General Knowledge Quiz

[Mcr Warrior]

In the Guardian on 1 April sometime in the 1970s.

1977, and it was 'San Serriffe', wasn't it?

 

[MotCO]

1977, and it was 'San Serriffe', wasn't it?

It was indeed - my mistake

In the Guardian on 1 April sometime in the 1970s.

Yes, April Fool's Day 1977. Apparently in the Indian Ocean. @Gloster please script the next question.

 

[Gloster]

For what is the Austro-Hungarian Navy’s most successful (by ships sunk) submarine commander in World War I better known by most people?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Georg Von Trapp

 

[Gloster]

Georg Von Trapp

Indeed. The patriarch of the singing Trapp family as seen (endlessly on TV in the 1960s) in The Sound of Music.

For you to climb the next mountain to set a question.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Must be time for another obscure US Supreme Court history question!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Must be time for another obscure US Supreme Court history question!

I hope so - or US history, geography, politics as I might know the answer!

 

[Peterthegreat]

Well you won't get a question on the US history from me tight now!
In 1938 Arthur Fagg became the first person to do what?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Well you won't get a question on the US history from me tight now!
In 1938 Arthur Fagg became the first person to do what?

Well he was an umpire wasn’t he the first to get a double century in each innings and if not mistaken at least one was not out too.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Well he was an umpire wasn’t he the first to get a double century in each innings and if not mistaken at least one was not out too.

Near enough. He was the first person to hit a double century in both innings of a first class match (Kent v Essex). He remained alone in that feat until the Sri Lankan Angelo Perara scored two double centuries in 2019.
Over to you!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Only 5 test cricketers have achieved 3000 test runs and 400 wickets. Who are they?

 

[Caboose Class]

Only 5 test cricketers have achieved 3000 test runs and 400 wickets. Who are they?

Richard Hadlee, Kapil Dev, Shane Warne, Shaun Pollock and Stuart Broad.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Excellent. Correct. Your turn at the crease

 

[Caboose Class]

Another cricket question:- In all 2,429 Test matches played to date, which is the only side to have lost all ten wickets in an innings all clean bowled - i.e. no lbws, no caughts, no stumpings, etc?

 

[xotGD]

There are a relatively small number of options here, so I'll kick things off with Pakistan?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Go on, I'll plump for England.

 

[444045]

I'll go with the West Indies.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I will go with New Zealand

 

[DaleCooper]

Zimbabwe?

 

[Peterthegreat]

I don't think anyone has lost all ten wickets in a test due to clean bowled.

 

[Caboose Class]

I don't think anyone has lost all ten wickets in a test due to clean bowled.

@xotGD, @Strat-tastic, @444045, @GRALISTAIR, @DaleCooper - sorry, you were all wrong!!
It was a bit of a trick question but @Peterthegreat got the correct answer!!
In all the 2,429 Test matches played to date, no side has ever lost all ten wickets in an innings which were all clean bowled.
@Peterthegreat has the new ball.

 

[Peterthegreat]

OK, Not just a new ball but a new game,
Which four American states have state capitals whose name derives DIRECTLY from a settlement in England.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Delaware
Nebraska
Connecticut
Massachusetts


That’s purely based on the names of the places having equivalents over here, I don’t have a clue if that’s actually the reason

 

[Peterthegreat]

Delaware
Nebraska
Connecticut
Massachusetts


That’s purely based on the names of the places having equivalents over here, I don’t have a clue if that’s actually the reason

Three out of four. I won't say which one is wrong just yet.

 

[Calthrop]

I'll suggest -- very far from certain of rightness -- Connecticut the one of the four above, which is not correct; I'll substitute Virginia.

 

[Peterthegreat]

I'll suggest -- very far from certain of rightness -- Connecticut the one of the four above, which is not correct; I'll substitute Virginia.

Sorry - not totally correct.

 

[Gloster]

Oregon.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Oregon.

Sorry incorrect.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Connecticut is definitely wrong. Even though Hartford is similar to Hertfordshire

I think it may be St Paul - Minnesota since you say Richmond VA is not correct.

 

[peri]

Lincoln, Nebraska and Dover, Delaware if that helps anyone but I can't think of any others.
I remember a comic where they were thinking up all the state capitals and trying lots of songs.