General Knowledge Quiz

feargale

I wonder if the answer you are looking for is that Pennsylvania was the only one of the thirteen colonies without a coastline.
But Pennsylvania has 57 miles ( 92 km. ) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary.

piuswal

feargale wrote: »

I wonder if the answer you are looking for is that Pennsylvania was the only one of the thirteen colonies without a coastline.
But Pennsylvania has 57 miles ( 92 km. ) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary.

Yes, the only one not with an Atlantic shore / coastline.

feargale

The Mason-Dixon Line forms part of the border of which four US states?

donegal_man

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia

What is the name of the hill at the Western terminal of the Mason Dixon Line?

donegal_man

donegal_man wrote: »

Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia

What is the name of the hill at the Western terminal of the Mason Dixon Line?

Okay, over 24 hours with no reply. The answer is Brown's Hill, West Virginia.
Anybody else want to post the next question work away

feargale

donegal_man wrote: »

Okay, over 24 hours with no reply. The answer is Brown's Hill, West Virginia.
Anybody else want to post the next question work away

Go ahead yourself. This thread goes quiet in "summer."

P.S. I don't know how we got from the stage Irishman to Berkeley!

feargale

feargale wrote: »

Go ahead yourself. This thread goes quiet in "summer."

P.S. I don't know how we got from the stage Irishman to Berkeley!

Ok. There are only three of us left.

In which county is Brownshill Dolmen.

Clue - it's not in West Virginia

piuswal

feargale wrote: »

Ok. There are only three of us left.

In which county is Brownshill Dolmen.

Clue - it's not in West Virginia

The other "C" county, Carlow

feargale

piuswal wrote: »

The other "C" county, Carlow

Correct. Give us one.

feargale

Easy one to start the new season:
Which member of Ireland's rugby squad at the current world cup is a native of Carlow?

Birdie Num Num

feargale wrote: »

Easy one to start the new season:
Which member of Ireland's rugby squad at the current world cup is a native of Carlow?

Haven't been around these parts for a while

...Sean O'Brien?

feargale

Name the Carlow man who finished fourth in the single schulls final at the Montreal Olympics 1976.

Wx

Sean Drea

feargale

Wx wrote: »

Sean Drea

Correct. Your go. And a thank should be sufficient to indicate it's correct and it's your go.

piuswal

From what country was the rower who won 3 consecutive Olympic Single Sculls finals?

feargale

piuswal wrote: »

From what country was the rower who won 3 consecutive Olympic Single Sculls finals?

Welcome back pius. I haven't a clue but I'll guess East Germany.
Keep it going.

piuswal

Close but no

feargale

piuswal wrote: »

Close but no

West Germany. ( Kolbe maybe? )

piuswal

NO -WRONG DIRECTION

Guffy

Canada?

DubCul

France, seem to remember exceptional sculler , can't remember name?

piuswal

Wrong Continent

feargale

Czechoslovakia

piuswal

no

feargale

Finland?

P.S. Welcome back, dudes.

piuswal

no - that is the nearest yet

irishejit

feargale wrote: »

Finland?

P.S. Welcome back, dudes.

piuswal wrote: »

no - that is the nearest yet

Sure its not Finland??? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pertti_Karppinen

Wx

Sorry Had been thinking of Ivanov of USSR in 50s and 60s

All yours

Wx

My error Ivanov of USSR did it also

All yours

feargale

In 1812 Helsinki replaced which city as capital of Finland?