General Knowledge Quiz

[SuspectUsual]

Yes he is. Late 70s I believe

 

[Calthrop]

Yes he is. Late 70s I believe

That puts paid, then, to the vague idea which I had !

 

[SuspectUsual]

Another clue - there are a number of recurring themes in the author’s works, including:

1 the part of America he’s from
2 wrestling
3 bears

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Hmm so unlikely to be Bill Bryson even though he often talks about Des Moines Iowa. He is also not in his late 70s. Just cant think at the moment. He also tends not to write novels.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Hmm so unlikely to be Bill Bryson even though he often talks about Des Moines Iowa. He is also not in his late 70s. Just cant think at the moment. He also tends not to write novels.

Not him

 

[GRALISTAIR]

John Irving constantly writing about New England possibly?

 

[SuspectUsual]

John Irving constantly writing about New England possibly?

Thats the author. Now all you need is a squeaky voices title character

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Garp?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Garp?

Not Garp

 

[444045]

Wild guess Adam Brewster ?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Wild guess Adam Brewster ?

No, sorry

Final clue - this title character believes he’s an instrument of God, and as a schoolboy accidentally kills his best friend’s mum with a baseball

 

[SuspectUsual]

The answer is Owen Meany, title character of A Prayer For Owen Meany, as was correctly identified a John Irving book and for what it’s worth one of my favourite works of fiction.

Anyway, open floor for the weekend....

 

[MotCO]

Anyway, open floor for the weekend....

Can I pose this teaser?

What connects John Rebus's favourite watering hole, Firoz Kassam, the model name of a car, and a style of men's shoes?

 

[444045]

Would it be The Oxford Bar in Edinburgh ? Oxford model make of car ? Never heard of Oxford shoes though !

 

[MotCO]

Would it be The Oxford Bar in Edinburgh ? Oxford model make of car ? Never heard of Oxford shoes though !

It would indeed. The Oxford Bar is John Rebus's favourite pub, the car is the Morris Oxford, Firoz Kassam is a former chairman of Oxford FC after whom their ground is named, and the Oxford is a type of formal men's shoe.

Your turn to get the drinks in!

 

[444045]

Thank you

What links `Cannon` - `The Fugitive` - `The Streets of San Francisco` ?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

American TV shows... with the same producer?

 

[444045]

American TV shows... with the same producer?

You're on the right lines but who ?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Unfortunately, I don't know. Aaron Spelling, perhaps?

 

[444045]

Unfortunately, I don't know. Aaron Spelling, perhaps?

Sorry not correct this time

 

[xotGD]

'A Quinn Martin Production'

 

[444045]

'A Quinn Martin Production'

You're correct - they were along with others `A Quinn martin Production`

The producers chair is yours

 

[xotGD]

Armenia is in the news at the moment - what is its capital city?

 

[John Griffiths]

Yerevan?

 

[xotGD]

Yerevan?

Is correct. Over to you...

 

[John Griffiths]

Thank you.

Which four nations were combatants in the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870)?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I have been to 3 out of 4 of them
Argentina
Brazil
Paraguay
but never been to Uruguay

 

[John Griffiths]

Well done, the diamond encrusted baton of Marshal Francisco Solano Lopez and the floor are yours

 

[GRALISTAIR]

What were the names in order of earliest appearance of the first 4 actors who played Doctor Who on television?

 

[MotCO]

What were the names in order of earliest appearance of the first 4 actors who played Doctor Who on television?

Jon Pertwee and Colin Baker were a couple of the earlier Doctors.