General Knowledge Quiz

[Neo9320]

I’ll do the QI one then…Paris??

 

[yoyothehobo]

Nope, all wrong so far....

 

[xotGD]

St Martin

 

[yoyothehobo]

St Martin

Nope

 

[Gloster]

Quebec?

 

[xotGD]

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

 

[Neo9320]

New Caledonia?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Nope, no correct answers so far

 

[Gloster]

French Antarctic Territory?

 

[xotGD]

Guadeloupe

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Just has to be Tahiti I feel

 

[xotGD]

Deleted

 

[yoyothehobo]

Just has to be Tahiti I feel

Tahiti is the correct answer, particularly the settlement of Papete. I think we went through every possible answer!

They represented Oceania in the 2021 club world cup after the NZ team pulled out due to their Covid restrictions.

May you progress to the next round!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

In summer 2024, what else is Tahiti hosting?

 

[DaleCooper]

In summer 2024, what else is Tahiti hosting?

The Paul Gauguin memorial arts festival.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

The Paul Gauguin memorial arts festival.

That maybe true but I was thinking more of previous answer/questions in the sports line.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Surfing for the olympics

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Surfing for the olympics

Indeed. Tahiti is a French Colony. The main summer Games are in various French cities but Tahiti is also an Olympic Venue.

You have earned the Gold medal and the right to set the next question.

 

[yoyothehobo]

I shall open the floor for the next question...

 

[Ashley Hill]

Television history. Who’s hand is this protruding from the Thames Television logo?

 

[randyrippley]

Television history. Who’s hand is this protruding from the Thames Television logo?
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a monster from Dr Who?

 

[Ashley Hill]

a monster from Dr Who?

Not a monster.

 

[Howardh]

Television history. Who’s hand is this protruding from the Thames Television logo?
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Kenny Everett?

 

[DaleCooper]

Television history. Who’s hand is this protruding from the Thames Television logo?
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St Paul's obviously.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Kenny Everett?

Correct. It’s at the end of the credits on his Video show currently being repeated on the That’s TV channel. Takes me back to my youth watching Donna in Hot Gossip. .

Your turn to crash through the Thames logo….

 

[Howardh]

Correct. It’s at the end of the credits on his Video show currently being repeated on the That’s TV channel. Takes me back to my youth watching Donna in Hot Gossip. .
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Your turn to crash through the Thames logo….

Everyone's now looking at Hot Gossip on youtube!

Q; What was sent, for the first time, from the Space Shuttle back to Earth in August 1991?

 

[xotGD]

A text message?

 

[Howardh]

A text message?

Close...on the right lines!

 

[Peterthegreat]

e-mail?

 

[Howardh]

e-mail?

Correct!