General Knowledge Quiz

[Calthrop]

Whitehorse?

 

[xotGD]

Whitehorse?

Correct!

 

[Calthrop]

My go, I take it.

Which people -- of note in the general "arts" field -- were born respectively in:

Alloway, South Ayrshire; East Bergholt, Suffolk; Lichfield, Staffordshire

 

[AndyPJG]

My go, I take it.

Which people -- of note in the general "arts" field -- were born respectively in:

Alloway, South Ayrshire; East Bergholt, Suffolk; Lichfield, Staffordshire

John Constable?

 

[Calthrop]

John Constable?

Yes -- he's the guy for East Bergholt.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Robert Burns was born in Alloway and Samuel Johnson in Litchfield.

 

[Calthrop]

Robert Burns was born in Alloway and Samuel Johnson in Litchfield.

Both correct. Two out of three: the next question is yours to set.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Thank you, let's try this one.

Where would I be if I was looking at the following:

The Cromwell Road End
The James Anderson End
The Cathedral Road End
The Racecourse End.

(They are four different places)

 

[Gloster]

Would the last be Chester FC?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

No, I'm afraid not - the wrong sport, in fact.

 

[TheEdge]

Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester

 

[EbbwJunction1]

No, and still the wrong sport, sorry.

 

[xotGD]

Cathedral Road End - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

 

[Peterthegreat]

1) Hove
2) Old Trafford (cricket)

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Cathedral Road End - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

That's one - well done!

1) Hove
2) Old Trafford (cricket)

That's two more - well done!

 

[MotCO]

Racecourse end - Wrexham?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Derby?

 

[341o2]

Racecourse end, Salisbury?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Racecourse end - Wrexham?

No, that's the wrong sport, sorry!

Derby?

Yes, that's the one - well done.

Racecourse end, Salisbury?

No, see above - sorry.

Peterthegreat has two, xotGD and SteveM70 one each, so peterthegreat can come in off his long run and bowl the next over!

 

[Peterthegreat]

The 1952 film 'High Noon' starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly featured the 'Ballad of High Noon". But who actually sang "Do not forsake me, oh my darlin',"?

 

[xotGD]

Pat Boone?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Pat Boone?

Sorry not Pat Boone.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Frankie Laine.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Frankie Laine.

Nope. Frankie Laine did have a hit with it but he was not the singer in the film.

 

[Jimbob52]

Tex Ritter

 

[Peterthegreat]

Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter it was. The microphone is yours .

 

[Jimbob52]

Thank you.

It is said that the British Empire came to an end in the week of 18 January 1936, when three prominent persons died.

Who were the three?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

One is probably HM King George V, but I don't know the other two.

 

[Greenheart]

Was one Rudyard Kipling?

 

[Gloster]

Jameson of the Jameson Raid?