General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

Despite only having been a private in the British army the father of which musical icon was known by the moniker "captain"?

Vera Lynn

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Vera Lynn

Definitely not Vera Lynn

Let us say that the musical styles of both answers given so far are a fair bit different to that of the person in question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Sid Vicious?

 

[DaleCooper]

Suggs

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Sid Vicious?

Suggs

Neither of these.

 

[DaleCooper]

Elton John

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Elton John

Not Elton

 

[Ashley Hill]

Raymond Burns? (aka Captain Sensible)

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Raymond Burns? (aka Captain Sensible)

I like your thinking, unfortunately your answer is incorrect.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Bud Flanagan?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Bud Flanagan

Afraid not.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

The artist I am after is truly a musical icon, a legend.

 

[Donny Dave]

David Bowie?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

David Bowie?

Not him.

 

[DaleCooper]

Mick Jagger

 

[Ashley Hill]

Paul Weller?

 

[xotGD]

Elvis

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Captain and Tennille?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Bob Marley?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Mick Jagger

Paul Weller?

Elvis

Captain and Tennille?

None of those.

Bob Marley?

Is the correct answer.

Your turn to shoot the sheriff but not the deputy.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Changing completely the theme to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson: BIG RAT was used by Joe 90. What does that Acronym stand for?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A machine he designed that was something to do with brain patterns?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

A machine he designed that was something to do with brain patterns?

Correct - so that is your first letter B = Brain

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

.I will say the second letter "i" now that Brain (B) is the first will be...Impulse.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

.I will say the second letter "i" now that Brain (B) is the first will be...Impulse.

Also correct - the G is more difficult I will admit (scientific term)

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Can't help with the G, other than it ends in scope, but RAT is record and transfer

 

[GRALISTAIR]

G is Galvanascope and I award the question to OhNoAPacer as you got the most of the question correct. Brain Impulse Galvanascope Record and Transfer. Please ask the next question.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

How is Peter Thornley better known?

 

[Ashley Hill]

That would be former wrestler Kendo Nagasaki. (I asked the same question on the 6th of August last year)
Open floor….

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Which was the famous female singer who sang about the premises called Hernando's Hideaway?