General Knowledge Quiz

[SuspectUsual]

Some of those must have been in other tournaments.

PL website says 6
David James PL stats

Very odd, as the records page of the same website has 13!!

Premier League Club, Manager & Player Records

View records including most PL title wins, biggest wins and most appearances, on the official website of the Premier League.

www.premierleague.com

 

[MotCO]

Since it is Open Floor, and another Premier League question:

Which footballer has played for more Premier League teams than anyone else.

 

[D1511]

Peter Crouch? I think I can think of 7 clubs he played for......

 

[Mcr Warrior]

How about Andrew Cole?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Craig Bellamy? I got to 7 clubs but I’m not sure I’ve got all of them

 

[MotCO]

@D1511 @SuspectUsual @Mcr Warrior

None of the above - the player I'm after played for 8 teams.

 

[MotCO]

Time for a bit of a clue.

The teams he played for were Crystal Palace, Blackburn, Ipswich, Leicester, Everton, Charlton, Wigan and Wolves

 

[D1511]

Charlton and Ipswich are the giveaways.......
It must be Marcus Bent

 

[MotCO]

Charlton and Ipswich are the giveaways.......
It must be Marcus Bent

It was indeed. Please kick off the next question.

 

[D1511]

It was indeed. Please kick off the next question.

Cheers!

What item found in a motor vehicle is the inventor Nils Bohlin responsible for?

 

[Gloster]

Warning triangle?

 

[D1511]

Warning triangle?

No, although the number 3 is relevant......

 

[MotCO]

3 speed gearbox?

 

[D1511]

3 speed gearbox?

No not that. This was in the late 50s.....him being Swedish is also a clue.....

 

[xotGD]

3-point seat belt?

 

[D1511]

3-point seat belt?

Is the right answer! His design was adopted by Volvo in 1957, and it helped build their reputation for vehicle safety. The three point restraint system was proven in tests to be the most effective and was soon adopted by the rest of the industry.

Time for us to buckle up for your next question.....!

 

[xotGD]

Which author and poet has the forenames James Augustine Aloysius?

 

[Acathater]

Joyce?

 

[xotGD]

Joyce?

Yes, James Joyce had some rather splendid middle names.

Your turn to author a question...

 

[Acathater]

Yes, James Joyce had some rather splendid middle names.

Your turn to author a question...

Open house - I can't think of anything interesting to ask at the moment

 

[DaleCooper]

Open house - I can't think of anything interesting to ask at the moment

I'll take the floor:

Which LP had the instruction "To be played at maximum volume" on the back of the sleeve?

 

[xotGD]

Something by Iron Maiden?

 

[Gloster]

The soundtrack to Spinal Tap?

 

[D1511]

I should know this, as I have a copy.
David Bowie. The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

 

[DaleCooper]

Something by Iron Maiden?

No

The soundtrack to Spinal Tap?

Surely that would be "Turn volume up to 11".

I should know this, as I have a copy.
David Bowie. The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

That's it, it was (to quote Karen Carpenter) only yesterday that I noticed it on the CD artwork and then checked that it was also on the LP sleeve.

Your turn...

 

[D1511]

That's it, it was (to quote Karen Carpenter) only yesterday that I noticed it on the CD artwork and then checked that it was also on the LP sleeve.

Your turn...

Cheers. No excuse for me not getting that.

What did Norwegian engineer Per Pande-Rolfsen invent?

 

[Gloster]

Pandrol clips?

 

[D1511]

Pandrol clips?

Yes, correct.
Over to you.

 

[Gloster]

In her speech after being given a Golden Globe for Mary Poppins in 1965 Julie Andrews particularly thanked one person. Who (and why)?

 

[DaleCooper]

In her speech after being given a Golden Globe for Mary Poppins in 1965 Julie Andrews particularly thanked one person. Who (and why)?

She thanked Dick Van Dyke for pushing his brush up her chimney.