General Knowledge Quiz

[deltic1989]

Is it Philip? They could be consorts.

They are.
Geoffrey V of Anjou
Lord Guildford Dudley
Phillip (unsure)
Prince George of Denmark
Prince Albert of Saxe Cohberg and Gotha
so the next logical step would be...
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.

All recorded as either English (in the case of Geoff, Guildford and George) or British (Albert and Phillip (DoE)) male Consorts.

I came to answer the question as it had been bugging me for a while, so I got the old reference books out and looked at all manner of lists until I found one that fit. Imagine my despair at coming online armed with my answer to find Seacook had beaten me to it a few hours earlier. Well hey ho, never mind, can't win em' all.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

INTERMISSION....For those are old enough to remember BBC TV having these..

Some information about this quiz. It has now reached 1,800 postings.

The top three posters are:-

309....Paul Sidorczuk (I am no longer up to participating unfortunately)
136....Buttsy
121....Ivo

It is time for someone to set a new clue.

 

[Seacook]

They are.
Geoffrey V of Anjou
Lord Guildford Dudley
Phillip (unsure)
Prince George of Denmark
Prince Albert of Saxe Cohberg and Gotha
so the next logical step would be...
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.

All recorded as either English (in the case of Geoff, Guildford and George) or British (Albert and Phillip (DoE)) male Consorts.

I came to answer the question as it had been bugging me for a while, so I got the old reference books out and looked at all manner of lists until I found one that fit. Imagine my despair at coming online armed with my answer to find Seacook had beaten me to it a few hours earlier. Well hey ho, never mind, can't win em' all.

Bad luck, old boy. Mine was a shot in the dark having heard of Albert (consort of Victoria), George (Anne) and Philip II of Spain (Mary I). I always try to answer without any researching. William of Orange is missing presumably because he was in a joint monarchy with Mary II.

Now try this one:

Which board game was invented by Alan Calhamer and where were the National championships held from 1981 until the next century?

 

[D841 Roebuck]

Prince Consorts are of course correct.

Alan Calhamer invented Diplomacy.

National championships held somewhere tedious, like Warwick University??

 

[Seacook]

Prince Consorts are of course correct.

Alan Calhamer invented Diplomacy.

National championships held somewhere tedious, like Warwick University??

Diplomacy is correct. But not Warwick University. They were held in hotels somewhere that many claim is even less stimulating than Coventry.

Reported exchange at one:

“I'm not sure whether to play in the Diplomacy or try a long game, like 1829 or Civilization. It's a shame the con doesn't last a week.”

“That's why we hold it in XXX, so it seems like a week!”

There is no need to name the actual hotel.

 

[Buttsy]

Diplomacy is correct. But not Warwick University. They were held in hotels somewhere that many claim is even less stimulating than Coventry.

Reported exchange at one:

“I'm not sure whether to play in the Diplomacy or try a long game, like 1829 or Civilization. It's a shame the con doesn't last a week.”

“That's why we hold it in XXX, so it seems like a week!”

There is no need to name the actual hotel.

Is it Hull?

 

[gnolife]

I think Birmingham. A nice, miserable, central location.

 

[Seacook]

I think Birmingham. A nice, miserable, central location.

The Royal Angus hotel (by Snow Hill) most of the time and the Midland hotel (by New Street) for two years. November in Birmingham - it's never been mistaken for heaven.

 

[gnolife]

What's the link between the following, and what's missing?

Grand piano
Reed and pipe organ
Glockenspiel
Bass guitar
Double speed guitar
Two slightly distorted guitars
Mandolin
Spanish guitar and introducing acoustic guitar

 

[Seacook]

What's the link between the following, and what's missing?

Grand piano
Reed and pipe organ
Glockenspiel
Bass guitar
Double speed guitar
Two slightly distorted guitars
Mandolin
Spanish guitar and introducing acoustic guitar

It,s been a long time since I last listened to it, but these are the instruments introduced by Vivian Stanshall on Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Presumably the missing one is tubular bells.

 

[gnolife]

It,s been a long time since I last listened to it, but these are the instruments introduced by Vivian Stanshall on Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Presumably the missing one is tubular bells.

I tend to listen to the 2003 version of it, so for me its John Cleese introducing the instruments, but you've got both the right points, so over to you

 

[Seacook]

I tend to listen to the 2003 version of it, so for me its John Cleese introducing the instruments, but you've got both the right points, so over to you

Open floor

 

[Buttsy]

Sticking with Vivian Stanshall, in the Bonzo's song 'Intro & Outro', who were on the following:

Piano
Spoons
Vibes
Violin
Ukulele
Accordion
Trigger

 

[Seacook]

Sticking with Vivian Stanshall, in the Bonzo's song 'Intro & Outro', who were on the following:

Piano
Spoons
Vibes
Violin
Ukulele
Accordion
Trigger

Piano Neil Innes
Spoons ? Aargh can't remember! It's not Sam Spoons who is on rhythm
pole
Vibes Adolf Hitler
Violin Harold Wilson
Ukulele Eric Clapton
Accordion Charles de Gaulle
Trigger Roy Rogers

 

[Buttsy]

Piano Neil Innes
Spoons ? Aargh can't remember! It's not Sam Spoons who is on rhythm
pole
Vibes Adolf Hitler
Violin Harold Wilson
Ukulele Eric Clapton
Accordion Charles de Gaulle
Trigger Roy Rogers

Close: think hi-de-hi...

 

[Seacook]

Close: think hi-de-hi...

Ah! yes! Billy Butlin.

open floor again. I will probably not be logging on for a couple of days.

 

[w0033944]

Ah! yes! Billy Butlin.

In this version, it was David Jason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI4ekBi5Hhc

 

[Welshman]

If it's an open floor, try this:-

What do the three following phrases have in common?

"The Lord is a shoving leopard"
"You were fighting a liar"
"A nosey little crook"

 

[Buttsy]

If it's an open floor, try this:-

What do the three following phrases have in common?

"The Lord is a shoving leopard"
"You were fighting a liar"
"A nosey little crook"

They're spoonerisms - loving shepherd, lighting a fire, cosy little nook

The Rev Spooner once went punting on the Cam, he wasn't asked again...

 

[Welshman]

They're spoonerisms - loving shepherd, lighting a fire, cosy little nook

The Rev Spooner once went punting on the Cam, he wasn't asked again...

They are indeed spoonerisms.

Whether they were uttered by the Revd Spooner or simply attributed to him is another question, and I can't for the life of me imagine what you meant by your example.

 

[Buttsy]

Who were the last two men to have played test cricket for 2 different national teams?

For the purpose of this question, the West Indies is deemed to be a 'national' team

 

[martinsh]

John Traicos - South Africa and Zimbabwe
Kepler Wessels - South Africa and Australia

 

[Buttsy]

John Traicos - South Africa and Zimbabwe
Kepler Wessels - South Africa and Australia

Correct!

 

[martinsh]

Where is the longest trolleybus route in the world ?

 

[Buttsy]

Where is the longest trolleybus route in the world ?

Is it in Wellington (NZ)?

 

[martinsh]

No. Not even right continent.

Clue : it is 86 kms long

 

[steamybrian]

I remember reading it is somewhere in Russia.
I believe Ukraine in an area with some unpronounceable name?


(open floor if correct)

 

[Buttsy]

Is it in Wellington (NZ)?

Only said it as Aggers was on about it last night on TMS...

 

[gnolife]

I remember reading it is somewhere in Russia.
I believe Ukraine in an area with some unpronounceable name?


(open floor if correct)

I think it runs through the Crimean Mountains.

 

[martinsh]

The answer is the Simferopol - Yalta route in Crimea (Ukraine).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Trolleybus

Since SteamyBrian declared open floor, I award the result to Gnolife.