General Knowledge Quiz

[Peterthegreat]

By what name is William Henry Pratt better known?

 

[D6130]

Boris Karloff.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Boris Karloff.

Everyone seems to be on form today. Your turn to frighten us.

 

[D6130]

Everyone seems to be on form today. Your turn to frighten us.

Thanks.

On the same theme....whose real name was Marion Morrison?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thanks.

On the same theme....whose real name was Marion Morrison?

John Wayne

 

[D6130]

John Wayne

Correct. Onwards and upwards! Your turn to shoot the sheriff.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Apart from both specialising in horror movies what did Vincent Price and Christopher Lee have in common?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Did they both have the same birthdate (although in different years)?

 

[D6130]

Deleted - @EbbwJunction1 just beat me to it!

 

[Peterthegreat]

Did they both have the same birthdate (although in different years)?

They did indeed. Price 27 May 1911 and Lee 27 May 1922. Peter Cushing's birthdate was 26 May 1913 so he almost made it a threesome.
Your turn to entertain us.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Deleted - @EbbwJunction1 just beat me to it!

Correct but you were just pipped at the post,

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Thank you.

Here are six rugby autobiographies; can you name the authors, please?
"The Voice of Rugby"
"Full Time"
"Lucky"
"Unforgettable"
"Loose Head"
"Rise"
(They are / were all players, although they may have had ghost writers or contributors; please give me the name of the players)

 

[Gloster]

Until I read the first line again and realised that it included the word ‘rugby’, I though that it was just general autobiographies and that Lucky might be Kylie Minogue. Of course, she never played rugby, just Australian Rules Football.

 

[MotCO]

Eddie Waring - Voice of Rugby?
Jonny Wilkinson - Unforgettable?
Billy Beaumont - Full Time?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Until I read the first line again and realised that it included the word ‘rugby’, I though that it was just general autobiographies and that Lucky might be Kylie Minogue. Of course, she never played rugby, just Australian Rules Football.

Eddie Waring - Voice of Rugby?
Jonny Wilkinson - Unforgettable?
Billy Beaumont - Full Time?

Thanks, but none of those.

 

[xotGD]

Voice of Rugby - Bill McClaren?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Voice of Rugby - Bill McClaren?

Yes, that's right - thanks.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Not many guesses on this one, so here's a few clues:

"The Voice of Rugby" - Bill McLaren
"Full Time" - By a former English Prop, later RFU & Lions President
"Lucky" - By a former No. 8 whose career was cut short by injury
"Unforgettable"- By a former England and Lions Hooker who is suffering from the effects of rugby injuries
"Loose Head" - By another (but still current) English Prop
"Rise" - By someone who achieved a very significant position in 2018.

Best of luck!

 

[AndyPJG]

"Loose Head" Brian Moore? pure guess

 

[EbbwJunction1]

"Loose Head" Brian Moore? pure guess

I'm afraid not.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Are these all rugby union books?

 

[xotGD]

Unforgettable - Brian Moore
Lucky - Roger Utley
Full Time - Peter Wheeler

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Are these all rugby union books?

Yes, they are ... sorry for not being specific.

Unforgettable - Brian Moore
Lucky - Roger Utley
Full Time - Peter Wheeler

No, none of these are correct.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Full time - Jeff Probyn?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Full time - Jeff Probyn?

Same era, but not him, I'm afraid.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Same era, but not him, I'm afraid.

Jason Leonard?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Jason Leonard?

That's him - well done!

Some final clues to the others:

Lucky" - By a former No. 8 whose career was cut short by injury - he played for Wasps and Newport Gwent Dragons, but his injury was not rugby related.
"Unforgettable"- By a former England and Lions Hooker who is suffering from the effects of rugby injuries - sadly, he's unable to remember what should be his finest time on the rugby field.
"Loose Head" - By another (but still current) English Prop - is he Alun Wyn Jones's friend?
"Rise" - By someone who achieved a very significant position in 2018 - no-one had done (or was likely to do) what he did before 2018.

I'll give the answers tomorrow if there's no more correct answers.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Is Unforgettable Steve Thompson then?

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Is Unforgettable Steve Thompson then?

Sadly, yes it is - well done.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Okay, here are the three unknown authors:
Lucky" - By a former No. 8 whose career was cut short by injury - he played for Wasps and Newport Gwent Dragons, but his injury was not rugby related.
This is Ed Jackson - not a well known player, but his is an inspiring story of how he recovered from spinal injuries.
"Loose Head" - By another (but still current) English Prop - is he Alun Wyn Jones's friend?
This is Joe Marler ... infamous for getting up close and personal with AWJ a few years ago!
"Rise" - By someone who achieved a very significant position in 2018 - no-one had done (or was likely to do) what he did before 2018.
This is Siya Kolisi, the South African Captain ... the significance of that is that he is the first coloured player to be appointed to that post.

So, xotGD got one right, but the winner is Stevem70 with two ... well done, and it's your turn to visit the bookshop!