General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

Very much so. Could you "dot the i's and cross the t's", ha ha?

They are all left hand letters.

 

[Calthrop]

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog is something that my wife said was a task she had to master at school.

And @DaleCooper posted two minutes later: "They are all left hand letters".

Mr. C. -- if you've been subtly signalling (as above, and in your post #32,398) full understanding of my question, and I've been too thick to pick up on your doing so; my apologies -- but I'm seeing @Xenophon PCDGS as, for sure, latching on to my intent; accordingly, @Xenophon PCDGS, please set the next question.

(The rapid brown vulpine beast's exploit is better-known, re short sentences for typing including all 26 letters; than foolish James and his zephyrs -- but the latter is even more succinct: does it in 27 -- just one duplication, of "e".)

 

[DaleCooper]

And @DaleCooper posted two minutes later: "They are all left hand letters".

Mr. C. -- if you've been subtly signalling (as above, and in your post #32,398) full understanding of my question, and I've been too thick to pick up on your doing so; my apologies -- but I'm seeing @Xenophon PCDGS as, for sure, latching on to my intent; accordingly, @Xenophon PCDGS, please set the next question.

(The rapid brown vulpine beast's exploit is better-known, re short sentences for typing including all 26 letters; than foolish James and his zephyrs -- but the latter is even more succinct: does it in 27 -- just one duplication, of "e".)

So it's not a mnemonic after all.

 

[Calthrop]

So it's not a mnemonic after all.

I was maybe using the word loosely -- if so: again, apologies. I did "commas-ise" and qualify said word, in my clue.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which is the name given to the rare marine mammal with a dark ring around its eyes.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

All the letters of the alphabet and a capital letter are contained in this succinct phrase.

So very useful for typing practice on a standard QWERTY keyboard.

Dale Cooper beat me to it.

Edit - Sorry Calthrop did

 

[Calthrop]

All the letters of the alphabet and a capital letter are contained in this succinct phrase.

So very useful for typing practice on a standard QWERTY keyboard.

Dale Cooper beat me to it.

Edit - Sorry Calthrop did

Confusion seems to have altogether reigned, re this question -- see relevant posts ! I was in fact, the one who set it ...

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which is the name given to the rare marine mammal with a dark ring around its eyes.

This is the current quiz question.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Having ruminated for a while I am going to go with what is an extremely rare sea mammal the vaquita.

 

[Strat-tastic]

John, 14.15

Remember that the original question made reference to the first mention of a Paraclete, not the date when the gospel was written.

Thanks.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Having ruminated for a while I am going to go with what is an extremely rare sea mammal the vaquita.

You are correct. It is of the porpoise family.

Over to you

 

[OhNoAPacer]

I am sure nobody posting here suffers from rogophobia as it is the fear of asking questions but what would one be afraid of if suffering from hibernicaphobia?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Fear of winter.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

With Hibernia being the Classic name for Ireland and noting the first part of the question would it be being afraid of anything to do with Ireland?

 

[DaleCooper]

I am sure nobody posting here suffers from rogophobia as it is the fear of asking questions but what would one be afraid of if suffering from hibernicaphobia?

Scotsmen

 

[Loppylugs]

Scotsmen lifting their kilts.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Fear of winter.

Not winter

With Hibernia being the Classic name for Ireland and noting the first part of the question would it be being afraid of anything to do with Ireland?

That is hibernophobia

Scotsmen

Scotsmen lifting their kilts.

Neither of those

 

[D6130]

Fear of hibernating?

 

[Gloster]

Fear of owls?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Fear of hibernating?

Fear of owls?

Neither of these

 

[DaleCooper]

Cold

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

In the middle-east, there were stories such as One Thousand and One Nights in which flying carpets received a mention, so is it fear of flying carpets?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Cold

Not cold

In the middle-east, there were stories such as One Thousand and One Nights in which flying carpets received a mention, so is it fear of flying carpets?

Well flying carpets would be included as it is actually the fear of carpets.

Your turn to pile on another question

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which were the ancient people who were skilled in gold ornamentation and whose army had horse riders who had favoured weapons of a double-curved bow and trefoil arrows.

NOTE : I will be out buying small ancillary Christmas presents today so will hope to be back no later than mid-afternoon, should a correct answer be forthcoming.

 

[Donny Dave]

The only answer I can think of is the Hyskos.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The only answer I can think of is the Hyskos.

Not those.

 

[Calthrop]

The Parthians??

 

[DaleCooper]

Carthaginians

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Given where horses are from I will guess Kazakhs

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

The Parthians??

Not them.