General Knowledge Quiz

[Neo9320]

Thank you.

Next question:

Which song features Louie Miller, Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry, Lotte Lenya and Lucy Brown.

Mack the knife

 

[DaleCooper]

Mack the knife

Correct, Louis Armstrong added Lotte Lenya because she was present when he recorded the song. Your turn...

 

[Neo9320]

I have nothing at the moment (working on it) so open floor please!

 

[Spamcan81]

A nice easy one. Name the only town in the UK to have an exclamation mark as part of its name?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Westward Ho!

 

[TheEdge]

L!ncoln.

Or not, perhaps.

 

[Spamcan81]

Westward Ho!

Correct. Over to you.

 

[Spamcan81]

L!ncoln.

Or not, perhaps.

Nul points.

 

[Ashley Hill]

In 1979 the single “I Don’t Depend On You” was released by The Men. The Men was a one off alias of a well known group. Who were that group?

 

[Neo9320]

The human league

 

[Ashley Hill]

The human league

Yes,the superior early line up of The Human League. Your turn to put the needle to the record.

 

[Neo9320]

Yes,the superior early line up of The Human League. Your turn to put the needle to the record.

A personal favourite. I still have nothing so open floor please

 

[krus_aragon]

What connects the following pairs of letters?

b-g
b-t
l-g
p-t

 

[xotGD]

You can put any of the five vowels between them to form a word.

Bag, beg, big, bog, bug, etc.

 

[krus_aragon]

You can put any of the five vowels between them to form a word.

Bag, beg, big, bog, bug, etc.

Correct. Over to you...

 

[xotGD]

Before Slovenia adopted the Euro, what was the name of their currency?

 

[Ediswan]

Before Slovenia adopted the Euro, what was the name of their currency?

Diram.

 

[xotGD]

Diram.

Sorry, no.

 

[DaleCooper]

Before Slovenia adopted the Euro, what was the name of their currency?

Lira?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Tolar

 

[AndyPJG]

Sloti?

 

[xotGD]

Tolar

Correct!

I think I might still have a few coins lurking in a drawer.

Your floor..

 

[Peterthegreat]

As it's a football weekend. Who were the first team to gain promotion to the top tier of English football by winning the playoffs?

 

[MotCO]

A left field shot - Swindon Town?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Nope - well offside.

 

[MotCO]

Let's go down the right wing - Newcastle?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Let's go down the right wing - Newcastle?

even more offside

 

[SuspectUsual]

Charlton. They beat dirty Leeds

 

[MotCO]

Let's go for the middle - Oldham

 

[xotGD]

Bradford City?