The All New GAGB Pub Quiz

[martybartfast]

What was the last mission of HMS Campbeltown in WWII ?

[Palujia]

Great film - she was crashed into the lock gates at St Nazaire I think as part of the commando raid on the port

[martybartfast]

Great film - she was crashed into the lock gates at St Nazaire I think as part of the commando raid on the port

BOOM to you.

I wondered if this might have been a bit too obscure, but then there are some pretty obscure people on this forum :D

[Palujia]

Continuing on the military theme, what is the better known name for Operation Chastise !

[DrDick&Vick]

The famous bouncing bomb operation called the dambusters.
Soon to be back on TV.

[Palujia]

DUM, DUM DUM,DUM DIDDY DUM DUM
to you !

[DrDick&Vick]

As we near Rememberance Day I shall continue with the military theme.

What film was based on Operation Frankton?

[martybartfast]

This has brought back some memories of some great films, so I'll have a complete guess at:

The Heroes of Telemark

[Palujia]

A well known and sucessfull operation to sabotage blockade runners up the Gironde in the Port of Bordeaux, run by an eccentric but extremely brave marine Major "Blondie" Hasler - "The cockleshell heroes". They did not have any escape plan - other than to try and escape and evade through to Spain and on to Gibraltar ! The irony was that SOE were also planning a similar operation and, if the two organisations had liaised, or SOE been informed then the secret allied escape pipeline could have assisted with the return of the very few that survived the initial operation. Most were either drowned or captured and and shot under the infamous "Commando" rule initiated by Hitler (commandos or special ops personnel were to be shot as spies whether wearing uniform or not immediately after capture) Hasler, amazingly survived the war !!

[frosty68]

I watched a documentaries about the operations (dambusters and cockleshell) a couple of days ago, amazing feats of engineering and bravery! Really puts todays trials and tribulations into perspective.

[martybartfast]

I don't believe it ! I watched the documentary about the Cockleshell Heroes and the film at the weekend, but forgot all about the real name, it's a sign of old age I suppose :confused:

[DrDick&Vick]

Ding Dong to Palujia

[Palujia]

Keeping on with the thread = what is the meaning of the latin phrase
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"

[lebowsk1]

something along the lines of:
Sweet & right to die for your country.

Rather fitting at this time of the year

[Palujia]

A sad DING to you (for all those lost)

[lebowsk1]

Whay game was my namesake associated?

[Palujia]

10 pin bowling ?

[lebowsk1]

You are indeed correct. You have scored a 'STRIKE' and now the game is in your hands.

[Palujia]

OK a really obscure one for you:-
What makes the Village of Upper Slaughter in Glos a "Doubley thankful" village ??

[martybartfast]

They didn't lose anyone in either WWI or WWII ?

[frosty68]

this was on TV a couple of days ago...and marty beat me to the answer :)

[Palujia]

Wow,
that was fast !
A thankful "Ding" to Martybartfast

[martybartfast]

Up until several years ago fire extinguishers came in a range of colours, but since the EU stuck their oar in they're now all red, but do still have a coloured band or label to distinguish them.

So tell me what colours indicate what type of extinguishant, for the main 5 types of extinguisher?

(a bonus DING if you know the 6th type !)

[frosty68]

red water
brown foam
black co2
blue powder

erm...... :confused:

[martybartfast]

red water
brown foam
black co2
blue powder

erm...... :confused:

3 out of 4 :popcorn:

Edit to add that the fifth type (which to me is common 'cos I've spent a lot of time in computer rooms over the years), is now outlawed for general use and can only be used in specific circumstances (e.g. aboard a plane) and that nolonger includes computer rooms. I'd never heard of the sixth type until I checked the colours in preparation for asking this question.

[Predictable Bob]

:)

Need to go back into the depths of time here ...

red water
CREAM foam
black co2
blue powder

and the missing one is the military green 'BCF' extinguisher which is probably the same as the Halon floods used in computer rooms.

When I was on exercise in Canada in 1978 we had a ready supply of BCF's and we discovered that 1 BCF extinguisher could cool a 10 pack of beer in around 30 seconds ... I wonder if that had anything to do with the hole in the ozone layer ?


;)

[Palujia]

Good Grief Bob,
that takes me back ! ways to cool beer ? in the "chuggle" attached to the radiator of the land rover - in the underfloor fuel tanks of the APC. Conversely heating - using the explosive from interior of claymores - small bit heats metal canteen cup for coffee. Using exhaust of APC to heat cans of soup! - tried Bengazi burners (tins of sand with petrol poured in and then lit but little sucess - coffee tasted 'orrible) never tried the BCF extinguishers though !

[martybartfast]

DING to Predictable Bob for the five. Apparently there is a sixth, which is coloured yellow and indicates a "Wet Chemical" extinguishant whatever that is.

[Predictable Bob]

:D

I'm too tired/busy/idle to come up with a tricky one so ...

What is/was the world's fastest aircraft ?


:cool:

[frosty68]

I'm guessing you're thinking of blackbird, another example of old technology beating new, but there are the scramjet trials which make it look like a sloth, I had to google to check, but apparently it hit 7500mph! (blackbird only hit a "sedate" 2200mph...but still looks like something from the future!)

[Predictable Bob]

:p

Nah !

[martybartfast]

The Space Shuttle, given that when it was in space it was travelling at some stupid speed, but when coming back to earth it was gliding, therefore could correctly be described as an aircraft.

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Ding !

[martybartfast]

One from last nights Children in need quiz at work :-

Which US state has the longest coastline?

[DrDick&Vick]

Alaska?

[martybartfast]

DING

but I had a struggle to persuade the rest of my team last night!

[Palujia]

Bump ! To Richard !!

[DrDick&Vick]

blimey, I missed it. My apolgies as I have been a bit busy dealing with all the sudden rushes to become forum members so as they can access the voting thread.
Strange :dunno:

Emetophobia is a fear of what?

[Predictable Bob]

:eek:

Throwing up ?

[DrDick&Vick]

https://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk85/richardmullans/vomit.jpg
Spot on

[Predictable Bob]

:D

Jamaica's national dish is saltfish and ackee - what is ackee ?


:cool:

[DrDick&Vick]

Blimey, I had only just got out my recipes from my Caribbean cookery course at Bradford so I know this one but will give it a day or two.

[Palujia]

I think it's some sort of fruit ? lots of restaurants in Jamaica serve it, along with other national dishes like curried goat. and rice and beans - never fancied it myself so not sure.:confused:

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Close enough for a

DING !

[Palujia]

Thanks Bob,
never tried it - don't like fish and the ackee looked a green mess ! Anyway:-
what's a Herdwick ?

[DrDick&Vick]

Baaaaaaaaaaaa I say Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Palujia]

Ding !! to Dr Dick (they are fine if you can find an attactive one !!)

[DrDick&Vick]

What is a 'theremin'?

Walks away whistling to make a cup of tea. https://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk85/richardmullans/Smilies/drinks.gif

[martybartfast]

That's a musical instrument, played by waving your hands in the air around a pair of antenna, I believe it works by measuring the change in capacitance of the air surrounding the antenna. Much beloved of 1950/60's SciFi film makers, and used to provide the soundtrack to films such as "The day the Earth stood still".

[DrDick&Vick]

Ding a Ling to Martybartfast

[martybartfast]

Sticking with "The day the Earth stood still", what is the name of either the alien or the robot, a bonus DING for getting both.

[Palujia]

Had to dig through me film book for this one:-
Alien - DC Klaatu
Robot - Gort

[martybartfast]

Had to dig through me film book for this one:-
Alien - DC Klaatu
Robot - Gort

DING

[Palujia]

Let's try a bit of a hard one - although may not be too hard for ex servicemen !
(albeit American!)
What has Lt Presley Obannon got to do with the Marine Hymn ?

[DrDick&Vick]

I'll hazard a guess with Battle Honours

[Palujia]

Nope ! think of the first line of the hymn !

[Predictable Bob]

He created Montezuma's revenge ?

:eek:

[Palujia]

Nah - but continue with the line

[Predictable Bob]

:)

He did something heroic (Usually spelt S T U P I D) at Tripoli ?


:dunno:

[Palujia]

Near enough ! He led his platoon ashore and went to enternal glory "to the shores of Tripoli"
Ding !!

[Predictable Bob]

:D

OK then ...

Name three of the noble gases


:eek:

[martybartfast]

Argon
Neon
Xenon

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Ding !

[martybartfast]

This should be an easy one:

What happened on Kinder Scout on 24 April 1932 ?

[martybartfast]

This should be an easy one:

What happened on Kinder Scout on 24 April 1932 ?

Surely someone knows?

Hint: Kinder Scout is in the Peak district.

[DrDick&Vick]

My son reckons it was some form of workers uprising

[dodgydaved]

It was an organised tresspass on the grouse moors to try and bring about free access to the general public.

[martybartfast]

It was an organised tresspass on the grouse moors to try and bring about free access to the general public.

DING to DDD

Edit to add, there has been some talk of organising a GC.com event next April to celebrate the 80th aniversary.

[dodgydaved]

I hope none of you will be in "The Comrades" in Sunninghill tonight - this could
be one of the simpler ones there at about 9:15 pm:-

Which 1961 film features the character of Holly Golightly?

[Predictable Bob]

Casino Royale ?

[dodgydaved]

Casino Royale ?


Nope, sorry :(

[frosty68]

it really does sound like a bond-girl name, but I'm pretty sure Ms Hepburn never had that honour (unlike Honor) :)

So that'll be Breakfast at Tiffany's, which I'm pretty sure I've never seen, which is probably quite remiss of me

[dodgydaved]

it really does sound like a bond-girl name, but I'm pretty sure Ms Hepburn never had that honour (unlike Honor) :)

So that'll be Breakfast at Tiffany's, which I'm pretty sure I've never seen, which is probably quite remiss of me


Yup, that's the one Audrey Hepburn and a memorable cameo by Mickey Rooney!!

Over to the Chilly One - ker DING

[frosty68]

Who or what is a "Moon Unit"?

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Easy - the late great Frank Zappa's daughter !!!

I saw Zappa and the Mothers at the Empire Pool, Wembley in the early '70's - an awesome night


:cool:

[frosty68]

I'm now officially jealous of Bob! :)
...though for me to see Zappa in the early 70's I'd have been in nappies or short trousers :)

and, erm...DING

[Predictable Bob]

;):D

Would it help if I mentioned seeing Santana, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Man, Led Zeppelin (twice) ?

Anyway staying on a musical theme:

According to legend who met the Devil at the crossroads ?

[martybartfast]

;):D

Would it help if I mentioned seeing Santana, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Man, Led Zeppelin (twice) ?

Anyway staying on a musical theme:

According to legend who met the Devil at the crossroads ?

It was one of the old blues guitarists, but can't remember who so I'll have a guess at Howlin Wolf.

[Predictable Bob]

Nah !

Next guess ...

[Palujia]

Toilet Money ? (Johny Cash!!)

[Predictable Bob]

Nah !

Next ...

[retallickramblers]

Jimmy Hendrix?

[martybartfast]

I'm going to assume I'm on the right track with the blues guitarist bit so here's another guess:

Robert Johnson

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Ding !

Robert Johnson it is

[martybartfast]

In Bram Stoker's book where did Count Dracula come ashore in England?

[Palujia]

Best fish and chip shop in the world - Whitby !!

[martybartfast]

Best fish and chip shop in the world - Whitby !!

DING

I've enjoyed plenty of fish & chips down by the harbour too!

[Palujia]

Great place ! Anyway onwards and upwards !

Who was Jay Silverheels better known as ?

[martybartfast]

Tonto

[Palujia]

Hi ho Silver !!& Ding to you

[martybartfast]

Which is the only Formula 1 team to have won the constructors championship every year that it raced in F1?

[DrDick&Vick]

I reckon that this is a bit of a trick question so my guess is Brawn GP as they only competed for one year and won the Constructors Championship.

[martybartfast]

DING

Brawn it was.

[DrDick&Vick]

Which was the first Formula One World Championship race that ferrari entered, Circuit and year?

[DrDick&Vick]

Hint:
After I was born and the circuit is still used

[Palujia]

Pretty sure is was Monte Carlo but not sure of year 195o something ?

[The Tares Clan]

I know that the year was 1950 because lst year was 60th year of F1 World Championships (although not Grand Prixs!).

Not sure about the circuit though.

[DrDick&Vick]

Palujia, Close
The Tares Clan, correct year

[The Tares Clan]

The circuits close to Monaco are



Magny Cours (France)
San Marino (Italy but I don't think this was in use then even though it has history with Ferrari :))
Monza (Italy)
Switerland (Bern ???)

Based on Palujia being close, I would say either Monza or Magny Cours.

[DrDick&Vick]

Paul was close because he said Monte Carlo but the circuit is actuall Monaco so as you got the year correct and have mentioned the word Monaco I shall award it to you.

[Palujia]

Rats ! can I have half a ding then !!

[The Tares Clan]

Not sure I deserve it but..

What does Krating Daeng have to do with motor racing ?

[DrDick&Vick]

ng for Paul https://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk85/richardmullans/Smilies/sp_yesno-1.gif

[Palujia]

ank u !

[Palujia]

Been there - drunk that ! Torro Rosso or Red Bull in English - the non carbonated drink does not taste much like it though !

[The Tares Clan]

I will give you a ding although it is not strictly the same. The boss of Red Bull changed the taste of Krating Daeng to Western tastes.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krating_Daeng)

[Palujia]

Something current then :-
What was "Facebook" called when it was first invented !

[frosty68]

The facebook?
..unless you want the winklevoo (sp!) brothers name, which I can't remember

[The Tares Clan]

Having watched the Emily Maitlas interview with Mark Z, it depends on what you mean about the original.

Frosty has it correct - Thefacebook but there was also facemash before that - it was a site that took photos of students and got people to say if they were hot or not.

[Palujia]

Ding ! it was facemash first !

[The Tares Clan]

Which two landlocked countries are surrounded by other landlocked countries?

[Palujia]

Try South Sudan and Tajikistan ?

[The Tares Clan]

Nope although one ends in stan and borders 5 countries also ending in stan ;)

[martybartfast]

I know Googling isn't allowed, but is going to the Frogsite forum pub quiz allowed (where this question has been asked in 2 different forms)? :dunno:

[The Tares Clan]

I can't answer that but have to say that I was unaware - the question came up in a Christmas pub quiz we had at work.

[Bill D (wwh)]

I know Googling isn't allowed, but is going to the Frogsite forum pub quiz allowed (where this question has been asked in 2 different forms)? :dunno:

I don't see why not - I think it's taken for granted that people ask others with online quizzes. Of course, there's no guarantee that they'll give you the right answer! :p

[martybartfast]

OK, as it seems no-one else is going to jump in I'll get this moving with:

Uzbekistan & Lichtenstein

[Palujia]

Bump !!

[martybartfast]

OK I'm gonna self ding then.

Next Question is an oldie:

What was the first stretch of Motorway to open in England?

[Predictable Bob]

M6 near Preston

[martybartfast]

DING It was indeed the Preston Bypass, which was the first section of the M6.

[Predictable Bob]

:D

Surprising what you can drag up from the depths of your memory (With a little effort !)

Anyway, what was the original name for the organisation now known as CAMRA ?


:beer:

[Palujia]

M4 Maidenhead

[DrDick&Vick]

Booze Anon

[frosty68]

The Beardies? :cheers:

[Palujia]

It was either the M4 at Maidenhead or Campaign for the Revitalisation of Ale??

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

DING !


:cheers:

[Palujia]

I often wondered why the M4 was a name for the campaign for real ale !!
Can't remember if I've done this one before but if so - aplologies !
Who'se address was:-
Number 1 London

[martybartfast]

I often wondered why the M4 was a name for the campaign for real ale !!
Can't remember if I've done this one before but if so - aplologies !
Who'se address was:-
Number 1 London

Ha Ha I thought your "M4 Maidenhead" was a late answer to my question about the motorway :p:p:p

Anyway, it was the Duke of Wellington.

[Palujia]

It was but I was trying for a "funny" ????:blink:
anyway you are right !
Ding !!

[martybartfast]

Name the Yorshire ridings, prior to the local government reorganisations in the '70s.

[Maple Leaf]

I'm going to say 'East, North and West' ... or is it more tricky than that?

[martybartfast]

I'm going to say 'East, North and West' ... or is it more tricky than that?

DING, no it was that simple.

[Maple Leaf]

From where, and to where, is the world's shortest scheduled flight?

[Predictable Bob]

:confused:

Barra to Benbecula ?

[Maple Leaf]

Sorry Bob, wrong.

[Maple Leaf]

Bump.

Bob was in the correct country ..... but the flight is much, much shorter than that one.

[Predictable Bob]

:cool:

Almost certainly in the islands then - you've ruled out the shortest flight in the Outer Hebrides so it's likely to be the Shetlands or Orkneys but I don't know their geography so I'm out !


:D

[Maple Leaf]

Bump

Any other guesses?

[Palujia]

I looked it up and I don't think any of us are going to get it !! (its a 2 minute flight)

[martybartfast]

well I know it's a flight between two of the Scottish islands, but can't remember which island group they're in and no chance of remembering the names. I think it's also one of the most expensive flights (price per mile) in the world.

[Maple Leaf]

It is the Orkney Islands. Between Papa Westray to Westray

Scheduled flight with Loganair (2 minutes).

You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXYrlRsNwKA) of the entire flight.

Haven't checked the cost - but Orkney residents get discounted rates on the flights to/from the islands anyway.

I occasionally have to go to Orkney with work (not used that flight) but sometimes the flight from Edinburgh to Kirkwall has stopped off at Wick to pick up/drop off people. It was really strange - we landed, door opened and a few got off, few got on and then we took off again. The cabin person knows everyone and chatted about everyday things - feels like the old days on the school bus!

In fact, just in the process of sorting out my next work trip up there .......


I suppose the Ding should go to either Bob or Marty (whoever gets here first).

[martybartfast]

I suppose the Ding should go to either Bob or Marty (whoever gets here first).

Should be Bob, he got in there well before me.

[Predictable Bob]

:D

Ta !

When we lived on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides Jackie had to go into hospital in Stornaway for a couple of days and we flew up in a little Islander. The pilot got in, looked over his shoulder at us and asked if we wanted to go by the scenic route - we obviously said yes and so he flew at minimum altitude ... It was great flying through the valleys looking up at the peaks !

Anyway back to the quiz ...


What was special about the SS Politician ?


:D

[martybartfast]

It sank with a cargo of Whisky, and was immortalised in the file Whisky Galore where it was renamed as SS Cabinet Minister.

Slainte:cheers:

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Ding !


Spot on - the island was Eriskay and bottles from the wreck exchange hands at ridiculous prices

[martybartfast]

Which method of communication is named after a medieval king?

[frosty68]

pretty sure bluetooth was named after a monarch...or a pirate.. :)

[martybartfast]

DING

It was named after Harald Bluetooth (Danish king).

[frosty68]

what's agliophobia?

[Palujia]

fear of aglis ?
No ? - meet my friend Pain or the fear thereof !

[frosty68]

ding :)

[Palujia]

What is the origin of the word
GARMIN

[DrDick&Vick]

I seem to remember reading somewhwere that it is to do with the first names of the company founders. One of which was an oriental person named Min

[Palujia]

1/2 Ding for that ! need the other one for the whole thing though:)

[DrDick&Vick]

It must be something like Gary or Gareth then

[Palujia]

Yep you can have the Ding for that
GARry Burrell and MIN Kao were the founders

[DrDick&Vick]

If you are eating Cambridge No 5s,Wellands or Bedford Winter Harvests what would you be eating?

[martybartfast]

Guess at apples.

[Palujia]

I'm pretty sure the Bedford winter harvest is a Brussel sprout but not sure about the others ?

[DrDick&Vick]

Spot on dear boy, they are indeed all types of Sprout https://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk85/richardmullans/Forum%20Smilies/emoticons_animales_msnanimal_com-17.gif
Ding and over to you.

[Palujia]

Why is "Ham" the Chimpanzee famous ?

[Predictable Bob]

At a guess I'd say he went into space - with a name like Ham probably for the Yanks rather than the Russians ...

[frosty68]

was he "clyde" in the clint eastwood films , every which way but loose and...um..the other one (every which way you can??)
"right turn, Clyde" ?

[Predictable Bob]

Na - Clyde was actually female (But I can't remember her name) AND she was an Orangutan not a chimpanzee !

[frosty68]

long time since I saw the films, and that's the excuse I'm sticking with :)

[Palujia]

Ding to Bob - Yep the Americans sent him into space !!

[Predictable Bob]

Why does lead have the chemical symbol Pb ?

[DrDick&Vick]

If I rember correctly, from my long ago engineering apprenticeship and the college days, it is from the Latin word for lead which I think is something like Plumdum

[Predictable Bob]

Close enough to Plumbum !

:applause:

[DrDick&Vick]

OK & thanks for that.

I shall go with a question from another era of my life.
What made a sentance of Borstal different from other prison sentances?

[martybartfast]

I'll have a guess that it was an indeterminate length rather than a fixed term sentence.

[DrDick&Vick]

and your guess would be correct.
Normally the starting figure was 12 mths but could decrease as low as 6mths if the inmate behaved or if they were a mug they could do 24mths.
It's a type of sentance e could do with again.

Ding and over to you.

[martybartfast]

In one of the James Bond films James gets married, so 3 part question:

What was the film?
Which actor played James Bond?
Which actress played his wife?


If no-one gets all 3 within a couple of days then it'll go to the first person to get any 2.

[Palujia]

Dreadfull film - only one starring
George Lazenby as Bond
He marries Teresa De Vincenzo played by Diana Rigg
and the film was
On her Majesty's Secret Service
(The book was much better)

[martybartfast]

Cant fault that.

DING

[Palujia]

What happens at "Gobbler's Knob" every year on 2nd February ?

[Predictable Bob]

That'll be Groundhog Day with Punksatawney Phil ! (Sp?)

[Palujia]

Aar 'appen you be right ! Ding

[Predictable Bob]

What's the connection between:

Browning Hi-Power pistol
Colt 1911 pistol
Winchester 1894 rifle

[DrDick&Vick]

They all go BANG

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Good answer but not the right one !

[Palujia]

I know this one :-
they were all designed by
John Browning !

[geralduscwmbrensis]

Gravy? :dunno:

[frosty68]

they all take the same ammunition? (unlikely, but....)

[Predictable Bob]

I know this one :-
they were all designed by
John Browning !

Ding !

The late great John Moses Browning was indeed the designer of all three (And a good many others too)


PS
For those that aren't familiar with firearms the Winchester 1894 is the underlever rifle as popularised by John Wayne and other cowboys - it's still made (and copied) today

[Palujia]

Staying with the Winchester theme
Who was Marion Morrison better known as ?

[Predictable Bob]

Easy peasy - John Wayne !


:D

[Palujia]

Ding

[DrDick&Vick]

Didn't he start the big chain of supermarkets.

and the answer to Palujia's question is DONG!

[Predictable Bob]

:D

Let's stick with stage names for a bit then ...

Who was Archibald Leach better known as ?

[martybartfast]

Cary Grant

[Predictable Bob]

Ding !

:applause:

Reckon I'm making them too easy ...

[martybartfast]

Binoculars are often descibed by a pair of numbers, e.g. 10x50, 8x40, etc.
What do the two numbers represent?

[DrDick&Vick]

the first figure relates to the focal distance and the second is related to the object view.

[Predictable Bob]

:D

First number is the magnification and the second the diameter of the objective lens ...

[martybartfast]

DING to Bob for a perfect answer.

[Predictable Bob]

:eek:

First time I've ever had summat perfect !

Dragonfly, Intruder, Superior and Blackburn were all what ?

[Palujia]

Types of motorcycle ?

[martybartfast]

Caravans?

[Predictable Bob]

Types of motorcycle ?


Ding !

:applause:

[Palujia]

That was a bit of a guess - I remembered the Douglas Dragonfly and the Brough Superior but not the other two!! Anyway another one for the military buffs:-
what did the letter (W) after a soldier's name and number signify in the 19th Century ?

[martybartfast]

Guess that they'd been at Waterloo.

[Palujia]

That's a Dingfor that one. It was considered a great honour and such men became sought after soldiers and preferred for advancement ahead of non "Waterloo" men

[martybartfast]

What's the maximum possible break in snooker?

[Predictable Bob]

147

[martybartfast]

No!

[DrDick&Vick]

If I remember correctly a break of 147+ is possible where the player plays a foul and then his opponent gets a free ball and then clears all the balls on the table = 147 + the value of the free ball.

I used to play a lot of snooker before the cataracts appeared.

[martybartfast]

We're getting there, but still looking for a number.

[DrDick&Vick]

well if the free ball was a black I guess it would be 154 then

[martybartfast]

Close enough for a DING

The answer is 155. Following a foul which leaves the player snookered they do get a free ball but that free ball is a virtual red (1 point), having potted that virtual red they then get to go for a colour and get a black (7 points), they then clear up the table getting all blacks so it's 147+1+7=155.

[DrDick&Vick]

What was the name of the capsule used to rescue the 33 trapped Chilean Miners from their underground lair on 13th of October 2010?

[dodgydaved]

Phoenix - or perhaps Fenix?

[DrDick&Vick]

Fenix is close enough it was actually Fenix3
So Ding and over to you.

[dodgydaved]

Fenix is close enough it was actually Fenix3
So Ding and over to you.


OK, Which number at Bingo is known as the Brighton Line?

[Predictable Bob]

59

[dodgydaved]

59


"HOUSE":cheers:

[Predictable Bob]

We'll stick with this one since it's summat I actually know about ...

Why is '59' the Brighton Line ?

:D

[dodgydaved]

Head Code on the front of the trains?

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Ding !

[dodgydaved]

:applause:

Ding !


OK if you would see 59 between London and Brighton, where, at this time, might you see 4472?

[Predictable Bob]

:confused:

I'm not that knowledgeable but it's obviously a well known train so it's probably one of:

Mallard (I think it's in the National Railway Museum, York)

Flying Scotsman (Dunno where it is - NRM or possibly Scotland)

Sir Nigel Gresley (Not sure, York or Derby - it runs on the North York Moors now and then)


:confused:

[dodgydaved]

Aha, you hadf better choose one then!!

[Predictable Bob]

Mallard ?

[dodgydaved]

Mallard ?


50:50 chance now Bob:lol::lol:

[martybartfast]

If I hadn't already googled it yesterday I'd be tempted to have a speculative guess at this point :p

[Predictable Bob]

:D

OK, if there's nobody else going to give it a whirl I'll go for

The Flying Scotsman and guess it's somewhere in Scotland (Edinburgh or Glasgow?) as the Jocks can be a bit possessive ;)

[dodgydaved]

:D

OK, if there's nobody else going to give it a whirl I'll go for

The Flying Scotsman and guess it's somewhere in Scotland (Edinburgh or Glasgow?) as the Jocks can be a bit possessive ;)


It's actually under restoration in York, but we have to press on so - over to you:

DING!!

[Predictable Bob]

:D

Whoops - sorry for the delay !

I'm in the middle of a bit of nostalgia so ...

Which television programme used the Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite by Sibelius as the theme music ?


The odd thing is that it'll probably be an older rock fans that gets the answer to this !

[Palujia]

One of my favourite bits of Sibelius. Our music master at School was a big fan too - He described this piece as a procession of Nordic Knights slowly coming into view - getting louder, harnesses jingling - passing and slowly disappearing down the road. It has always stuck in my mind and I can see old "Boggy" Marsh waving his arms about with enthusiasm as we listened to it in class. Sorry got a bit carried away it was used as a theme tune for "This Week" Also the tone poem Finlandia comes back but that's another story !

[Predictable Bob]

:applause:

Ding !

Spot on Paul !

Personally I think that this version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuoWhTJbPA is the dogs rear wheels ;)

[Palujia]

Yikes ! Nice but prefer the more "trad" version - Try Pachelbell's cannon played by Funtwo (electric guitar) its a blast ! Anyway whilst we are musical :-
What is the theme tune to Mastermind called ??

[Palujia]

No one playing ? was it something I said ??

[martybartfast]

was it something I said ??
Yes!

You said "What is the theme tune to Mastermind called ??"

I haven't the faintest ! :dunno::dunno::dunno::dunno:

[dodgydaved]

Yikes ! Nice but prefer the more "trad" version - Try Pachelbell's cannon played by Funtwo (electric guitar) its a blast ! Anyway whilst we are musical :-
What is the theme tune to Mastermind called ??


Dum de de Dum, Der Dum!

[Palujia]

Nice Try - but it does have a name - If no one gets it in a couple of days then We'll try something else !

[martybartfast]

I'll have a guess that it was written for the program and is simply called Mastermind

[Palujia]

Nope - It was called "Approaching Menace" !! - Martybartfast - As you were the only one trying - you have a go

[martybartfast]

Who used to drive a '74 Ford Gran Torrino ?

[Palujia]

It was either Starkers or Crutch - not sure which !!

[martybartfast]

It was either Starkers or Crutch - not sure which !!

Close enough, it was Starkers' car in Starsky & Hutch.

DING

[Palujia]

On the same line - Who were Bodie and Doyle ?

[martybartfast]

Well I ignored this for a while to let someone else have a go, but it doesn't look like there are any takers so:

They are CI5 operatives, working for George Cowley, otherwise known as "The Professionals"


Interesting (or not) snippet: A mate of mine's mother worked in London, and there was a disused hospital yard nearby which the people in her office used to park in. One day she was driving into the yard as usual in the morning and had a head on crash with Doyle (Martin Shaw) in the white capri - they were filming in the yard!

[Palujia]

Ding For that one !! I was a young policeman in Chesham in Bucks when they arrived to do some filming in the back streets ! We closed the road for them and they drove about like idiots for several hours. A couple of our traffic chaps turned up and showed them how to do it !! They had a really mega mobile food van - the bacon butties were great ! They spent a whole day to film about 5 minutes car chase !!

[martybartfast]

What is/was the Kuiper Belt?

[countrymatters]

What is/was the Kuiper Belt?

That stretch of the Isle of Man where they smoke the kuipers.:)

[martybartfast]

It's nothing to do with kippers, or the Isle of Man.

To narrow it down a bit the question is "What is", not "What was".

[countrymatters]

The Kuiper Belt is the region of the Solar System beyond the planets, and has nothing to do with kippers :) or the Isle of Man.:)

[countrymatters]

The Kuiper Belt is the region of the Solar System beyond the planets, and has nothing to do with kippers :) or the Isle of Man.:)

[martybartfast]

DING