General Knowledge Quiz

[EbbwJunction1]

If Xenophon PCDGS's suggestion is upheld, can I make an offer, please?

It is this: What specifically do William Shakespeare, Florence Nightingale and the Duke of Wellington have in common, please?

 

[Gloster]

All appeared on Bank of England notes? (£10?)

 

[EbbwJunction1]

All appeared on Bank of England notes? (£10?)

You're quite close, but not there yet.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I have to go out shortly, so if I don't reply for a while, I haven't forgotten you!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I have to go out shortly, so if I don't reply for a while, I haven't forgotten you!

Are you the Captain Oates of this thread?

 

[D6130]

For you to probably set the last question of the year (or the first question of 2025).

Sorry....it slipped my mind. Lots going on at the moment. Do please continue as per the competition rules.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Are you the Captain Oates of this thread?

Well, it was cold where I went to, but I'm pleased to say that I have returned!

 

[CarltonA]

They appeared on paper banknotes, 20, 10 and 5 respectively.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

They appeared on paper banknotes, 20, 10 and 5 respectively.

Yes, that's correct, well done.

I was also thinking of another thing that they have in common, in that they hold the record for the longest period that they've all appeared on each of the banknotes, as follows:
William Shakespeare - £20, approx. 22 years
Florence Nightingale - £10, approx. 17 years
Duke of Wellington - £5, approx. 20 years.

However, I'll waive that and it's now up to you, CarltonA, to offer the next question.

 

[CarltonA]

Name the five British horse racing classics and the courses where each are normally held. Additionaly, which are open to fillies only?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Oaks - Epsom - 3yo fillies

Derby - Epsom - 3yo colts and fillies

1000 Guineas - Newmarket (Rowley Mile) - 3yo fillies

2000 Guineas - Newmarket (Rowley Mile) - 3yo colts and fillies

St Ledger - Doncaster - 3yo colts and fillies

 

[CarltonA]

Oaks - Epsom - 3yo fillies

Derby - Epsom - 3yo colts and fillies

1000 Guineas - Newmarket (Rowley Mile) - 3yo fillies

2000 Guineas - Newmarket (Rowley Mile) - 3yo colts and fillies

St Ledger - Doncaster - 3yo colts and fillies

Er, yes. Your turn to take the rheins.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Oaks - Epsom - 3yo fillies

Derby - Epsom - 3yo colts and fillies

1000 Guineas - Newmarket (Rowley Mile) - 3yo fillies

2000 Guineas - Newmarket (Rowley Mile) - 3yo colts and fillies

St Ledger - Doncaster - 3yo colts and fillies

It's actually the St Leger.

 

[SuspectUsual]

It's actually the St Leger.

Yeah, I thought it looked wrong when I typed it, getting confused with Sean St Ledger maybe.

The highest point in England is of course Scafell Pike, in Cumbria. Cumbria also contains many of England's other high summits. But what is the highest point in England that isn't in Cumbria? (The name of the peak and the county its in, please)

 

[Peterthegreat]

Yeah, I thought it looked wrong when I typed it, getting confused with Sean St Ledger maybe.

The highest point in England is of course Scafell Pike, in Cumbria. Cumbria also contains many of England's other high summits. But what is the highest point in England that isn't in Cumbria? (The name of the peak and the county its in, please)

The Cheviot. I think it's in Northumberland.

 

[SuspectUsual]

The Cheviot. I think it's in Northumberland.

….is the correct answer. Your turn at the atlas

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you. In the quarter-final of the 1991/92 football league cup Leeds were at home to Manchester Utd. In the draw Leeds were picked out by Jimmy Greaves. Who drew out Manchester Utd?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Wild guess- Chivers?

 

[DaleCooper]

Wild guess- Chivers?

They make jam.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

In the quarter-final of the 1991/92 football league cup Leeds were at home to Manchester Utd. In the draw Leeds were picked out by Jimmy Greaves. Who drew out Manchester Utd?

Was that some American business guy by the name of Donald Trump? If so, what subsequently became of him?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Wild guess- Chivers?

Not Chivers.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Was that some American business guy by the name of Donald Trump? If so, what subsequently became of him?

That is correct. I think he disappeared into obscurity.
You may preside over the next question.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Staying with the 1991-92 season Football League Cup, sponsored by Rumbelows, who won it that year?

 

[D6130]

Yeah, I thought it looked wrong when I typed it, getting confused with Sean St Ledger maybe.

The highest point in England is of course Scafell Pike, in Cumbria. Cumbria also contains many of England's other high summits. But what is the highest point in England that isn't in Cumbria? (The name of the peak and the county its in, please)

The Cheviot. I think it's in Northumberland.

….is the correct answer. Your turn at the atlas

I'm afraid I have to dispute this answer. According to my Ordnance Survey Atlas of Great Britain, the Cheviot is 2,678 feet high....whereas Cross Fell in the North Pennines is 2,930 feet.

 

[DaleCooper]

I'm afraid I have to dispute this answer. According to my Ordnance Survey Atlas of Great Britain, the Cheviot is 2,678 feet high....whereas Cross Fell in the North Pennines is 2,930 feet.

Cross Fell is in Cumbria

 

[SuspectUsual]

I'm afraid I have to dispute this answer. According to my Ordnance Survey Atlas of Great Britain, the Cheviot is 2,678 feet high....whereas Cross Fell in the North Pennines is 2,930 feet.

Cross Fell is higher, but it’s in Cumbria

 

[D6130]

Cross Fell is in Cumbria

Cross Fell is higher, but it’s in Cumbria

Cumbria no longer exists. For some reason I thought that the summit of Cross Fell was on the border of Furness & Westmorland and Co. Durham. However, on further investigation, it appears to be wholly within Cumberland....so it's a moot point. If we specify the highest point in England outside of Cumberland, I shall concede that the Cheviot is the correct answer.

 

[Gloster]

It can be said that Cumbria still exists as a name for the joint and shared functions of Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness unitary districts. It is a bit of a lash-up and probably as complicated as Palmerston’s Schleswig-Holstein question.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Wild guess- Chivers?

They make jam.

I remember in the early 1970s when Preston North End played Tottenham Hotspurs in the FA Cup and Martin Chivers was playing. PNE fans kept shouting “Chivers for marmalade “. So you are of course correct sir!

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Back to football Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest to win the League Cup in the 1991/92 season.