General Knowledge Quiz

[D6130]

Apples?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Apples?

I am sure it surprises you but that is not the correct answer

 

[DaleCooper]

For every act of parliament there should be an equal and opposite react of parliament.

 

[D1511]

That a politician if dropped from the House of Commons gallery would fall at 9.81m/s²?

 

[Gloster]

That a politician if dropped from the House of Commons gallery would fall at 9.81m/s²?

A politician falling from the House of Commons gallery would not fall as he (as it was then) would be lifted up by a wave of hot air.

Drainage?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

For every act of parliament there should be an equal and opposite react of parliament.

Very good, but wrong

That a politician if dropped from the House of Commons gallery would fall at 9.81m/s²?

Not this either

A politician falling from the House of Commons gallery would not fall as he (as it was then) would be lifted up by a wave of hot air.

Drainage?

Not drainage

 

[D1511]

I just asked my partner, and she told me right away, but she's a form of googling so I'll keep quiet.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

I just asked my partner, and she told me right away, but she's a form of googling so I'll keep quiet.

Your high moral standards are duly noted

 

[DaleCooper]

He said he didn't give a fluxion.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

He said he didn't give a fluxion.

He didn't integrate anything like that into his speech.

 

[xotGD]

Coinage?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Coinage?

Not coinage

 

[DaleCooper]

He demanded that the settlements of Abbot, Aycliffe and St Cyres be renamed Newton Abbot, Newton Aycliffe and Newton St Cyres in his honour.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

He demanded that the settlements of Abbot, Aycliffe and St Cyres be renamed Newton Abbot, Newton Aycliffe and Newton St Cyres in his honour.

He didn't do this.

A clue
He requested that something was done.

 

[Peterthegreat]

He didn't do this.

A clue
He requested that something was done.

Shut that door?

 

[MotCO]

Stopping slavery? (Apols for a possibly sensible answer )

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Stopping slavery? (Apols for a possibly sensible answer )

Not this.

Shut that door?

Very close.

 

[D1511]

Very close.

 

[Gloster]

Window tax?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Window tax?

It was not about taxation.

 

[xotGD]

Prisons?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Prisons?

Not prisons

 

[DaleCooper]

Open a window.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Open a window.

Incredibly close.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Incredibly close.

Close a window

If this is right, I absolutely don’t deserve to win!

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Close a window

If this is right, I absolutely don’t deserve to win!

It is correct.

He asked for a window to be closed.

The speaker calls the honourable member for SuspectUsual to set the next question.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Blimey.

So.

What problem did Josy Barthel cause the organisers of the 1952 Helsinki Olympics when he won the men’s 1500m?

 

[DaleCooper]

Blimey.

So.

What problem did Josy Barthel cause the organisers of the 1952 Helsinki Olympics when he won the men’s 1500m?

He was a she.

 

[Peterthegreat]

I believe he is Luxembourg's only gold medal at the Olympics do perhaps the band couldn't find the music for the Luxembourg national anthem.

 

[SuspectUsual]

He was a she.

No…..

I believe he is Luxembourg's only gold medal at the Olympics do perhaps the band couldn't find the music for the Luxembourg national anthem.

…..but yes

He wasn’t considered a medal prospect and the scores the orchestra (live music then not recordings) had been provided with didn’t include Luxembourg’s

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