General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

It is so much of a UK song that UK is in the title.

Anarchy in the UK

 

[Gloster]

Anarchy in the UK

Indeed. Your turn to write the next question.

 

[DaleCooper]

Indeed. Your turn to write the next question.

Thank you although I confess I don't really know the lyrics it was just the first (only?) song I could think of with UK in the title.

Next question:

Astable, Monostable and Bistable are varieties of what?

 

[MotCO]

Stables?!

Some sort of grain, say wheat?

 

[DaleCooper]

Stables?!

Some sort of grain, say wheat?

No, it's not that.

 

[Calthrop]

Thank you although I confess I don't really know the lyrics it was just the first (only?) song I could think of with UK in the title.

Next question:

Astable, Monostable and Bistable are varieties of what?

Names of characters in the (numerous) works of E. Nesbit, author of The Railway Children ? Ah, no -- some of her books were about the adventures of a family called Bastable -- not the above ...

 

[DaleCooper]

Names of characters in the (numerous) works of E. Nesbit, author of The Railway Children ? Ah, no -- some of her books were about the adventures of a family called Bastable -- not the above ...

Sorry, no literary references for you today.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Nobody get into school boy giggles please OK? They are types of multi-vibrators in electronic applications NOT sexual applications!

 

[DaleCooper]

Nobody get into school boy giggles please OK? They are types of multi-vibrators in electronic applications NOT sexual applications!

Correct although an astable multivibrator could be used to provide the excitation in a personal massage requisite..tite...tite...tite. Your turn...

 

[GRALISTAIR]

We may have had this question before,

Who are the top 5 US Presidents by height in the correct order please. 4th place is a tie so the order between 4 and 5 is not critical.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Lincoln was tallest for sure

Then maybe Clinton followed by LBJ

Trump and someone else 4th equal?? George HW Bush?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Lincoln was tallest for sure

Then maybe Clinton followed by LBJ

Trump and someone else 4th equal?? George HW Bush?

Lincoln is the only one absolutely correct. One is wrong and order is jumbled up for rest.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Lincoln
Johnson
Trump
Clinton
and a guess
Obama

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Lincoln
Johnson
Trump
Clinton
and a guess
Obama

Top 4 correct you are so close - Obama is wrong. It does depend on source of info - Thomas Jefferson was who I was looking for.

I suggest you be presidential and set the next question.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Top 4 correct you are so close - Obama is wrong

Is four out of five not enough?

P.S. Thomas Jefferson will probably be the other one.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Is four out of five not enough?

P.S. Thomas Jefferson will probably be the other one.

Yes and yes

 

[Peterthegreat]

OK. The sun is shining, Yorkshire have won a first class match for the first time in 14 months so-
Which Yorkshire player has held a world record in a first class match for over 90 years?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Herbie Sutcliffe?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Herbie Sutcliffe?

Although Sutcliffe was the fastest (in terms of innings) to reach 1,000 test runs that has subsequently been equalled by Everton Weekes. So not the answer I am looking for.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Hedley Verity?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Hedley Verity?

He's the guy. Took 10-10 in a game against Nottinghamshire in 1932.
Over to you to bowl the next question.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

If I maybe forgiven- let’s keep it on cricket.
If I maybe forgiven- let’s make it about Lancashire.

A record was set by a Lancashire player a long time ago and still stands - though it was against Somerset. Name of the player and record please. Hope I am not too obtuse.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

If I maybe forgiven- let’s keep it on cricket.
If I maybe forgiven- let’s make it about Lancashire.

A record was set by a Lancashire player a long time ago and still stands - though it was against Somerset. Name of the player and record please. Hope I am not too obtuse.

A.C. Maclaren once scored 424 against Somerset in the late 19th century. Think this was a record score by any batsman in a first class match in England for almost nine decades. Fair chance it's still a Lancashire CCC record.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Correct. Still a Lancashire record. Your turn at the crease

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Staying with county cricket in England/Wales, which three of the current eighteen first class counties, have never won the official County Championship, since it was started in 1890?

 

[xotGD]

Glamorgan
Somerset
Derbyshire

 

[Peterthegreat]

Somerset
Gloucestershire
Northants

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Glamorgan
Somerset
Derbyshire

One out of three correct. Glamorgan have actually won three times, and Derbyshire once (1936).

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Somerset
Gloucestershire
Northants

That's a hat-trick! Well played, sir!

Your turn to take the new ball.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Which is the highest (in terms of elevation) city/town in Europe with a population of over 100,000?