The General Knowledge Quiz

[Corki]

As promised, I am getting my ideas for the fresh start for the Band started. The first set of ideas I am introducing are a set of quizzes. The topic for this quiz is:

 

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

 

The Rules

 

- The main rule of this thread is NO SPAMMING. Only post threads connected with the question ask or any previous question. Any spam will be deleted.

- This is a place for us to talk about interesting facts concerning General Knowledge, and to see how clever we are.

- The person who posts the first correct answer will post the next question ONCE it is confirmed correct by the original asker.

 

 

I will start the thread off.

 

What nickname is commonly given to London (UK)?

[Apollo277]

City On The Hill, I believe.

[Corki]

That is not the correct answer.

[bad company]

City on the Thames.

[Corki]

That is geographically true, but it is not the nickname I am looking for.

[StaffMaster]

the Square Mile?

[Corki]

Again, that is not correct.

[goldeneys]

the green mile? LOL :lol:

 

something to the effect of Rainy Town.

:D

[Spacey]

The Big Smoke or The Great Smoke

[bad company]

Foggy London town.

[Corki]

Huzzah!!!!

 

At last! Well done Spacey! London is indeed known as the Big Smoke. I would have also excepted The Great Wen.

 

Question time, Spacey! ;)

[bad company]

Darn, I got a semicorrect answer and isn't it also called foggy london town.

[Corki]

I have never heard London refered to that. If I had, and if wikipedia had as well, I would have accepted it.

[Corki]

Spacey, question time!!!!!!!

[MsDanya]

*waits impatiently for the next question*

[Lanthirrhos]

*always seems to not be on when there is a question... :( *

[Spacey]

Holy cow....sorry!

 

*grumbles as he looks for a question*

 

In Pavlov's famous "classical conditioning" experiement, what was he actually studying when he noticed the famed reaction?

[Corki]

I have had a quick look online, but I am stumped on this one.

[bad company]

Reaction of canine behaviour when the dinner bell is rung.

[MsDanya]

lol

[Corki]

really? As I couldn't find that! Maybe I was looking in the wrong place!

[Spacey]

Answer:

 

In the 1890s, Pavlov was investigating the gastric function of dogs by externalizing a salivary gland so he could collect, measure, and analyze the saliva produced in response to food under different conditions. He noticed that the dogs tended to salivate before food was actually delivered to their mouths, and set out to investigate this "psychic secretion", as he called it.

 

*drinks brew*

[Corki]

Well, I never! That is something new I have learnt for today!

 

Spacey, did bad company get anywhere near that? If so, it is his turn. If not, it is back to you!

[bad company]

Did I?

[Spacey]

No...the ringing bell reaction is what he stumbled on...

 

So I will think of another one...post it tomorrow.