General Knowledge Quiz

[OhNoAPacer]

Everton?

Not Everton

 

[Trackman]

Bolton

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Bolton

It wasn't Bolton either

 

[CarltonA]

Queen's Park?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Queen's Park?

Although Scottish teams played in the FA Cup they did not participate in the Football League.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Aston Villa?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Aston Villa?

Is the correct answer, the result was 1-1.

You may kick off to the next question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.

Mosley Street in Newcastle was the first in the world to be provided with what?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Electric street lighting

 

[Peterthegreat]

Electric street lighting

That was quick.
Please enlighten us with a new question.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

The Guanches were the indigenous people of which group of Islands?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

No attempted answers in over 24 hours, so a clue is needed methinks.

Poodle, Jack Russell, Labrador, German Shepherd etc.

 

[Gloster]

Isle of Dogs?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Isle of Dogs?

Not correct.

But then again kind of is (that adds to the clue).

 

[DaleCooper]

Canary Islands

 

[Gloster]

Something vaguely floating in the back of my mind say: Canary Islands?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Something vaguely floating in the back of my mind say: Canary Islands?

It floated correctly however you were pipped at the post by

Canary Islands

Is correct.

Originally Guanches meant the people from Tenerife but he's expanded to cover the whole of the Canaries.

You may now playa the next question.

 

[DaleCooper]

It floated correctly however you were pipped at the post by


Is correct.

Originally Guanches meant the people from Tenerife but he's expanded to cover the whole of the Canaries.

You may now playa the next question.

Thank you.

Next question:

Euophrys omnisuperstes is a small jumping spider. What is its claim to fame?

 

[Peter Mugridge]

With any small jumping creature it's likely to be the biggest jump relative to body size?

...or is that too obvious?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

There is a spider that lives very high up including on mount everest which is often said to be the highest permanent living animal on the planet, could this be that spider?

 

[MotCO]

Did it inhabit the 'jumping beans' craze of the late 70's/early 80's?

 

[D1511]

Edit.....I missed a page, so my answer was "Burnley"

Is this the spider that floats about in the stratosphere?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

See ince we're guessing the original 11, I'll try Burnley

Is that an answer to the question posed in post #36,051 by @OhNoAPacer? Answered in post #36,066 by @Peterthegreat!

 

[D1511]

Is that an answer to the question posed in post #36,051?

Yes, just realised I'd missed a page, so I've edited my post now!

 

[DaleCooper]

With any small jumping creature it's likely to be the biggest jump relative to body size?

...or is that too obvious?

Much too obvious.

Did it inhabit the 'jumping beans' craze of the late 70's/early 80's?

I don't remember that craze.

Edit.....I missed a page, so my answer was "Burnley"

Is this the spider that floats about in the stratosphere?

Is there such a spider? Tell me more.

There is a spider that lives very high up including on mount everest which is often said to be the highest permanent living animal on the planet, could this be that spider?

That's the answer, they have been found as high as 22,000 feet. Your turn...

 

[D1511]

Is there such a spider? Tell me more.

On checking, it's a moth.

 

[OhNoAPacer]

What is special about the star HD 140283?

 

[xotGD]

What is special about the star HD 140283?

It is our sun?

 

[OhNoAPacer]

It is our sun?

Good guess, unfortunately it is about 190 light years away from us so is obviously not our sun.

 

[MotCO]

It doesn't exist?