General Knowledge Quiz

[EbbwJunction1]

@EbbwJunction1: thank you -- but I'd rather win "honestly", than per blind stab through confused fog: am sure that all others who engaged re this question, know much more about naval / naval warfare matters, than I do ! Open floor, please.

Thank you - does OhNoAPacer wish to offer a question, as he was right as well?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which is the name of one of the rarest fishes in the world that is only found in a limestone cave in a National Park of which country.

 

[DaleCooper]

Now being a bit ancient I remember this from the Falklands news reports - first carrier to have the "ski jump" fitted.

In 1944 HMS Furious was fitted with a temporary wooden ramp to launch heavily laden Barracudas for an attack on the battleship Tirpitz.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Has the new conundrum that I set been disallowed?

 

[Gloster]

Has the new conundrum that I set been disallowed?

No, they are just clarifying the answer to the previous question. Your question still stands.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

In 1944 HMS Furious was fitted with a temporary wooden ramp to launch heavily laden Barracudas for an attack on the battleship Tirpitz.

That's correct, but I think that the original suggestion referred to a permanent ramp.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Has the new conundrum that I set been disallowed?

No, I just think the thread for the Hermes question got rather confused.

 

[Calthrop]

Which is the name of one of the rarest fishes in the world that is only found in a limestone cave in a National Park of which country.

I'd vaguely heard of these matters -- very vaguely -- Googling and thus self-disqualification, ensued !

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Definitely Death Valley National Park, definitely in the Nevada bit not the California bit of the USA even though most of the national park is in California. I have been a couple of times. The Devils Hole pupfish.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

But it is - see below.

That will teach me (maybe) not to be over confident!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Definitely Death Valley National Park, definitely in the Nevada bit not the California bit of the USA even though most of the national park is in California. I have been a couple of times. The Devils Hole pupfish.

Your contact with the USA does indeed come in useful at times.

Absolutely correct in all aspects. Over to you.

 

[Calthrop]

I'd vaguely heard of these matters -- very vaguely -- Googling and thus self-disqualification, ensued !

Re exchange @GRALISTAIR / @Xenophon PCDGS above -- I couldn't even get it right by Googling -- hit on Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and its cave fish .

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Another nice easy one I hope. Again , we will keep on the theme of National Parks. The state of California has the most National Parks. Which state has the second most number of National Parks?

 

[Calthrop]

Wild guess -- Montana?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Because it is such a wild place, I will go for Alaska.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Wild guess -- Montana?

Is not correct I am sorry. It has only 2 and one of those is mainly in Wyoming. (Yellowstone)

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Because it is such a wild place, I will go for Alaska.

Is the correct answer with 8.

California has 9.

Your turn sir.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In what year was the last inhabited UK island abandoned by its population?

 

[DaleCooper]

In what year was the last inhabited UK island abandoned by its population?

1967

 

[Mcr Warrior]

1930 (St. Kilda)?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

1967

Quite some time prior to that.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

1930 (St. Kilda)?

Yes, that was the one.

South Havra in Shetland was the one previous to it, as the population left there in 1923.

Over to you.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Follow up question... Approximately how many miles out into the Atlantic, measured from the nearest coastline of Benbecula in the Western Isles / Outer Hebrides, is the island of Hirta (St. Kilda) located? I'll allow a mile either way.

 

[Calthrop]

Not quite wild, but still vague-ish, guess: 50?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Not quite wild, but still vague-ish, guess: 50?

Not a bad guess, but not close enough.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I will add 10% to the last guess and say 55 miles.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I will add 10% to the last guess and say 55 miles.

Nope. Getting further away!

 

[OhNoAPacer]

My pseudo-random generating brain is going to make a wild guess of 46 mikes

 

[DaleCooper]

My pseudo-random generating brain is going to make a wild guess of 46 mikes

That's about 35 Daves.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

That's about 35 Daves.

Have you never come across MIlesKilomEtreS