General Knowledge Quiz

[Ozbenno]

The record for attendance at a baseball game was recently broken by the Dodgers and Red Sox at the LA Colliseum. Where was the previous attendance record and who was playing?

 

[nonconformist]

Was it the 1942 Stalingrad game between the Red Army and the German 6th Army?

 

[Ozbenno]

Was it the 1942 Stalingrad game between the Red Army and the German 6th Army?

That was the most casualties at a game IIRC.

 

[Olav]

More sports questions, Ozbenno?

I haven't the slightest idea what it is...

 

[Ozbenno]

More sports questions, Ozbenno?

Guilty as charged.

I actually have a really good non-sports related question but forgot it

 

[Steph]

I was in Norway the whole week and couldn't check the forum.

It seems you had fun without me anyway

 

[Ozbenno]

Well it seems no-one knows the answer so I'll open floor (no sports next time I promise).

The answer is:

A game in 1956 at the Melbourne Olympics between Australia and a US services team. Over 110,000 people went.

 

[Olav]

110,000? That's pretty impressive. How many were at the LA Colliseum?

Where in Norway were you, Steph?

Also, new question: What city has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most remote city from any sea in the world?

The city is quite large; over 2 million in population.

 

[Ozbenno]

I've actually been there but as I just asked won't say. Really interesting place.

115,000 at the LA Coliseum

 

[Steph]

Where in Norway were you, Steph?

Also, new question: What city has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most remote city from any sea in the world?

Hey! I know this one! Oslo!

 

[Izipo]

Really ? No way, I would have thought somewhere in China or Mongolia.

 

[Olav]

Ah, Oslo. I hope you had luck with the weather - longer north (Trondheim) it is still quite cold.

Izipo: You're on the right track!

 

[Steph]

The weather was a bit cold, and we had rain only one day.

Oh, and BTW, Urumqi.

 

[Olav]

It is indeed Urumqi!

 

[Izipo]

See, what did I tell you...
Here's an interesting article about that.

 

[Olav]

Steph!

Interesting article, by the way Izipo.

 

[Olav]

Ok, a quick one: Who uses this logo?

 

[Catharsis]

Subaru, I think.

 

[Izipo]

I think he's right.

 

[Olav]

Subaru it is.