General Knowledge Quiz

[DasLunatic]

Benedict XV

Correct.

 

[DaleCooper]

If you're talking about Commonwealths*, I will again disagree that these are not states.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts official website

* I see that you are, see above.

This may be a bit late but you are correct as Darren R himself said "Four of the constituent member states of the USA are Commonwealths"

Four of the constituent member states of the USA are Commonwealths - Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Therefore, the answer you are looking for is 79.

The original question was very poor as someone pointed out it didn't say United States of America just America.

 

[Marton]

Thanks. Less controversial I hope.

The opening line of which book written In dactylic hexameter was used by a 19th century Irish writer AS THE TITLE FOR A PLAY.

The name of both authors and the 19th century work would be a bonus.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I am most probably "barking up the wrong tree" here, but my good lady wife has had an interest in the pre-Raphaelite poets and has a certain book which I will put forward...

"You who are bent and bald and blind"

"The Wanderings of Oisin and other poems".....published in 1889

William Butler Yeats....I cannot give the name of the second person stated in your conundrum.

 

[Marton]

I am most probably "barking up the wrong tree" here, but my good lady wife has had an interest in the pre-Raphaelite poets and has a certain book which I will put forward...



"You who are bent and bald and blind"



"The Wanderings of Oisin and other poems".....published in 1889



William Butler Yeats....I cannot give the name of the second person stated in your conundrum.

Not what I was seeking.

I realise that I missed out part of the question and have edited it in upper case (I don't know how to do bold or italic in Tapatalk).

If I have broken the rules happy to be told and have open floor.

I await your judgement.

J

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not what I was seeking.

I realise that I missed out part of the question and have edited it in upper case (I don't know how to do bold or italic in Tapatalk).

If I have broken the rules happy to be told and have open floor.

I await your judgement.

J

No please carry on, as I enjoyed reading the book of my wife...

At least we know it is the title of a PLAY now.

 

[DaleCooper]

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw from The Aeneid by Virgil

 

[Marton]

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw from The Aeneid by Virgil

Correct.

Arma virumque cano

Your floor

 

[DaleCooper]

Here's one for all you petrolheads:

Identify this car

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is it a Gilbern?

 

[DaleCooper]

Is it a Gilbern?

No it's not a Gilbern but from the same era.

 

[theageofthetra]

Ginnetta?

 

[DaleCooper]

No it's not a Ginetta.

 

[DasLunatic]

It looks like an old Jag... am I right?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is it a Jensen?

 

[DaleCooper]

It is neither a Jaguar nor a Jensen.

It may help if I tell you that this car competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

 

[fowler9]

Gt40?

 

[theageofthetra]

Matra?

 

[DaleCooper]

No, not a Matra nor a GT40 but there is a connection with the latter.

 

[theageofthetra]

Well the rear lights are off a mkI Cortina & early TVR's used Ford bits so is it a TVR?

 

[DaleCooper]

No it's not a TVR.

I wondered how long it would be before someone mentioned the Mk1 Cortina, I think a lot of small manufacturers used Ford parts.

 

[carriageline]

Is it a lotus?

 

[deltic1989]

It's a Lola Mk.6, I'm 99% sure.

 

[DaleCooper]

It's a Lola Mk.6, I'm 99% sure.

You are 100% correct, it is indeed a Lola Mk6 GT

 

[deltic1989]

The following is a line from a film, but can you tell me a) Who is speaking (character name) b) who they are speaking to (Character Name) c) The name of the film d) The actor/actresses involved names?

"Mercy Snakes! Mercy Snakes! You put about eight and a half on me. Blowin' my windows down......Bring it on."

 

[DaleCooper]

I've got this strange idea that it's Regina Hall as Brenda in Scary Movie 3 so the other character would be Tabitha...

...on the other hand maybe it's Nicolas Cage in something else.

 

[ComUtoR]

Burt Renolds/Bandit
Jerry Reed/Cledus (Snowman)

Smokey and the Bandit

 

[deltic1989]

Burt Renolds/Bandit
Jerry Reed/Cledus (Snowman)

Smokey and the Bandit

You have the correct answer.
For those that don't know the film, this comes quite early on, where the Bandit peels away from a set of lights, in his Pontiac Trans Am, as the Snowman trundles through in a Kenworth W900. Bandit enquires how he's lookin'.

Apologies for taking so long to reply, however an occupational hazard of sharing the occupation of The Snowman, is being away from home for a few days at a time.

 

[ComUtoR]

How would you link Burt Reynolds and the current period of high UK temperatures ?

Multiple answers possible.

 

[DaleCooper]

Burt Reynolds starred in the film City Heat.