General Knowledge Quiz

[Calthrop]

House Sparrow
House Martin
House of Fraser

Like it ! -- but (surprise): no.

 

[MotCO]

Deer by any chance?

 

[Calthrop]

Deer by any chance?

No. Hint -- not mammals.

 

[xotGD]

Sand lizard
Common lizard
Green lizard

 

[Calthrop]

No -- Ireland has the common lizard. I wasn't looking for reptiles (whittling things down bit by bit !)

 

[MotCO]

Butterflies?

 

[xotGD]

Smooth newt
Great crested newt
Parmate newt

 

[Calthrop]

"That which sought", not found at all in Ireland. Ireland has butterflies; and the common newt.

 

[Jona26]

Are they types of parakeet that have previously escaped into the wild but are now considered native? If so I believe Green Parakeets, Ringnecked Parakeet and one other?

 

[Calthrop]

Are they types of parakeet that have previously escaped into the wild but are now considered native? If so I believe Green Parakeets, Ringnecked Parakeet and one other?

Birds are the class of vertebrate I'm thinking of (not mentioned until your post, save in @Strat-tastic 's flight of fancy): but the sort in my mind, are less exotic -- truly wild, and have been so in GB from time immemorial.

 

[xotGD]

Is it woodpeckers? Great spotted, lesser spotted and green.

 

[Calthrop]

Is it woodpeckers? Great spotted, lesser spotted and green.

Woodpeckers it is: three species, as you enumerate -- all found in Great Britain; but Ireland's fauna does not include woodpeckers.

Your aviary...

 

[xotGD]

TV:

Julio Geordio is a character in which TV programme?

 

[SuspectUsual]

TV:

Julio Geordio is a character in which TV programme?

Harry Enfield’s Television Programme

 

[xotGD]

Harry Enfield’s Television Programme

Correct! Played by Paul Whitehouse and sort-of based on Tino Asprilla.

Over to you...

 

[SuspectUsual]

Correct! Played by Paul Whitehouse and sort-of based on Tino Asprilla.

Over to you...

Yes, although the “shag Dani Behr like” line was more relevant to Les Ferdinand

Keeping with the football theme, what’s fourth in this sequence:

2016 Leicester City
1978 Nottingham Forest
1972 Derby County

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Keeping with the football theme, what’s fourth in this sequence:

2016 Leicester City
1978 Nottingham Forest
1972 Derby County

These might be football teams that have won the English top division just the once, so maybe 1962 Ipswich Town.

 

[SuspectUsual]

These might be football teams that have won the English top division just the once, so maybe 1962 Ipswich Town.

On the right lines but not quite there (and Derby have won it twice)

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is it that they all won the First Division or Premiership titles the season after being promoted into that division?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Is it that they all won the First Division or Premiership titles the season after being promoted into that division?

No, sorry

 

[MotCO]

Leeds 1969. The first time the clubs have won the top flight title going from soonest to longest ago.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Leeds 1969. The first time the clubs have won the top flight title going from soonest to longest ago.

Spot on. The last four first time winners of the top flight.

The pitch is yours....

 

[MotCO]

Spot on. The last four first time winners of the top flight.

The pitch is yours....

Thanks.

In 1902, Harry Jackson was the first person to......what?

 

[444045]

I wouldn't have known this if I hadn't done an online pub quiz the other day,

Harry Jackson was the 1st person to be convicted by the use of fingerprints.

 

[MotCO]

I wouldn't have known this if I hadn't done an online pub quiz the other day,

Harry Jackson was the 1st person to be convicted by the use of fingerprints.

Correct! That didn't last long! The floor is yours.

 

[444045]

TV trivia question : -

Which record did Gavin and Stacey walk down the aisle to ?

 

[Jimbob52]

TV trivia question : -

Which record did Gavin and Stacey walk down the aisle to ?

It seems Gavin and Stacey have defeated us.

Should we declare an open floor - or would 444045 care to ask another question?

 

[444045]

It seems Gavin and Stacey have defeated us.

Should we declare an open floor - or would 444045 care to ask another question?

Happy to do that @Jimbob52 ... The answer was Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.

 

[444045]

Which singer has won the Eurovision song contest twice ? In which years and the name of the songs please ?

 

[MotCO]

Johnny Logan - What's Another Year and Wings of the Dove