General Knowledge Quiz

[DasLunatic]

Yamagata Shinkansen and the line to the Fukashima nuclear power station?

The line on the viaduct is a Shinkansen, but the Yamagata it is not. Try looking in Gunma...

 

[me123]

Gonna bump his up a bit. Coming up to 72 hours with no guesses. I'm none the wiser myself. Perhaps DasLunatic has a few hints to drop?

 

[DaleCooper]

Gonna bump his up a bit. Coming up to 72 hours with no guesses. I'm none the wiser myself. Perhaps DasLunatic has a few hints to drop?

If I remember correctly when the 72 hours are up (20:27) it can be considered open to anyone who wishes to pose a question.

 

[DasLunatic]

As mentioned, the line on the viaduct is a Shinkansen and it is near the edge of Gunma Prefecture. All will be revealed later....

 

[DaleCooper]

Joetsu Shinkansen and Hachiko Line?

 

[DasLunatic]

正しい - セット新しい質問してください
Correct - set a new question please

 

[DaleCooper]

Next question:

Graceless, Aimless, ****less, and Pointless are characters in which work of fiction?

The asterisks represent the letters F, e, c and k which for some ridiculous reason are censored by this forum.

 

[martinsh]

Not sure, but they're probably all RedWillow beers as well ...

 

[DaleCooper]

The asterisks represent the letters F, e, c and k which for some ridiculous reason are censored by this forum.

I wonder if Scunthorpe is allowed. Yes it is!

 

[Cowley]

What about Wankel rotary engine?

 

[DaleCooper]

What about Wankel rotary engine?

Or...

Derwentwater
Arsenal
Focke-Wulf
Tits like coconuts

 

[Cowley]

Ha. You learn something new. I never felt tits liked coconuts to be honest.
I have seen that ass like melons.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Or...

Derwentwater
Arsenal
Focke-Wulf
Tits like coconuts

That's DAFT

 

[theageofthetra]

Their cows in Cold Comfort Farm.

 

[fowler9]

Their cows in Cold Comfort Farm.

They're cows in Cold Comfort Farm and I claim the floor for being a grammar Nazi. Ha ha. I jest of course.

 

[DaleCooper]

Their cows in Cold Comfort Farm.

Correct

They're cows in Cold Comfort Farm and I claim the floor for being a grammar Nazi. Ha ha. I jest of course.

I assumed (charitably) that theageofthetra used "Their" to mean "belonging to the Starkadders"

Back to my censorship gripe - it's a good job the village of ****terton ($hitterton) doesn't have a railway station or this forum would tie itself in knots.

 

[DaleCooper]

That's DAFT

That's serendipity.

 

[DasLunatic]

That's serendipity.

That's entertainment.

 

[theageofthetra]

In the earliest days of motion pictures old sets & costumes were normally never destroyed or sold off. Why was this?

 

[Cowley]

In the earliest days of motion pictures old sets & costumes were normally never destroyed or sold off. Why was this?

Were they so well made that they were retained for making similar films later on?
That's probably too obvious actually.

 

[DaleCooper]

In the earliest days of motion pictures old sets & costumes were normally never destroyed or sold off. Why was this?

It was believed that the actors' souls were trapped in them.

 

[theageofthetra]

No more scientific than that

 

[DaleCooper]

Because early film stock was very fragile, flammable and degraded quickly so they might have to shoot it all again?

 

[krus_aragon]

No more scientific than that

If we're going scientific, I'll take a wild stab.

I know that early (camera) film emulsions were more sensitive to the blue end of the spectrum, resulting in blues showing up light, and reds dark. Might it be the case that sets and costumes were made in vivid or odd colours to minimise this effect?

 

[theageofthetra]

Because early film stock was very fragile, flammable and degraded quickly so they might have to shoot it all again?

Dale has got it. The early prints were very fragile and unstable and the movie would often be re shot. Your directors chair

 

[DaleCooper]

Dale has got it. The early prints were very fragile and unstable and the movie would often be re shot. Your directors chair

Blimey! That was pure guesswork.

Next question:

In two of Steve Martin's films he quotes from the only two known works of a 19th century English poet. Who was the poet and for a bonus point, how did he die?

 

[theageofthetra]

Steve Martin studied poetry at college so guess he may have discovered the work of John Lillison there. He's probably better known as one of the first people to ever die in a car accident rather than being quoted in The man with two brains & LA Story!

 

[DaleCooper]

Steve Martin studied poetry at college so guess he may have discovered the work of John Lillison there. He's probably better known as one of the first people to ever die in a car accident rather than being quoted in The man with two brains & LA Story!

John Lillison (England's greatest one-armed poet) is correct. Actually he was the very first person to die in a car accident although he never existed outside those two films.

Here are his only two poems:

In Dillman's Grove

In Dillman's Grove my love did die,
and now in ground shall ever lie.
None could ever replace her visage,
until your face brought thoughts of kissage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU4RD2f2BnY

Your turn theageofthetra...

 

[theageofthetra]

Don't have a question so open floor.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

*wrings hands together in glee*

What happened to Charlie Drake's last car?