General Knowledge Quiz

[xotGD]

Six

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eight.

Well done...the eight are France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Liechenstein, Austria, Germany.

The atlas is passed over to you.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Well done...the eight are France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Liechenstein, Austria, Germany.

The atlas is passed over to you.

Thank you.
Liechtenstein is one of two "double landlocked" countries in the world.
What is the other?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Uzbekistan

 

[Peterthegreat]

Uzbekistan

Is correct. Your turn with the atlas.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Which King of England had 22 confirmed illegitimate children.

 

[John Griffiths]

Edward III? He had a fairly long reign, so time for quite a bit of royal oat-sowing.

 

[Donny Dave]

Think that was Henry I. It was part of the storyline of Pillars of the Earth.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Edward III? He had a fairly long reign, so time for quite a bit of royal oat-sowing.

Incorrect I am afraid.

Think that was Henry I. It was part of the storyline of Pillars of the Earth.

Is the right answer.

Unlike most of his offspring you are the legitimate setter of the next question.

 

[Donny Dave]

Walter Gotell appeared in 6 James Bond films as General Gogol. Which other Bond film did he appear in, and what was his character called?

 

[Gloster]

From Russia with Love and I think he was called something like Morzeny?

 

[Donny Dave]

I thought that would be a bit tougher to answer than that!

Time for you to act out the next question.

 

[Gloster]

What and where is Cabinda?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Was it a trade port in a Portuguese overseas colony

 

[Calthrop]

Was it a trade port in a Portuguese overseas colony

More precisely on that theme, if I might -- it's the small isolated enclave of (formerly Portuguese) Angola, on the coast just north of -- and separated from the rest of its country by -- the very short coastline stretch, of the
(huge) Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

[Gloster]

Was it a trade port in a Portuguese overseas colony

That is sort of correct, but I will give to Calthrop, as…

More precisely on that theme, if I might -- it's the small isolated enclave of (formerly Portuguese) Angola, on the coast just north of -- and separated from the rest of its country by -- the very short coastline stretch, of the

(huge) Democratic Republic of Congo.

…is effectively the right answer, but it is actually what is known as a semi-exclave.

To you to map out the next question.

 

[Calthrop]

Enclaves, exclaves, and so on: are fun, but re that subject; I confess to not being well-informed on which-is-which-and-what !

Am about to go out for the day, and haven't got a question ready to hand; so open floor, please.

 

[DaleCooper]

Enclaves, exclaves, and so on: are fun, but re that subject; I confess to not being well-informed on which-is-which-and-what !

Am about to go out for the day, and haven't got a question ready to hand; so open floor, please.

What are RTL, DTL and TTL?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

A long forgotten part of my memory banks wants to say Logic Gates.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Age-limited computer system programming.

 

[D6130]

Classes of vintage London Transport buses?

 

[DaleCooper]

Age-limited computer system programming.

No

Classes of vintage London Transport buses?

No

A long forgotten part of my memory banks wants to say Logic Gates.

Very close but I need a bit more.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Puts on Harry Secombe voice, more!!

Something like
Resistor Transistor Logic
Diode Transistor Logic
Transistor Transistor Logic

 

[DaleCooper]

Puts on Harry Secombe voice, more!!

Something like
Resistor Transistor Logic
Diode Transistor Logic
Transistor Transistor Logic

That's correct, they are families of logic circuits. Your turn...

 

[OhNoAPacer]

As I am going to be busy for a while the logical (did you see what I did there) thing is to declare open floor.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I will take up the challenge....

What is the name of the oldest freshwater lake in Africa?

 

[yoyothehobo]

I want to say a rift valley lake.

Lake Tanganyika?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Most correct.

Over now to you.

 

[yoyothehobo]

There are 197 countries recognised as such by the UN (not including inhabited terriories).

Which country is the most populated recognised country with a population under 1,000,000?

 

[Donny Dave]

I'll try Lesotho