General Knowledge Quiz

[OhNoAPacer]

He was the fastest to cycle from Lands End to John O Goats and hadn't long taken up cycling?

He's the oldest person to cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats.

It took him 79 hours and 34 minutes.

Your turn to change gear and pedal us to our next question

 

[Steddenm]

Change of tact to the type of question...

These are famous phone numbers from days gone by... but who's are they?

0181 811 8181

0181 985 1111

00 353 463 66 77

020 8743 8000

020 7843 8000

 

[MotCO]

Change of tact to the type of question...

These are famous phone numbers from days gone by... but who's are they?

0181 811 8181 BBC?

0181 985 1111

00 353 463 66 77 The Pope?

020 8743 8000

020 7843 8000 Downing Street?

 

[SuspectUsual]

First one is SwapShop

 

[Steddenm]

First one is SwapShop

Correct. (Also Live & Kicking and Going Live)

@MotCO - The first is technically correct. The rest are incorrect.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Errr .... do you mean when Colin Chapman was in charge of Lotus? If so, I gave you that answer in post 22,952 (see below)? However, as I don't have a question, I'm happy to let Efini92 take the chequered flag!

Very sorry about this. I don’t know why I did not see it

 

[SuspectUsual]

Is the other 0181 number Crimewatch?

 

[Steddenm]

Is the other 0181 number Crimewatch?

Not crimewatch no.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Very sorry about this. I don’t know why I did not see it

No problems!

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Did they belong to fictional characters - for example, The Saint and / or the Police Station in The Bill?

 

[DaleCooper]

Change of tact to the type of question...

These are famous phone numbers from days gone by... but who's are they?

0181 811 8181

0181 985 1111

00 353 463 66 77

020 8743 8000

020 7843 8000

According to my local telephone box they are:

020 8743 8000 French Mistress

020 7843 8000 Luigi the Italian Stallion

 

[Steddenm]

None of the numbers are fictional @EbbwJunction1 and @DaleCooper - incorrect.

All the numbers were well advertised (as a clue I'll say on TV and radio).

 

[EbbwJunction1]

So, in that case, they must have been part of advertising campaigns for something or other?

If so, let's offer these: the privatisations of BT and British Gas, in that you could buy shares.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Not crimewatch no.

Just come to me. It’s the Big Breakfast (I think)

 

[MotCO]

00 353 463 66 77 - the EU in Brussels?

 

[Steddenm]

Two correct answers so far. I'll give you some clues....

...8181 has been correctly guessed by @SteveM70

...1111 is the Big Breakfast as guessed by @SteveM70 Too

....66 77 was on longwave

....8743 8000 might be a female relative

....7843 8000 is the commercial opposite of 8743 8000

 

[DaleCooper]

One correct answer so far. I'll give you some clues....



...1111 was a morning of mayhem



....8743 8000 might be a female relative

....7843 8000 is the commercial opposite of 8743 8000

...1111 was a morning of mayhem - Tiswas

....8743 8000 might be a female relative - BBC

....7843 8000 is the commercial opposite of 8743 8000 - ITV

 

[Gloster]

...66 77 Radio Luxembourg? (A pure guess.)

 

[DaleCooper]

...66 77 Radio Luxembourg? (A pure guess.)

I was going to go for that but Luxembourg was on 208m medium wave.

 

[Steddenm]

@DaleCooper has got...

8743 8000 - BBC
7843 8000 - ITV
....1111 and 8181 have already been guessed by @SteveM70 so is currently two each.

...66 77 is not Radio Luxembourg and the only one left.

 

[DaleCooper]

@DaleCooper has got...

8743 8000 - BBC
7843 8000 - ITV
....1111 and 8181 have already been guessed by @SteveM70 so is currently two each.

...66 77 is not Radio Luxembourg and the only one left.

...66 77 - RTE

 

[Steddenm]

...66 77 - RTE

Not RTÉ, but it was a radio station.

 

[Gloster]

...66 77 - Radio Caroline? (Another guess.)

 

[Steddenm]

...66 77 - Radio Caroline? (Another guess.)

Not Radio Caroline, however when this station closed their answerphone on the number played ads for Caroline.

 

[DaleCooper]

Not Radio Caroline, however when this station closed their answerphone on the number played ads for Caroline.

The only other one I can think of is Radio North Sea International but they were on MW.

 

[Steddenm]

The only other one I can think of is Radio North Sea International but they were on MW.

Again no.

Another clue. It was 252LW

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Another clue. It was 252LW

Radio Luxembourg?

 

[Steddenm]

Radio Luxembourg?

Not Luxembourg no. This station was early to mid-90s and broadcast from Ireland (somewhat illegally to the UK it was said)

 

[krus_aragon]

Not Luxembourg no. This station was early to mid-90s and broadcast from Ireland (somewhat illegally to the UK it was said)

Playing word-association with the number 252, I'd say Atlantic 252.

Though I heard it on occasion growing up in North Wales in the late 90s, I didn't do so enough to pay attention to any telephone numbers announced.

 

[Steddenm]

Playing word-association with the number 252, I'd say Atlantic 252.

Though I heard it on occasion growing up in North Wales in the late 90s, I didn't do so enough to pay attention to any telephone numbers announced.

Well done. It is Atlantic 252.

So with two points each its @DaleCooper and @SteveM70.

Therefore it's up to you two to decide who's next to take the floor.