General Knowledge Quiz

[Peterthegreat]

Flowers in the Rain by The Move? (Or is this a misconception?)

That is actually correct it was the first record to be played. However it was not the first music.
The intro was "Theme One" whilst Tony Blackburn's theme "Beefeaters" was also played before "Flowers in the Rain".
Your turn to be DJ.

 

[Gloster]

A song about Tony Blackburn, although with different spelling, was released in 1978 by someone closely connected to another DJ. Which DJ?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Dave Lee Travis (The Hairy Cornflake)?

 

[xotGD]

Diddy David Hamilton

 

[Gloster]

Dave Lee Travis (The Hairy Cornflake)?

Diddy David Hamilton

Neither.

 

[Acathater]

Terry Wogan

 

[DaleCooper]

Mike Read

 

[MotCO]

Terry Wogan?

 

[Acathater]

Terry Wogan?

I think I already said that...

 

[EbbwJunction1]

David (?) "Fluff" Freeman?

 

[Gloster]

None of the above.

The song was ‘Toe Knee Black Burn’, which I think was also the sum of the lyrics, by Binky Baker & the Pit Orchestra. But who was the closely connected DJ?

 

[Ashley Hill]

Mike Reed? On TPTV he likes to sing a bit.
Edit: (See DaleCooper beat me to it).

 

[CarltonA]

David (?) "Fluff" Freeman?

I think you mean Alan Freeman, "greetings pop pickers".

 

[EbbwJunction1]

I think you mean Alan Freeman, "greetings pop pickers".

Yes, that's him .... thanks!

 

[DaleCooper]

None of the above.

The song was ‘Toe Knee Black Burn’, which I think was also the sum of the lyrics, by Binky Baker & the Pit Orchestra. But who was the closely connected DJ?

Steve Wright

 

[Gloster]

Steve Wright

Not him or any of the others. The DJ was one of a kind throughout the 1970s.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Jimmy Young?

 

[DaleCooper]

Not him or any of the others. The DJ was one of a kind throughout the 1970s.

John Peel

 

[xotGD]

Whispering Bob Harris

 

[Gloster]

None of these either.

Everybody is making an assumption that is wrong. The question and clues had to be carefully phrased.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Annie Nightingale?

 

[Gloster]

Hurrah, we have a hit! In 1978 Binky Baker married Annie Nightingale, the only female DJ before 1982.

To you to spin us a question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
Apart from being politicians what do Jeremy Corbyn and Michael Portillo have in common?

 

[CarltonA]

Their fathers were involved in the Spanish Civil War?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Their fathers were involved in the Spanish Civil War?

Apologies for the late response.
Although both their fathers had links to Spain I'm not sure if both of them were actually involved in the war.
It's not the answer I'm looking for (and it has nothing to do with Spain).

 

[xotGD]

They've both had a romantic relationship with a fellow MP.

 

[Peterthegreat]

They've both had a romantic relationship with a fellow MP.

Whilst Corbyn has had one relationship with a fellow MP (at least) I can't find anything on Portillo (other than rumours what he did as teenager) so no this isn't the answer I'm looking for - even if it is more interesting.

 

[xotGD]

Whilst Corbyn has had one relationship with a fellow MP (at least) I can't find anything on Portillo (other than rumours what he did as teenager) so no this isn't the answer I'm looking for - even if it is more interesting.

There are rumours, but nothing I can repeat here...

 

[Gloster]

Both were Ovaltinies?

 

[Peterthegreat]

Both were Ovaltinies?

Not to my knowledge