General Knowledge Quiz

[GRALISTAIR]

My age of 79 and having been a folk singer can be useful at times, but I have a feeling that Gay Woods was one of the original members of Steeleye Span.

I think their version of "Gaudete" was excellent.

Indeed - Gay Woods is the other member. So we have a tie. I will leave it to you both to sort out the next question. Unde lux est orta salus invenitor.

 

[Spamcan81]

I’m about to take the dog for a walk so I will stand aside.

 

[Gloster]

As I can’t even spell Maddie correctly, so will I, if indeed I am even qualified for the playoff.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I’m about to take the dog for a walk so I will stand aside.

I will take the baton onwards in that case...comes in useful being an old folk singer....

What are the oldest artifacts that have been discovered and in what location/country were they discovered?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Are they the 3+ million year old stone tools found in Kenya?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Are they the 3+ million year old stone tools found in Kenya?

Indeed they are. They were discovered on the West Bank of Lake Turkana.

The baton is handed over to you.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

What was the first piece of music heard on BBC Radio 1?

 

[Spamcan81]

Flowers in the Rain by the Move?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Flowers in the Rain by the Move?

That was the first record played but not the first piece of music heard.

 

[Spamcan81]

One assumes then that the first piece of music was the opening jingle whatever that was.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

One assumes then that the first piece of music was the opening jingle whatever that was.

The piece of music heard has a name and was in fact released as a single the day before Radio 1 launched.
Obviously what I am after is the name of this.

 

[Trackman]

A radio 1 jingle

 

[OhNoAPacer]

A radio 1 jingle

Is not the name of the piece of music.

 

[MotCO]

National Anthem?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

National Anthem?

A good thought but not correct.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

One of George Martin's instrumental music scores?

 

[DaleCooper]

The piece of music heard has a name and was in fact released as a single the day before Radio 1 launched.
Obviously what I am after is the name of this.

If it was written specially for Radio 1 they probably called it something like Wonderful (or Onederful).​

 

[OhNoAPacer]

If it was written specially for Radio 1 they probably called it something like Wonderful (or Onederful).​

Incorrect.

One of George Martin's instrumental music scores?

Is going in the right direction. The piece in question was recorded by George Martin and his orchestra.
It was also covered by both Van der Graaf Generator and Cozy Powell.

 

[RDP]

Theme 1.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Theme 1.

Technically I think it is theme one but I would be several kinds of, choose your own insult, not to give you that.

Your floor.

 

[RDP]

Open floor.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

What colourful code name did the (fictional) Australian medical officer Dr. Edward Michael Wilkie M.D. have?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

This is the voice of the mysterons we know you can hear us earthlings, the answer is doctor fawn.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

This is the voice of the mysterons we know you can hear us earthlings, the answer is doctor fawn.

Correct (or 'Spectrum is Green' if you prefer). Arguably Captain Scarlet's least known colleague.

Your turn to blast off with the next question.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Dating from 1148 what is believed to be the oldest continuously occupied private house in England?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not much in the way of a correct answer, but I remember a quiz years ago that mentioned a manor house somewhere in the Bath area.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Not much in the way of a correct answer, but I remember a quiz years ago that mentioned a manor house somewhere in the Bath area.

Well the house in my question would fit your description.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Okay a cryptic clue

Season the river crossing.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I have a very old book that give good detail on Britain around the time of the Battle of Hastings up to the period of The Anarchy and from what I can ascertain is that Saltford Manor in Somerset looks to be a likely candidate.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

I have a very old book that give good detail on Britain around the time of the Battle of Hastings up to the period of The Anarchy and from what I can ascertain is that Saltford Manor in Somerset looks to be a likely candidate.

Saltford Manor House is the correct answer.

Your turn to build on this quiz and set the next question.