General Knowledge Quiz

wesleysniper38

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!


Here we go.........

How many counties border Tyrone?

yomamma

five,


what is 5 divided by 1024855689 ??


Game over :eek:

MrTsSnickers

4.87873566361565e-9

What e is used to describe an outbreak of an illness in a particular region?

namenotavailablE

epidemic

If an epidemic spreads to a wider area (e.g. to another country) what 'p' describes this type of "upgraded epidemic"?

Bannasidhe

namenotavailabl wrote: »

epidemic

If an epidemic spreads to a wider area (e.g. to another country) what 'p' describes this type of "upgraded epidemic"?

pandemic.

In what type of theatrical event which begins with 'p' is one of the leading ladies traditionally a man?

Galwayguy35

Bannasidhe wrote: »

pandemic.

In what type of theatrical event which begins with 'p' is one of the leading ladies traditionally a man?

Play?

Bannasidhe

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Play?

Nope. Think Xmas

MrTsSnickers

Pantomime.

What famous stage is practice the directions?

sconhome

MrTsSnickers wrote: »

What famous stage is practice the directions?

Left.

From what left is something unexpected said to come from?

Serves me right for presuming!

MrTsSnickers

amphkingwest wrote: »

Left.

From what left is something unexpected said to come from?

Nope.

wesleysniper38

What famous stage is practice the directions?

The Supreme Court ?

MrTsSnickers

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

What famous stage is practice the directions?

Rehearsal ?[/QUOTE]

I've probably phrased it badly "To which famous stage is practice the directions?"

wesleysniper38

Exit stage right? / William Shakespeare (I'm really clutching at straws here!)

Bannasidhe

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

What famous stage is practice the directions?

The Supreme Court ?

Carnegie Hall.

Quiz show which began with 'C' where Carol Vorderman gave you a consonant?

Red Crow

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Carnegie Hall.

Quiz show which began with 'C' where Carol Vorderman gave you a consonant?

Countdown.

Who was the shortest reigning president in the United States?

wesleysniper38

William H Harrison

What William plays Denny Crane in Boston Legal?

MrTsSnickers

SHATNER!!!

who was involved in the first inter-racial kiss shown on American TV?

wesleysniper38

It was that man again WILLIAM SHATNER in Star Trek with Nonette Nicholls?

Shatner did a famous cover version of a song by which British rock band?

MrTsSnickers

Common People, Pulp.

What awesome piece of marine equipment can be made from common household items including (but not exclusively): cardboard, mirrors, tape and a pencil.

wesleysniper38

Compass?
On a compass if N = zero then what is W ?

sconhome

MrTsSnickers wrote: »

Common People, Pulp.

What awesome piece of marine equipment can be made from common household items including (but not exclusively): cardboard, mirrors, tape and a pencil.

Am thinking Sextant?

MrTsSnickers

No, but a clue would be focus on what two mirrors can do (in a maritime setting)

wesleysniper38

S.O.S..More clues please?

MrTsSnickers

It's primarily used in submarines.

DipStick McSwindler

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byronbay2

MrTsSnickers wrote: »

Common People, Pulp.

What awesome piece of marine equipment can be made from common household items including (but not exclusively): cardboard, mirrors, tape and a pencil.

Periscope.

In what sport would you occasionally see periscopes being used?

wesleysniper38

Golf.

In what year was the VW Golf launched?

donalh087

1976 - the Golf car is named after what?

wesleysniper38

Gulf Stream

In what US state does the Gulf Stream originate ?

MrTsSnickers

Florida.

What [famous/infamous] 21 member fundamentalist family member married a lady from this state?

browntrout2000

barak obama is the only reigning president of the usa!

browntrout2000

what was barak obamas irish ancestors name?

wesleysniper38

Falmouth Kearney.

Near what gap is Kates cottage?

Galwayguy35

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

Falmouth Kearney.

Near what gap is Kates cottage?

Gap of Dunloe, Co Kerry.

Who was the Irish author who also ran a pub in Kerry?

Bannasidhe

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Gap of Dunloe, Co Kerry.

Who was the Irish author who also ran a pub in Kerry?

John B Keane.

What 'J' is a euphemism for a prostitute's client?

Galwayguy35

Bannasidhe wrote: »

John B Keane.

What 'J' is a euphemism for a prostitute's client?

John


John *****, second president of the United States?

Bannasidhe

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

John


John *****, second president of the United States?

Adams.

Name of the Commander of Battlestar Galactica?

Galwayguy35

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Adams.

Name of the Commander of Battlestar Galactica?

Adama.


Cast member from that series that also starred in The A Team?

Ted_YNWA

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Adama.


Cast member from that series that also starred in The A Team?

Dirk Benedict

Apart from Bad Attitude, what was BA short for in BA Baracus's name in the A-Team ?

SpannerMonkey

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Dirk Benedict

Apart from Bad Attitude, what was BA short for in BA Baracus's name in the A-Team ?

Bosco albert


which albert is a famous royal in england

Bannasidhe

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

Bosco albert


which albert is a famous royal in england

Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria.

What kind of body decoration is a 'Prince Albert'?

jamo2oo9

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

which albert is a famous royal in england

Prince Albert, son of King Edward VII.

How many countries did England invade throughout its reign? (Before 1930)

SpannerMonkey

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria.

What kind of body decoration is a 'Prince Albert'?

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Prince Albert, son of King Edward VII.

How many countries did England invade throughout its reign? (Before 1930)

Wrong and Wrong

Bannasidhe

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

Wrong and Wrong

Blast!

King Edward VII i.e. Albert Edward??

wesleysniper38

SpannerMonkey wrote: »

Bosco albert


which albert is a famous royal in england

The Royal Albert Hall.


In what decade was the Albert Canal built?

Galwayguy35

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

The Royal Albert Hall.


In what decade was the Albert Canal built?

1930's ?

What year did the Irish Constitution come into being?

wesleysniper38

1937.

What well known childrens fable was the first Disney animation released in that year?

Bannasidhe

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

1937.

What well known childrens fable was the first Disney animation released in that year?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

What band recorded Snow (Hey Ho)?

jamo2oo9

wesleysniper38 wrote: »

1937.

What well known childrens fable was the first Disney animation released in that year?

If your answer's in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, then it was released in 1938. Nothing was released in '37

MrTsSnickers

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

If your answer's in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, then it was released in 1938. Nothing was released in '37

http://www.imdb.com/list/kBh6WkAPqLY/

Imdb begs to differ.

What band recorded Snow (Hey Ho)?

Red Hot Chili Peppers.

What is the rating for the heat associated with Chili peppers?

wesleysniper38

Scoville scale 1-10

What is The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassists insect nickname?