General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

Correct and also certain colloids. Your turn to SET the next question.

Thank you.

Next question:

What is a humbucker?

 

[xotGD]

Something to do with a guitar?

 

[DaleCooper]

Something to do with a guitar?

Yes but what? I need a bit more.

 

[xotGD]

Yes but what? I need a bit more.

I've looked it up now, so ruled myself out!

 

[Strat-tastic]

An electric guitar pickup consisting of two single coil pickups in opposite configuration to each other which cancels out unwanted interference thus bucking the hum.
Or something like that

 

[DaleCooper]

An electric guitar pickup consisting of two single coil pickups in opposite configuration to each other which cancels out unwanted interference thus bucking the hum.
Or something like that

Good answer, you should change your name to Stratocastic. Your turn...

 

[Strat-tastic]

Thanks.

What is an ebow?

I just saved autocorrect from changing it to elbow

 

[DaleCooper]

Thanks.

What is an ebow?

I just saved autocorrect from changing it to elbow

Is it used for playing an electric violin?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Not to my knowledge.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Clue: Dale is in the right ball park.

 

[MotCO]

Is it a bridge on a violin or other stringed instrument?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Its a device for playing an electric guitar with and getting noises akin to bagpipes and other such things, much beloved of the late Stuart Adamson and Big Country

 

[Strat-tastic]

Its a device for playing an electric guitar with and getting noises akin to bagpipes and other such things, much beloved of the late Stuart Adamson and Big Country

That's right. I had to look him up to check the fact.
It is an electronic device which interacts with the magnetic field of the pickup to produce infinite sustain of the guitar string, leading to a whole new world of potential sounds.
Your turn to set the tone!

 

[SuspectUsual]

What is cosmic latte?

 

[DaleCooper]

What is cosmic latte?

There's dark matter and black holes, cosmic latte is the white stuff.

 

[SuspectUsual]

There's dark matter and black holes, cosmic latte is the white stuff.

I’m not sure that’s quite what I’m looking for.

 

[DaleCooper]

A Hawkwind album.

 

[Gloster]

Something that goes with the Milky Way?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

It's the average colour of the universe

 

[SuspectUsual]

It's the average colour of the universe

Sorry for the delay, I totally forgot about this and for some reason I didn't get any notifications

This is the right answer

Cosmic latte - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

@OhNoAPacer for you to go next

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Preston North End won the inaugural Football League without losing any games. They won all but one of their home games, against which team did they draw at home with ?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Not all that many other teams to play that season (1888/89) so I'll go with Accrington.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I think Notts County were a founder member so they could have drawn with my home town team.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Not all that many other teams to play that season (1888/89) so I'll go with Accrington.

I think Notts County were a founder member so they could have drawn with my home town team.

Neither of those.

 

[xotGD]

Corinthians?

 

[MotCO]

Royal Engineers?

 

[D6130]

Newton Heath Railway?

 

[SuspectUsual]

So, 12 founder members

11 possibilities, two incorrect so far.

One in nine chance, I'll go for Blackburn

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Corinthians?

Royal Engineers?

Newton Heath Railway?

None of those were in the League.

So, 12 founder members

11 possibilities, two incorrect so far.

One in nine chance, I'll go for Blackburn

Not Blackburn

 

[Greenheart]

Everton?