General Knowledge Quiz

[AndyPJG]

Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey

 

[SuspectUsual]

Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey

Not only all three, but in the correct order too. Your turn in front of the camera

 

[AndyPJG]

As you said, worked out by logic from the previous answers. As such, fair to be Open Floor please.

 

[444045]

Thank you....A music question next......

Which band were originally called Angel and the Snake before changing it to name we know now please ?

 

[DaleCooper]

Deleted

 

[xotGD]

Whitesnake?

 

[444045]

Whitesnake?

Sorry not correct.

 

[D6130]

Alice Cooper?

 

[444045]

Alice Cooper?

Sorry not correct.

 

[Neo9320]

Texas?

 

[444045]

Texas?

Sorry not correct.

 

[DaleCooper]

Florence and the Machine?

 

[444045]

Florence and the Machine?

Sorry not correct.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Eurythmics

 

[444045]

Eurythmics

Sorry not correct.

 

[DaleCooper]

Blondie?

 

[444045]

Blondie?

You are correct it was Blondie, they did 2 shows under the guise of Angel & the Snake before changing to Blondie in October 1974.

The mike is all yours......

 

[DaleCooper]

You are correct it was Blondie, they did 2 shows under the guise of Angel & the Snake before changing to Blondie in October 1974.

The mike is all yours......

Blimey! I didn't expect that; it was just a shot in the dark.

Next question:

What is a vinegaroon?

 

[Calthrop]

What is a vinegaroon?

A kind of scorpion-like insect (are scorpions insects? -- beastie of that sort, anyway); which I think secretes a vinegar-like liquid, hence the name. Found, I believe, in the south-west of North America.

 

[DaleCooper]

A kind of scorpion-like insect (are scorpions insects? -- beastie of that sort, anyway); which I think secretes a vinegar-like liquid, hence the name. Found, I believe, in the south-west of North America.

Vinegaroons, scorpions, spiders etc. are arachnids not insects, apart from that you are correct. I think vinegaroon would also be a good name for the bottle on a chip shop counter.

Your turn...

 

[Calthrop]

Thanks.

Scotland has just one natural body of water which is not called a loch; but the English-language version of the word. Please give its full name and approximate location.

 

[DaleCooper]

Thanks.

Scotland has just one natural body of water which is not called a loch; but the English-language version of the word. Please give its full name and approximate location.

Amy Pond
The Tardis

 

[yoyothehobo]

Is it lake of Menteith? I stopped there in the car last year in the Trossachs.

Amy Pond
The Tardis

This answer deserves a win though

 

[Calthrop]

Amy Pond
The Tardis

Is it lake of Menteith? I stopped there in the car last year in the Trossachs.

The Lake of Menteith, in the Trossachs -- absolutely right. @yoyothehobo: Your go.

This answer deserves a win though

re @DaleCooper's "Amy Pond / The Tardis": I fear that I live under a rock. A gem, I don't doubt -- but it went right over my head. I basically understand "the Tardis"; but ... ?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

re @DaleCooper's "Amy Pond / The Tardis": I fear that I live under a rock. A gem, I don't doubt -- but it went right over my head. I basically understand "the Tardis"; but ... ?

'Amy Pond' was a recurring character in the BBC1 TV series "Doctor Who' between 2010 and 2013 and was portrayed by the Scottish actress Karen Gillan.



Amy Pond (Karen Gillan). Photo credit: BBC.

 

[Calthrop]

Thanks. Call me a snob -- and possibly someone missing out on a treat -- but I've never been a "Whovian" in even the slightest degree.

 

[DaleCooper]

Thanks. Call me a snob -- and possibly someone missing out on a treat -- but I've never been a "Whovian" in even the slightest degree.

Only a true Whovian would know that they call themselves Whovians.

 

[yoyothehobo]

What do Lake Nyasa, the Sahara Desert and Mount Denali all have in common.

 

[xotGD]

A lack of water?

 

[yoyothehobo]

A lack of water?

Incorrect I am afraid