General Knowledge Quiz

feargale · 30-05-2014 10:35pm

donegal_man wrote: »

99% sure it's Brazil but will wait for confirmation before posting follow up question.

Correct.

feargale · 30-05-2014 10:35pm

donegal_man wrote: »

99% sure it's Brazil but will wait for confirmation before posting follow up question.

Correct.

donegal_man · 31-05-2014 1:47am

Who links Brazil and Czechoslovakia? Don't think too literally

feargale · 31-05-2014 2:10pm

donegal_man wrote: »

Who links Brazil and Czechoslovakia? Don't think too literally

1. Brazil's President Juscelino Kubitschek - got his Czech surname from his Czech greatgrandfather
2. The footballers of Brazil and Czechoslovakia - met in the 1962 World Cup final.
3. Volkswagen - big factory in Brazil and they own Skoda.
4. Big German minorities - in present-day Brazil and in pre-war Czechoslovakia.
5. Hurlers - none in either country.
6. Cities beginning with the letter B.
7. Magnificent women letting it all hang out ( hope that's not too literal

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CiaraRedmond · 31-05-2014 10:47pm

William Harrison

What organ in the body is completely useless in humans but is vitally important in animals?

donegal_man · 31-05-2014 11:20pm

feargale wrote: »

1. Brazil's President Juscelino Kubitschek - got his Czech surname from his Czech greatgrandfather
2. The footballers of Brazil and Czechoslovakia - met in the 1962 World Cup final.
3. Volkswagen - big factory in Brazil and they own Skoda.
4. Big German minorities - in present-day Brazil and in pre-war Czechoslovakia.
5. Hurlers - none in either country.
6. Cities beginning with the letter B.
7. Magnificent women letting it all hang out ( hope that's not too literal )

All very good especially the fifth and seventh options but none of 'em are who I was thinking of

CiaraRedmond wrote: »

William Harrison

What organ in the body is completely useless in humans but is vitally important in animals?

I don't get that connection at all. Sorry

Who I had in mind was playwright Tom Stoppard who was born Tomas Straussler in (then) Czechoslovakia and co-wrote Brazil with Terry Gilliam

Appendix perhaps (although according to someone on QI it holds all the information that isn't in the main body, made me laugh anyway)

feargale · 31-05-2014 11:55pm

Actually no. 5 isn't totally accurate. A few young Gort Brazilians have returned home, taking hurleys with them. However I think it will be some time before Brazil take on Kilkenny in an All-Ireland final.
Furthermore I believe a native of Czechoslovakia played hurling in the 1940s either for Thurles C.B.S. or Tipperary minors or both.

feargale · 01-06-2014 11:08pm

CiaraRedmond wrote: »

William Harrison

What organ in the body is completely useless in humans but is vitally important in animals?

The tail ( only a stump in the case of humans. )

Guffy · 02-06-2014 1:11am

Appendix?

CiaraRedmond · 02-06-2014 2:57pm

Appendix is right, it's used to break down cellulose in plants

Guffy · 02-06-2014 5:05pm

Shoot feargale

feargale · 06-06-2014 12:35am

gufc21 wrote: »

Shoot feargale

feargale flees with tail between legs. :eek:

feargale · 06-06-2014 5:36pm

gufc21 wrote: »

Appendix?

Ok gufc put up one.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 15-06-2014 7:29am

Who was the last official Emperor of Rome? (I know it's often times disputed but give me the name that appears in the history books)

donegal_man · 15-06-2014 11:52pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Who was the last official Emperor of Rome? (I know it's often times disputed but give me the name that appears in the history books)

Probably Romulus Agustus but I'll wait before posting another question

DEFTLEFTHAND · 16-06-2014 5:51pm

donegal_man wrote: »

Probably Romulus Agustus but I'll wait before posting another question

That's right.

donegal_man · 16-06-2014 10:23pm

There were five so called good emperors, Nerva, Trajan, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius are four. Who was the other?

The Pheasant2 · 16-06-2014 10:31pm

Vespasian?

Guffy · 16-06-2014 11:14pm

Hadrian.

how many men are/were in a centuary after the marius reforms?

donegal_man · 17-06-2014 12:18am

Eighty

Which piece of standard Roman military equipment did Marius re-design?

beakerjoe · 17-06-2014 2:54pm

The Spear or perhaps the sword.....er....Spear?

feargale · 17-06-2014 6:14pm

Shield

donegal_man · 17-06-2014 9:58pm

beakerjoe wrote: »

The Spear or perhaps the sword.....er....Spear?

Spear (pilum) is correct, he removed the nails holding the head on and replaced it with a wooden peg which broke on impact making it impossible for the enemy to throw it back.

beakerjoe · 18-06-2014 9:30am

Right, Liverpool FC currently have a young Irish under 18 international on their books, Alex O'Hanlon. Which famous irish comedian/actor is Alexs Godfather?

The Pheasant2 · 18-06-2014 9:45am

beakerjoe wrote: »

Right, Liverpool FC currently have a young Irish under 18 international on their books, Alex O'Hanlon. Which famous irish comedian/actor is Alexs Godfather?

I'll take a stab at Ardal O'Hanlon?

beakerjoe · 18-06-2014 9:51am

Nope, the answer doesnt have O'Hanlon in his name.

irishejit · 18-06-2014 11:37am

beakerjoe wrote: »

Right, Liverpool FC currently have a young Irish under 18 international on their books, Alex O'Hanlon. Which famous irish comedian/actor is Alexs Godfather?/QUOTE]

Are you sure its a actor/comedian? I thought it was Alex Higgins, named after him and also his godfather

beakerjoe · 18-06-2014 11:44am

irishejit wrote: »

beakerjoe wrote: »

Right, Liverpool FC currently have a young Irish under 18 international on their books, Alex O'Hanlon. Which famous irish comedian/actor is Alexs Godfather?/QUOTE]

Are you sure its a actor/comedian? I thought it was Alex Higgins, named after him and also his godfather

I heard from a his uncle that he had an Actor/Comedian who is a family friend as Godfather.

The Pheasant2 · 18-06-2014 12:21pm

beakerjoe wrote: »

Right, Liverpool FC currently have a young Irish under 18 international on their books, Alex O'Hanlon. Which famous irish comedian/actor is Alexs Godfather?

Am I the only one who thinks we should move away from these kind of questions?

I mean no offence but that question would literally never be asked at a quiz/on any quiz tv show

beakerjoe · 18-06-2014 12:24pm

Yeah ill ask another, 2 mins guys

beakerjoe · 18-06-2014 12:29pm

What is the Irish Land Registry better known as these days?

feargale · 17-07-2014 5:25am

Maybe it's time to post OP again:

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

1. Answer the Question then Question the Answer

2. You ask the next question but only if your answer is correct

3. Your question must be relative to the answer you have given
correctly or to the subject matter of that answered question.

e.g What is Irelands smallest County?
A. Louth
Q. How many times has Louth won the All-Ireland football C'ship etc.

4. No ridiculously difficult stuff, keep it all inclusive!

feargale · 17-07-2014 5:27am

beakerjoe wrote: »

What is the Irish Land Registry better known as these days?

The Property Registration Authority.

Who coined the phrase " Property is theft " ?

Birdie Num Num · 17-07-2014 11:51am

feargale wrote: »

The Property Registration Authority.

Who coined the phrase " Property is theft " ?

Was it Crazy Horse?

feargale · 17-07-2014 2:30pm

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

Was it Crazy Horse?

No.

TheCoolWay · 22-07-2014 11:05pm

What's black and white and red all over?

feargale · 23-07-2014 12:27am

TheCoolWay wrote: »

What's black and white and red all over?

You got that question out of a 1954 edition of Ireland's Own. The answer is a newspaper.
Now, like a good man, would you read OP before posting another question.
My question re property is theft still stands. I'll give the answer and post another if nobody scores by tomorrow.
Things are quiet here now. Maybe it's because it's Summer, the silly season. ( apologies to CoolWay. )

Guffy · 23-07-2014 1:49am

Urgh was it some french guy

donegal_man · 23-07-2014 9:44am

gufc21 wrote: »

Urgh was it some french guy

Pretty sure you need to narrow it down a bit, there are MILLIONS of 'em!

:D

Birdie Num Num · 23-07-2014 10:46pm

donegal_man wrote: »

Pretty sure you need to narrow it down a bit, there are MILLIONS of 'em! :D

It was this French guy:

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Which I didn't know.

What other French guy was known as 'Bip the Clown'?

ScummyMan · 23-07-2014 10:57pm

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

It was this French guy:

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Which I didn't know.

What other French guy was known as 'Bip the Clown'?

Marcel Mareau the Mime artist.

Which canyon in France is the largest in Europe?

Guffy · 23-07-2014 11:32pm

Man.UnitedLad wrote: »

Marcel Mareau the Mime artist.

Which canyon in France is the largest in Europe?

Verdon gorge

why are the french a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys?

Or

how long is the grand canyon? (By river of course)

TheCoolWay · 24-07-2014 12:11am

feargale wrote: »

You got that question out of a 1954 edition of Ireland's Own. The answer is a newspaper.
Now, like a good man, would you read OP before posting another question.
My question re property is theft still stands. I'll give the answer and post another if nobody scores by tomorrow.
Things are quiet here now. Maybe it's because it's Summer, the silly season. ( apologies to CoolWay. )

A sunburnt Penguin

feargale · 24-07-2014 12:36am

gufc21 wrote: »

Verdon gorge

why are the french a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys?

Because that's what some loonie yankee media commentator called them because of the French government's coolness to the invasion of Iraq. Was it Ross Limbaugh?

Guffy · 24-07-2014 1:02am

feargale wrote: »

Because that's what some loonie yankee media commentator called them because of the French government's coolness to the invasion of Iraq. Was it Ross Linbaugh?

Monty python no?

feargale · 24-07-2014 1:07am

gufc21 wrote: »

Monty python no?

Am I near?

donegal_man · 24-07-2014 3:01am

Pretty sure it was Groundskeeper Willie in The Simpsons although I could be wrong

Guffy · 24-07-2014 4:29am

D first q wasn't real one srry was taking piss. Second q the proper one

Tom75 · 24-07-2014 8:38pm

The Kelvin (abbreviated K) scale measures temperature just like Celsius or Fahrenheit. 0 K is the lowest possible temperature on the Kelvin scale, where everything stops moving. It's absolute zero, and theory says if the temperature of something was at that temperature, the small molecules in that something wouldn't move at all. Besides that, the Kelvin scale and Celsius scale work well together. To convert kelvin to Celcius, simply subtract 273.14. (I.E. 273.14K = 0 deg. C.)

0 degrees C is 273 K which is freezing
100 degrees C is 373 K which is boiling

What is the Kelvin scale?

donegal_man · 24-07-2014 8:52pm

gufc21 wrote: »

Verdon gorge

why are the french a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys?

Or

how long is the grand canyon? (By river of course)

gufc21 wrote: »

D first q wasn't real one srry was taking piss. Second q the proper one

Ah okay, something like 275 miles

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