General Knowledge Quiz

[TheEdge]

San Marino. Because I feel like this is a trick question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Lithuania?

Sorry

 

[Peterthegreat]

Poland ?

Poland is correct.
The microphone is yours.

 

[Peterthegreat]

San Marino. Because I feel like this is a trick question.

Not a trick question.

 

[Peasmould]

I think I saw this in a film and ... there was an ATM?

 

[martinsh]

Open floor

 

[DaleCooper]

Open floor

Next question:

Which famous musician played bass guitar on a number one hit under the pseudonym Bijou Drains?

 

[martinsh]

Eric Clapton ?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Sting.

 

[444045]

Brian May ?

 

[DaleCooper]

Eric Clapton ?

Sting.

Brian May ?

None of the above.

Hint: He was not usually associated with the bass guitar (perhaps they're too tough!).

 

[Strat-tastic]

Elton John.

 

[xotGD]

The Edge

 

[Gloster]

Roy Orbison?

 

[DaleCooper]

Elton John.

The Edge

Roy Orbison?

None of the above.

I'll rephrase the question:

Who was the famous musician that played bass guitar on a number one hit under the pseudonym Bijou Drains?
(That's a hint)

 

[Gloster]

Sir Simon Rattle?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

That surely has to be the great Pete Townsend

 

[DaleCooper]

Sir Simon Rattle?

Not him.

That surely has to be the great Pete Townsend

Actually it was Pete Townshend but that's probably who you meant so - your turn...
The song in question:

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Not him.

Actually it was Pete Townshend but that's probably who you meant so - your turn...
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Wow- after all these years I never know that! - and I am a total fan.

Question who was the singer in the song "In a Broken Dream" part of a group but better known by his solo name.

 

[DaleCooper]

Wow- after all these years I never know that! - and I am a total fan.

Question who was the singer in the song "In a Broken Dream" part of a group but better known by his solo name.

Rod Stewart - fantastic song by Python Lee Jackson.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Rod Stewart - fantastic song by Python Lee Jackson.

Is the correct answer sir. Your turn at REM sleep.

 

[DaleCooper]

Is the correct answer sir. Your turn at REM sleep.

Thank you.

Next (easy) question:

Apart from being railway stations what else links the following?

Cannon Street, Potters Bar, Chalkwell, Winnersh Triangle, Reston, Slateford

 

[OhNoAPacer]

They contain terms used in snooker

 

[DaleCooper]

They contain terms used in snooker

Of course they do, I didn't think it would take so long. Your turn...

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Breaking off from sport and into politics

Who was the last Tory Prime Minister?

 

[krus_aragon]

Detecting that this is a historical question, I'll pluck a name out of the hat and go for Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Detecting that this is a historical question, I'll pluck a name out of the hat and go for Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.

Plucked better than a well played guitar.

I hand the office of state onto you.

 

[krus_aragon]

Plucked better than a well played guitar.

I hand the office of state onto you.

Well there's a lucky chord!
I figured the Great Reform Act of the 1830s was a likely point for the Tories to reform into the Conservative Party, and Wellington was the only Tory figure I could think of from that age.

Next question:

What does the following list of dates refer to?

August 1995
June 1998
September 2000
October 2001
January 2007
October 2009
October 2012
July 2015
October 2021

 

[Trackman]

MS Windows release dates?

 

[krus_aragon]

MS Windows release dates?

They are indeed, from Windows 95 onward.

Over to you...