General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

Is correct. Your turn.

Thank you.

Next question:

What did Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock do in 1968 which led to him being invalided out of the RAF?

 

[Gloster]

Flew through Tower Bridge.

 

[Loppylugs]

Thank you.

Next question:

What did Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock do in 1968 which led to him being invalided out of the RAF?

Sat on his joystick.

 

[DaleCooper]

Sat on his joystick.

I think he fiddled with it.

Flew through Tower Bridge.

Yes he did that among other naughty antics, your turn...

 

[Gloster]

What did Sarah T. Hughes do that no other woman has done?

 

[D6130]

Brewed a strong, malty ruby-coloured ale in Sedgley in the West Midlands?

 

[SuspectUsual]

She swore in LBJ after JFK was assassinated, so does that mean she's the only woman to have sworn in a president, or did she do something else too?

 

[Gloster]

She swore in LBJ after JFK was assassinated, so does that mean she's the only woman to have sworn in a president, or did she do something else too?

Correct, she is the only woman to have sworn in a US President.

Your turn to set the agenda.

 

[Spamcan81]

Brewed a strong, malty ruby-coloured ale in Sedgley in the West Midlands?

Very good. Haven’t tasted a pint of that in ages.

 

[SuspectUsual]

What was the first trademark ever registered in the UK?

 

[MotCO]

Wedgewood?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Guiness

 

[SuspectUsual]

Wedgewood?

Guiness

Neither of those, but one of them is in the right kind of area

 

[DaleCooper]

Royal Crown Derby

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Is it something to do with beer?

 

[Spamcan81]

The Bass red triangle.

 

[SuspectUsual]

Royal Crown Derby

No

Is it something to do with beer?

Yes......

The Bass red triangle.

......this!

Your turn to go behind the bar and pull the next question

 

[Spamcan81]

No



Yes......




......this!

Your turn to go behind the bar and pull the next question

Cheers!
What do Galena, Pride of Ringwood, Pacific Jade and Opal have in common?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

What do Galena, Pride of Ringwood, Pacific Jade and Opal have in common?

Shades of emulsion paint that you'll now no longer be able to get from Wilko's?

 

[Spamcan81]

Shades of emulsion paint that you'll now no longer be able to get from Wilko's?

Maybe so but not what I had in mind.

 

[DaleCooper]

Cheers!
What do Galena, Pride of Ringwood, Pacific Jade and Opal have in common?

They sound like "adult" film stars.

 

[Spamcan81]

They sound like "adult" film stars.

I bow to your superior knowledge in that particular field but not the answer I'm looking for.

 

[Gloster]

Winners of Crufts?

 

[Spamcan81]

Winners of Crufts?

I like your thinking but no.

 

[DaleCooper]

Galena, jade and opal are minerals, is Pride of Ringwood also a mineral?

 

[Spamcan81]

Galena, jade and opal are minerals, is Pride of Ringwood also a mineral?

No. You're definitely barking up the wrong tree.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Are they beers brewed by Ringwood Brewery?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Are they beers brewed by Ringwood Brewery?

Oooooh, are they varieties of hops?

 

[Spamcan81]

Oooooh, are they varieties of hops?

Correct. Your turn to mind the mash tun.

 

[SuspectUsual]

As there’s been a lot of talk of elections on this forum recently.

The 2019 European elections saw the Conservative Party record its lowest ever share of the vote in a nationwide election. How low was it, to the nearest percentage point?