General Knowledge Quiz

[Peterthegreat]

A key scene in the film "Shawshank Redemption"?

Afraid not.

 

[SuspectUsual]

East Enders. First scene was discovery of a dead body

Open floor if I’m right

 

[Peterthegreat]

East Enders. First scene was discovery of a dead body

Open floor if I’m right

You are correct.
Open floor please.

 

[DaleCooper]

Open floor please.

Next question:

What was the Demon Core?

 

[randyrippley]

Next question:

What was the Demon Core?

A computer processor

 

[DaleCooper]

A computer processor

No, that's not it.

 

[Gloster]

What was chucked on the ground by Adam or Eve in the Garden of Eden?

 

[DaleCooper]

What was chucked on the ground by Adam or Eve in the Garden of Eden?

Good thinking but this is something completely different.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

A sphere of plutonium at Los Alamos, NM that killed a famous Canadian criticality expert when a demo went wrong - but whose name I have forgotten- I think it took about two weeks for him to die from radiation poisoning. Safety took a back seat in those days!

 

[DaleCooper]

A sphere of plutonium at Los Alamos, NM that killed a famous Canadian criticality expert when a demo went wrong - but whose name I have forgotten- I think it took about two weeks for him to die from radiation poisoning. Safety took a back seat in those days!

In fact two people died and several were irradiated in two separate incidents. Your turn...

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Which movie is the following line from?

"If you ain't first, you're last"

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Which movie is the following line from?

"If you ain't first, you're last"

"Chariots of Fire" ?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

"Chariots of Fire" ?

Sorry no

 

[D6130]

Casablanca?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Which movie is the following line from?

"If you ain't first, you're last"

Isnt that Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Sorry no

Isnt that Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby?

it most certainly is! Your turn to be first

 

[yoyothehobo]

What has the smallest recorded winning margin of 20m, and the largest recorded winning margin of 349.8km?

 

[DaleCooper]

What has the smallest recorded winning margin of 20m, and the largest recorded winning margin of 349.8km?

Transatlantic Yacht Race

 

[yoyothehobo]

Transatlantic Yacht Race

Nope, a touch wet

 

[DaleCooper]

Nope, a touch wet

What about the trans Africa rally (I don't know it's official name).

 

[yoyothehobo]

What about the trans Africa rally (I don't know it's official name).

Nope, not that either

 

[Strat-tastic]

Le Mans 24 hour race.

 

[MotCO]

Balloon race - furthest distance travelled?

 

[xotGD]

One these local radio competitions where you have to get as far from base in a given time without spending any money.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Le Mans 24 hour race.

Is the correct answer

 

[Strat-tastic]

Thanks.
Open floor.

 

[MotCO]

Given that tomorrow marks the Trooping of the Colour, what are the 6 regiments which make up the Household Guards Division?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Scots, Welsh, Irish, Coldstream , Royal Scots Dragoons and Gurkha Rifles?

 

[Gloster]

Scots, Welsh, Irish, Coldstream , Royal Scots Dragoons and Gurkha Rifles?

First four, plus Life and Grenadier?

 

[MotCO]

Scots, Welsh, Irish, Coldstream , Royal Scots Dragoons and Gurkha Rifles?

4 correct

First four, plus Life and Grenadier?

5 correct