General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

Nowadays we have EQ or bass and treble knobs which'd do the same thing.

Okay, maybe too niche but let's give it a go.

If you were to play Pink Floyd's The Wall on continuous repeat, what would it reveal?

A worn out stylus.

 

[Gloster]

Flashbacks. When I went to spend a year in a Danish student block in 1990, my neighbour had a habit of doing this. Ten hours of side 1 (his favourite) drove me up The Wall. (This is true.) The disruption to my sleep and work patterns have almost certainly been a cause of things going downhill from then on.

 

[Efini92]

Nowadays we have EQ or bass and treble knobs which'd do the same thing.

Okay, maybe too niche but let's give it a go.

If you were to play Pink Floyd's The Wall on continuous repeat, what would it reveal?

It’s one big loop

 

[Strat-tastic]

A worn out stylus.

It's on CD too dear boy

Flashbacks. When I went to spend a year in a Danish student block in 1990, my neighbour had a habit of doing this. Ten hours of side 1 (his favourite) drove me up The Wall. (This is true.) The disruption to my sleep and work patterns have almost certainly been a cause of things going downhill from then on.

Oh no. Maybe if he'd played the whole thing...

It’s one big loop

Yes, but why?

 

[DaleCooper]

It's on CD too dear boy

OK, a worn out laser mechanism.

 

[Efini92]

It's on CD too dear boy


Oh no. Maybe if he'd played the whole thing...



Yes, but why?

Because outside the wall ends with “this is where” and in the flesh? Starts with “it begins”. Or something along those lines.

 

[Ediswan]

If you were to play Pink Floyd's The Wall on continuous repeat, what would it reveal?

There is a 'hidden' message, the start of which is at the end, the remainder at the beginning.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Because outside the wall ends with “this is where” and in the flesh? Starts with “it begins”. Or something along those lines.

Close enough. It is "isn't this where.... we came in?", spoken over the same musical background, creating a circular experience.
Your concept album to explore (or something )

 

[Efini92]

Where do Duran Duran take their name from?

 

[Neo9320]

Where do Duran Duran take their name from?

Barberella!!

 

[DaleCooper]

Barberella!!

Barbarella - not a female barber.

 

[Neo9320]

Barbarella - not a female barber.

You think after all these years I’d be able to spell it right, but still question myself…I corrected it (incorrectly) before I posted it due to it not looking right. Must stop overthinking things.

 

[Efini92]

@Neo9320 had the answer first, even if there was a slight typo

The floor is yours

 

[Neo9320]

@Neo9320 had the answer first, even if there was a slight typo

The floor is yours

One of the few bands I’ve ever seen live!

I’ve nothing to mind at the moment and don’t want to hold up the game so open floor please!

 

[DaleCooper]

One of the few bands I’ve ever seen live!

I’ve nothing to mind at the moment and don’t want to hold up the game so open floor please!

Next question:

pico, nano, micro, milli, kilo, mega, giga, tera

Which is the odd one out?

 

[MotCO]

Micro? The others are all part of SI units of measurement

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Also reckon that it's 'micro'. But is the reason that the symbol for 'micro' uses a Greek alphabet letter, whereas all the others don't?

 

[Efini92]

Is it milli? The others are all memory sizes?

 

[DaleCooper]

Micro? The others are all part of SI units of measurement

No, that's not it.

Also reckon that it's 'micro'. But is the reason that the symbol for 'micro' uses a Greek alphabet letter, whereas all the others don't?

No, T for tera comes from Greek.

Is it milli? The others are all memory sizes?

No, I sometimes think I have a micro memory but that's just age.

 

[linmanfu]

Next question:

pico, nano, micro, milli, kilo, mega, giga, tera

Which is the odd one out?

Pico comes from Spanish; the others come from classical languages (Greek and Latin).

Although of course Spanish is just a weird dialect of Latin, right?

 

[DaleCooper]

Pico comes from Spanish; the others come from classical languages (Greek and Latin).

Although of course Spanish is just a weird dialect of Latin, right?

That is quite a good answer but as I didn't know that it can't be the answer I'm looking for and as you say:

Spanish is just a weird dialect of Latin

 

[GRALISTAIR]

kilo -it is the only one that is an actual unit all the others are "multipliers" of SI units.

 

[DaleCooper]

kilo -it is the only one that is an actual unit all the others are "multipliers" of SI units.

Of what quantity is kilo a unit?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Of what quantity is kilo a unit?

The SI unit of mass is the kilogram not a gram if I am making sense.

 

[DaleCooper]

The SI unit of mass is the kilogram not a gram if I am making sense.

As you say kg is an SI unit, k is not.

 

[linmanfu]

Next question:

pico, nano, micro, milli, kilo, mega, giga, tera

Which is the odd one out?

This is a bit desperate, but.... milli is the only one to include the same vowel twice.

 

[Gloster]

Well, if you are going to be desperate...Kilo is the only one in the phonetic alphabet or a Russian submarine type.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Micro is the only one represebted by the greek alphabet (mu). The rest are all standard english alphabet

 

[DaleCooper]

This is a bit desperate, but.... milli is the only one to include the same vowel twice.

No

Well, if you are going to be desperate...Kilo is the only one in the phonetic alphabet or a Russian submarine type.

No

The SI unit of mass is the kilogram not a gram if I am making sense.

Having re-read your answer I think you mean it's the only one to be included in an SI unit which is correct. My intended answer was that apart from kilo(k) all submultiples use lower case and all multiples use upper case. I'm going to accept your answer, your turn...

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Thanks. Sorry to do this but - open floor