General Knowledge Quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not any of the above, unfortunately. with the exception that the coin in question was a single coin.

 

[DaleCooper]

Not any of the above, unfortunately. with the exception that the coin in question was a single coin.

I was right then.

A coin

In 2015, the Royal Mint marked an occasion by something. What was it?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not any of the above, unfortunately. with the exception that the coin in question was a single coin.

The question asked what was the coin, not the occasion.

 

[Greenheart]

A £1M coin

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A £1M coin

Not that one. I would prefer answers being made not in Roman numerals, please.

 

[Gloster]

A Guinea?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A Guinea?

Not that one. The denomination is higher than that.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

A 5 pounds coin?

 

[Donny Dave]

A £20 coin

 

[SuspectUsual]

£100 coin?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

£100 coin?

We have a winner, The coin is made from silver.

Over now to you.

 

[SuspectUsual]

What did Danren Enterprises, founded in 1984, become?

 

[yoyothehobo]

What did Danren Enterprises, founded in 1984, become?

That became Ryanair didnt it?

 

[SuspectUsual]

That became Ryanair didnt it?

It did indeed. You’re cleared for takeoff with the next question

 

[yoyothehobo]

Open the floor

 

[Peter Mugridge]

In a similar vein, Davies and Newman, a London based shipping brokers, were better known for what?

 

[yoyothehobo]

In a similar vein, Davies and Newman, a London based shipping brokers, were better known for what?

Perhaps this was Davies and Newman Air?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Perhaps this was Davies and Newman Air?

Back to you again... Dan Air it was... ( and before anyone pipes up about it, there is no connection with the current Dan Air )

 

[yoyothehobo]

Back to you again... Dan Air it was... ( and before anyone pipes up about it, there is no connection with the current Dan Air )

For some reason today at lunch time i was looking at the Dan-Air wikipedia page, i cant quite remember how i got there.

Which is the smallest airline that is a flag carrier. (there are two answers here), both have 2 planes.

 

[D1511]

Back to you again... Dan Air it was... ( and before anyone pipes up about it, there is no connection with the current Dan Air )

I vaguely recall flying to Spain on a pioneering foreign holiday as a toddler in the 60s on a Dan Air De Havilland Comet (long before I was aware of window corrosion issues!). I think we flew on a Dan Air Caravelle and B727 as well in subsequent years.

 

[D1511]

For some reason today at lunch time i was looking at the Dan-Air wikipedia page, i cant quite remember how i got there.

Which is the smallest airline that is a flag carrier. (there are two answers here), both have 2 planes.

Must be a tiny country.....maybe a small island. Wild guess, Air Vanuatu

 

[MotCO]

Vatican Air?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Must be a tiny country.....maybe a small island. Wild guess, Air Vanuatu

Nope not them, an airline i have flown on, though they might have collapsed recently. Had more than 2 airplanes!

Vatican Air?

Nope.

 

[xotGD]

Air Andora?

Air Liechtenstein?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Air Andora?

Air Liechtenstein?

Nope.

One is European, one is African

 

[MotCO]

Gibraltar Air?
Swaziland Air?

Edit: Or maybe Monaco Air since everyone in Monaco has their own plane!

 

[DaleCooper]

Isle of Man

 

[D1511]

So Africa or Europe......

Air Burkina Faso? Smallest African country I can think of....

 

[Gloster]

South Sudan? San Marino?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Cabo Verde Airlines.