General Knowledge Quiz

[Clip]

Sticking with the movie theme:-

One could say he was a Doc but that also he was Doom-ed!

 

[Buttsy]

Christopher Lloyd?

 

[Clip]

Winner.

 

[Buttsy]

Open floor

 

[w0033944]

For what would "Wilhelm" be credited in films such as "Distant Drums", "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"?

 

[gnolife]

The "Wilhelm" Scream is a stock sound effect, first used in Distant Drums, but used very widely, including in all the films named.

 

[w0033944]

The "Wilhelm" Scream is a stock sound effect, first used in Distant Drums, but used very widely, including in all the films named.

Correct!

 

[gnolife]

I'm abandoning the film theme now.

Which British city would I be in if, walking for less than an hour, I pass through Grass, Lawn and Hay (although not necessarily in that order)?

 

[Meridian richard]

Edinburgh. Has a Haymarket, Grassmarket and Lawnmarket so that's my guess

 

[gnolife]

Edinburgh is correct

 

[Meridian richard]

What do Fulham football club and Cary Grant almost have in common

 

[w0033944]

What do Fulham football club and Cary Grant almost have in common

I'm presuming the football ground was built by Archibald Leitch, and Cary Grant was born Archibald Leach.

 

[Meridian richard]

You are presuming correctly

 

[w0033944]

Open floor.

 

[ValleyLines142]

What is the capital city of Trinidad & Tobago?

 

[Buttsy]

Port-au-Prince?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Port-au-Prince?

That's Haiti I'm afraid!

 

[Buttsy]

Port Of Spain!

 

[ValleyLines142]

Port Of Spain!

Well done! Over to you.

 

[Buttsy]

Who lived at 10 Rillington Place?

 

[Johnuk123]

That would be the serial killer John Christie.

 

[Buttsy]

That would be the serial killer John Christie.

Correct!

 

[Johnuk123]

Open floor.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Which artist is known for his oversized replicas of everyday objects?

 

[465fan]

Which artist is known for his oversized replicas of everyday objects?

Claes Oldenberg?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Claes Oldenberg?

Yes. A pretty awesome one too. One piece of work he created is in Middlesbrough of all places

Claes Oldenberg?

Your round sir!








UPDATE AS OF MONDAY 21ST JANUARY 2013:

Considering 465fan has not continued for three days, can I declare this open floor?

 

[Buttsy]

Who's statue is on the forecourt of Huddersfield station?

 

[ValleyLines142]

Harold Wilson

Open floor.

 

[Welshman]

Following-on from Buttsy's question, Harold Wilson was well-known for promoting a certain item of clothing made by a certain local firm.

What was the clothing, which firm made it, and where where they situated?

 

[Buttsy]

It was a Gannex mac and it was somewhere like Brighouse or Elland