General Knowledge Quiz

[fowler9]

I'm going to guess at Foden in that case.

 

[Cowley]

That's the one fowler9.
The 1962 Foden S21 with it's GRP cab, also known as a 'Mickey Mouse' or 'Sputnik' cab and rather a handsome beast it was.
Preferably fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine. Lovely, especially starting up on a cold morning and blocking the sun out with smoke!
(Not my photo)

The floor is yours.

 

[fowler9]

Sorry about the late reply, I have been in work and then oddly enough a pub quiz.
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Sorry about the late reply, oddly enough I have been in work and then a pub quiz. We came second which was disappointing. Even more odly enough my mind is blank. Open floor chaps. I'm going to have to get some scran and get to bed. Sorry, made a mess of that, beer was involved. As I said, open floor.

 

[TheEdge]

Which one of the GTA series of games, renowned for their violence and Outraged of Tunbridge Wells baiting managed to actually cross a line and get an Adults only rating in the US and banned in Australia?

 

[t_star2001uk]

GTA 5....

Open floor if correct...

 

[TheEdge]

No, the floor remains closed.

A hint, its one of those almost mythical incidents in gaming.

 

[me123]

Would that be GTA San Andreas? Although it originally had a mature rating, discovery and spread of the infamous "Hot Coffee" mod(e?) lead to the game being reclassified in the US and banned in Australia.

 

[TheEdge]

Was exactly the answer I was looking for. Your floor

 

[me123]

What is this object, and when would it be used?

Bonus points/kudos are available if you can give me the name of this variant.

 

[TheEdge]

Its not some sort of micrometer is it?

 

[me123]

Nope.

 

[DaleCooper]

Is it a bit of rock climbing equipment?

 

[me123]

Nope, it's used in a completely different field.

 

[ComUtoR]

is it a laringoscope ? obviously spelt wrong. That thing for looking down the throat before inserting the tube.

 

[me123]

Correct (laryngoscope), specifically a McCoy Laryngoscope. It's used by anaesthetists to visualise the larynx/vocal cords when inserting an endotracheal tube.

Your floor.

 

[ComUtoR]

Who said the telly makes you stupid. Many years of watching Medical Programs


Open Floor... with conditions...

Science as the next subject please.

 

[DaleCooper]

Here's a question:

Graham's
Skewes'
Shannon

are types of what?

 

[fowler9]

Here's a question:

Graham's
Skewes'
Shannon

are types of what?

Sheep?

 

[DaleCooper]

Sheep?

Not sheep nor animals of any kind.

 

[kevconnor]

Oilfields?

 

[DaleCooper]

Oilfields?

Not oilfields nor any other geological feature.

 

[me123]

Are they numbers?

 

[DaleCooper]

Are they numbers?

They are indeed very large numbers, if you want to know any more try Wikipedia as it's all a bit out of my league.

Your turn...

 

[me123]

The only one I've heard of is Graham's number (which is unimaginably huge!).

Possibly a simple one here, in which language is this song being sung?

[youtube]0i8VM_EooCs[/youtube]

Bonus points/Kudos if you can also name the regional dialect.

 

[DaleCooper]

Sounds like Bludi-Orfal to me.

 

[DasLunatic]

They're a Finnish group, so logic would dictate they're singing in Finnish...

 

[me123]

Correct, specifically in a dialect from the South Karelia region. (Some gibberish thrown in for good measure I understand). Members may be more familiar with this traditional folk song from an old internet meme. For some reason best known to themselves, Loituma decided that a techno version was needed.

DasLunatic has the floor.

 

[fowler9]

Gutted, If only I'd stayed up later. Ha ha. I thought Finnish and scrolled down to see Das Lunatic already had it. Ha ha. I like a few bands from Finland and the language sounded instantly recognisable (Although not the musical style, ha ha).

 

[me123]

^ I have to say, I do quite like the more traditional version of Ievan's Polkka.

[youtube]1ygdAiDxKfI[/youtube]

 

[DasLunatic]

Very well.

The borders between three different countries are shown. What are they?