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NickPick
29th April 2008, 10:49 AM
Rule 1 - No googling!

Rule 2 - no using other internet search engines which are available

Rule 3 - Try and keep your question at the level someone in a pub quiz might be able to answer...

NickPick
29th April 2008, 10:50 AM
I suppose I'd better ask a question:

What modern day place was named Lactodorum by the Romans?



edited because I've got very fat fingers today and keep hitting multiple buttonsd!

keehotee
29th April 2008, 11:44 AM
Ha - is there anybody that hasn't looked this up over the past few years????

Towcester....pronounced Toaster??? :lol:

NickPick
29th April 2008, 11:58 AM
Ding to Keehotee

keehotee
29th April 2008, 12:45 PM
Badabing....

OK - staying with the theme - what was discovered in Eckington late last year? :lol: :lol:















pre-post editing to add, that's Eckington the place..!!!

Mrs Blorenge
29th April 2008, 01:30 PM
Complete guess - Some treasure trove hoard?

keehotee
29th April 2008, 01:58 PM
On the right lines - but unfortunately wrong......

keehotee
29th April 2008, 08:44 PM
OK - let's speed it up......

It was Roman, and it wasn't treasure or a building

nobbynobbs
29th April 2008, 09:45 PM
surely it's the remains of a brewery :lol: :beer:

keehotee
30th April 2008, 07:37 PM
To speed this up and stop it stagnating as much as the quiz on the other forum I'm calling question setters perogative and giving the ding to Mrs B (Sorry Matt).

The item found in Eckington last year was a dead Roman soldier (how he managed to review all those caches and keep that quiet is beyond me).

It may well have been a Roman brewery that lead to his demise - but they haven't found it yet if it was........

Bill D (wwh)
13th May 2008, 05:57 PM
Mrs B...??? Helloooooooo...???????? :p

Mrs Blorenge
22nd May 2008, 02:45 PM
What are the elusive characters? Missing two letters or numbers?

WATE?
M?LON


(No, it's nothing fruity :D )

keehotee
23rd May 2008, 11:34 AM
What are the elusive characters? Missing two letters or numbers?

WATE?
M?LON


c and t?

Mrs Blorenge
23rd May 2008, 05:28 PM
Well done, Tim - I like a bit of lateral thinking ;)

keehotee
23rd May 2008, 07:25 PM
Darn - better think of a question then.....

120-129, 110-119, 100-109, 130-139, 140-149

According to George and Bungle, which two might I have got in the wrong order...?

Tiger-Eyes
23rd June 2008, 03:20 PM
No Idea - and I don't get Mrs B's either :confused:

nobbynobbs
24th June 2008, 08:08 PM
would it be 130-139 and 140-149?

wavelengths of light in a rainbow? or have i got them the wrong way round?

keehotee
24th June 2008, 09:00 PM
On the right lines - sort of.

OK - this has gone on long enough.....

Think disodium salt of 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulfophenyl)azo]-2
-naphthalenesulfonic acid instead.

No?

LOL - OK - sunset yellow!

Bill D (wwh)
24th June 2008, 10:15 PM
Well, I'll admit I cheated n googled the disodium salt... :ph34r:

I now know what it is, and Sunset Yellow then became obvious, but, um, I'm no nearer the answer... :dunno:

nobbynobbs
25th June 2008, 06:47 AM
could we be looking at food colouring E numbers? :rolleyes:

keehotee
25th June 2008, 07:07 AM
could we be looking at food colouring E numbers?

I'm going to give you the ding - just to get it moving again.
They're red orange yellow green blue purple as e numbers..... can't remember which two I swapped round....whoops

nobbynobbs
25th June 2008, 08:52 PM
Who was the first man to put two feet onto mount everest?

keehotee
25th June 2008, 08:59 PM
Teehee - you watch QI as well.....................

nobbynobbs
26th June 2008, 06:10 AM
of course ;)

gazooks
26th June 2008, 01:25 PM
An Indian guy who calculated the height as 29,000 feet then added 2 feet so it would appear that the height was not considered rounded. Without googling it I have no idea of his name.

Yep .. I saw QI as well.

keehotee
26th June 2008, 03:05 PM
Didn't think he was Indian???

Bill D (wwh)
26th June 2008, 05:29 PM
I think it's usually said that it was a surveyor called Waugh who added those two extra feet for "credibility" - I can't remember his first name. But I believe that's disputed, and it's sometimes claimed that an Indian whose name I can't remember at all was the first person to do that, and Waugh copied his idea.

nobbynobbs
26th June 2008, 06:08 PM
From the information i have it was Waugh who added the two feet due to the feeling that 29000 would suggest it had been rounded up. so it's a ding to bill :cheers:

Bill D (wwh)
26th June 2008, 06:28 PM
Thanks, Matt! :cheers:

Ok, here we go...

In what film is the following quote spoken, and who was the original author of the lines (not the film scriptwriter)?

Some are born to sweet delight.
Some are born to endless night.

If it turns out that there's another film, other than the one I have in mind, in which those lines are spoken, I'll accept that one. But either way I want both answers, the film and the author.

If no-one's got it by the morning I'll give a clue.

nick_h_nz
26th June 2008, 07:41 PM
The words appear in the movie "Dead Man" about William Blake, who originally penned them ("Auguries of Innocence"). The words also appear in the Doors song "End of the Night".

Bill D (wwh)
26th June 2008, 08:37 PM
The words appear in the movie "Dead Man" about William Blake, who originally penned them ("Auguries of Innocence"). The words also appear in the Doors song "End of the Night".
Ding - wow, that was quick! :)

Over to you...

nick_h_nz
26th June 2008, 09:50 PM
I'll hand it back to Gazooks, since he answered the Everest question too. (And since there is dispute as to whether or not it was Waugh or an Indian who added two feet to Everest.)

As to it being fast, I like Johnny Depp movies, so I've seen most. Also familiar with Blake because he's influenced so many bands and artists. No doubt I could go through my cd collection and find a whole bunch, but the more obvious references are in the Doors, the Blake Babies, and Bruce Dickinson's "Chemical Wedding".

gazooks
26th June 2008, 11:02 PM
Oh OK thanks...

Coca-Cola would be what colour - if colouring weren’t added to it.

keehotee
27th June 2008, 07:03 AM
I'm guessing green - from the coca leaves

gazooks
27th June 2008, 08:35 AM
A Ding to Keehotee ;)

Bill D (wwh)
29th June 2008, 09:40 AM
Tim...???

Bill D (wwh)
8th July 2008, 10:43 PM
Bump...

keehotee
17th July 2008, 04:07 PM
Whoops - sorry all - forgot about this.

Ummm - better think of a question then.....

OK - we'll try this one.

It's just gone 4 o'clock, and I'm sat in my office staring at the monitor.
What one dimensional construct (apart from time) am I looking at?

gazooks
17th July 2008, 07:04 PM
Windows Vista - cant get anymore one dimensional that Microsoft :D:D:D

keehotee
17th July 2008, 07:34 PM
If only - but no, I was sat in front of a brand new Mac Pro........

nobbynobbs
17th July 2008, 07:48 PM
one dimensional construct? your love life? :ohmy::D

keehotee
17th July 2008, 07:51 PM
I wish - I aspire to a love life that in depth.....lol

*mouse*
17th July 2008, 08:15 PM
Erm.... a line of failed LCDs on your screen??!

keehotee
17th July 2008, 09:02 PM
almost - I feel a bit of a cad about this question...





(that was a clue)

*mouse*
18th July 2008, 05:20 PM
Must be using a little bit of software from Autodesk then eh? Posh etch-a-sketch!

keehotee
18th July 2008, 06:21 PM
lol - going to give you the ding just because I've got slopey shoulders, and it was a really lame question....

A straight line in AutoCad has only got one dimension - length. No width, and no height.

*mouse*
18th July 2008, 07:17 PM
Doh, that means I've got to think of a question now! Well here's one borrowed from the local pub quiz 'cause I'm too lazy to think something up myself.....

What is Fernville Lord Digby famous for?

*mouse*
23rd July 2008, 10:29 AM
A couple of clues to get this one moving......

Don't assume he's human.
He's appeared in a series of TV adverts but what product was he selling......

Ten point nine
23rd July 2008, 12:35 PM
Advertising paint. He's one of the Dulux dogs.

*mouse*
23rd July 2008, 11:16 PM
Ding!

Ten point nine
24th July 2008, 11:58 PM
I think our pub uses the same quiz book.
I'll have to come back to you with a question a little later.....

Bill D (wwh)
27th July 2008, 09:58 PM
Bump...

Ten point nine
28th July 2008, 11:29 AM
Sorry for the delay but at last here is my question.

What is the meaning of the word 'hypocaust'?

keehotee
28th July 2008, 01:22 PM
Not sure of the meaning, but it's the method the Romans used to heat their buildings.
There is (apparently) quite a well preserved one buried under Exeter Cathedral Green.

Bill D (wwh)
28th July 2008, 01:36 PM
The word's from Greek and I believe it means something like "heat from underneath", but I think the ding goes to Tim on this one.

Ten point nine
31st July 2008, 12:26 AM
Ding it is. Again apologies for interupting the flow of this thread but I keep getting sent to areas without a McDonalds near by. (I usualy log in from there when I'm away. LOL)

keehotee
31st July 2008, 07:09 AM
..... but I keep getting sent to areas without a McDonalds near by. (I usualy log in from there when I'm away. LOL)
Yeah... that's always my excuse for going in too .... lol:popcorn:

Ten point nine
31st July 2008, 02:09 PM
Yeah... that's always my excuse for going in too .... lol:popcorn:

I'm the one in the corner nursing a single cup of coffee :coffee: for an hour tapping a PDA screen:) Haven't had the neck to take in a full sized lappy yet.

Maple Leaf
6th August 2008, 06:42 AM
I'm the one in the corner nursing a single cup of coffee :coffee: for an hour tapping a PDA screen:) Haven't had the neck to take in a full sized lappy yet.

I am the one sitting in the carpark with my laptop .... who says you have to go in ;)

Where's the next question Keehotee ?

keehotee
19th August 2008, 11:13 AM
OK - very VERY late -

What is The Big Mac Index ???

Mrs Blorenge
19th August 2008, 10:18 PM
I think it's something about comparing the economies of different countries by working out how many minutes you have to work in that country before you earn enough to buy a Big Mac.

(or something like that :o)

keehotee
19th August 2008, 10:39 PM
Ooooh - any advance on Mrs B's almost correct answer, before I give her the ding ????

keehotee
20th August 2008, 06:50 AM
Go on then - ding to MrsB

Because BM's are made to the same specification wherever you go, using (mainly) locally sourced ingredients, and are targeted at the same consumer groups, they can be used to give an indication of "puchasing power parity", which shows in real terms the local value of a currency.... (I think)

The Big Mac PPP exchange rate between two countries is obtained by dividing the price of a Big Mac in one country (in its currency) by the price of a Big Mac in another country (in its currency). This value is then compared with the actual exchange rate; if it is lower, then the first currency is under-valued (according to PPP theory) compared with the second, and conversely, if it is higher, then the first currency is over-valued.

Mrs Blorenge
20th August 2008, 08:54 AM
Go on then - ding to MrsB

Because BM's are made to the same specification wherever you go, using (mainly) locally sourced ingredients, and are targeted at the same consumer groups, they can be used to give an indication of "puchasing power parity", which shows in real terms the local value of a currency.... (I think)

My personal preference would have been for a Burger King Index... but nobody asked me :p

Anyway, next question:

What is a radula?

*mouse*
20th August 2008, 09:07 AM
Ooh! I remember that one from school!

Snails teeth! :D

Mrs Blorenge
20th August 2008, 05:05 PM
Ooh! I remember that one from school!

Snails teeth! :D

Yep! ... over to you :)

http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/Collie-garden/insect_pics/snail.gif

*mouse*
20th August 2008, 10:40 PM
Alrighty then. Time for an odd one out.

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
Golden Eye
Sense and Sensibility
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Die Hard


Which one is the odd one out and why??

fraggle69
20th August 2008, 10:47 PM
Golden Eye - No professor snape aka Alan (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/) Rickman.

*mouse*
20th August 2008, 11:01 PM
Blimey that was quick - Ding! to Fraggle!! :applause::applause:

fraggle69
20th August 2008, 11:25 PM
Oooh a ding in my court, here's an easy one.....

Astraeus is a British airline based in Crawley, England.
Name their famous pilot, who flew Rangers FC to Israel for their UEFA cup game against Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2007.

gazooks
21st August 2008, 08:27 AM
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden

fraggle69
21st August 2008, 12:35 PM
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden

Ding... over to you mate! :applause:

gazooks
21st August 2008, 01:37 PM
What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships?

Ten point nine
21st August 2008, 02:55 PM
Finland
lol, saw this advertised when I booked my trip to Kuortane

gazooks
21st August 2008, 08:52 PM
Ding - over to ten point nine :applause:

Ten point nine
21st August 2008, 11:26 PM
Name the most northerly national capital on the European continent.

keehotee
22nd August 2008, 06:51 AM
Reykjavik?? Is Iceland in Europe? It's not mainland, but.......??

Failing that, Helsinki?

Ten point nine
22nd August 2008, 09:09 AM
Ding for Keehotee and Helsinki :applause:

keehotee
22nd August 2008, 11:19 AM
About 20 years ago I had my picture taken at S 48°52.6′ W 123°23.6′.
What's there? And what is it's (slightly) friendlier name?

Ten point nine
22nd August 2008, 01:10 PM
Merchant or Royal. That's about the 'Middle of No where' ;)

keehotee
22nd August 2008, 06:06 PM
Merchant.......and yep. Sweet FA!!!

Ten point nine
22nd August 2008, 08:12 PM
Isn't it called the 'something pole' or Point Nemo

keehotee
22nd August 2008, 09:36 PM
Point Nemo will get you the ding.

It's the Pole of inaccessibilty - the furthest point from land on the planet (8 times further from land than the International Space Station)

http://www.geocuriosa.com/pointnemo/pointNemo.png

Ten point nine
22nd August 2008, 10:42 PM
In which country is the longest man-made canal in the world?

keehotee
22nd August 2008, 11:14 PM
china

rutson
22nd August 2008, 11:34 PM
china

Darn it! Knew that one. Passed it on my commute to work for a few months :)

Ten point nine
22nd August 2008, 11:49 PM
:applause: Ding to Keehotee, over 1100 miles long.

keehotee
1st September 2008, 08:02 AM
Whoops

Sorry (again) for leaving this so long....

OK

1. What is the tidal range (in metres) of the Severn Estuary
2. What percentage of the UK's power consumption does it have the potential to supply?

*mouse*
1st September 2008, 08:07 AM
15 metres I think (only know that cause Maple Leaf and I will be caching out there tomorrow!) :socool:

No idea on the second bit!

Maple Leaf
1st September 2008, 08:23 AM
15 metres I think (only know that cause Maple Leaf and I will be caching out there tomorrow!) :socool:


15 metres - OMG, that is 10 times the height of me :eek: - we better not get stuck in that mud ;)

Power consumption - think it is about 10-20% (Pardiddle's guess)

keehotee
1st September 2008, 05:14 PM
Ali - Slightly high on the range [but only very slightly, so you can have it ;) ] :o:p

ML - Bit optimistic on the power...unfortunately ('cause I'm involved with one of the submissions)(and it'd be nice to make my name by squeezing a little more out)

p.s. and good luck tomorrow...... ;)

*mouse*
1st September 2008, 08:50 PM
Definately NO google for this one.......

First person to list all 8 American states beginging with the letter M.

rutson
1st September 2008, 08:53 PM
Michigan
Massachusetts
Missouri
Maine
Montana
Maryland
Minnesota
DOH!

*mouse*
1st September 2008, 08:55 PM
Nearly there! One more to go!

keehotee
1st September 2008, 10:20 PM
Mississippi

*mouse*
1st September 2008, 10:24 PM
Yes that's all 8.

But the ding has to go to Rutson as he got most of them :applause:

rutson
1st September 2008, 11:11 PM
Errr... how about the three beginning with "O"?

Maple Leaf
1st September 2008, 11:43 PM
Oregon
Oklahoma
Ohio

rutson
1st September 2008, 11:53 PM
Ding!

Maple Leaf
2nd September 2008, 12:25 AM
Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.

Name them ...

keehotee
2nd September 2008, 06:24 AM
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Quebec?
Nova Scotia

Are there any named after the great lakes?
Ontario, Superior, Michigan (sounds a bit US), Erie, Huron??

Afraid that's me done...somebody else guess the rest.....

Maple Leaf
2nd September 2008, 07:58 AM
Keehotee has 5 correct (4 provinces and 1 territory) ..

Saskatchewan
Yukon (territory)
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Ontario

Still 8 to find ....

Ten point nine
2nd September 2008, 10:57 AM
British colombia
Alberta
Manitoba
North West Territory

Maple Leaf
2nd September 2008, 11:06 AM
Keehotee has 5 correct (4 provinces and 1 territory) ..

Saskatchewan
Yukon (territory)
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Ontario


and Ten Point Nine has 4 correct answers

British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Northwest Territories (obviously a territory)

But still 4 more to find .....

Ten point nine
2nd September 2008, 08:08 PM
Not sure if this is a cheat or not but;
Have just been told of Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, and new Brunswick by a lass of Canadian extraction in my daughters hall of residence. That leaves one to find

Maple Leaf
3rd September 2008, 06:56 AM
snip....
Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, and new Brunswick...... snip

Well, you got the one that I thought people would struggle with (Nunavut), so yep only one to find now...

Maple Leaf
4th September 2008, 10:39 PM
Well, you got the one that I thought people would struggle with (Nunavut), so yep only one to find now...

Ok, a clue for the last one ..... a royal connection ?

Ten point nine
4th September 2008, 11:20 PM
Prince Edward Island? thought that was part of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick.

Maple Leaf
4th September 2008, 11:25 PM
Prince Edward Island? thought that was part of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick.

Ding to Ten point nine :applause:

link to list (http://canada.gc.ca/othergov-autregouv/prov-eng.html)

Ten point nine
5th September 2008, 12:00 AM
The Paralympic Games starts this weekend hosted in Beijing but which city and in what year were both Games hosted by the same country?

keehotee
5th September 2008, 06:24 AM
Every year......for the past few.
Do you need the first time?
Seoul, 1988???

Ten point nine
6th September 2008, 10:46 AM
:applause:

Ding to Keehotee. The first joint host city was going to be LA but it never happened and the 1984 Games were held in Stoke Mandeville and New York. In 1980 it was in Arnhem. :):):)

*mouse*
8th September 2008, 11:21 AM
Doh... If Keehotee gets the ding, that means we'll all have to wait at least a week for the next question!!

:eek::ph34r:;):p

nobbynobbs
8th September 2008, 01:58 PM
ok sub quiz time.... how long till he notices that he needs to post a question and does so....

my guess - tuesday 7pm :beer:

*mouse*
8th September 2008, 02:37 PM
ok sub quiz time.... how long till he notices that he needs to post a question and does so....

my guess - tuesday 7pm :beer:

This tuesday or next tuesday? lol :p

My guess - thursday evening 8.30 :)

keehotee
8th September 2008, 03:37 PM
ok sub quiz time.... how long till he notices that he needs to post a question and does so....

my guess - tuesday 7pm :beer:

Ooooh - you two are harsh....you should know better ;)

Question will be up this evening, after I've prepped it at home :D:rolleyes:

Mrs Blorenge
8th September 2008, 04:08 PM
Ooooh - you two are harsh....you should know better ;)

Question will be up this evening, after I've prepped it at home :D:rolleyes:

Now you've gone and done it! :eek:

He's going to "prep" it at home!

It'll be nasty... :rolleyes:

keehotee
8th September 2008, 05:32 PM
OK - as people are obviously getting impatient :rolleyes: an easy one to keep it moving...

Full names please :)

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s44/keehotee/Muppetsquiz.jpg

*mouse*
8th September 2008, 05:47 PM
Lol! :p

1.
2. Bunsen
3. Miss Piggy
4. Beaker
5.
6. Fozzie Bear
7. Rolf
8. Gonzo

Don't know the other two though! :wacko:

Ten point nine
9th September 2008, 12:22 AM
1 Statler

5 Scooter the backstage gopher

keehotee
9th September 2008, 06:16 AM
That's all of them - but I'm going to have to give the ding to *mouse* .........

*mouse*
9th September 2008, 10:39 AM
Sticking with the Jim Henson theme then.....

Same again - this time name these characters from Sesame Street....



http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq282/alievans79/SSt.jpg

Maple Leaf
9th September 2008, 12:26 PM
I must be showing my age ... or didn't spend enough time watching TV as a kid/teenager (I must have been out playing in mud and setting treasure hunts :) )

.. the only muppets I recognised were Miss Piggy & Kermit

and only 'Big Bird' in Sesame street.

... so, pass on this one

keehotee
9th September 2008, 12:45 PM
Oscar the Grouch, the Count, Cookie Monster (she looked different on BB), Bert, and Ernie.

And in the unlikely event that I get more correct than anybody else, I absolutely refuse to set the next question.

Ten point nine
10th September 2008, 12:31 AM
1 Oscar
2 count
3 cookie
4 Big bird
5 ?
6 Ernie
7 Bert
8 Zoe
9 Elmo

*mouse*
10th September 2008, 06:49 PM
Looks like Ten Point Nine gets the ding..... but before I award it, does anyone know the last name? I'll give you a clue, it starts with a G.

keehotee
10th September 2008, 11:10 PM
Looks like Ten Point Nine gets the ding..... but before I award it, does anyone know the last name? I'll give you a clue, it starts with a G.

Grover...

G'night all :D

*mouse*
11th September 2008, 06:03 AM
Ten Point Nine got more right, so ding and over to you!

Ten point nine
11th September 2008, 01:07 PM
What name is given to the notorious tidal current in the Lofoten islands off northern Norway?

keehotee
11th September 2008, 01:37 PM
I'm sad enough to know the answer to this one - I used to sail in and out of Bodo on a product carrier about 20 years ago....

...... but in the interests of not making people wait a week between questions, somebody else can have a go :rolleyes::D:D:beer:

Ten point nine
11th September 2008, 02:32 PM
I had forgotten you were ex M Navy

Mrs Blorenge
13th September 2008, 04:30 PM
Pass. I have no knowledge of Norwegian tidal currents.

I do vaguely remember The Great North Atlantic Drift, The Labrador, The Benguela... The Eccles Cake current...

Ten point nine
13th September 2008, 09:19 PM
Time for a clue?

Bill D (wwh)
13th September 2008, 09:28 PM
Time for a clue?
I think so, yes... :)

Ten point nine
14th September 2008, 12:53 PM
Clue:

In the book 20,000 leagues under the sea, Captain Nemo's Nautilus makes its last appearance going down into the Lofoten "**********"

rutson
14th September 2008, 01:51 PM
Maelstrom?

Ten point nine
14th September 2008, 09:48 PM
:applause: Ding to Rutson it's one of the best known whirlpool systems.

Maple Leaf
27th September 2008, 10:33 PM
Where is Rutson ? ... it is going to be a difficult question if we are having to wait this long for it :D

Bill D (wwh)
28th September 2008, 03:49 PM
Ian...?

rutson
28th September 2008, 09:54 PM
SORRY! Missed the ding and wasn't watching carefully coz it was a wild, stab-in-the-dark guess :$

OK, all things being equal, this time next week I'll be in the location of the classic 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. What currency will I be using to buy my beer?

Bill D (wwh)
28th September 2008, 11:43 PM
I think I know the film, but if it's the one I've got in mind I don't know the currency... :dunno: Aaaggh, it's needling me, as I'm sure I'll recognize it when someone posts it... :(

Mrs Blorenge
29th September 2008, 11:00 PM
Is it the dinar?

rutson
29th September 2008, 11:02 PM
Sorry, no :(

gazooks
30th September 2008, 09:54 PM
Dirham ?

rutson
30th September 2008, 11:08 PM
Ding!

gazooks
1st October 2008, 06:41 PM
What country hosts the World Wife-Carrying Championships?

*mouse*
1st October 2008, 06:56 PM
Think I know this... Is it Finland?

gazooks
1st October 2008, 06:58 PM
Ding :)

*mouse*
1st October 2008, 08:04 PM
It which country is there a 'Ski-thru' McDonalds?

:wacko:

Team Cobra UK
1st October 2008, 09:06 PM
Got to be somewhere cold...lol

How about Sweden

*mouse*
1st October 2008, 09:49 PM
The ding goes to Team Cobra UK!

Team Cobra UK
2nd October 2008, 05:11 PM
:) yeeee my first ding..

OK here's my question

We all know that every spare moment MUST be spent geocaching, but according to law what must every male over the age of 14 i England do for 2 hours each day?

martybartfast
2nd October 2008, 05:56 PM
:) yeeee my first ding..

OK here's my question

We all know that every spare moment MUST be spent geocaching, but according to law what must every male over the age of 14 do for 2 hours each day?

Archery practice.

Team Cobra UK
2nd October 2008, 05:58 PM
Wow that was quick...

Ding :)

(Its actually Longbow practice but Archery is close enough)

martybartfast
2nd October 2008, 06:04 PM
What is Anton Karas best known for? and I'm looking for something pretty specific.

keehotee
2nd October 2008, 07:07 PM
Wow that was quick...

Ding :)

(Its actually Longbow practice but Archery is close enough)

Ahem..... point of order.....The Unlawful Games Act of 1541 which required compulsory longbow practise was actually repealed by the Gaming Act of 1845.... :popcorn::rolleyes:

*mouse*
2nd October 2008, 07:31 PM
Ahem..... point of order.....The Unlawful Games Act of 1541 which required compulsory longbow practise was actually repealed by the Gaming Act of 1845.... :popcorn::rolleyes:

Trust you to know that :rolleyes: :) :p

Team Cobra UK
2nd October 2008, 07:59 PM
Ahem..... point of order.....The Unlawful Games Act of 1541 which required compulsory longbow practise was actually repealed by the Gaming Act of 1845.... :popcorn::rolleyes:


Ah but Martybartfast answered at 1756 nearly an hour before 1845 :)

Izzy and the Lizard King
2nd October 2008, 10:43 PM
What is Anton Karas best known for? and I'm looking for something pretty specific.

The Harry Lime Theme!

martybartfast
3rd October 2008, 12:06 AM
The Harry Lime Theme!

ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
.
.
ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
.
.
He was the Zither player who played the Harry Lime Theme for the film "The Third Man".

Izzy and the Lizard King
3rd October 2008, 07:38 AM
What is the 'God Particle' also (more commonly) known as?

keehotee
3rd October 2008, 10:54 AM
T'were all over the papers a couple of weeks ago, just before they turned on the LHC and the world ended........

Higgs boson, I believe.

I knew a bos'un called Skeggs once....... but wouldn't have thought he was related to anything remotely godly.....

martybartfast
3rd October 2008, 10:55 AM
What is the 'God Particle' also (more commonly) known as?

Higgs-Bosun (not sure about the spelling.), they were banging on about it all the time on the coverage of the LHC turn on.

Izzy and the Lizard King
3rd October 2008, 04:25 PM
DING!

Keehotee by a whisker.

keehotee
3rd October 2008, 05:15 PM
OK

You may use Google for this question......

Who's the odd one out?

A devon harp maker
A beer writer
A cacher and user of this forum
An opera singer

Team Cobra UK
3rd October 2008, 07:46 PM
New on this site so dont know names, but According to google T Hampson writes beer guides , sings opera and makes harps in Devon.. So dont know how he has time to geocache or get on this forum ...lol

keehotee
4th October 2008, 05:48 PM
Very close.....so who's the odd one out?

Team Cobra UK
4th October 2008, 07:35 PM
Wel I know T Hampson writes beer guides , sings opera and makes harps in Devon so I assume he doesnt cache.. so it must be the Cacher (sorry if there is a well know member with that name but i am new here...lol)

nobbynobbs
4th October 2008, 07:39 PM
Well known? .... more notorious :D

Team Cobra UK
4th October 2008, 07:41 PM
OK I am guessing now...lol

How about the fact that the Opera singer is Thomas and all the others are Tim :confused:

keehotee
4th October 2008, 07:54 PM
OK I am guessing now...lol

How about the fact that the Opera singer is Thomas and all the others are Tim :confused:

DING....... :)
:applause::applause::applause:

Team Cobra UK
4th October 2008, 07:59 PM
Phew :) at last...


Ok a fairly easy one from me.

In the Spaghetti westerm "A Fistfull of Dollars" what was Clint Eastwoods Characters name?

Maple Leaf
4th October 2008, 09:10 PM
Paradiddle's answer (but he hasn't registered on GAGB yet)...

A man with no name

Team Cobra UK
4th October 2008, 09:20 PM
Ding to Paradiddle :applause:

Maple Leaf
4th October 2008, 09:33 PM
aka Paradiddle ;)

The next question is.....

What time signature is 'Money' by Pink Floyd predominantly played in?

Paradiddle
5th October 2008, 05:07 PM
I've registered now and have been TOLD I have to make sure the last question is assigned to me and not Maple Leaf (who thinks the question is too hard for you all ;), so here's a clue ... it's not a 4/4 cache difficulty... but it is outside the normal geocaching range! - :confused: ).

Bill D (wwh)
5th October 2008, 05:47 PM
I don't think the question is too hard, and I know the answer, but I don't want to commit myself to being in here often enough to respond sufficiently quickly to any answers anyone might make to any question I might post.

Part of the answer's actually pretty COMMON, but of course that's not the bit you're looking for... :D

Bill D (wwh)
7th October 2008, 10:01 PM
Bump... :)

Mrs Blorenge
8th October 2008, 09:17 AM
I'll guess 6/8

rutson
8th October 2008, 07:01 PM
Had a listen last night, it's in some-sort of 7 time with a 4 time guitary bit.

7/4 though could just as easily be 7/8 I guess?

Paradiddle
8th October 2008, 09:32 PM
I'll guess 6/8

Nearly.....


Had a listen last night, it's in some-sort of 7 time with a 4 time guitary bit.

7/4 though could just as easily be 7/8 I guess?


DING! to Rutson :applause: with 7/8 with some bits in 4/4 (guitary bits, as you say.... I could make a comment about guitar players, but I will resist...;) ).

Bill D (wwh)
13th October 2008, 08:01 PM
Bump...

keehotee
15th October 2008, 01:28 PM
BUMP

Paradiddle
15th October 2008, 06:57 PM
Can I UN-DING! Rutson? :blink:

keehotee
15th October 2008, 07:00 PM
I think you might have to - I believe he's in France.......

Paradiddle
15th October 2008, 08:06 PM
OK, Rotsun is UNDINGED! :eek:

New question... easy one :rolleyes:

How many serious accidents a year in Britain can be attributed to pencil sharpeners?

Choose between: 0, 3, 30 or 300

And to keep you occupied while you think about it ...In homes in the UK in 1996, 343 people were injured putting on their socks; 112 were hurt reading a newspaper; 41 were hospitalised by marbles; 34 were hurt by cardboard; 12 were hosipitalised by paperclips; 11 accidents involved bathroom scales; 6 people were hurt using talcom powder; and 2 were hurt by tea cosys :blink:

Mrs Blorenge
16th October 2008, 11:03 PM
I'll guess 30

(That talcum powder is devlish stuff... it just creeps up on you when you're not looking... :eek: )

Bill D (wwh)
16th October 2008, 11:09 PM
I'll guess 30

(That talcum powder is devlish stuff... it just creeps up on you when you're not looking... :eek: )
It's the two tea cosies that intrigue me - the mind boggles...!

Paradiddle
16th October 2008, 11:31 PM
I'll guess 30


Nope, try again!

active cacher
17th October 2008, 01:55 PM
I'll try 3

active cacher
17th October 2008, 01:58 PM
It's the two tea cosies that intrigue me - the mind boggles...!

Tea cosies.....they're pure evil! The only reason there are not more injuries attributed to them is that they are masters of disguise and somehow manage to pin the blame on the humble and sweet natured paperclips!

Paradiddle
17th October 2008, 02:18 PM
I'll try 3

DING DONG! :applause:

active cacher
17th October 2008, 04:23 PM
Yippee I won!

My Question.....
A group of Cows is called a herd
A group of Dogs is called a pack
A group of What is called a Bloat.....?

Mrs Blorenge
17th October 2008, 04:47 PM
jellyfish?

http://www.markkistler.com/store/jellyfish_sm.jpg

active cacher
17th October 2008, 04:52 PM
Like your thinking Mrs Blorenge, but I'm afraid it's the wrong answer....a group of jellyfish is actually called a Smack! :lol:

Mrs Blorenge
17th October 2008, 05:47 PM
... All right... How about a bloat of bloaters then? That's got to be right! :D

keehotee
17th October 2008, 05:53 PM
Haha - I know this one (thank you Ian.......)

But somebody else can take the glory ;) lol

active cacher
17th October 2008, 06:05 PM
... All right... How about a bloat of bloaters then? That's got to be right! :D

I like your thinking, again, I'm afraid you're wrong!

Maybe a group of bloaters should be called a munching! :popcorn:

Team Cobra UK
17th October 2008, 06:26 PM
Ohhhh I know this...from my travels (went to Kenya a few years ago)

is it Hippopotami (or should that be hippopotamus's :) )

active cacher
17th October 2008, 06:33 PM
:cheers: :applause: :cheers:

Ding to the well travelled Team Cobra UK ( and it was the plural I wanted !!)

Team Cobra UK
17th October 2008, 06:51 PM
Yeeeee :):socool:

OK here we go...

Which street in the UK is the most dangerous place in the country to live, and why?

Paradiddle
17th October 2008, 07:04 PM
Well, I would have said Albert Square must be pretty high on the list with the number of deaths, murders, assaults, rape, pillage and accidents that must have occurred there... but you did say which street, so maybe it's actually Coronation Street :D

Team Cobra UK
17th October 2008, 07:11 PM
DING....DING:applause::applause:

Very good, actually Coronation street had a death rate over 30 times the UK national average..

Mrs Blorenge
17th October 2008, 07:46 PM
(I want to point out that hippopatumuses are not bloated - They just have big bones.) :p

Paradiddle
17th October 2008, 08:03 PM
Oh Pooh, I've been DINGed. I'll have to stop answering these!


OK, next question.

There are 31 sea areas around the British Isles used in the Shipping Forecast. Name them.

active cacher
17th October 2008, 09:00 PM
(I want to point out that hippopatumuses are not bloated - They just have big bones.) :p

It does seem a little harsh, especially when other animals have cute group names...a group of otters is called a romp, and a group of mouses ( mice?) is called a mischeif.;)
Poor old hippo's :rolleyes:

martybartfast
18th October 2008, 11:26 AM
Oh Pooh, I've been DINGed. I'll have to stop answering these!


OK, next question.

There are 31 sea areas around the British Isles used in the Shipping Forecast. Name them.


I expect this is going to be one of those were no-one gets them all (unless they have a recording of the shipping forcast), and everyone makes a contribution until we've got them all, so I'll start with:


Malin
Fischer
German Bight
Wight
Dover
Finistere
North Utsire
South Utsire
Cromarty
Forth

That's enough for now, I'll be thinking about them all day and if this hasn't gone by 17:54 I'll be tuning in with a pencil and paper at the ready :p

Mrs Blorenge
18th October 2008, 11:39 AM
I know Sole, Plymouth and Lundy because that was my home area. Also Dogger Bank because I remember learning about fishing in that area. (That was in Ye Olden Days, when children were taught a lot of U.K. Geography)

Team Cobra UK
18th October 2008, 02:16 PM
Here's a couple..
Viking,
Thames,
Humber,
Fastnet,
Portland,
Irish Sea,
Trafalgar

Frantically trying to remember a saying from ages ago which spelt out the names....grrrrrr memory must be going

Paradiddle
18th October 2008, 04:24 PM
Malin
Fischer
German Bight
Wight
Dover
Finistere
North Utsire
South Utsire
Cromarty
Forth


Well done, your starter for 10 (I'll give you Fisher) :applause: .... but I might come back to one of these ;)



I know Sole, Plymouth and Lundy because that was my home area. Also Dogger Bank

Another 4 (I'll give you Dogger) :applause:



Viking,
Thames,
Humber,
Fastnet,
Portland,
Irish Sea,
Trafalgar


And another 7 :applause:

Only 10 more to go.....:wacko:

martybartfast
18th October 2008, 07:54 PM
Well here they are, in order, from todays forcast, with the correct spelling for fisher this time ;)

viking
northe utsire
south utsire
forties
cromarty
forth
tyne
dogger
fisher
german bight
humber
thames
dover
wight
portland
plymouth
biscay
fitzroy
sole
lundy
fastnet
irish sea
shannon
rockall
malin
hebrides
bailey
fairisle
faroes
southeast iceland

Paradiddle
18th October 2008, 08:52 PM
Well here they are, in order, from todays forcast, with the correct spelling for fisher this time ;)

viking
northe utsire
south utsire
forties
cromarty
forth
tyne
dogger
fisher
german bight
humber
thames
dover
wight
portland
plymouth
biscay
fitzroy
sole
lundy
fastnet
irish sea
shannon
rockall
malin
hebrides
bailey
fairisle
faroes
southeast iceland

Well, you missed one ... Trafalgar....but since Team Cobra UK listed it earlier I will declare it solved and DING! :applause: to Martybartfast.

NB Finistere, as mentioned in your first list, is now known as FitzRoy.

martybartfast
18th October 2008, 09:09 PM
Well, you missed one ... Trafalgar....but since Team Cobra UK listed it earlier I will declare it solved and DING! :applause: to Martybartfast.

NB Finistere, as mentioned in your first list, is now known as FitzRoy.

Ah, I thought that it was Trafalgar that had been renamed to FitzRoy.

Anyway:

Name these characters from "The Herbs"

the lion
the dog
the gardener
the garden owner
the garden owners wife
the witch
the indian 'yogi'
the owl
the teacher
the pupils
the dragon
the king of the herbs
the policeman
the aunt who liked knitting
the visitor who kept tidying things up

Extra points can be achieved by singing each of their sig tunes...

Maple Leaf
19th October 2008, 11:23 AM
The only ones I can recall are:

the lion ..... Parsley
the owl ..... Sage

gazooks
19th October 2008, 11:37 AM
Dill was the dog

Team Cobra UK
19th October 2008, 01:21 PM
I used to love the herbs... :)

Here's a few more

the lion
the dog
the gardener -Bayleaf
the garden owner - Sir Basil
the garden owners wife - Rosemary
the witch
the indian 'yogi'
the owl
the teacher - Mr Onion
the pupils
the dragon - Tarragon
the king of the herbs- Good King Henry
the policeman
the aunt who liked knitting
the visitor who kept tidying things up - Miss Jessop

Wadders
19th October 2008, 06:47 PM
before my time :rolleyes:

martybartfast
19th October 2008, 08:04 PM
This is what we've got so far:

the lion - Parsley - MapleLeaf
the dog - DIll - Gazooks
the gardener -Bayleaf - TCUK
the garden owner - Sir Basil - TCUK
the garden owners wife - Rosemary - TCUK
the witch
the indian 'yogi'
the owl - Sage - MapleLeaf
the teacher - Mr Onion - TCUK
the pupils (hint, the pupils only have a 'collective' name not individual names)
the dragon - Tarragon - TCUK
the king of the herbs- Good King Henry - TCUK
the policeman
the aunt who liked knitting
the visitor who kept tidying things up - Miss Jessop - TCUK

Maple Leaf
19th October 2008, 10:21 PM
I am guessing now .... :p

Pupils .. Chives

Aunt .. Marjoram

PC ... Fennel

Ten point nine
19th October 2008, 11:29 PM
Witch - Bella Donna

Yogi - not a clue

Pupils - Chives

Aunt - Mint

PC - Knapweed

Mrs Blorenge
20th October 2008, 12:16 AM
The Indian yogi ought to be something like cardamon... maybe?:confused:

Somebody must be Thyme... the policeman?

martybartfast
20th October 2008, 10:52 AM
This is what we've got so far:

the lion - Parsley - MapleLeaf
the dog - DIll - Gazooks
the gardener -Bayleaf - TCUK
the garden owner - Sir Basil - TCUK
the garden owners wife - Rosemary - TCUK
the witch - Belladonna - TenPointNine
the indian 'yogi'
the owl - Sage - MapleLeaf
the teacher - Mr Onion - TCUK
the pupils - The Chives - MapleLeaf
the dragon - Tarragon - TCUK
the king of the herbs- Good King Henry - TCUK
the policeman - Constable Knapweed - TenPointNine
the aunt who liked knitting - Aunt Mint - TenPointNine
the visitor who kept tidying things up - Miss Jessop - TCUK

So if anyone can come up with the indian they get the DING, if no-one's got it by the end of today I'll give the DING to TCUK for getting most right.

martybartfast
20th October 2008, 08:06 PM
OK then, the indian was Pashana Bedi, and here's his song:


I am Pashana Bedi,

very good at snake charming,

snakes that have by me been charmed

will not anyone be harming.



BTW there was also Signor Solidago, but I couldn't remember his name so I left him out - he was a music teacher and I think he only appeared once or twice.

Team Cobra UK gets the DING for most correct answers, over to you.

Maple Leaf
25th October 2008, 07:20 AM
Bump

.... waiting for Team Cobra UK to set a question..

keehotee
27th October 2008, 07:55 PM
bump bumpity bump bump

somebody set a question.........

martybartfast
27th October 2008, 08:16 PM
As the setter of the last question I'm going to excercise my authority and award a wildcard DING to anyone who gave a correct answer to the Herbs question, just to keep things moving.

So first one in gets to set the next Q.

Maple Leaf
27th October 2008, 09:55 PM
me, me, me ..... :)

Which European country does not have to remember to change their clocks back at this time of year? i.e. does not observe 'daylight saving'

Izzy and the Lizard King
27th October 2008, 10:08 PM
Finland? (I'm guessing cuz I don't know the answer)

P

Maple Leaf
27th October 2008, 10:21 PM
Finland? (I'm guessing cuz I don't know the answer)

P

Nope

Izzy and the Lizard King
27th October 2008, 10:24 PM
Is it Denmark then?

Maple Leaf
27th October 2008, 10:49 PM
Is it Denmark then?

No

martybartfast
27th October 2008, 10:54 PM
Spain?

keehotee
28th October 2008, 06:27 AM
Greenland?

Maple Leaf
28th October 2008, 06:28 AM
Spain?

Nope

Maple Leaf
28th October 2008, 06:28 AM
Greenland?

Nope

gazooks
28th October 2008, 08:27 AM
gibraltar

Maple Leaf
28th October 2008, 08:38 PM
gibraltar

Also, no ....

martybartfast
28th October 2008, 08:52 PM
Portugal?

Ten point nine
28th October 2008, 09:43 PM
Iceland they stay on GMT I think

Maple Leaf
28th October 2008, 10:20 PM
Portugal?

No

Maple Leaf
28th October 2008, 10:26 PM
Iceland they stay on GMT I think

DING :applause: :applause:

Iceland is on WET (Western European Standard Time) which is the same as GMT

Ten point nine
30th October 2008, 10:46 PM
:):):):):):)

Halloween is the eve of all hallows day which is also known by another name. What is it?

active cacher
30th October 2008, 11:25 PM
:rolleyes: All Saints' Day ? :rolleyes:

Mrs Blorenge
30th October 2008, 11:30 PM
Samhain

gazooks
31st October 2008, 08:45 AM
hand rubbing day by the supermarkets for all the halloween tat they sell :mad:

Ten point nine
31st October 2008, 10:50 PM
:applause: Ding to active cacher,

That's the Irish in you coming out Mrs B :D

Even here in Finland the shops have been full of Halloween goodies Gazooks. However I have notice that the grave yards around the churches have had groups of people tidying them up and replacing the candles on the graves and war memorials.............I guess I should ask what they will be celebrating.

Mrs Blorenge
31st October 2008, 10:53 PM
:applause: Ding to active cacher,

That's the Irish in you coming out Mrs B :D



Nah... Not Irish ... just my pagan celtic roots showing. (Must get them touched up)

active cacher
31st October 2008, 10:58 PM
Thank you Ten Point Nine!
Here's a loose connection.... what is Phytophthora Infestans more commonly known as?

active cacher
3rd November 2008, 11:25 AM
Thank you Ten Point Nine!
Here's a loose connection.... what is Phytophthora Infestans more commonly known as?

Ok, here's a clue, I thought of this one whilst in my greenhouse, although luckily there isn't any in there.....;)

gazooks
3rd November 2008, 12:50 PM
greenfly ?