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"Machie's General Knowledge Quiz"

Machie asks the questions, you provide the answers. This thread should last about 5 minutes. Oh and try your best not to answer other peoples questions. :D

Alfonse - Your specialist subject is Rock Music. Name the lead guitarist for The Rolling Stones?

Grandprix - 5 correct (2 bonus points)

hippyman - 1 correct

Nin - 1 correct

pb - Your specialist subject is Doctor Who. Which serial did the sonic screwdriver make it's first appearance?

Timmargh - 1 correct (1 bonus point)

In the book Guards! Guards! Who was the Captain of the Night Watch? Your bonus question is, which of the Elucidated Brethren survives, when the dragon burns their meeting place?

Trish - 1 correct

Vee - Your specialist subject is War Movies. Who played Private Ryan in the 1998 Oscar winning movie Saving Private Ryan?

Thats a matter of opinion

Correct, well done Trish :)

Ooh ooh, ask me one, ask me one!

Anything but sport.

There you go Timmargh :)

Hmm, been a while since I've read that one. My first thought is that the captain was Sam Vimes but that seems too easy and makes me think I've got the ranks mixed up.

No immediate idea on the second question so I'll refresh myself of the characters names and see if it rings any bells -- I promise not to just reread the book!

Oh dear I was hoping you might have read it recently, just dont tell me you last read it when it first came out in the late 80ies :D

It was a good fifteen years ago! I started reading it again about four months ago but only got about twenty pages in and, to be honest, didn't take much of it in.

Ooops sorry Timmargh. I'll try and think of another one for you. :)

No worries. I'll dig out the book and skim-read the characters names. I seem to remember one of the brethren being less enthusiastic than the rest so it might be him.

Some new questions for Timmargh and GP :)