General Knowledge Quiz

[Tee Kay]

Montevideo?

 

[Steph]

No and No.

But at least you are in the correct hemisphere

 

[Olav]

No and No.

But at least you are in the correct hemisphere

South in Argentina? Who's been closest until now, by the way?

 

[Steph]

Ozbeno: 4,000 km off
Olav : 6,600 km off
Taillesskangaru: 9,300 km off

 

[Olav]

Ok, so it's between Australia and South Georgia somewhere. Knowing you right, it has something to do with France p)... Kerguelen perhaps?

 

[Steph]

Kerguelen it is!

The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis called at Kerguelen during December 1940. During their stay the crew performed maintenance and replenished their water supplies. The ship's first fatality of the war came when a sailor fell while painting the funnel. He is buried in what is sometimes referred to as "the most southerly German grave" of the Second World War

 

[Olav]

What on earth were they doing down there? Was it anything of value at Kerguelen?

Ok, which painter painted this painting?

 

[Steph]

What on earth were they doing down there? Was it anything of value at Kerguelen?

"During their stay the crew performed maintenance and replenished their water supplies"

Does it answer your question?

 

[Mise]

Rembrant ?

 

[Olav]

Yes! It's the Night Watch.

"During their stay the crew performed maintenance and replenished their water supplies"

Does it answer your question?

Well, I was more wondering what the ship was doing in a remote location like that in the first place... but nevermind.

 

[Mise]

Yay! I remember seeing it when I went to Holland. (At least I think it was that one... It was something by Rembrandt.)

*opens floor*

 

[philippe]

Rembrand is great! you saw it Mise, at the Rijksmusuem in Amsterdam

My question: Who directed the film Dune?

 

[Ozbenno]

David Lynch?

 

[philippe]

David Lynch?

Bingo! And oh my that is some nice movie to watch at night!

 

[Ozbenno]

OK then....

Name the two countries (on seperate continents) with capital cities that are pronouced the same (although spelled differently.

 

[Catharsis]

Is Jamaica one of them?

 

[Ozbenno]

Nope........

 

[Olav]

What about Guyana? Georgetown seems to be a pretty common name, but I don't know about other capitals with that name though.

 

[D'Artagnan59]

Just in case you've tricked us...

Jamaica and St. Vincent?

 

[Ekolite]

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