General Knowledge Quiz

[GRALISTAIR]

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.

Blo… h… Paul, your general knowledge is phenomenal!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which were the three countries that all had the names of their countries on postage stamps?

 

[Donny Dave]

Cape Hope I think was 1. Need to blow the brain fog away for the other 2 though.

 

[DaleCooper]

Which were the three countries that all had the names of their countries on postage stamps?

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika

Well done.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue is passed over to you.

 

[DaleCooper]

Well done.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue is passed over to you.

Thank you. It's a sign of a misspent youth although it took me a while to decipher the question, my first thought was "Every country except Britain".

Next question:

Who "stood six foot six and weighed 245, kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip"?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Big Bad John

 

[DaleCooper]

Big Bad John

Correct, your turn...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Whilst we are on the subject of music.....

Who was it who wanted an old fashioned house with an old fashioned fence and an old fashioned millionaire?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Eartha Kitt?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Ertha Kitt I believe.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Eartha Kitt?

As you were the first with the correct answer, I pass the baton over to you.

 

[Ashley Hill]

“Jack to the Sound of the Underground “ by the band Hithouse was used for the theme music to which late 80s/early 90s comedy show.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

“Jack to the Sound of the Underground “ by the band Hithouse was used for the theme music to which late 80s/early 90s comedy show.

With the underground being mentioned, I am tended to think of down south somewhere, so I will hazard a guess at "The Mary Whitehouse Experience"

 

[Ashley Hill]

With the underground being mentioned, I am tended to think of down south somewhere, so I will hazard a guess at "The Mary Whitehouse Experience"

Well done,I thought this is question would have gone on longer.
The TV remote control is yours…….

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

What is the most southerly island that is inhabited by indigenous people and who are they?

 

[MotCO]

New Zealand?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

New Zealand?

No, many miles away from that location.

 

[Donny Dave]

South Georgia?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Not so. Don't forget that we also need the identity of the indigenous people.

 

[MotCO]

One of the many islands in Terra del Fuego, south Argentina?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

One of the many islands in Terra del Fuego, south Argentina?

The island in question is not owned by Argentina.

 

[D6130]

Tasmania?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tasmania?

Not so and we also need the name of the people. We have already discounted New Zealand earlier in the quiz. Look for a different continent.

 

[Gloster]

Would it be that bit of Chile around Ushuaia (is that spelled correctly), who would be Chilean?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Would it be that bit of Chile around Ushuaia (is that spelled correctly), who would be Chilean?

Well, we have finally arrived the correct owning country of Chile and the area in general.

What we need now is the name of the island and the name of the people.

 

[randyrippley]

Are the people Tehuelche?

Dunno what the island is though - unless it's named after Magellan

 

[OhNoAPacer]

The only name I can think of is Fuegians, but thought that this was an incorrectly applied name given by Europeans as there were disparate groups of indigenous peoples living in Tierra Del Fuego.

 

[John Griffiths]

Tierrans?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The only name I can think of is Fuegians, but thought that this was an incorrectly applied name given by Europeans as there were disparate groups of indigenous peoples living in Tierra Del Fuego.

Not that one for the name of the people and we still need the name of the island.