Never Ending General Knowledge

Teacher?

chengdufan wrote:Teacher?

He was indeed a qualified teacher

After leaving the teaching profession, he became a journalist, writing for far-right publications - possibly editing one...

J.K.Rowling was also a teacher before becoming better known as the author of the Harry Potter series.
Under what male pen name does she now write crime fiction?

Robert Galbraith?

HappyCamper wrote:Robert Galbraith?

That's the one. I'm reading the latest Strike novel at the moment. It's very good

The science fiction novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham was adapted in a 1960 film by director Wolf Rilla under what title?

HappyCamper wrote:The science fiction novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham was adapted in a 1960 film by director Wolf Rilla under what title?

the Village of the damned, I do believe

SnookerEd25 wrote:

HappyCamper wrote:The science fiction novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham was adapted in a 1960 film by director Wolf Rilla under what title?

the Village of the damned, I do believe

That is correct. Good book, good film.

Ed is correct :)

Patiently waiting for a question

Who was the original bass player with The Damned, and what is his connection to snooker?

That would be captain sensible. Not sure about a snooker connection.

Captain Sensible is correct but I need the snooker connection please

Captain Sensible was the inspiration for Ali Carter to take up flying.

McManusFan wrote:Captain Sensible was the inspiration for Ali Carter to take up flying.

Whilst I have no evidence to the contrary, this is not the answer I was looking for

I have no idea

assuming that captain sensible is not on his birth certificate, does he share a given name with a snooker player?

HappyCamper wrote:assuming that captain sensible is not on his birth certificate, does he share a given name with a snooker player?

It wasn’t what I was looking for, but - you know what - I’m going to give it to you!

For two reasons -

1. I thought the answer I was looking for was well-known : that he sung the theme tune for ‘Big Break’. But nobody got that for several days so maybe it isn’t…

2. Captain Sensible was born Raymond Burns, but a quick internet search (before I dismissed your answer as incorrect) revealed that his birth name was Raymond Ian Burns

So

I think that answer is even better!

Below is a piece of religious art entitled the Fall of the Damned, it is work in oil on canvas depicting the eponymous horde being hurled in to the abyss by the archangel Michael; simply name the artist.

Could be Bruegel. Similar style

Pieter Bruegel the elder?

Bosch?

David Grace

Prop wrote:That’s Rubens.

Not David Grace, then?

Prop wrote:That’s Rubens.

It is Peter Paul Rubens, about whom there are doubtless many interesting facts.

HappyCamper wrote:

Prop wrote:That’s Rubens.

It is Peter Paul Rubens, about whom there are doubtless many interesting facts.

Isn’t that also the birth name of Pee Wee Herman?

Karl's cathedral?