General Knowledge Quiz

[MotCO]

Hm...

I'm drawing a blank on geometric shape, sounds, scientific units/prefixes, greek equivalents, or numerical sequences from 1-26.

It's nothing to do with the actual shape of the letters. It's more to do with what some of them stand for.

 

[Gloster]

Chemical elements?

 

[martinsh]

Chemical elements?

I can think of chemical elements for almost all of group 2, but none for groups 1 or 3

 

[Mcr Warrior]

If it's to do with chemical symbols, maybe the "group one" letters are chemical symbols / element names but only as part of a two letter symbol.

The "group two" letters are one letter chemical symbols / element names.

B = Boron
C = Carbon
F = Fluorine
H = Hydrogen
I = Iodine
K = Potassium
N = Nitrogen
O = Oxygen
P = Phosphorus
R = ????
S = Sulphur
U = Uranium
V = Vanadium
W = Tungsten
Y = Yttrium

And the "group three" letters are the exceptions (no elements beginning with J or Q).

 

[MotCO]

Chemical elements?

Getting very warm

 

[MotCO]

If it's to do with chemical symbols, maybe the "group one" letters are chemical symbols / element names but only as part of a two letter symbol.

The "group two" letters are one letter chemical symbols / element names.

B = Boron
C = Carbon
F = Fluorine
H = Hydrogen
I = Iodine
K = Potassium
N = Nitrogen
O = Oxygen
P = Phosphorus
R = ????
S = Sulphur
U = Uranium
V = ????
W = Tungsten
Y = ????

And the "group three" letters are the exceptions (no elements beginning with J or Q).

100% correct. Please take charge of the chemistry lab.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

100% correct. Please take charge of the chemistry lab.

What's the one represented by 'R'?

 

[MotCO]

What's the one represented by 'R'?

I'm glad you spotted the deliberate mistake

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I'm glad you spotted the deliberate mistake

Just checking...

Continuing the Chemistry theme, the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth discovered two chemical elements in 1789?

One was Zirconium.

What was the other?

 

[444045]

I believe he also discovered Uranium.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I believe he also discovered Uranium.

Is the correct answer.

A handful of other elements as well in the years that followed, including Titanium and Chromium.

@444045 , your turn now as Top of the Class.

 

[444045]

Thank you @Mcr Warrior

Famous 1sts - who or what are the answers to these questions please :

1/ Who was the 1st dog in space ?

2/ Who was the 1st person to win a million pounds on Who wants to be a Millionaire ?

3/ Who was the 1st person seen on Channel 4 when it launched in 1982 ?

4/ In which country was the 1st CD made ?

5/ Who was the 1st female newsreader in the UK ?

6/ Who was the 1st President of the USA to resign ?

7/ Who was the 1st Test Tube baby to be born and in which year ?

8/ Who was the 1st winner of I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of here ?

9/ Who was the 1st Bond Girl ?

10/ Who was the 1st person to be given the Co-vid vaccine ?

11/ Who was the 1st person to swim the English Channel ?

12/ What is the 1st song played on Radio 2 ?

 

[Strat-tastic]

3 - Richard Whiteley, Countdown

 

[444045]

3 - Richard Whiteley, Countdown

You are correct.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

1: Laika

6: Nixon, 1975 ( or is he too obvious? )

7: Louise Brown 1978

 

[Mcr Warrior]

2) Judith Keppel.

9) Ursula Andress.

11) Matthew Webb.

 

[Gloster]

Was 6 Adams?

 

[444045]

1: Laika

6: Nixon, 1975 ( or is he too obvious? )

7: Louise Brown 1978

You are correct with all your answers.

 

[444045]

2) Judith Keppel.

9) Ursula Andress.

11) Matthew Webb.

You are correct with all three answers.

 

[444045]

Was 6 Adams?

Sorry not correct I'm afraid.

 

[Gloster]

You could argue that the first Bond girl was Eunice Gayson.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

You could argue that the first Bond girl was Eunice Gayson.

Or indeed Vesper Lynd in 'Casino Royale' which was the first James Bond novel to be published.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

4/ In which country was the 1st CD made ? - Britain

5/ Who was the 1st female newsreader in the UK ? - Selina Scott or Angela Rippon

 

[341o2]

With no 5 Nan Winton in 1960. Angela Rippon was the first female newsreader to become popular. Ah, that Morecombe and Wise Christmas special
And I agree that as question 9 stands the first Bond girl would be Vesper Lynd

 

[444045]

You could argue that the first Bond girl was Eunice Gayson.

I have Ursula Andress as the 1st Bond Girl on screen but will accept Eunice Gayson as well as she was in Dr No playing Sylvia Trench.

 

[444045]

Or indeed Vesper Lynd in 'Casino Royale' which was the first James Bond novel to be published.

As I didnt make the question clear that I wanted the 1st Bond Girl on screen, I will accept Vesper Lynd as a correct answer.

 

[444045]

4/ In which country was the 1st CD made ? - Britain

5/ Who was the 1st female newsreader in the UK ? - Selina Scott or Angela Rippon

Sorry no.4 is wrong and one of the answers in no.5 is correct.

 

[444045]

With no 5 Nan Winton in 1960. Angela Rippon was the first female newsreader to become popular. Ah, that Morecombe and Wise Christmas special
And I agree that as question 9 stands the first Bond girl would be Vesper Lynd

You are correct with Nan Wilton, I also had Angela Rippon as a correct answer also.

 

[444045]

The only answers left to get in Famous 1sts quiz are :

4/ In which country was the 1st CD made ?

8/ Who was the 1st winner of I'm a Celebrity, get out of here ?

10/ What was the name of the 1st person to receive the co-vid vaccine ?

12/ What was the 1st record to be played on Radio 2 ?

 

[FrodshamJnct]

The only answers left to get in Famous 1sts quiz are :

4/ In which country was the 1st CD made ?

8/ Who was the 1st winner of I'm a Celebrity, get out of here ?

10/ What was the name of the 1st person to receive the co-vid vaccine ?

12/ What was the 1st record to be played on Radio 2 ?

8 - Tony Blackburn
10 - Jean Williams?