General Knowledge Quiz

[martinsh]

Tapping in to an open goal from 2 yards out ...

Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Tapping in to an open goal from 2 yards out ...

Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra

Would you believe me if I told you I have the album? That will teach me not to get too cocky when I think I have the answer!

 

[MotCO]

Would you believe me if I told you I have the album? That will teach me not to get too cocky when I think I have the answer!

I would, and so have I - vinyl version of course! I'll let either of you spin the next disc.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I don’t have a question so @martinsh should be the next DJ

 

[martinsh]

Thanks Gralistair.

Staying with music, which group had 10 no 1 hit singles in the USA between 1964 and 1967 ? And weren't the Beatles ! [ I think they ad 13 or 14 ]

 

[John Griffiths]

Was in The Monkees?

 

[martinsh]

Not the Monkees

 

[GRALISTAIR]

The Beach Boys or is that too obvious ?

 

[xotGD]

Rolling Stones?

 

[martinsh]

Neither of those.

Clue : this group were American, and in that period had one number one in the UK

 

[John Griffiths]

Paul Revere and the Raiders?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

The Supremes

 

[martinsh]

The Supremes

Is correct, your Tamla Motown 45

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I cant think of a question right now so I declare open floor.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

An easy question, I think
Bangor in Wales is twinned with Soest in Germany
Soest has two partner towns in NL, one is Kampen, what is the other?

 

[John Griffiths]

Roermond?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Not Roermond, 120 km/2 hours from there
The answer is in the question
The twin town in NL has three train stations

 

[MotCO]

Not Roermond, 120 km/2 hours from there
The answer is in the question
The twin town in NL has three train stations

Is Soest on the border of NL and Germany, so I'll say Soest.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Correct, Soest in Germany is twinned with Soest in Nederland

 

[MotCO]

I assume I'm in the chair.

There were two London Underground stations which had 6 consecutive consonents in their name. One was Aldwych (now closed); what is the other one (still open)?

 

[krus_aragon]

Aldwych

I had to re-read the question twice to understand it: w and y are both vowels in the Welsh alphabet, which threw me off completely.

No idea on the answer, sorry.

 

[MotCO]

I had to re-read the question twice to understand it: w and y are both vowels in the Welsh alphabet, which threw me off completely.

No idea on the answer, sorry.

Not au fait with the Welsh language - more at home with English!

 

[SuspectUsual]

Knightsbridge

Eventually worked it out after my initial theory that it must include a y as a pseudo-vowel turned out to be bobbins

 

[MotCO]

Knightsbridge

Eventually worked it out after my initial theory that it must include a y as a pseudo-vowel turned out to be bobbins

Well done. You only had 270 stations to work through . I'll pass the despatcher's paddle to you.

 

[krus_aragon]

Not au fait with the Welsh language - more at home with English!

As well as AEIOU, W and Y are regarded as vowels in Welsh.

At first glance I didn't see any groups of six adjacent consonants, so then I looked for any six consonants following the order of the alphabet, then I looked for vowels instead, and then the penny dropped that I was thinking of the wrong vowel list...

 

[SuspectUsual]

For over 20 years, Graham Harvey was mentioned twice a day, six days a week on radio 4. Why?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Was he a weatherperson? Or did he play the theme music?

 

[MotCO]

Did he do the Shipping Forecast?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Did he do the Shipping Forecast?

Viking, North Utsura, South Utsura, Forties, Cromarty, Forth---

 

[SuspectUsual]

Neither of those