General Knowledge Quiz

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you
Who is the only person to have hit a six off the first ball in a Test Match?

 

[D6130]

Gary Sobers?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Chris Gayle. Against Bangladesh, who opened with a spinner, from memory

 

[Peterthegreat]

Gary Sobers?

Not Sobers

 

[Peterthegreat]

Chris Gayle. Against Bangladesh, who opened with a spinner, from memory

Because it is indeed Chris Gayle.
Your turn to open.

 

[SuspectUsual]

What was the late 18th century gaoler Daniel Lambert’s claim to fame?

 

[Gloster]

Was he the one who recognised Dick Turpin’s handwriting?

 

[D6130]

Was he the one who recognised Dick Turpin’s handwriting?

Heaviest man ever recorded in Britain?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Was he the one who recognised Dick Turpin’s handwriting?

No because…..

Heaviest man ever recorded in Britain?

….yes, basically. He was known as Britain’s fattest man, and was reputedly the heaviest person ever recorded although given when he lived this is pretty difficult to verify. For a time earned money as an exhibit.

His specially made chair is in the Newarke Houses museum in Leicester

Your turn to tip the scales

 

[Donny Dave]

As it has been a week without a question, I'll get the ball rolling again.

A statue of Hans Christian Anderson was unveiled in Copenhagen in what year?

 

[Trackman]

1910?

 

[Donny Dave]

A bit earlier than that.

 

[Trackman]

1870?

 

[Donny Dave]

Getting closer

 

[Trackman]

1850?

 

[Peterthegreat]

1880

 

[Donny Dave]

1880

Correct, over to you to construct a new dilemma

 

[CarltonA]

No new question has been set in over 24hrs so here is one:

Which town was the county town of Berkshire prior to Reading gaining that distinction?

 

[Peterthegreat]

I believe it was Abingdon.

 

[CarltonA]

I believe it was Abingdon.

Your belief is correct. Please set another question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Your belief is correct. Please set another question.

Thank you. And thank you for stepping in as I had missed it should have been my turn.
So which modern day country was the first to democratically elect a female leader?

 

[DaleCooper]

Thank you. And thank you for stepping in as I had missed it should have been my turn.
So which modern day country was the first to democratically elect a female leader?

Israel

 

[Peterthegreat]

Israel

Not Israel. This person was elected about 9 years before Golda Meir.

 

[Donny Dave]

Iceland?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Iceland?

Not Iceland.

 

[MotCO]

India (all the "I's"!)

 

[SuspectUsual]

Sri Lanka

 

[Peterthegreat]

India (all the "I's"!)

Not india.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Sri Lanka

Because it's Sri Lanka - in 1960.
Your turn to become prime setter of the next question.

 

[SuspectUsual]

What links the red fox, mountain gazelle, buffalo and European otter?