General Knowledge Quiz

[MotCO]

John Lukic?

Edit - I think he is still alive!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Reckon the answer is Dennis Brian Close.

Died in September 2015.

Was a former footballer with Leeds United and Arsenal, and also Bradford City, before getting injured and concentrating on cricket.

His record as captain of the England cricket team (in 1967) was indeed won six, drawn one.

Scotland beat England 3-1 at Pittodrie in October 1948 in an Amateur Youth International football match.

D. Close (as listed) was 17 at the time.

Then played for England (v New Zealand) at cricket in July 1949, aged 18.

Last football game was against Port Vale (in December 1952), he was by then playing for Bradford City.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Reckon the answer is Dennis Brian Close.

Died in September 2015.

Was a former footballer with Leeds United and Arsenal, and also Bradford City, before getting injured and concentrating on cricket.

His record as captain of the England cricket team (in 1967) was indeed won six, drawn one.

Scotland beat England 3-1 at Pittodrie in October 1948 in an Amateur Youth International football match.

D. Close (as listed) was 17 at the time.

Then played for England (v New Zealand) at cricket in July 1949, aged 18.

Last football game was against Port Vale (in December 1952), he was by then playing for Bradford City.

Absolutely correct. Well done. Over to you!

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Staying with association football, which former Football League club was the last to be voted out of the Football League at the end of a season (this being shortly before the concept of automatic promotion and relegation was introduced) the said club having been successfully re-elected in the two immediately previous seasons?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Staying with association football, which former Football League club was the last to be voted out of the Football League at the end of a season (this being shortly before the concept of automatic promotion and relegation was introduced) the said club having been successfully re-elected in the two immediately previous seasons?

Southport.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Southport.

Correct. 1978 was the year in question.

That didn't take long! Back to you, sir!

 

[Peterthegreat]

Correct. 1978 was the year in question.

That didn't take long! Back to you, sir!

Replaced by Wigan I believe.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Replaced by Wigan I believe.

Yes. Quite a close vote. Bath City almost got in that year.

Anyhoo, time for a new question....

 

[Peterthegreat]

A non sporting question.
Outside Hannover Hbf there is a statue of a man on a horse. Where exactly was he born (the man depicted not the horse)?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Windsor?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Windsor?

Sorry not Windsor.

 

[Spamcan81]

Hannover?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Hannover?

Nice answer but not correct.

 

[xotGD]

Moscow

 

[Peterthegreat]

Moscow

Sorry not Moscow.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Coburg? London? Petersburg?

 

[Gloster]

St James’ Palace?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Coburg? London? Petersburg?

New York? Paris? Peckham?

 

[Peterthegreat]

New York? Paris? Peckham?

Nope.

 

[Peterthegreat]

New York? Paris? Peckham?

Peckham isn't far away.

 

[Peterthegreat]

St James's Palace is the closest.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

How about @LSWR Cavalier's middle answer?

 

[Peterthegreat]

How about @LSWR Cavalier's middle answer?

I did ask where exactly was he born. London is too vague.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I did ask where exactly was he born. London is too vague.

So someone famous enough to have a statue in Hanover, but who was born in the London area. Presumably either royalty or military. How about Kensington Palace then?

 

[Peterthegreat]

So someone famous enough to have a statue in Hanover, but who was born in the London area. Presumably either royalty or military. How about Kensington Palace then?

Not Kensington Palace. Not royalty OR military but both.

 

[DaleCooper]

Not Kensington Palace. Not royalty OR military but both.

Sergeant's mess, Wellington Barracks?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Sergeant's mess, Wellington Barracks?

Sorry - neither.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Tower of London, maybe?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Tower of London, maybe?

Or maybe not.

 

[DerekC]

Well, it's got to be one of the Georges. I will guess George III because I am pretty sure he was born in London. I don't think Buckingham Palace was built then, so how about Whitehall Palace? I can't recall when that was burned down.