General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

I'm going to be a little too busy to be checking for answers for the foreseeable, so I'll cede the floor.

Dale, as you identified the plane, would you care to pose a question, or do you call an open floor?

Thank you, here's my question:

What do the following have in common?

Robin Askwith
Jeff Astle
Jim Davidson
George Formby
Van Morrison

 

[theageofthetra]

Thank you, here's my question:

What do the following have in common?

Robin Askwith
Jeff Astle
Jim Davidson
George Formby
Van Morrison

Is it to do with Window Cleaners?

I know Jim Davidson had a window round once & Askwith & Formby are obvious. No idea with Jeff or The Van.

 

[DaleCooper]

Is it to do with Window Cleaners?

I know Jim Davidson had a window round once & Askwith & Formby are obvious. No idea with Jeff or The Van.

Window cleaner is the answer, your turn...

Van Morrison - Cleaning Windows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYyVxQgnhDo

Jeff Astle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-29127835/jeff-astle-on-1980s-football

Jeff Astle on 1980s football and window cleaning

 

[theageofthetra]

What connects Julie Andrews & US actor the late Jeff Conaway?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

They were both child actors?

 

[theageofthetra]

Not that. You could also add John Travolta to the list.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

They all appeared in musical films?

 

[theageofthetra]

Not that straightforward. It involves the stage.

 

[theageofthetra]

A further clue - it involves a stage role v the film role.

 

[DaleCooper]

Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady:
stage - Julie Andrews
screen - Audrey Hepburn

Danny Zuko in Grease:
stage - Jeff Conaway
screen - John Travolta

 

[theageofthetra]

Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady:
stage - Julie Andrews
screen - Audrey Hepburn

Danny Zuko in Grease:
stage - Jeff Conaway
screen - John Travolta

That's it. Technically Jeff & John were understudies in the Broadway show with Jeff plaaying Danny & John the relatively minor role of Doody. Your stage

 

[DaleCooper]

I can't think of a question - open floor...

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Okay, try this: what record does the horse Nijinsky still hold and when did he set it?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Okay, try this: what record does the horse Nijinsky still hold and when did he set it?

Here's a clue: It's all about a number!

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Okay, try this: what record does the horse Nijinsky still hold and when did he set it?

Here's a clue: It's all about a number!

Okay, one more clue: The description of the record that Nijinsky still holds is also the description of a similar feat in International Rugby Union in the UK and the RoI.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Okay, try this: what record does the horse Nijinsky still hold and when did he set it?

I'm surprised that no-one's even had a guess about this, so I'm going to give you the answer.

Nijinsky is the last horse to win English racing's "Triple Crown", i.e. the Derby, the St Leger and the 2,999 Guineas - and this was done in 1970.

An open stable awaits .... !

 

[Strat-tastic]

What do the following current Formula 1 drivers have in common?:


Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Kimi Raikkonen
Sergio Pérez
Felipe Massa
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Pascal Wehrlein
Kevin Magnussen
Jolyon Palmer
Stoffel Vandoorne
Jenson Button

 

[DaleCooper]

Are they all overpaid prima donnas?

 

[Strat-tastic]

That isn't the answer I'm looking for, but...

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I know that some of them live in Monaco, so I'm going to say that they all do ... am I right?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Did they all start their motor racing careers with the financial support of their fathers?

 

[Cowley]

Did they all start in go-karting?

 

[Strat-tastic]

No, no and no.

Lateral thinking guys.

 

[theageofthetra]

Are their initials also acronyms? Some are also IATA airline codes?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Are their initials also acronyms? Some are also IATA airline codes?

Oooh no! But I like your thinking...

 

[DaleCooper]

Are they are all anagrams of the Latin names of species of sea cucumber?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Are they are all anagrams of the Latin names of species of sea cucumber?

Not cucumber...

But...

Ooo there's a cryptic clue indeed....

 

[DaleCooper]

Have they all had asteroids or other astronomical features named after them?

 

[fowler9]

Are they all actually a good laugh down the pub?

 

[Cowley]

Are they all actually a good laugh down the pub?

. It must be that.