General Knowledge!

[jim360]

John Williams, obv.

[MrMxyzptlk]

Oh, piffle, I have to come up with a new question.

Er...

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Walt Disney holds the record for most Oscar nominations. As he's dead, who holds the record for most Oscar nominations for a living person?

EASY PEASY!....:

Walt Disney when he was alive!

 


...Or was that not a trick question? 


 

[Marty]

EASY PEASY!....:

Walt Disney when he was alive!

Trust you to come up with something stupid, Mxy.

John Williams, obv.

Correct - with 47 nominations, of which only five have won. Go, 360!

[jim360]

Oh, it was John Williams? Phew.

How many letters in the Greek Alphabet?

Bonus: Name them all. In order.

[BFM_Fénix]

24

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Pi, Tau, Theta, Sigma, Epsilon, Upsilon, Rho, Xi, Kappa, Zeta, Iota, Eta, Mu, Nu, Omicron, Omega, Lambda, Phi, Chi, Psi.

I named them in order: as I remembered, I wrote them

[jim360]

I can't give you that, it's alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega.

OK I'll give you it really.

[BFM_Fénix]

The FIFA World Cup is the main football (soccer) event worldwide. There have been only 8 champions so far. Which countries have won the tournament only once?

[jim360]

France in 1998, England in 1966, Spain in 2010.

Other champions are Brazil (5, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), Germany (3, two as West Germany, 1954, 1974, 1990), Argentina (2, 1978, 1986), Uruguay (2 in 1930, 1950), Italy (4 in 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006). I think.

[Marty]

I think.

Yeah, right...

[BFM_Fénix]

I think.

Yeah, right...

As astonishing as it may sound...

You are next Marty Jim

[jim360]

Keeping on the theme of the World Cup, what was the original trophy called?

[Marty]

Larry.

[BFM_Fénix]

Jules Rimet?

[jim360]

No, oddly enough it was Larry.

Yes, Jules Rimet, you are up again Fenix!

[jim360]

Apparently a little learning is a dangerous thing - has been pointed out to me that it was originally called "Victory". Oh well, Jules Rimet was what I had in mind. You are still up Fenix.