General Knowledge Quiz

[GRALISTAIR]

Gold leaf?

Gold Leaf ——- Team Lotus is the correct answer. Your turn for a drag.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

@Efini92 - are you going to set the next question?

 

[Efini92]

@Efini92 - are you going to set the next question?

Apologies I’ve been offline for a couple of days.

Sticking with lotus, where did the works lotus f1 team win their first race and whom was the driver?

 

[DaleCooper]

Apologies I’ve been offline for a couple of days.

Sticking with lotus, where did the works lotus f1 team win their first race and whom was the driver?

Spa-Francorchamps - Jim Clark

 

[Efini92]

Spa-Francorchamps - Jim Clark

No and No I’m afraid

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Sterling Moss at Monaco?

 

[Efini92]

Sterling Moss at Monaco?

Moss won the first race in a lotus but it wasn’t the works team

 

[MotCO]

Jack Brabham? Silverstone?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Graham Hill at Watkins Glen?

 

[Efini92]

Jack Brabham? Silverstone?

No and no

Graham Hill at Watkins Glen?

Also no but Watkins glen is correct

 

[DaleCooper]

John Surtees

 

[Efini92]

John Surtees

Not surtees

 

[DaleCooper]

Not surtees

I'm working my way through them, what about Dan Gurney?

 

[Efini92]

I'm working my way through them, what about Dan Gurney?

Not gurney, I’ll give you a clue. He’s British and only won one world championship race.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Not gurney, I’ll give you a clue. He’s British and only won one world championship race.

Wow that eliminates all my guesses which were going to be Wisel, Fitipaldi, Peterson, Andretti, Rindt - all not British of course.

 

[Efini92]

Wow that eliminates all my guesses which were going to be Wisel, Fitipaldi, Peterson, Andretti, Rindt - all not British of course.

Another clue is he was also a military officer.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Good god surely not Innes Ireland?

 

[Efini92]

Good god surely not Innes Ireland?

It was indeed, Innes Ireland gave team lotus their first world champion race win at Watkins Glen in 1961.

The floor is yours.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Which president of the USA came from Yorba Linda California?

 

[MotCO]

Ronnie Reagan?

 

[DaleCooper]

Which president of the USA came from Yorba Linda California?

Tricky Dicky

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Tricky Dicky

Wow that was quick. Yes sir. Correct

Your turn to break in to the Watergate building and follow the money.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Ronnie Reagan?

Sorry no - see above.

 

[DaleCooper]

Wow that was quick. Yes sir. Correct

Your turn to break in to the Watergate building and follow the money.

Thank you, I only knew that because of the Country Joe McDonald song.

Next question.

What is worm grunting?

 

[xotGD]

Something to do with gears/mechanical drive?

 

[DaleCooper]

Something to do with gears/mechanical drive?

Like it needs oiling? No, it's not that.

 

[Gloster]

It is one of these bizarre sports like bog snorkelling and ferret racing, but what it involves I know not. I could find out, but it probably involves going to Llanwrtyd Wells.

 

[DaleCooper]

It is one of these bizarre sports like bog snorkelling and ferret racing, but what it involves I know not. I could find out, but it probably involves going to Llanwrtyd Wells.

Not exactly but you might be getting warm.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

What is worm grunting?

Is it pouring diluted washing up liquid, or some such, onto a square metre or so of turf, and seeing how many worms then surface in a given period? So a bit like "worm charming".

 

[DaleCooper]

Is it pouring diluted washing up liquid, or some such, onto a square metre or so of turf, and seeing how many worms then surface in a given period? So a bit like "worm charming".

It is a type of worm charming using a wooden stake in the ground which is rubbed to produce vibrations. Another variation is worm fiddling but I don't want to know what that involves! Your turn...