General Knowledge Quiz

[GRALISTAIR]

The 2000s one is Oasis but I’ve no idea which song.

Potential artist without song gets zero points, and v.v.

The shock of lightning? or Shock of the lightning ?- or The Shock of the Lightning? but definitely Oasis

 

[perryman]

The shock of lightning? or Shock of the lightning ?- or The Shock of the Lightning? but definitely Oasis

The Shock Of The Lightning by Oasis, it is. Well done. One left.


1960s: I saw her today at the reception - The Rolling Stones, You Can't Always Get What You Want - @DaleCooper

1970s: I...don't want to know your name - The Sweet, Fox On The Run - @444045

1980s: I'll stay with you until the end - Blancmange, Don't Tell Me - @GRALISTAIR

1990s: Got your tape and it changed my mind - cryptic clue for the band's name would possibly be half a journey for a fast aircraft?

2000s: I'm all over my heart's desire - Oasis, The Shock Of The Lightning - @GRALISTAIR

 

[GRALISTAIR]

1990s: Got your tape and it changed my mind - cryptic clue for the band's name would possibly be half a journey for a fast aircraft?


I think from the clue the band name is Semisonic (semi = half and sonic implies fast) and I do remember this band.

However, I have no freaking clue what the song is.

 

[perryman]

1990s: Got your tape and it changed my mind - cryptic clue for the band's name would possibly be half a journey for a fast aircraft?


I think from the clue the band name is Semisonic (semi = half and sonic implies fast) and I do remember this band.

However, I have no freaking clue what the song is.

In the interests of moving on, I'll make a slight change to the rules mid-game:

@GRALISTAIR you are correct with the band, Semisonic, and the tune is called 'Singing In My Sleep'. The half point I've now awarded you for the artist gives you an unassailable lead, and therefore the potentially dubious and suspect honour of being the DJ falls to you. Commiserations to @444045 and @DaleCooper. Well done, @GRALISTAIR.


1960s: I saw her today at the reception - The Rolling Stones, You Can't Always Get What You Want - @DaleCooper

1970s: I...don't want to know your name - The Sweet, Fox On The Run - @444045

1980s: I'll stay with you until the end - Blancmange, Don't Tell Me - @GRALISTAIR

1990s: Got your tape and it changed my mind - Semisonic, Singing In My Sleep - @GRALISTAIR

2000s: I'm all over my heart's desire - Oasis, The Shock Of The Lightning - @GRALISTAIR

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I am traveling and have dinner out tonight and tomorrow- long story short don’t have time to monitor the thread so I pass DJ privileges to ——open floor .

 

[MotCO]

If I may...

What connects Sr. Pessoa, Dr. Lemon, Don Difunto, and Graf Eutin?

 

[Calthrop]

They seem to be characters in a work of fiction. Making a completely blind guess -- something by Louis de Bernieres?

 

[MotCO]

They seem to be characters in a work of fiction. Making a completely blind guess -- something by Louis de Bernieres?

No - they are fictional characters though.

 

[Gloster]

Names of Cluedo characters in other languages?

 

[MotCO]

Names of Cluedo characters in other languages?

Correct - Sr. Pessoa in Brazil, Dr. Lemon in Spain & Argentina Pre 1996, Don Difunto(Lord Dead Man) in Latin America, and Graf Eutin (Count Eutin) in Germany and Switzerland.
In England it is Dr Black, and Mr Boddy in USA. Other countries have other names mostly connected to Dr Black.

Your turn to name the murderer.

 

[Gloster]

Which prolific writer’s only major work of fiction was Savrola?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Which prolific writer’s only major work of fiction was Savrola?

Churchill.

 

[Gloster]

Churchill.

Correct. To you the author’s pen.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Let us stay with politicians. Apart from all having served as Prime Minister what do the following have in common (nothing at all to do with politics)

Boris Johnson
Gordon Brown
James Callaghan
Harold Wilson
Harold Macmillan
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain

 

[Cowley]

All went to Oxford maybe?

 

[Peterthegreat]

All went to Oxford maybe?

Nope - Gordon Brown went to Edinburgh (have not checked the others).

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Are they all known by their second, or at least one of their middle names?

 

[Cowley]

Nope - Gordon Brown went to Edinburgh (have not checked the others).

Worth a shot.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

All served in at least one of the great offices of state before becoming PM?

 

[Peterthegreat]

All served in at least one of the great offices of state before becoming PM?

That's not the answer I am looking for. Anyway the answer has nothing to do with politics.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Are they all known by their second, or at least one of their middle names?

Suspect you missed my guess.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Suspect you missed my guess.

I am sorry I certainly did. And as you rightly suspect you are correct
Alexander Johnson
James Brown
Leonard Callaghan
James Wilson
Maurice Macmillan
Robert Eden
Arthur Chamberlain

So the floor is belatedly yours.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

What would be notable about standing on the peak of Mount Chimborazo?

 

[Cowley]

What would be notable about standing on the peak of Mount Chimborazo?

You’d be underwater?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

You’d be underwater?

Incorrect I am afraid.

 

[Cowley]

Incorrect I am afraid.

Yes I just looked it up. Couldn’t have been much more wrong.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Yes I just looked it up. Couldn’t have been much more wrong.

In my experience you can never be too wrong

 

[DaleCooper]

What would be notable about standing on the peak of Mount Chimborazo?

The view.

 

[Strat-tastic]

You'd be on Mars.

 

[Gloster]

Is that the one in Brazil with a massive statute of Jesus on top? In which case you would be...