General Knowledge Quiz

[444045]

8 - Tony Blackburn
10 - Jean Williams?

You are correct with no.8 but wrong with no.10.

 

[SuspectUsual]

10/ What was the name of the 1st person to receive the co-vid vaccine ?

She was called Margaret but I can’t remember her surname. Keating? Something like that?

 

[444045]

She was called Margaret but I can’t remember her surname. Keating? Something like that?

You are very close, her name was Margaret Keenan, thats correct for me.

 

[SuspectUsual]

You are very close, her name was Margaret Keenan, thats correct for me.

Youre a very generous quizmaster

 

[MotCO]

4 Japan (Sony?)

12 The Sound of Music by Julie Andrews. See post #16112 !

Yes, indeed they were.

Flowers in the Rain sung by The Move was the first song on Radio 1​

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The Sound Of Music sung by Julie Andrews was the first song on Radio 2​

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Bridge over Troubled Water sung by Simon and Garfunkel was the first song on Capital Radio​

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Not Fade away by The Rolling Stones was the first song on Radio Caroline​

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Changes sung by Gavin James was the first song on Virgin Radio​

Your turn to spin the discs.

 

[444045]

4 Japan (Sony?)

12 The Sound of Music by Julie Andrews. See post #16112 !

You are correct with no.12, I'd forgotten that had been asked before by your goodself. no.4 is wrong I'm afraid.

 

[444045]

Only 1 answer left to get now in our famous 1st quiz :

4/ In which country was the 1st CD made ?

 

[Gloster]

4 Czech Republic? (I actually stumbled across the answer a week or two ago, but have forgotten it.)

 

[444045]

4 Czech Republic? (I actually stumbled across the answer a week or two ago, but have forgotten it.)

Sorry not the correct answer, hopefully your memory will give it to you when ure not expecting it.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is no. 4 Canada?

 

[Mvann]

The Netherlands

 

[444045]

Is no. 4 Canada?

Sorry not correct.

 

[444045]

The Netherlands

Sorry not correct.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Germany?

 

[444045]

Germany?

You are correct.

 

[444045]

Thanks to everyone who entered the famous 1st quiz, I am pleased to announce that @Mcr Warrior is the winner with 4 correct answers.

I invite you to ask the next question please.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

The Peak District National Park is 70 years old today having being designated as a National Park on 17th April 1951.

Which UK National Park was the second to be so designated, less than a month later?

 

[MotCO]

Lake District?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Lake District?

Is the correct answer. (That didn't take long!)

Over to you @MotCO

 

[MotCO]

Thank you.

Sticking with a geographical theme, which country has the greatest number of verses in its national anthem?

 

[martinsh]

Russia ?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

China, the most populous country?

 

[Gloster]

Is it somewhere in the Far East? Thailand?

 

[MotCO]

Russia ?

Not Russia.

China, the most populous country?

Not China.

Is it somewhere in the Far East? Thailand?

Not in the Far East.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

"God Save the Queen" has five verses, I think - is that it?

 

[MotCO]

"God Save the Queen" has five verses, I think - is that it?

No, the longest anthem has many more verses than five.

 

[Calthrop]

Can't be Spain: that's the polar opposite -- no words, just music.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

The Argentinian anthem goes on for a long while, but I'm not sure how many actual verses it has - but I'll suggest it anyway!

 

[MotCO]

Can't be Spain: that's the polar opposite -- no words, just music.

The Argentinian anthem goes on for a long while, but I'm not sure how many actual verses it has - but I'll suggest it anyway!

No, not Spain, nor Argentia.

 

[FrodshamJnct]

Japan?