General Knowledge Quiz

[Gloster]

Probably 1066 and/or 1483.

You are correct on both counts. I hand over to you to set the next challenge.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Continuing the kings and queens theme, who, so far, has been the youngest ever monarch in English history, and a bonus point for their age when they came to the throne?

 

[MotCO]

Edward VI?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Edward VI?

No, not (the then nine year old) Edward VI.

 

[John Griffiths]

Henry VI, just a babe in arms, 1 maybe?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Henry VI, just a babe in arms, 1 maybe?

Is the right answer, 8 months 26 days old when he acceded to the throne in 1422.

@John Griffiths , you are now crowned as the new Quizmaster.

 

[John Griffiths]

Thank you!

What three things was Gherman Titov the first person to do in space?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Space walk?

 

[xotGD]

Sleep?
Use the toilet?

 

[MotCO]

Move between two rockets/space labs?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Spend more than 24 hours up there? Cook a meal?

 

[AndyPJG]

Die, sadly, on re-entry when parachute failed to deploy correctly.

Edit: also first flight in a new type of capsule?

 

[John Griffiths]

None of the above are what I have in mind, unfortunately; but human needs are related to one of the three.

 

[SuspectUsual]

None of the above are what I have in mind, unfortunately; but human needs are related to one of the three.

Become ill?

 

[AndyPJG]

Die, sadly, on re-entry when parachute failed to deploy correctly.

Edit: also first flight in a new type of capsule?

Oops, confused him with Komarov

 

[Spamcan81]

Thank you!

What three things was Gherman Titov the first person to do in space?

1. First to do more than one orbit of the earth.
2. First to sleep in space.
3. ................................

 

[John Griffiths]

I've been in error with some of these.

XotGD was correct with sleep.

SteveM70 was correct with become ii 'll - he was the first to suffer 'space sickness' in space (though I think many trainee US astronauts suffered in the simulator aircraft dubbed the 'vomit comet')

Spamcan was correct that he was the first to do more than one orbit. Gagarin did just one, and the first two Americans, Shepard and Frisson, flew suborbital missions.

He was also the first to eat in space (the earlier Soviet and US flights being too short). He was the first to take photographs from space, and to take cine pictures. Given that he was only the fourth human in space (if you discount the US rocket plane trials), and the first to be aloft for a significant period, he may well have other firsts to his credit!

xotGD was the first with a correct answer, so the floor is his.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I've been in error with some of these.

Spamcan was correct that he was the first to do more than one orbit. Gagarin did just one, and the first two Americans, Shepard and Frisson, flew suborbital missions.

Presumably you mean Virgil "Gus" Grissom?

 

[John Griffiths]

Cursed autocorrect! It ought to be called automuckup!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Cursed autocorrect! It ought to be called automuckup!

Ain't that the truth?

 

[xotGD]

Which common chemical compound is also referred to as R-744 and E290?

 

[Gloster]

Sodium chloride?

 

[xotGD]

Sodium chloride?

No, not that

 

[Spamcan81]

MSG?

 

[MotCO]

Water (H20)?

 

[xotGD]

MSG?

Water (H20)?

Sorry, both incorrect.

I'll give a clue in the morning if nobody gets it by then.

 

[444045]

I think its Carbon Dioxide.

 

[xotGD]

I think its Carbon Dioxide.

Correct! Classified as both a food additive and a refrigerant.

Your floor...

 

[444045]

Thank you.

Following were one hit wonders, please name the singer or group :

1/ Kung Fu Fighting.

2/ Seasons in the Sun.

3/ My Sharona.

4/ I was born under a Wandering Star.

5/ Pop Musik.

6/ Me & Mrs Jones.

7/ Some like it Hot.

8/ Turning Japanese.

9/ Rock me Amadeus.

10/ Mickey.

11/ Waiting for a Star to Fall.

12/ Ring my Bell.

13/ Ernie.

14/ Grandad.

15/ Afternoon Delight.

 

[Calthrop]

My interest in / knowledge of "popular music" is almost nil; but I might be able to answer no. 13, Grandad -- Clive Dunn?