General Knowledge Quiz

[OhNoAPacer]

Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII?

He was Duke of Cornwall but not the first one.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Well it was created by Edward III so it would be his eldest son- The Black Prince

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Well it was created by Edward III so it would be his eldest son- The Black Prince

Indeed it was. You are hereby delegated as question setter apparent.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Who was Henry 2nd and Eleanor of Aquitaines first born?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

William, died in infancy.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

William, died in infancy.

Correct. Your turn

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Deleted. Already answered by @GRALISTAIR . Noted the "Black Prince" was also known as "Edward of Woodstock" (1330-1376).

 

[OhNoAPacer]

How many elements were in the original Mendelev Periodic Table?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Damn. I am a chemist and should really know this but I don’t .

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Damn. I am a chemist and should really know this but I don’t .

I should know this sounds like me in a lot of my exams

 

[GRALISTAIR]

So let’s use logic in my guess. Transuranic elements unknown therefore absolute maximum of 92. But Tc and Pm not found so down to 90 max. I struggle to see how At or Fr would be discovered so max 88. So I will guess 70.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

So let’s use logic in my guess. Transuranic elements unknown therefore absolute maximum of 92. But Tc and Pm not found so down to 90 max. I struggle to see how At or Fr would be discovered so max 88. So I will guess 70.

Not a bad guess but unfortunately not the right answer.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Somewhat less- say 40.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Somewhat less- say 40.

That's too much lesserer

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Split the difference- 55?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Split the difference- 55?

Not 55.

 

[DaleCooper]

62

 

[AndyPJG]

I should know this sounds like me in a lot of my exams

and me in pub quiz...HDD write head works,but not the read head!

 

[D1511]

66?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Based on how @DaleCooper is often spot on or very close I will have one last guess at 67

 

[OhNoAPacer]

66?

Based on how @DaleCooper is often spot on or very close I will have one last guess at 67

Neither of these.

62

I will allow this. The answer I have is 63 but I suspect other sources would have slightly different numbers.

You may now group together another question.

 

[DaleCooper]

I will allow this. The answer I have is 63 but I suspect other sources would have slightly different numbers.

You may now group together another question.

Thank you, it was pure guesswork.

Next question:

What was unusual about the WW2 aircraft carriers USS Wolverine and USS Sable?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Next question:

What was unusual about the WW2 aircraft carriers USS Wolverine and USS Sable?

Were they perhaps land-based? (i.e. an atoll or island or similar).

 

[Greenheart]

Were they specifically converted for a single mission, a bombing raid on Japan with the planes landing in China?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Didn't the US have two aircraft carriers that were paddle steamers, or am I getting some half remembered thing messed up?

 

[DaleCooper]

Were they perhaps land-based? (i.e. an atoll or island or similar).

No

Were they specifically converted for a single mission, a bombing raid on Japan with the planes landing in China?

No, that was USS Hornet and the Doolittle Raid.

Didn't the US have two aircraft carriers that were paddle steamers, or am I getting some half remembered thing messed up?

You haven't messed up a half remembered thing. They were indeed converted from coal fired paddle steamers and operated as training vessels on the Great Lakes. Your turn...

 

[OhNoAPacer]

I used to have a budgerigar that was part Vulture and part Rottweiler.

I read a book that almost described her to a T.

The book was called 'The 14 1/2 lb Budgerigar'

Who wrote this book?

 

[DaleCooper]

I used to have a budgerigar that was part Vulture and part Rottweiler.

I read a book that almost described her to a T.

The book was called 'The 14 1/2 lb Budgerigar'

Who wrote this book?

Spike Milligan

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Spike Milligan

Not Terence Alan Milligan

 

[EYFanatic]

I used to have a budgerigar that was part Vulture and part Rottweiler.

I read a book that almost described her to a T.

The book was called 'The 14 1/2 lb Budgerigar'

Who wrote this book?

I think it was Mike Harding