General Knowledge Quiz

[Efini92]

Thank you......

Which player in the 1966 England World Cup squad played 1 county championship cricket match in 1962
and for which county please ?

It was Geoff Hurst, going to guess at Lancashire.

 

[444045]

It was Geoff Hurst, going to guess at Lancashire.

You are correct with Geoff Hurst but the wrong county I'm afraid.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

IIRC Essex playing against Lancs

 

[444045]

IIRC Essex playing against Lancs

You are correct the county was Esssex.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Geoff Hurst (West Ham United and Essex).

Scored 0 (not out) and 0 (bowled).

P.S. Beaten to it!

 

[444045]

We have a tie as both @Efini92 & @GRALISTAIR have 1 correct answer each.

I can ask a tie breaker question or you can come to an understanding between yourselves, whichever you would like.

Thank you....

 

[Efini92]

We have a tie as both @Efini92 & @GRALISTAIR have 1 correct answer each.

I can ask a tie breaker question or you can come to an understanding between yourselves, whichever you would like.

Thank you....

I’m happy to pass it to @GRALISTAIR

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Can’t think of a question sorry.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Salvador Dali had a pet animal called Babou, what was the animal?

 

[Gloster]

Was it a snake?

 

[MotCO]

A monkey / chimp?

 

[DaleCooper]

Marmoset?

 

[yoyothehobo]

No correct answers so far

 

[DaleCooper]

Sewer eel.

 

[linmanfu]

Stick insect

 

[mangyiscute]

Anteater

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I could swear this was an ocelot.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Baboon.

 

[yoyothehobo]

I could swear this was an ocelot.

It is an ocelot. Your turn.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I am a chemist. I sometimes wear a teashirt that has genius on it. This is GeNIUS and also GeNiUS - what elements are we talking about?

 

[DaleCooper]

I am a chemist. I sometimes wear a teashirt that has genius on it. This is GeNIUS and also GeNiUS - what elements are we talking about?

Germanium, Nickel, Nitrogen, Iodine, Uranium, Sulphur

 

[xotGD]

Germanium-Nitrogen-Iodine-Uranium-Sulphur

Germanium-Nickel-Uranium-Sulphur

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Germanium, Nickel, Nitrogen, Iodine, Uranium, Sulphur

Germanium-Nitrogen-Iodine-Uranium-Sulphur

Germanium-Nickel-Uranium-Sulphur

Both are correct and xotGD answer is fuller. But DaleCooper was first and he should now be in his element posing the next question.

 

[DaleCooper]

Both are correct and xotGD answer is fuller. But DaleCooper was first and he should now be in his element posing the next question.

Thank you.

Next question:

Which two countries share the world's oldest active military alliance?

 

[341o2]

Britain and Portugal

Back in the 80's I took part in a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah to celebrate 400 years of this in Lisbon

 

[DaleCooper]

Britain and Portugal

Back in the 80's I took part in a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah to celebrate 400 years of this in Lisbon

Correct although it's actually over 600 years old. Your turn...

 

[341o2]

Thanks.

What were the Tijuana Bibles?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I dont want to say because my answer could get me banned from the forum

P --------------------- O ---------------------------- R ----------------------------------- N in small comic books no less --- produced in all places - the prudish good ole U S of A

 

[341o2]

Yes, these were "adult" parodies of cartoon strips such as Dick Tracey, Blondie or Popeye. For example Wimpey has a girlfriend, she wants...Wimpey wants hamburgers, Popeye satisfies her

your floor

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Open floor please