General Knowledge Quiz

[Mcr Warrior]

@perryman, you've beaten me to it. Northern's Blackpool North -> York service will call at Preston (North End), Blackburn (Rovers), Accrington (Stanley) and Burnley and various other places, in that order, along its route.

 

[SteveM70]

Accrington Stanley, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End?

I don't know the name of the line.

That’ll do nicely. Served by the Blackpool - York route. All yours

 

[perryman]

That’ll do nicely. Served by the Blackpool - York route. All yours

Thank you.

Keeping on topic, and completing the list, can someone please name the eight other founder members of the Football League?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Derby County and Notts County must have been two of the others.

 

[perryman]

Derby County and Notts County must have been two of the others.

They must, correct.

6 to go.

 

[MotCO]

Royal Engineers
Arsenal
University (Cambridge?)

 

[perryman]

Royal Engineers
Arsenal
University (Cambridge?)

No to all 3.

The remaining teams are all currently enjoy league status (Notts County were the only team out of the top 4 tiers).

 

[perryman]

Royal Engineers
Arsenal
University (Cambridge?)

No to all three.

For some reason a response I posted before this has been set aside for moderator approval so ignore the second response as and when it's posted.

 

[perryman]

@MotCO

For some reason the last 2 responses I just posted are awaiting moderator approval. I'm guessing it's for repetition of part of the word for the north London club you mention.

Anyway, none of the three are correct.

 

[SteveM70]

Villa
West Brom
Everton
Stoke
Wolves

 

[perryman]

Villa
West Brom
Everton
Stoke
Wolves

Yes to all 5.

1 left.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Bolton Wanderers to complete the 12 founder members of the Football League.

 

[perryman]

Bolton Wanderers to complete the 12 founder members of the Football League.

Indeed they do but as @SteveM70 put 5 past you and the rest of the opposition, the Johnstone Paint Trophy is his to lift.

 

[SteveM70]

As a Halifax Town fan, sadly the JPT is something we can but dream about

Anyway, on a vaguely similar theme, which 8 counties played for the first county cricket championship? And as a pre-emptive tiebreaker, in what year was the first championship played for?

 

[xotGD]

Yorkshire
Lancashire
Middlesex
Surrey
Sussex
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Leicestershire

 

[SteveM70]

Yorkshire
Lancashire
Middlesex
Surrey
Sussex
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Leicestershire

6/8 correct, but the last two are wrong

 

[perryman]

As a Halifax Town fan, sadly the JPT is something we can but dream about

As a Tottenham fan I may need to reassess my expectations...

 

[perryman]

6/8 correct, but the last two are wrong

Essex.

 

[millemille]

@MotCO

For some reason the last 2 responses I just posted are awaiting moderator approval. I'm guessing it's for repetition of part of the word for the north London club you mention.

Anyway, none of the three are correct.

Good job Scunthorpe isn't an answer...

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Missing two counties from the inaugural 1890 County championship are/were Kent and Gloucestershire.

 

[SteveM70]

Missing two counties from the inaugural 1890 County championship are/were Kent and Gloucestershire.

They were indeed, and you also have the year spot on. But @xotGD wins with the 6 he got, so his turn as umpire at the bowler’s end

 

[xotGD]

What is the nickname of former athlete Steve Cram?

 

[MotCO]

The Gateshead Gatecrasher

 

[xotGD]

The Gateshead Gatecrasher

Not quite!

 

[OhNoAPacer]

The Jarrow Arrow

 

[perryman]

Always go simple when you don't really know the answer: "Crammie".

 

[Mcr Warrior]

The Jarrow Arrow

Do we have a winner?

 

[xotGD]

The Jarrow Arrow

Correct!

Take your marks for the next question...

 

[OhNoAPacer]

Get set go and please answer the following.

How are the following better known:

1. Colin Ball
2. Gaius Caeser Augustus Germanicus
3. Martin Austin Ruane
4. Arthur Stanley Jefferson
5. Manuel Francisco Dos Santos
6. Lee Gordon McKillop
7. Maria Salomea Sklodowska
8. William Jefferson Blyth III
9. Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
10. Henry McCarty

 

[Gloster]

2 Caligula?
9 Lulu?