General Knowledge Quiz

[Peterthegreat]

London - Old Street

 

[Caboose Class]

There's an unusual roundabout in Hemel Hempstead that is sometimes referred to by that name.

Is that the right answer?

No, not that one.

 

[Caboose Class]

London - Old Street

No, not that one.

 

[TheEdge]

Is this the hideous thing I had no idea existed then suddenly saw the signs as I approached to the exclamation of "oh ****, it's a massive magic roundabout affair!"

So Greenstead Roundabout in Colchester.

 

[Caboose Class]

Is this the hideous thing I had no idea existed then suddenly saw the signs as I approached to the exclamation of "oh ****, it's a massive magic roundabout affair!"

So Greenstead Roundabout in Colchester.

Sorry, not that one either.

 

[Caboose Class]

Time for a hint:- This "Magic Roundabout" is overseas - but it's also not overseas!!

 

[MotCO]

Time for a hint:- This "Magic Roundabout" is overseas - but it's also not overseas!!

I think that is a more difficult question than your original question

 

[Peterthegreat]

Is it a sea slug? Found in Indonesia.

 

[Caboose Class]

Is it a sea slug? Found in Indonesia.

Interesting answer!? No, it's a conventional road roundabout.

Oh, I've just discovered where you got that answer from!

Just to clarify:- I've called this a "Magic Roundabout" because its location is magical. Nevertheless, it's a conventional roundabout - but not where you would expect to find a roundabout. Hope that makes some sort of sense!!

 

[TheEdge]

Oooooh,

Vallavik Tunnel roundabout?

 

[Caboose Class]

Oooooh,

Vallavik Tunnel roundabout?

Oooooh, now you're getting warm. But alas the Vallavik Tunnel roundabout is not unique. There is also a similar tunnel roundabout in Tromsø!
Back to the drawing board, please!

 

[xotGD]

Disney Land

 

[Caboose Class]

Disney Land

No, sorry.

 

[Gloster]

Faroe Islands?

 

[AndyPJG]

Boris the Party Animal proposed one as part of the GB-NI tunnel scheme a couple of years ago, but doesn't exist, nor is likely to.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Boris the Party Animal proposed one as part of the GB-NI tunnel scheme a couple of years ago, but doesn't exist, nor is likely to.

And we all believed him, as we also do with just about anything else he ever says!

Anyhoo, is/are the Faroe Islands, as suggested by @Gloster, the right answer?

 

[Loppylugs]

I love our magic roundabout in Swindon.

Of course there is Florence (Italy) or Zebedee in Michigan !

 

[DaleCooper]

I love our magic roundabout in Swindon.

Of course there is Florence (Italy) or Zebedee in Michigan !

...and Brian, Missouri.

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[Caboose Class]

Apolgies for the delay in replying folks - just woken up from my afternoon snooze.

@Gloster got the correct answer. In Dec 2020, a subsea tunnel named Eysturoyartunnil was completed in the Faroe Islands and at the heart of this tunnel, 72 meters below the surface of the sea, is the world’s only (thus making it totally unique) undersea roundabout. Attached is a photo of it.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Apolgies for the delay in replying folks - just woken up from my afternoon snooze.

@Gloster got the correct answer. In Dec 2020, a subsea tunnel named Eysturoyartunnil was completed in the Faroe Islands and at the heart of this tunnel, 72 meters below the surface of the sea, is the world’s only (thus making it totally unique) undersea roundabout. Attached is a photo of it.

Wow ... that looks like something out of a Bond film!

 

[Gloster]

As you have mentioned Bond...Desmond Llewelyn appeared as Q in seventeen Bond films, but after him who has made the most appearances in the series?

(I remembered the Magic Roundabout from the thread about the plan to build a bridge from Galloway to Northern Ireland.)

 

[Neo9320]

Lois maxwell?

 

[Gloster]

Lois maxwell?

Sorry, no. Fourteen films, but less than two hundred words.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Are you looking for the actual actor/actress, or the character portrayed? If the latter, then 'Felix Leiter' must have appeared in a few Bond movies, but not all that often played by the same actor.

 

[Gloster]

Are you looking for the actual actor/actress, or the character portrayed? If the latter, then 'Felix Leiter' must have appeared in a few Bond movies, but not all that often played by the same actor.

The portrayer, not the portrayed. It is not the same character each time.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

The portrayer, not the portrayed. It is not the same character each time.

Thanks for clarifying. Be interesting to ascertain what the answer is, if it's not Lois Maxwell.

 

[Trackman]

Bernard Lee?

The portrayer, not the portrayed. It is not the same character each time.

Seen this in a trivia video but I cannot remember their name. Not going to say any more of what I know, as it would be clue and that is not up to me.

 

[DaleCooper]

The portrayer, not the portrayed. It is not the same character each time.

I presume it's one of those character actors who everybody recognises but often can't name.

 

[Peterthegreat]

After trawling through IMDB films I suggest Michael G. Wilson.

 

[Gloster]

Bernard Lee?

Seen this in a trivia video but I cannot remember their name. Not going to say any more of what I know, as it would be clue and that is not up to me.

I presume it's one of those character actors who everybody recognises but often can't name.

Not Bernard Lee, nor is it a familiar, “Ooh, it’s him, what’s his name.”