General Knowledge Quiz

[Gloster]

Shortest service as an MP?

 

[SuspectUsual]

First medalist in the modern Olympics?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

First man in a barrel going over Niagara Falls?

Shortest service as an MP?

First medalist in the modern Olympics?

None of these.

I will point out that there are 3 possible correct answers.

 

[Spamcan81]

First player to score a century in cricket.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

First player to score a century in cricket.

That was Charles Bannerman.

 

[Bradford PA]

Bowled the first ball in Test cricket ?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Bowled the first ball in Test cricket ?

Is the correct answer.

He also was the first bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings and the first batsmen to be out stumped.

I hand the question setting over (did you see what I did there) to you.

 

[Bradford PA]

Is the correct answer.

He also was the first bowler to take 5 wickets in an innings and the first batsmen to be out stumped.

I hand the question setting over (did you see what I did there) to you.

Thank you. Continuing with cricket, who was the last player to perform the seasonal double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in county cricket ?

 

[MotCO]

Lord Ian Botham?

 

[SuspectUsual]

I can’t for the life of me think of his name but it was a West Indian all rounder who didn’t get in their test team. Played for Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire I think??

 

[martinsh]

Franklin Stephenson ?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Franklin Stephenson ?

That's who I was trying to think of!!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

If a question is answered correctly and accepted by the question setter, but then no new question is set within one day (twenty-four hours) by the successful contestant, on expiry of this period, the floor will open for any member to set a new question.

Where does the quiz currently stand?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Where does the quiz currently stand?

Would seem that @martinsh more-or-less had the correct answer which I believe is Franklyn Stephenson, back in 1988. Not sure if @Bradford PA has been back on here since Friday to confirm this.

 

[transportphoto]

Happy for @martinsh, or anyone else, to take the lead with a new question

 

[Bradford PA]

Happy for @martinsh, or anyone else, to take the lead with a new question

Apologies. Been away for a couple of days. Confirm Franklin Stephenson is correct.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Confirm Franklin Stephenson is correct.

As previously, it's Franklyn Stephenson. Remarkable it's been some 37 years since he achieved the "All-rounder's double".

 

[martinsh]

At last !

Staying with cricket which is the only county to have only won the County Championship ONCE ? And for a bonus point which year did they win it ?

 

[MotCO]

Durham?

 

[D1511]

Derbyshire have only won it once.
Not certain of the year, but yonks ago.....early 1900s maybe?

 

[martinsh]

Derbyshire have only won it once.
Not certain of the year, but yonks ago.....early 1900s maybe?

Derbyshire is correct - so it is your turn to bat.

Date was more recent than that - though still a long time ago. Would anyone like to have a guess before I reveal all ?

 

[Peterthegreat]

I think it was just before the 2nd world war. 1936?

 

[D1511]

Derbyshire is correct - so it is your turn to bat.

Date was more recent than that - though still a long time ago. Would anyone like to have a guess before I reveal all ?

Thank you! I've been listening to Kevin Howells on the BBC Sounds county championship coverage far too much this year! It's amazing what sticks in my brain considering how much essential stuff I forget these days!

I will guess 1953.......

OK, a bit of a change of (wind) direction now.......

Ex-hurricane Humberto, potentially to be named Amy, the first in the 25/26 storm season, is coming our way this weekend, with the risk of explosive cyclogenesis......so be sure to put something heavy in your pockets. However, which 5 letters will you never see as initial letters of the names of storms?

 

[MotCO]

I, O, Q, J, X?

 

[D1511]

I, O, Q, J, X?

You've got just 2 of them there......

 

[martinsh]

I think it was just before the 2nd world war. 1936?

1936 is correct

 

[Ashley Hill]

@Peterthegreat have you a question for us?

 

[Peterthegreat]

@Peterthegreat have you a question for us?

It's not my turn. I answered the supplementary question. We already have a "live" question from @D1511 .

 

[D1511]

@Peterthegreat have you a question for us?

It's not my turn. I answered the supplementary question. We already have a "live" question from @D1511 .

Sorry folks......my question doesn't appear to have generated much interest, so the answer is Q U X Y Z, in line with international hurricane and cyclone naming conventions

I declare open floor........

 

[Calthrop]

I'll "drop in", if I might...

The word "putamen" has two different meanings, about different things. Either or both, acceptable as answer(s).