LETS HAVE ANOTHER GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

[Psyber]

Q24. Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite? TELSTAR?
Q48. Who was the first English monarch to abdicate? JAMES II

[magpie in the 80's]

Q24. Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite? TELSTAR?
Q48. Who was the first English monarch to abdicate? JAMES II

incorrect on both psyber

[Psyber]

OK earlier.... The other controversial alleged abdication was Richard II - some claim he only abdicated via being murdered!

Edward VIII is the only undisputed one I know of but that has been turned down by you before.

[magpie in the 80's]

OK earlier.... The other controversial alleged abdication was Richard II - some claim he only abdicated via being murdered!

correct

[johntheclaret]

OK earlier.... The other controversial alleged abdication was Richard II - some claim he only abdicated via being murdered!

correct

alleged abdication by murder.

Just too deep magpie in the 80's

Both me and Psyber went for Telstar. Off topic, but wasn't there a chart instrumental called telstar that was supposed to replicate the sounds made by the 1st satellite.Sounded a bit like the noise made on those tinny things made famous by Rolf Harris. (Can't remember what they were called. Stylophones I think)

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. In which year were TV licences introduced in the UK? 1946
Q2. Which designer (brand) created the Kelly bag? HERMES
Q3. Arctic King, Saladin and Tom Thumb are which types of vegetable? LETTUCE
Q4. By what name is the Gravelly Hill Inter-change better known? SPAGHETTI JUNCTION
Q5. What is the name of the world's highest active volcano? COTOPAXI EQUADOR
Q6. Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is sub-titled The Slave of Duty? PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Q7. Who succeeded Sir Clive Woodward as England's rugby union coach? ANDY ROBINSON
Q8. What is a baby oyster called? A SPAT
Q9. What is Bill Clinton's middle name? JEFFERSON
Q10. In which country are the Sutherland Falls? NEW ZEALAND
Q11. In the US TV comedy show Everybody Loves Raymond, what is Raymond's bother's first name? ROBERT
Q12. What is the largest flat fish species? HALIBUT
Q13. What did Nelson lose on Tenerife in 1797? HIS RIGHT ARM
Q14. What's the oldest university in the USA? HARVARD
Q15. Who became Germany's first female chancellor? ANGELA MERKEL
Q16. Who wrote The Railway Children? EDITH NESBIT
Q17. Who played the Ringo Kid in the original Stagecoach film? JOHN WAYNE
Q18. Which artist painted The Potato Eaters? VAN GOGH
Q19. In architecture, what is a lancet? A WINDOW
Q20. Which singer's original name was Elaine Bookbinder? ELKIE BROOKS
Q21. Turin lies on which river? THE PO
Q22. Which country has the international car registration RA? ARGENTINA
Q23. A methuselah of wine holds the equivalent of how many bottles? EIGHT
Q24. Launched in 1960, what was the name of the first US communications satellite? ECHO 1
Q25. Who invented jeans? LEVI STRAUSS
Q26. What does a cartophilist collect? CIGARETTE CARDS
Q27. Which European city had the Roman name Lutetia? PARIS
Q28. What is the green pigment found in most plants that is responsible for absorbing light energy? CHLOROPHYLL
Q29. The Yeomen of the Guard are known by what other name? BEEFEATERS
Q30. Which actress appears with Jarvis Cocker in Pulp's video, Common People? SADIE FROST
Q31. How many labours were performed by Hercules? 12
Q32. Which late MP owned Saltwood Castle in Kent? ALAN CLARK
Q33. In which London pub did Ronnie Kray murder George Cornell? THE BLIND BEGGER
Q34. What date is Trafalgar Day? 21ST OCTOBER
Q35. What is the birthstone for April? DIAMOND
Q36. What does 'E' represent in E = MC2? ENERGY
Q37. What note do orchestras typically tune up to? A
Q38. Which English cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1666? ST. PAULS
Q39. Who shot and killed Billy the Kid in 1881? PAT GARRETT
Q40. What was the first name of Dustin Hoffman's female character in Tootsie? DOROTHY
Q41. Which UK store was first to have an first escalator installed? HARRODS
Q42. In which year (or decade) were luncheon vouchers introduced in the UK? 1955 (1950'S)
Q43. How did soul singer Otis Redding die in 1967? PLANE CRASH
Q44. Who invented the revolver (handgun)? SAMUEL COLT
Q45. In which ocean is Ascension Island? ATLANTIC
Q46. What is the USA state capital of California? SACREMENTO
Q47. In which country was cricketer Ted Dexter born? ITALY
Q48. Who was the first English monarch to abdicate? RICHARD II
Q49. At which railway station was the film Brief Encounter made? CARNFORTH..OF LANCASHIRE
Q50. Who was the first British person to walk in space? MICHAEL FOALE[/quote]

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

[Leaping Lindner]

OK earlier.... The other controversial alleged abdication was Richard II - some claim he only abdicated via being murdered!

correct

alleged abdication by murder.

Just too deep magpie in the 80's

Both me and Psyber went for Telstar. Off topic, but wasn't there a chart instrumental called telstar that was supposed to replicate the sounds made by the 1st satellite.Sounded a bit like the noise made on those tinny things made famous by Rolf Harris. (Can't remember what they were called. Stylophones I think)

The Tornadoes. Australian band The Models also did a great version in the 80's (flipside of the 45 "Local and or General).