokee?

Not that people.