General Knowledge Quiz

[Peter Mugridge]

Oh I see... err... no... I'm looking for the name of a very well known film that was made in the mid 1960s but set in 1910. There is a fairly prolonged scene on the beach in Dover harbour, which is very relevant to the film, but that timewarp of a ferry appears in the background!

 

[backontrack]

Oh! How about Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines?

 

[DaleCooper]

Oh I see... err... no... I'm looking for the name of a very well known film that was made in the mid 1960s but set in 1910. There is a fairly prolonged scene on the beach in Dover harbour, which is very relevant to the film, but that timewarp of a ferry appears in the background!

According to Wikipedia Sealink was founded in 1970 so could not have featured in a film from the 1960s.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Oh! How about Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines?

You have it. Your floor again. Equilibrium restored.

According to Wikipedia Sealink was founded in 1970 so could not have featured in a film from the 1960s.

Well, it's certainly a dark blue looking ferry with white superstructure... I will check it next time I watch the film. Did the ferries have that livery before the brand name was created?

 

[backontrack]

Thanks!

In Notting Hill, Hugh Grant's protagonist William Thacker shares his flat with a lodger, Spike, played by Rhys Ifans. At one point, Spike tries to eat some yoghurt. What is wrong with it?

 

[DaleCooper]

Well, it's certainly a dark blue looking ferry with white superstructure... I will check it next time I watch the film. Did the ferries have that livery before the brand name was created?

You might find this interesting:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059797/goofs

 

[backontrack]

Anyhoo, the current question is above.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

It's not yogurt, it's mayonnaise

 

[backontrack]

Oh right, there we are then.

Your floor

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

in Star Trek VI, there is a meeting at Federation Headquarters with Starfleet and the President. After it is over, everybody, except for Sarek leaves the President by the same door - who is not shown to have left the room at all before or after the meeting and therefore knew of the tactical plans made by Starfleet?

 

[cjp]

in Star Trek VI, there is a meeting at Federation Headquarters with Starfleet and the President. After it is over, everybody, except for Sarek leaves the President by the same door - who is not shown to have left the room at all before or after the meeting and therefore knew of the tactical plans made by Starfleet?

Not that I know anything about Startreck except stuff like Captain Kirk and Beam Me Up Scotty but I don't understand what is being asked. Notwithstanding the question mark I parse the above as a a statement, perhaps even a bemused statement about the President.

 

[fowler9]

I get what you are saying because it baffled me, after a second read I think the question is "who is not shown to have left the room at all before or after the meeting and therefore knew of the tactical plans made by Starfleet?"
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I'll guess at Kirk.

 

[ComUtoR]

Kim Cattrals character ?

 

[cjp]

I get what you are saying because it baffled me, after a second read I think the question is "who is not shown to have left the room at all before or after the meeting and therefore knew of the tactical plans made by Starfleet?"
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I'll guess at Kirk.

Sorry but the question says

everybody, except for Sarek leaves the President

Anyway for those that want a simple general knowledge question:
What is the common name of
NaCl
???

 

[DaleCooper]

Anyway for those that want a simple general knowledge question:
What is the common name of
NaCl
???

Eric?

 

[ComUtoR]

Anyway for those that want a simple general knowledge question:
What is the common name of
NaCl
???

That's a technical science question. Ark's question may leave a salty taste in the mouth but its his question.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

I will give you an early clue... Two races are well know to have pointy ears - Vulcan's and....

To win, I need his name

 

[ComUtoR]

Nanclus

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Nanclus

Correct - he is present for the meeting to discuss what happened on Kronos One along with Sarek and Kamarag, the Klingon Ambassador. When the federation President declares that he is not above the law, Kamarag and the other Klingons leave and the top brass from Starfleet arrive to give a briefing. Whilst you can excuse Sarek for being there, you do not see Nanclus exit the room by any method and was present for the briefing giving tactical information - indeed, he even has a line during it!

The bridge, Commander ComUtor, is yours

 

[ComUtoR]

How many star trek characters are currently in the head museum ?
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Clue : Not a Simpson's reference

 

[DaleCooper]

How many star trek characters are currently in the head museum ?
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Clue : Not a Simpson's reference

Must be a Futurama reference then and it appears to be just one - Spock (Leonard Nimoy).

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

How many star trek characters are currently in the head museum ?
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Clue : Not a Simpson's reference

8

Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov, McCoy (who had no lines) and Welshie (replacement for Scotty) - Jonathan Frakes was also there

 

[90019]

Anyway for those that want a simple general knowledge question:
What is the common name of
NaCl
???

Halite.


Or, if you prefer, rock salt or table salt.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

That is not the question

 

[90019]

That is not the question

Indeed, but as an aside it had gone unanswered.

 

[ComUtoR]

Indeed, but as an aside it had gone unanswered.

That's a technical science question. Ark's question may leave a salty taste in the mouth but its his question.

 

[90019]

Whoops, didn't notice that.

 

[ComUtoR]

Must be a Futurama reference then and it appears to be just one - Spock (Leonard Nimoy).

It is 1 just not Spock.

Jonathan Frakes gets front row in the head museum after Fry pulls Leonard Nimoy off the shelf.

The others were not in the museum but on Omega 3 They do return "home" but its never stated that they went back to the head museum. Nimoy had an apartment to go back to so its safe to assume he went there. Ergo, I'm calling it as 1

Trekkie Cooper, you have the bridge.

 

[DaleCooper]

Trekkie Cooper, you have the bridge.

ComUtoR are you turning into an aircraft carrier?

Next question:

Which well known and highly regarded literary novel contains a chapter about a turtle crossing a road.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

ComUtoR are you turning into an aircraft carrier?

Next question:

Which well known and highly regarded literary novel contains a chapter about a turtle crossing a road.

John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"