General Knowledge Quiz

[Steddenm]

Sailing specifically the Round The Island (Isle of Wight) race?

 

[SteveM70]

Sailing

I need a bit more detail than the name of an entire sport

 

[SteveM70]

Sailing specifically the Round The Island (Isle of Wight) race?

That's the one. Your turn at the helm

 

[Steddenm]

In what sport can you win a Giant Clam?

 

[yoyothehobo]

i vaguely remember this. Is it a golf trophy?

 

[MotCO]

An angling contest?

 

[Steddenm]

i vaguely remember this. Is it a golf trophy?

It is a golf trophy. Your time to the tee.

 

[yoyothehobo]

In which sport does arguably its biggest contest, have its smallest trophy

 

[Greenheart]

Cricket and the ashes?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Cricket and the ashes?

correct amundo.

Your test.

 

[Greenheart]

correct amundo.

Your test.

In 1985 Northern Ireland boasted three sporting world champions, at the top of their particular fields, please name them

 

[MotCO]

Barry McGuigan (boxing)
Mary Peters (Athletics)
Eddy Jordan (motorsport)

 

[Greenheart]

Barry McGuigan (boxing)
Mary Peters (Athletics)

Yes to Barry. Dame Mary was earlier, at the Munich Olympics.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Joey Dunlop of motorbike fame?

 

[Greenheart]

Joey Dunlop of motorbike fame?

Correct, one more to go.

 

[DaleCooper]

Dennis Taylor

 

[Greenheart]

Dennis Taylor

Indeed, with a large late night TV audience watching.

There's a three way split between DaleCooper, yoyothehobo and MotCo, can I suggest that the first one of you to see this and have a question ready pots the black?

 

[yoyothehobo]

In which country is the lowest gravity (on the earths surface) recorded?

 

[DaleCooper]

In which country is the lowest gravity (on the earths surface) recorded?

Nepal

 

[AndyPJG]

I'd guess near the Equator, so Kenya?

 

[yoyothehobo]

Nepal

nope

I'd guess near the Equator, so Kenya?

correct thinking, wrong country

 

[AndyPJG]

Second guess then, a high country lying on the equator, so will try Ecuador.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Second guess then, a high country lying on the equator, so will try Ecuador.

Very close, the country isnt quite equatorial, but is nearby

 

[xotGD]

Peru?

 

[MotCO]

Bolivia?

 

[GRALISTAIR]

Chile

 

[AndyPJG]

Columbia? I recollect that its capital Quito is quite high.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Columbia? I recollect that its capital Quito is quite high.

Thought Quito was in Ecuador.

Capital of Colombia is Bogatá.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Peru?

is the correct answer

 

[xotGD]

In which US city would you find Duke University?