General Knowledge Quiz

[Ivo]

Of course.

Club, Copse and Village are all corners, while Abbey is a former corner; Hangar is the longest straight.

 

[Eagle]

What was wrong with Stalin's feet?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I'm going to assume from this statement that Peter has declined the floor, as per usual...

Quite correct - the reason I am doing this so much is I'm usually only on here for ½ hour or so late night, so...

 

[Clip]

What was wrong with Stalin's feet?

Some of his toes were fused together were they not?


Or were they two left

 

[Eagle]

Yes, he had syndactyly (more commonly known as webbed toes).

 

[Clip]

What originally started on what is now Northumberland street in Newcastle?

 

[Johnuk123]

It was where the very first Fenwick shop opened.

 

[Clip]

Aplogies for being an age to answer, but no. Good answer though

 

[Johnuk123]

Aplogies for being an age to answer, but no. Good answer though

It's not just a good answer it's actually a correct answer to your question.

If your question has more than one answer that's unfortunate.

 

[Clip]

It's not just a good answer it's actually a correct answer to your question.

If your question has more than one answer that's unfortunate.

Not if you actually read teh question correctly. I didnt say what started on Northumberland street I said what started on what is NOW Northumberland street, so the answer is wrong

 

[Johnuk123]

Not if you actually read teh question correctly. I didnt say what started on Northumberland street I said what started on what is NOW Northumberland street, so the answer is wrong

Fair enough.

 

[Eagle]

What originally started on what is now Northumberland street in Newcastle?

The A69? (complete guess)

 

[Mvann]

Newcastle brown ale?

 

[EM2]

Viz comic?

 

[Mvann]

Viz comic?

Thought that was started in a brake van in his garden.

 

[Welshman]

The Great North Rd? [A1]

 

[Clip]

No sorry

 

[Trainfan344]

The Southbound East Coast Main Line?

 

[D841 Roebuck]

The Scotswood Road?

 

[Clip]

No sorry.

Ill give it another half hour or so then im going out for a while so wont be able to answer.

keep on people!!

 

[Buttsy]

Nufc?

 

[Eagle]

(desperate now) Hadrian's Wall?

 

[Clip]

(desperate now) Hadrian's Wall?

We have a winner.

It actually terminated at Pons Aelius which was a small settlement before it was extended to what is now wallsend

 

[Eagle]

Before Mount Everest was surveyed, what was the tallest mountain in the world?

 

[Buttsy]

Mount Everest

 

[Eagle]

Correct.

 

[Buttsy]

Which song(s) kept Vienna by Ultravox from being a UK number 1.

 

[Clip]

Mount Everest

 

[Mvann]

One was shaddup a your face.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

"Woman" recorded by John Lennon.