General Knowledge Quiz

[DaleCooper]

Swap anecdotes

 

[D6130]

Kiss each other?

 

[Gloster]

Swap bouquets?

Exactly that. To you to unite us with the next question.

 

[CarltonA]

Thank you. With whom is the motto "Manners maketh man" originally accredited?

 

[Gloster]

William of Wykeham?

 

[CarltonA]

William of Wykeham?

Is correct, your turn to teach us another.

 

[Gloster]

Where would you hear ‘the curious tone of the cornet, clarinet and big trombone; fiddle, ‘cello, big bass drum; bassoon, flute and euphonium’? (And when?)

 

[MotCO]

76 trombones?

 

[xotGD]

Belfast, 12th July?

 

[D6130]

Helston, Cornwall on Flora Day.

 

[Gloster]

Helston, Cornwall on Flora Day.

Indeed it is. The line comes from Katie Moss’ song ‘The Floral Dance’, the best version of which (in my opinion) was by Peter Dawson. The Furry Dance takes place on 8 May or the Saturday before if that falls on a Sunday or Monday.

To you to compose a new question.

 

[D6130]

Indeed it is. The line comes from Katie Moss’ song ‘The Floral Dance’, the best version of which (in my opinion) was by Peter Dawson. The Furry Dance takes place on 8 May or the Saturday before if that falls on a Sunday or Monday.

To you to compose a new question.

Thanks. Continuing on a Cornish theme:

Who wrote the lyrics of the Cornish 'National' anthem, The Song of the Western Men (....And Shall Trelawny Die?)?

 

[Gloster]

Arthur Quiller-Couch?

 

[D6130]

Arthur Quiller-Couch?

Afraid not.

 

[chris53]

Robert Stephen Hawker?

 

[D6130]

Robert Stephen Hawker?

Correct! Your turn to be released from the Tower of London.

 

[chris53]

How long was the Hundred Years War?

 

[Gloster]

One hundred and fifteen years because the French added a 15% service charge.

 

[xotGD]

74 years

 

[Donny Dave]

30 years?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

How long was the Hundred Years War?

How near do you need the answer to be?

 

[SuspectUsual]

Definitely over a hundred years. 118?

 

[AndyPJG]

116 years

 

[Acathater]

116 years

The French call it the 200 years war...

 

[DaleCooper]

The French call it the 200 years war...

That's metric years, 10 months in a year.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

definitely 116 years as @AndyPJG has said

 

[chris53]

116 years

You were the first to get the correct answer. 1337 to 1453. Your turn to set the next question

 

[AndyPJG]

You were the first to get the correct answer. 1337 to 1453. Your turn to set the next question

Open floor please. (Had this question in pub quiz a few weeks back, was wrong with 126 years, but managed to remember the right answer.)

 

[MotCO]

Where did Martin change to Swallow, only to change back to Swallow, and then a final change to Martin?

 

[DaleCooper]

Where did Martin change to Swallow, only to change back to Swallow, and then a final change to Martin?

In an ornithological textbook. Audubon?