General Knowledge Quiz

[Gloster]

What happens to the bust of Sir Henry Wood on The Last Night of the Proms?

 

[MotCO]

What happens to the bust of Sir Henry Wood on The Last Night of the Proms?

They put a wreath over his head

 

[Gloster]

They put a wreath over his head

Correct, although I think it is technically called a chaplet. Two lucky Prommers get that honour.

To you the laurels.

 

[MotCO]

To you the laurels.

What two names complete this series?
John, Anthony, James, David, ??????, ???????

(I will only accept full answers; any partially correct answers will be stated to be wrong)

 

[SuspectUsual]

What two names complete this series?
John, Anthony, James, David, ??????, ???????

(I will only accept full answers; any partially correct answers will be stated to be wrong)

Theresa, Alexander

 

[MotCO]

Thar was quick - you didn't Pfeffel about

Please lead the House

 

[SuspectUsual]

Open floor, thanks

 

[DaleCooper]

Open floor, thanks

Next question:

These two adjectives (their meanings in brackets) which differ only in the last letter, can be confused and their usages sometimes overlap. What are they?

****** (several)
******e (varied)

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Are you thinking of divers and diverse?

 

[DaleCooper]

Are you thinking of divers and diverse?

Not any more because you have the right answer, your turn...

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Sorry traveling again. Can’t monitor. Open floor please.

 

[Steddenm]

As its open floor...

The Cash Learning Partnership started adding which language to cash machines it operates in 2020 across the UK?

 

[AndyPJG]

Remember reading the story, can't remember the language, so an educated guess....Esperanto?

 

[Steddenm]

Remember reading the story, can't remember the language, so an educated guess....Esperanto?

Not Esperanto, no, sorry.

 

[TheEdge]

West African Pidgin? Total guess.

 

[DaleCooper]

As its open floor...

The Cash Learning Partnership started adding which language to cash machines it operates in 2020 across the UK?

British Sign Language.

 

[MotCO]

Cornish? (or whatever it's called)

 

[Steddenm]

No to all the above.

 

[MotCO]

Audio?

 

[DaleCooper]

Klingon?

 

[Steddenm]

Not audio or Klingon

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Urdu

 

[Steddenm]

Not Urdu

 

[Neo9320]

Welsh?

 

[DaleCooper]

Glossolalia?

 

[xotGD]

Polish?

 

[43172]

Yiddish?

 

[Gloster]

Braille?

 

[Cowley]

Foul?

 

[peri]

Gaelic?