General Knowledge Quiz

[xotGD]

A Hindu sword? (If correct then kudos to my father who happened to be in the room when I said ‘what the f***?’)

I'll let you have that. It is a sword or dagger worn by Sikhs. One of the Five Ks.

Your floor...

 

[Neo9320]

As stated, not my answer technically so I’ll do open floor again

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Which wandering cricket club with an age-restricted membership (i.e. you have to be a certain age to be a member) was HRH The Duke of Edinburgh the Patron of until his recent death?

 

[MotCO]

Edit: I'll hold my question for later

 

[SuspectUsual]

I think that’s I Zingari

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I think that’s I Zingari

That may be true, but it's not the club I was looking for, sorry.

 

[xotGD]

Lords Taverners?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Lords Taverners?

Sorry, no, that's not it, either.

 

[MotCO]

Cavaliers?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Cavaliers?

No, sorry ... the best clue to the name of the club is in the actual question.

 

[Gloster]

Presumably they were called The Wanderers.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Presumably they were called The Wanderers.

I'm afraid not ... as I can't really give you any other clues without revealing the name, I'll give you the answer.

It's The Forty Club, and the clue in the name is that when the club was set up, it was to encourage cricketers over 40 years of age to remain in the sport. Prince Phillip was an active Patron in that he was very keen to know what we were doing, and he'll be missed.

I'll therefore declare that the nets are available to anyone who wants a bat or a bowl.

 

[MotCO]

The following lists pop artistes (soloists or groups) whose name is a single word, sometimes prefixed by 'The', with the initials given of one of their UK Top Ten hits. Name the Artiste and record. (For example, ABBA, The Applejacks or Ashnikko are valid artistes, but Ariana Grande is not.)

Artiste Song
A - SLY
B - HOG
C - DLMTW
E - HC
F - KMS (WHS)
G - D
H - COL
J - GU
K - SA
M - HOF

 

[SuspectUsual]

F - Fugees - Killing Me Softly (With His Love)
J - The Jam - Going Underground
M - Madness - House of Fun

 

[MotCO]

F - Fugees - Killing Me Softly (With His Love)
M - Madness - House of Fun

Both correct

 

[SuspectUsual]

C - Communards - Don’t Leave Me This Way
H - The Housemartins - Caravan of Love

 

[xotGD]

K - The Kinks, Sunday Afternoon

 

[SuspectUsual]

K - Kylie - Spinning Around

(Almost ashamed to know that)

 

[MotCO]

C - Communards - Don’t Leave Me This Way
H - The Housemartins - Caravan of Love

Both correct

K - The Kinks, Sunday Afternoon

Not quite correct

 

[MotCO]

K - Kylie - Spinning Around

(Almost ashamed to know that)

You don't have to be ashamed, but I'll have to disallow it because:

1. It wasn't the answer I was thinking of.
2. I think she is officially known as Kylie Mynogue, nt just Kylie.
3. I make up the rules

 

[Mcr Warrior]

E = Eagles - Hotel California.

 

[xotGD]

Try again...

The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon

 

[SuspectUsual]

You don't have to be ashamed, but I'll have to disallow it because:

1. It wasn't the answer I was thinking of.
2. I think she is officially known as Kylie Mynogue, nt just Kylie.
3. I make up the rules

 

[MotCO]

Try again...

The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon

That's better!

E = Eagles - Hotel California.

Correct

 

[MotCO]

Only these left to get:

Artiste Song
A - SLY
B - HOG
G - D

 

[MotCO]

J - The Jam - Going Underground

Correct

 

[SuspectUsual]

B - Blondie - Heart of Glass

 

[xotGD]

G - Garbage? No idea of the song if so.

 

[perryman]

G - Gabrielle, Dreams?

 

[perryman]

And A - Adele, Someone Like You?