General Knowledge Quiz

The Princess Bride

piuswal wrote: »

What is the geographical connection between Liechtenstein and Laois?

Liechtenstein is double land locked- and Laois is similar -except surrounded by counties instead of countries.

feargale

The Princess Bride wrote: »

Liechtenstein is double land locked- and Laois is similar -except surrounded by counties instead of countries.

No doubt that is the expected answer. But is Laois really doubly landlocked? The Barrow is tidal as far as St. Mullins in Carlow.

feargale

Question? Princess Bride?

The Princess Bride

feargale wrote: »

Question? Princess Bride?

Worth waiting for.
Was gonna ask what is the capital of Burkina Faso, but that's not general knowledge
So.
What is the link between George Bernard Shaw & Al Gore ?

maudgone

The Princess Bride wrote: »

Worth waiting for.
Was gonna ask what is the capital of Burkina Faso, but that's not general knowledge
So.
What is the link between George Bernard Shaw & Al Gore ?

They both won the Nobel peace prize, and they both won an oscar.

What is the largest city inside the Arctic Circle?

The Princess Bride

maudgone wrote: »

They both won the Nobel peace prize, and they both won an Oscar.

Correction, they both won a Nobel prize- Shaw's was for literature, Gore's for peace.

DEFTLEFTHAND

maudgone wrote: »

They both won the Nobel peace prize, and they both won an oscar.

What is the largest city inside the Arctic Circle?

Tromso?

maudgone

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Tromso?

Not Tromso.

irishejit

Murmansk?

maudgone

That's the one.

irishejit

Which Russian city shares it name with a major character in a 80's american cult tv series?

irishejit

irishejit wrote: »

Which Russian city shares it name with a major character in a 80's american cult tv series?

Been two days so time for a clue. The show mentioned ran from 1984-1987 and was created by Donald P Bellisario

uch

I'd guess Airwolf, but I can't remember any of the characters out of it only yer man Stringfellow or something like that

irishejit

uch wrote: »

I'd guess Airwolf, but I can't remember any of the characters out of it only yer man Stringfellow or something like that

You are nearly there....right show

maudgone

Arkangel from Airwolf.

donegal_man

Was going to suggest Tomsk from The Wombles LOL

maudgone

Fairly certain Arkangel is the correct answer to the last one.
Have a go off this.

What's the connection between a Tipperary All Ireland winning senior hurling team and the country of Poland?

irishejit

maudgone wrote: »

Arkangel from Airwolf.

Thats the one

piuswal

maudgone wrote: »

Fairly certain Arkangel is the correct answer to the last one.
Have a go off this.

What's the connection between a Tipperary All Ireland winning senior hurling team and the country of Poland?

Tipps last Ireland was in 2010 the year the Polish President and many other top officials were killed near Smolenks in Russia - but really have no idea

maudgone

piuswal wrote: »

Tipps last Ireland was in 2010 the year the Polish President and many other top officials were killed near Smolenks in Russia - but really have no idea

No. You have to back a lot further than that, and it regards a player on the opposing team.

feargale

All-Ireland final 1949, Tipp v. Laois. Laois captain was Paddy Ruschitzko of Eastern European descent, actually Belarussian, I believe, though the part of Belarus his ancestors came from was probably part of Poland then and between the two world wars.
I have heard two conflicting accounts of how the name came to Laois/Carlow. According to one story, an ancestor came with the German company Siemens to work on the Ardnacrusha scheme in the twenties. Another story is that a Midlands woman went to America and there met and married Mr. Ruschitzko and later returned home.

piuswal

Paddy "Rusty" Ruschitzko

I think Feargale is correct

maudgone

feargale wrote: »

All-Ireland final 1949, Tipp v. Laois. Laois captain was Paddy Ruschitzko of Eastern European descent, actually Belarussian, I believe, though the part of Belarus his ancestors came from was probably part of Poland then and between the two world wars.
I have heard two conflicting accounts of how the name came to Laois/Carlow. According to one story, an ancestor came with the German company Siemens to work on the Ardnacrusha scheme in the twenties. Another story is that a Midlands woman went to America and there met and married Mr. Ruschitzko and later returned home.

Spot on feargale. His father was Polish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Ruschitzko

feargale

Thanks but I don't know how we got from Arkangel to Paddy Ruschitzko. Following the rules as per OP, here's an easy one. Name the king and queen, with proper regnal number, after whom Queen's County and King's County were named.

donegal_man

feargale wrote: »

Thanks but I don't know how we got from Arkangel to Paddy Ruschitzko. Following the rules as per OP, here's an easy one. Name the king and queen, with proper regnal number, after whom Queen's County and King's County were named.

Philip II of Spain & Mary I of England

donegal_man

Which descendant of Philip became a short lived king of France?

doolox

Henry of Navarre

feargale

doolox wrote: »

Henry of Navarre

Time for another. According to Henry of Navarre, what was worth a Mass?

donegal_man

feargale wrote: »

Time for another. According to Henry of Navarre, what was worth a Mass?

Paris

Which edict of Louis XIV revoked Henry's Edict of Nantes?

feargale

donegal_man wrote: »

Paris

Which edict of Louis XIV revoked Henry's Edict of Nantes?

Edict of Fontainebleu? If not maybe it's time to tell us and post another.