General Knowledge Quiz

[Gloster]

Black Beauty.

Correct. The Adventures of Black Beauty, to give it its full name. The theme tune, still frequently played, was written by Denis King, the pinnacle of whose career was acting as a stand-in for Colin Sell on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Back to Morse code we go.
The riff to which Rush song spells out its title in Morse code?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Time for a clue: airports.

 

[D6130]

Leaving on a jet plane?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

YYZ the IATA code for Toronto airport

 

[krus_aragon]

YYZ the IATA code for Toronto airport

I had no idea there was a song named after the airport (despite it being my most frequently-used one!)

 

[Strat-tastic]

YYZ the IATA code for Toronto airport

That's correct. I've loved the song for years but only recently learnt this lovely factoid.

Your go.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I am sorry to show off but at CHA via ATL going to SXM for a weeks holiday (vacation). Can’t monitor so open floor please even though I was tempted to ask what airports and route am I taking.

 

[DaleCooper]

I am sorry to show off but at CHA via ATL going to SXM for a weeks holiday (vacation). Can’t monitor so open floor please even though I was tempted to ask what airports and route am I taking.

I'll take the floor.

Next question:

What kind of literary work is this?

(12 + 144 + 20 + 3√4)/7 + (5 × 11) = 9^2 + 0

 

[Gloster]

Fermat’s Last Theorem?

 

[DaleCooper]

Fermat’s Last Theorem?

No and it's not his first theorem either.

 

[Peterthegreat]

A Limerick.

 

[DaleCooper]

A Limerick.

What makes you think it's a limerick?

 

[MotCO]

Maths text book?

Life of Pi?

 

[DaleCooper]

Maths text book?

Life of Pi?

Not that, in fact it's already been answered...

A Limerick.

...I was just going to let @Peterthegreat have the honour of explaining why it's a limerick.

 

[Peterthegreat]

I have seen this (or something similar) before. I think it goes something like

A doen, a gross and a score
Three times the square root of four
Divided by seven
And 5 times eleven
Is nine squared and no more.

 

[DaleCooper]

I have seen this (or something similar) before. I think it goes something like

A doen, a gross and a score
Three times the square root of four
Divided by seven
And 5 times eleven
Is nine squared and no more.

That's it apart from the typo. Credit: Leigh Mercer (1893–1977)
Your turn...

 

[Peterthegreat]

A number of people have appeared in both Eastenders and Coronation Street. However only one person has done so AND was storyteller on Jackanory?
Who is it?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

A number of people have appeared in both Eastenders and Coronation Street. However only one person has done so AND was storyteller on Jackanory?
Who is it?

Despite watching Coronation Street and have a clear image in my head of the character I've forgotten his name but this would be the one who also presented Play School wouldn't it? Derek something?

 

[444045]

I think @Peter Mugridge is looking for Derek Griffiths, if correct please allow Peter to ask the next question, thank you.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Despite watching Coronation Street and have a clear image in my head of the character I've forgotten his name but this would be the one who also presented Play School wouldn't it? Derek something?

Derek Griffiths has appeared in Coronation Street but not Eastenders or Jackanory.

 

[DaleCooper]

A number of people have appeared in both Eastenders and Coronation Street. However only one person has done so AND was storyteller on Jackanory?
Who is it?

Bernard Cribbins?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Bernard Cribbins?

Sorry. Bernard Cribbins was the leading storyteller on Jackanory and has appeared in 12 episodes of Coronation Street but didn't appear in Eastenders.

 

[Greenheart]

Bit of a long shot but his majesty King Charles iii, or Prince Charles as he was then?

 

[Peterthegreat]

It would indeed. He appeared in an episode of Coronation Street in 2000 and Eastenders in 2022. He was the storyteller on Jackanory in 1984.

Over to you.

 

[Greenheart]

Thanks, I knew he did Jackanory and thought he'd been in CS once.

Who is the only footballer to have represented England (men's) for the schoolboy, youth, u23, amateur and full international teams?

 

[DaleCooper]

Thanks, I knew he did Jackanory and thought he'd been in CS once.

Who is the only footballer to have represented England (men's) for the schoolboy, youth, u23, amateur and full international teams?

Roy Race?

 

[Greenheart]

Roy Rac

Roy Race?

He probably did but the answer I'm looking for is non-fictional.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Terry Venables.

 

[Greenheart]

Terry Venables.

Quite right, your turn.