General Knowledge Quiz

[Peterthegreat]

Text me?

Good answer but incorrect....

 

[Peterthegreat]

Wrong number?

But no.

 

[DaleCooper]

The first text message sent by phone was in 1992. What were the two words?

WTF LOL

 

[SuspectUsual]

Hello Fred

 

[Peterthegreat]

WTF LOL

Surprisingly not.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Hello Fred

Don't think the recipient was called Fred.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Happy Christmas?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Happy Christmas?

Close!

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Merry Christmas ?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Merry Christmas ?

Thank you very much. And the same to you.

Sent on 3 December 1992 it was indeed "Merry Christmas".

Your turn to send the next question.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Elements 74, 13, 19 and 68 atomic symbols spell part of the name of a well known Scotch whisky.

Name the whisky - a brucie bonus for the elements

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Is there actually a Scotch whisky of that (ahem! - six letter) name?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Tungsten is the first one.

I will guess at Johnnie Walker. (Whether this is acceptably a whisky is another matter )


Then the elements would be

Aluminium
Potassium
Erbium? (I get confused between Erbium and Ytterbium)

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Tungsten is the first one.

I will guess at Johnnie Walker. (Whether this is acceptably a whisky is another matter )


Then the elements would be

Aluminium
Potassium
Erbium? (I get confused between Erbium and Ytterbium)

This is the answer I was looking for. Your turn to hold a whisky tasting session.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Okilly dokilly.

Which metal is obtained from its principle ores of Scheelite and Wolframite

 

[DaleCooper]

Okilly dokilly.

Which metal is obtained from its principle ores of Scheelite and Wolframite

Tungsten

 

[yoyothehobo]

Tungsten

is correct.

Y(ore) turn to set the question

 

[DaleCooper]

is correct.

Y(ore) turn to set the question

Thank you.

Next question:

Chamois, Elf, Hornet, Husky, Stiletto - what's the connection?

 

[Peterthegreat]

They were all types of car.

 

[MotCO]

They were all types of car.

All made by Chrysler UK or their predecessors?

 

[DaleCooper]

They were all types of car.

They were but there is a more specific connection

All made by Chrysler UK or their predecessors?

Some were, some weren't.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

They were but there is a more specific connection

Did they all have the same designer?

 

[MotCO]

All basically the same car, but with different brand names e.g. Hillman v Sunbeam, Wolsely v Riley

 

[DaleCooper]

Did they all have the same designer?

Not likely as they were from rival manufacturers.

All basically the same car, but with different brand names e.g. Hillman v Sunbeam, Wolsely v Riley

You've got the essential part. The details are;

Riley Elf and Wolseley Hornet were rebadged variants of the Mini.
Hillman Husky was an estate version of the Hillman Imp.
Singer Chamois and Sunbeam Stiletto were rebadged variants of the Imp.

Your turn...

 

[MotCO]

What is the next in sequence:

USA
USA
USA
USA
New Zealand
New Zealand

 

[Peterthegreat]

Switzerland.

Americas Cup.

 

[MotCO]

Switzerland.

Americas Cup.

Correct. Followed by Switzerland again, before normal service resumed!

Please take the helm.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Mark Sinclair is better known as whom?

 

[xotGD]

The Milky Bar Kid?

 

[Peterthegreat]

The Milky Bar Kid?

Nope.