General Knowledge Quiz

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hong Kong ?....beaten to it..

 

[Ivo]

Hong Kong is right, but there is another - a less obvious one. (Which rules out Melbourne, among others.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Alexandria in Egypt.

 

[Ivo]

Correct.

According to Wiki, a typical ticket costs the equivalent of 2.5p...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Once again, I delve into my scholastic grasp of ancient history and say.....


What was the name of the ancient Indo-Aryan people who had their bases along the River Don in Russia......nothing to do with the one in South Yorkshire !!

 

[Heinz57]

Umpa Lumpa


Sorry

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Umpa Lumpa


Sorry

The Gospel according to Dahl states that these people came from the Loompaland region of Loompa...an isolated region of West Africa.

As far as I can ascertain, the River Don in Russia never had a tributary in that region....I cannot comment on the River Don in South Yorkshire, but that does indeed flow through some strange and wonderful settlements...

 

[D841 Roebuck]

40030ns?

 

[deltic1989]

Alans?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Neither are right..

A clue to help matters along... The first letter is "M", it is a seven-letter word with no less than FIVE vowels in the last six letters.....Don't say that I don't help you....

 

[Golghar]

The first letter is "M", it is a seven-letter word with no less than FIVE vowels in the last six letters.

The only name I can think of that fits the bill is that of the Maeotae though I doubt if they have been definitely identified as Indo-Aryan.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The only name I can think of that fits the bill is that of the Maeotae though I doubt if they have been definitely identified as Indo-Aryan.

Indeed you are correct....Please set the next one.

The reference to "Indo-Aryan" is contained in an English translation, published in Sweden by the professorial staff of Stockholm University, of the archaeological site reports made in the 1960's by learned Russian anthropologists, who originally were in the River Don region to investigate far more older human settlements originally.

 

[Golghar]

Now we enter the world of Hollywood musicals:

What was the name of the singer (the same person in all three cases) who lent her voice to
i) Deborah Kerr in The King and I,
ii) Natalie Wood in West Side Story and
iii) Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady?

An additional question:
In which Hollywood musical did this singer make a (singing) appearance, though in this case the leading lady sang her own songs?

 

[steamybrian]

Now we enter the world of Hollywood musicals:

What was the name of the singer (the same person in all three cases) who lent her voice to
i) Deborah Kerr in The King and I,
ii) Natalie Wood in West Side Story and
iii) Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady?

An additional question:
In which Hollywood musical did this singer make a (singing) appearance, though in this case the leading lady sang her own songs?

Name of the singer- Marni Nixon

I do not know the second part


(...open floor if correct..)

 

[Golghar]

You are absolutely correct about the name of the singer. I think we should wait for someone to answer part II before declaring an open floor.

 

[deltic1989]

She played sister sophia in my late Grandmothers favourite film The Sound of Music. And indeed the leading lady Julie Andrews posseses a beautiful singing voice, it would have been a crime to not allow her to sing for herself.

Now since its a split pot i think its fair to say the floor is open.

 

[Golghar]

She played sister sophia in my late Grandmothers favourite film The Sound of Music. And indeed the leading lady Julie Andrews posseses a beautiful singing voice, it would have been a crime to not allow her to sing for herself.

Now since its a split pot i think its fair to say the floor is open.

Part II correctly answered - open floor now!

 

[Johnuk123]

Removed

 

[deltic1989]

Since the floor has not been taken I shall come in with one of my musical questions.
Give the next line of the song and also the title and artist.
"We feel the pain of a lifetime, lost in a thousand days"

I'll give a clue if there are no guesses by 21:00.

Ok clue time. The name of this band implies that they are making a fire breathing creature do something against its will.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

We had some visitors at home earlier this evening and I was speaking to the 17 year old grandson of one of them who is keen on modern music of all types and I put your question to him to show that our forum caters for all ages. He said that the words "rang a bell" and would send me an e-mail when he returned home.

I logged on early this morning to find his answer in my inbox, which is as follows:-

GROUP : Dragonforce

NEXT LINE : "Through the fire and the flames we carry on"

He said that this was featured in the video game...Rock Band 3.

 

[deltic1989]

We had some visitors at home earlier this evening and I was speaking to the 17 year old grandson of one of them who is keen on modern music of all types and I put your question to him to show that our forum caters for all ages. He said that the words "rang a bell" and would send me an e-mail when he returned home.

I logged on early this morning to find his answer in my inbox, which is as follows:-

GROUP : Dragonforce

NEXT LINE : "Through the fire and the flames we carry on"

He said that this was featured in the video game...Rock Band 3.

Correct in all aspects Paul. Your turn.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What is the link between the current King of Spain and the British royal family.

 

[Golghar]

The connection that immediately falls to mind is the grandmother of the present King of Spain and consort of the previous King of Spain, Alfonso XIII. She was Princess Victoria of Battenberg, great-aunt to Prince Philip. Furthermore, her mother Princess Beatrice was a daughter of Queen Victoria. In case this is accepted as the correct answer I plead for an open floor as I shall be travelling for the next few days and shan't be able to log on very often.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

As ever, you are correct in all respects.

I note that you have requested .... OPEN FLOOR.

 

[Ivo]

Open floor? Very well gentlemen. This ought to be an amusing one considering looking things up is (rightly) prohibited...

Name every current English city. (Hint: There are precisely 51.)

As far as deciding who has the next turn goes, whoever provides answer 51 of 51 has the floor.

 

[Buttsy]

Here are my 51:
Oxford, Cambridge, London, Sunderland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Stoke-On-Trent, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Norwich, Truro, Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Carlisle, Lancaster, Leeds, Bradford, York, Sheffield, Canterbury, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Worcester, Hereford, Kingston-Upon-Hull, Lincoln, Chester, Salford, Southwell, Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Gloucester, Bath Spa, Salisbury, Berwick-upon-Tweed, St Albans, Peterborough, Colchester, Tunbridge Wells, Shrewsbury, Wells, Preston, Boston, Guildford.

Would appreciate knowing how many I got right (not necessarily which ones were right).

 

[Oswyntail]

Here are my 51:
Oxford, Cambridge, London, Sunderland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Stoke-On-Trent, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Norwich, Truro, Plymouth, Exeter, Bristol, Carlisle, Lancaster, Leeds, Bradford, York, Sheffield, Canterbury, Brighton, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, Worcester, Hereford, Kingston-Upon-Hull, Lincoln, Chester, Salford, Southwell, Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Gloucester, Bath Spa, Salisbury, Berwick-upon-Tweed, St Albans, Peterborough, Colchester, Tunbridge Wells, Shrewsbury, Wells, Preston, Boston, Guildford.

Would appreciate knowing how many I got right (not necessarily which ones were right).

I may be going bug-eyed, but I make that 50
I would add Lichfield

 

[Ivo]

Bath, Birmingham, Bradford, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Chester, Chichester, Coventry, Derby, Durham, Ely, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Kingston-upon-Hull, Lancaster, Leeds, Leicester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Ripon, Salford, Salisbury, Sheffield, Southampton, St Albans, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Truro, Wakefield, Wells, Westminster, Winchester, Wolverhampton, Worcester, York

Well done guys. We got there quite quickly in the end!

 

[Buttsy]

Milton Keyns (D'oh), Chelmsford? Harrogate? Beverley?
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Do you differenciate between the City Of Westminster and the City Of London?
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Wakefield

 

[Ivo]

Chelmsford is correct (as of March this year); the other three are not.

You do indeed differentiate between London and Westminster and as such Westminster shall be accepted as the 46th correct answer. Five to go.

Four to go including Wakefield.