General Knowledge Quiz

[Gloster]

Murchison promontory is furthest point north on mainland americas, also mainland Canada.

Correct. It is the northernmost point excluding islands.

To you to map out the next question.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Staying with geography.

What is the third highest mountain in Africa?

 

[D6130]

Mount Kenya?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Mount Kenya?

That is the second highest.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Mount Stanley?

 

[D6130]

Must be one of the Atlas Mountains then but, without cheating by looking at an atlas ( ), I can't recall the name of that range's highest point.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Must be one of the Atlas Mountains then but, without cheating by looking at an atlas ( ), I can't recall the name of that range's highest point.

Not in the Atlas range.

Mount Stanley?

Is correct. I would of course have accepted the alternative name of Ngaliema.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which was the first country after Great Britain to issue postage stamps?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Complete guess France

 

[DaleCooper]

Germany

 

[D6130]

Japan?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

None of the three postings above are correct.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Brazil?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Brazil?

Is the correct answer.

Over now to you.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Is the correct answer.

Over now to you.

Obrigado.
Question to follow.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Which is the only UK number one single to feature a mother and son?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Mouldy old dough?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Is correct. Didn't expect it to go that quickly.
Please find us a question of genuine potential.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Lieutenant Pigeon, I believe that the mother played the piano.

Anyway, next question.

Megachile Pluto is the largest living species of what?

 

[MotCO]

Iguana?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Iguana?

Not an iguana

 

[DaleCooper]

Lieutenant Pigeon, I believe that the mother played the piano.

Anyway, next question.

Megachile Pluto is the largest living species of what?

South American cartoon dog

 

[OhNoAPacer]

South American cartoon dog

Unfortunately not

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Is it some sort of insect?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Is it some sort of insect?

It is.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Largest moth?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Largest moth?

Not a moth.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

From the hint that it is an insect, I remember reading of a species in the area of Indonesia that was that of a very large bee, but that was said to be extinct, so it cannot be that as the question asked for a living species.

 

[xotGD]

Stick insect

 

[DaleCooper]

Beetle