General Knowledge Quiz

[Peterthegreat]

Spice Girls

The people who did the song about sausage rolls

Beatles

Near enough.
The sausage roll eaters were LadBaby.

Your turn to top the charts.

 

[SuspectUsual]

What relation was King Harold (of Battle of Hastings fame) to his predecessor, Edward the Confessor?

 

[Gloster]

Nephew?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Nephew?

Nope

 

[DaleCooper]

Brother

 

[SuspectUsual]

Brother

Not that

 

[xotGD]

Cousin

 

[SuspectUsual]

Cousin

Not that

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I know he married two of Edward’s sisters ( not at once as far as we know! ) So I guess that makes him a brother-in-law twice over.

 

[SuspectUsual]

I know he married two of Edward’s sisters ( not at once as far as we know! ) So I guess that makes him a brother-in-law twice over.

Is the right - and I think unique? -answer

Your turn to crown the next question

 

[GRALISTAIR]

What was the relationship between John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster and Richard II?

 

[MotCO]

Not good?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Not good?

True but not the answer I was looking for as I am sure you knew!

 

[DaleCooper]

What was the relationship between John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster and Richard II?

John was gaunt and Richard too.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

We should turn this into a who can come up with the wittiest answer thread.

 

[xotGD]

Uncle and nephew

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Uncle and nephew

Correctamundo- your turn to set a question

 

[xotGD]

Approximately, what is the temperature at the centre of the earth?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Approximately, what is the temperature at the centre of the earth?

I'll go with 6000°C.

 

[MotCO]

I'll go with 6000°C.

That needs a bl**dy big thermometer

 

[Mcr Warrior]

That needs a bl**dy big thermometer

And likely, a fairly big hole to lower it down! Or another method?!

 

[Donny Dave]

I'll go with 6000°C.

Bit higher I think. I'll try 10000 degrees C.

 

[DaleCooper]

4000K

 

[xotGD]

I'll go with 6000°C.

It is estimated to be between 5000 and 7000 degC, so an excellent answer.

The floor (equipped with underfloor heating) is yours...

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Approximately, what is the temperature at the centre of the Sun?

 

[xotGD]

45,000 degC

 

[DaleCooper]

Approximately, what is the temperature at the centre of the Sun?

According to research by Bruce of the University of Woolamaloo it's "Hot enough to boil a monkey's bum".

 

[Mcr Warrior]

45,000 degC

Not the figure that I have.

According to research by Bruce of the University of Woolamaloo it's "Hot enough to boil a monkey's bum".

Possibly even hotter than that! Care to provide an actual figure?

 

[Peterthegreat]

10 million Celsius.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

10 million Celsius.

The Natural History Museum has it as 15 million degrees Celsius, but as that's the right order of magnitude, I'll let you have that. Would you be so kind as to illuminate us with the next question?