General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

What distinguishes true flies from other winged insects?

Hint:

It's about the wings.

 

[MotCO]

They only have one pair of wings?

 

[DaleCooper]

They only have one pair of wings?

Correct, hence the scientific name - Diptera. Your turn...

 

[MotCO]

Thank you. Put your zoology boks away and open your geography books out for the next question.

Which city is closest to the antipode of Buenos Aires? (i.e. same distance north of the equator as Buenos Aires is south, and 180 degrees around the world)

 

[xotGD]

Kabul?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Seoul?

 

[Cross City]

Seoul?

Seoul, Beijing or Shanghai would be my guess.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Was a similar question to this asked on "University Challenge" last night?

 

[MotCO]

Was a similar question to this asked on "University Challenge" last night?

If it was, that's spooky - I didn't watch it!

 

[MotCO]

Kabul?

No

Seoul?

Seoul, Beijing or Shanghai would be my guess.

Closer

 

[Cross City]

No



Closer

Somewhere between all three? Dalian?

 

[MotCO]

Somewhere between all three? Dalian?

Not Dalian. Wrong country.

 

[Cross City]

Not Dalian. Wrong country.

Pyongyang?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I have a globe in my office - it looks close to Shanghai but Zhendong looks even closer.

 

[MotCO]

I have a globe in my office - it looks close to Shanghai but Zhendong looks even closer.

That's cheating! I am basing my answer on the grid references of both cities.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

That's cheating! I am basing my answer on the grid references of both cities.

No idea then sorry.

 

[Cross City]

It's in the middle of the sea. Closest to me looks like Qingdao but you said it's not China

 

[xotGD]

Yokohama?

 

[MotCO]

Yokohama?

Right country, but too far east.

 

[xotGD]

Osaka?

 

[341o2]

Tokyo?

 

[MotCO]

Closer to Osaka than Tokyo, but keep guessing!

 

[DaleCooper]

Hiroshima

 

[341o2]

Nagoya

 

[MotCO]

Hiroshima

Indeed it is. Your turn to take the lesson.

 

[MotCO]

Nagoya

No - too far east. See above for correct answer.

 

[DaleCooper]

Indeed it is. Your turn to take the lesson.

Thank you but as others led me to the answer I shall say open floor...

 

[Calthrop]

Who came from Obljaj -- and did something which had far-reaching; traumatic; and in various ways highly "game-changing" consequences?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Who came from Obljaj -- and did something which had far-reaching; traumatic; and in various ways highly "game-changing" consequences?

History O Level strikes again!!

Gavrilo Princip

 

[Calthrop]

This must be the quickest ever ! I was so chuffed with myself -- thinking, "nobody will have a clue where or what Obljaj is": pride, falls, etc. ...

Your turn to inadvertently set off a mega-conflict.