General Knowledge Quiz

[444045]

2 1959?
3 1975?
4 2008?

Sorry none of your answers are correct.

 

[MotCO]

Ok.

2 1960?
3 1976?
4 2009?

 

[Gloster]

2 Because of the spaghetti harvest, I won’t go later and will say 1957.

 

[444045]

Ok.

2 1960?
3 1976?
4 2009?

You are correct with no.4 but wrong with the others.

 

[444045]

2 Because of the spaghetti harvest, I won’t go later and will say 1957.

Sorry you are wrong.

 

[444045]

Just 2 answers left to get in the quiz, Whats the year ?

2/ In what year was Panorama 1st aired on the BBC ?

3/ In what year did daredevil John Noakes leave Blue Peter after 12 years on the programme ?

 

[MotCO]

Just 2 answers left to get in the quiz, Whats the year ?

2/ In what year was Panorama 1st aired on the BBC ?

3/ In what year did daredevil John Noakes leave Blue Peter after 12 years on the programme ?

2 1955?
3 1973?

 

[444045]

2 1955?
3 1973?

Sorry neither answer was correct.

 

[444045]

As there have been no further guesses to the quiz, Whats the year ?

I can reveal the two missing answers :

Panorama was 1st aired on the BBC in 1953.

John Noakes left Blue Peter in 1978 after 12 years on the show.

We have a three way tie with 1 correct answer each are @Gloster , @Loppylugs & @MotCO .

Tie Breaker Question :

In what year was BBC 2 launched please ?

 

[MotCO]

1967

 

[Loppylugs]

1968

 

[Gloster]

Pass.

 

[Grumpus63]

1964. I remember that those houses with BBC2 had distinctive rooftop aerials in our district (we lived in Billericay then). Some of the other kids and I would nip along to a girl's house who had BBC2 to watch Play School as I dimly recall.

 

[444045]

1964. I remember that those houses with BBC2 had distinctive rooftop aerials in our district (we lived in Billericay then). Some of the other kids and I would nip along to a girl's house who had BBC2 to watch Play School as I dimly recall.

Yes you are correct.

 

[444045]

The nearest right answer to 1964 when BBC 2 was launched was between @MotCO, @Loppylugs & @Gloster and @MotCO said 1967 and therefore invite them to ask the next question please.

@Grumpus63 guessed the correct year however unfortunately wasn't part of the tie breakers.

 

[MotCO]

The french town of Nimes gave its name to a material. What is that material?

 

[Grumpus63]

The french town of Nimes gave its name to a material. What is that material?

Denim

 

[MotCO]

Denim

Correct. Please take the floor.

 

[Grumpus63]

Thank you.

It is well known that the Japanese city of Nagasaki was the target of the second atom bomb attack on Japan in August 1945 (Hiroshima already having been largely destroyed three days before). Nagasaki was not the primary target that day, though, and was only chosen as a secondary target due to the weather being cloudy over the city marked for destruction. What is the name of that city?

 

[MotCO]

Thank you.

It is well known that the Japanese city of Nagasaki was the target of the second atom bomb attack on Japan in August 1945 (Hiroshima already having been largely destroyed three days before). Nagasaki was not the primary target that day, though, and was only chosen as a secondary target due to the weather being cloudy over the city marked for destruction. What is the name of that city?

Kyoto?

 

[Loppylugs]

Kyoto?

Not sure it's Kyoto but I think it began with K and had another one somewhere. Let's try Kokatoo!

 

[Grumpus63]

Kyoto?

No, Kyoto was considered but was not in the final list of targets.

 

[Grumpus63]

Not sure it's Kyoto but I think it began with K and had another one somewhere. Let's try Kokatoo!

You are not far out

 

[43172]

Osaka?

 

[xotGD]

Yokahama

 

[SuspectUsual]

Kokura

 

[Grumpus63]

Osaka?

No

 

[Grumpus63]

Yokahama

No

 

[Grumpus63]

Kokura

Correct! Over to you...

 

[SuspectUsual]

Thanks

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