General Knowledge Quiz

[SuspectUsual]

David something. Keen? Kiel? But @Gloster deserves the honour regardless in my book, he’s done the hard bit!

 

[CarltonA]

David something. Keen? Kiel? But @Gloster deserves the honour regardless in my book, he’s done the hard bit!

Very good, it was Keel. @Gloster to take the helm.

 

[Gloster]

What links:

Rockall
The Isle of Man
Lough Neagh
Ailsa Craig.

 

[D1511]

Volcanoes? Or rather, geological features related to volcanoes.....

 

[MotCO]

Locations used in a film?

 

[Bradford PA]

Mythological creations of the Irish giant Finn McCool (along with the Giant's Causeway) ?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

So, nothing to do with places, all being sources of suitable quality granite for the making of curling stones? Maybe just Ailsa Craig?!

 

[Gloster]

Volcanoes? Or rather, geological features related to volcanoes.....

Locations used in a film?

So, nothing to do with places, all being sources of suitable quality granite for the making of curling stones? Maybe just Ailsa Craig?!

Sorry, no.

Mythological creations of the Irish giant Finn McCool (along with the Giant's Causeway) ?

But this is the answer, although some stories say Ailsa Craig was created by an admirer who was pursuing him.

To you to cast your question on the waters.

 

[Bradford PA]

Sorry, no.



But this is the answer, although some stories say Ailsa Craig was created by an admirer who was pursuing him.

To you to cast your question on the waters.

Thank you. I believe Lough Neagh was formed from the crater left by the extraction of the Isle of Man from Ireland.

My question : Which chemical element was named after a Goddess of Beauty ?

 

[D1511]

Vanadium, surely? Can't think of a Roman/Greek/Indian one.....
I also have a feeling that my previous answer may have been quite close....Ailsa Craig and Rockall are volcanic plugs and Lough Meagh is a collapsed caldera......although the Isle of Man only has volcanic intrusions.....

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Vanadium, surely? Can't think of a Roman/Greek/Indian one.....

Scandinavian goddess Vanadis I believe.

 

[Bradford PA]

Vanadium is indeed correct.

D1511 can set the next challenge.

 

[D1511]

Vanadium is indeed correct.

D1511 can set the next challenge.

Thank you. Did you wait until that precise time to post?

I can't think of anything just now, so I declare open floor

 

[SuspectUsual]

I'll jump in with this, but it probably won't last very long.....

What is unusual about the Leeming Bar Community Hub?

 

[Gloster]

It is in Catterick Camp?

 

[SuspectUsual]

It is in Catterick Camp?

Nope, its definitely in Leeming Bar

 

[D6130]

Is it located on a heritage railway station?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Is it located on a heritage railway station?

It is, but can you be a bit more specific?

 

[D6130]

It is, but can you be a bit more specific?

Is it located within a passenger coach belonging to the Wensleydale Railway?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Is it located within a passenger coach belonging to the Wensleydale Railway?

I think that's close enough. It's in a DMU - class 117 I think - adjacent to Leeming station. Picture attached.

I *think* it is now owned by the Community Hub organisation, but used to belong to the WR

Your turn

 

[OhNoAPacer]

As we are well past the 24hrs since the last correct answer I will jump in.

Which actor used to say their middle initial stood for hennyfink?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Harry H Corbett so as not to be confused with Harry Corbett of Sooty fame.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Harry H Corbett so as not to be confused with Harry Corbett of Sooty fame.

Is the correct answer.

You can now take us to Oil Drum Lane for another question.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Where and what year did Dominoes open their first franchise?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Where and what year did Dominoes open their first franchise?

Is this a subtly different question to the one that you asked back on 5th October 2025? (Post #35,463)

 

[D6130]

As we are well past the 24hrs since the last correct answer I will jump in.

Which actor used to say their middle initial stood for hennyfink?

Yes....sorry! Very busy here in Italy. Open floor declared in retrospect.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Is this a subtly different question to the one that you asked back on 5th October 2025? (Post #35,463)

Yes, the last question was UK related, this relates to their first ever store (franchise) worldwide.

 

[MotCO]

Do you have shares in Dominoes?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Do you have shares in Dominoes?

No, we seldom use it. We had a pizza a couple of weeks ago after a day out and thought the facts and figures decorating the wall would make good quiz questions.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Well it’s been 24hrs and not one guess, I’ll call it a day. The answer is Ypsilanti in Michigan USA which opened in 1967. Someone else can choose the next topping question.
Open floor…..