General Knowledge Quiz

[SuspectUsual]

Kappa?

Nope

 

[SuspectUsual]

There was a clue in the question

 

[SuspectUsual]

I’m not around for a couple of days Sol I’ll end this and say open floor

Leonardo Servadio was the founder of Ellesse

Someone else can serve the next question

 

[Donny Dave]

The headquarters of IKEA are in which city?

 

[Gloster]

Älmhult?

 

[xotGD]

Malmo?

 

[Donny Dave]

Älmhult?

Malmo?

Wrong country!

 

[xotGD]

London?

 

[Donny Dave]

Nope, still the wrong country.

 

[Trackman]

I know the country, but not the city name. ah well.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

My son is visiting me today and saw this thread. He ventures Almhult in Sweden.

 

[D6130]

My son is visiting me today and saw this thread. He ventures Almhult in Sweden.

Already discounted. See post #38,467.

 

[Donny Dave]

As it's been 24 hours since I posted the question, with only limited guesses, I shall provide a hint to narrow it down for you.

The city in question is in a Benelux country.

 

[xotGD]

Luxembourg

 

[Donny Dave]

Not Luxembourg

 

[Gloster]

As the Netherlands has a reputation for ‘clever tax management’ I will say Rotterdam.

 

[xotGD]

Den Haag

 

[Peterthegreat]

Delft?

 

[Donny Dave]

As the Netherlands has a reputation for ‘clever tax management’ I will say Rotterdam.

Close.

Den Haag

Closer.

Delft?

We have a winner. Over to you to design a flat pack question.

 

[Peterthegreat]

Thank you.
By what name was Eric Blair better known?

 

[Acathater]

George Orwell

 

[Peterthegreat]

George Orwell

He was indeed.
Your turn.

 

[Acathater]

What dietary breakthrough did Peter Durand patent in 1810?

 

[xotGD]

Tinned corned beef?

 

[Acathater]

Tinned corned beef?

I'll give you that
The patent was actually for the process of tinning food (in general), not just corned beef

So your turn to open the question can

 

[xotGD]

Vyvyan, Rick, Neil and Mike are collectively known as what?

 

[Peterthegreat]

The Young Ones.

 

[xotGD]

The Young Ones.

Correct - sorry for delayed reply.

Your turn to represent Scumbag College on University Challenge...

 

[Peterthegreat]

Staying with the Young Ones.
Who had a number one hit with a song of that name some four decades before the TV series?

 

[MotCO]

Cliff Richard