The All New GAGB Pub Quiz

**Palujia** · 26th June 2010, 10:34 AM

Was waiting for someone else to jump in !
We always have a "Big Book of British Birds" in the Caravan, and a smaller one in the car. Have not turned into "Twitchers" yet, but always on the lookout for new birds. Have seen lots of
LAPWINGS
in our travels (Saw a pair of kingfishers this week whilst looking at the dawn on the lawn by the river at the Hotel I work at - brilliant colours and a lovely dawn)

**DrDick&Vick** · 28th June 2010, 10:15 PM

DING DING

**Palujia** · 29th June 2010, 05:24 AM

Ding Ding ! that reminds me of a famous song - who sang about "That big six wheeler, scarlet painted 97 horsepower Omnibus - hold very tight please (Ding Ding !!!)

**martybartfast** · 29th June 2010, 08:36 AM

No idea really but it sounds the sort of thing George Formby would have sung.

**DrDick&Vick** · 29th June 2010, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Palujia

Ding Ding ! that reminds me of a famous song - who sang about "That big six wheeler, scarlet painted 97 horsepower Omnibus - hold very tight please (Ding Ding !!!)

It should end with Ting Ting not ding ding

**Palujia** · 29th June 2010, 10:14 PM

Maybe you're right but it sounds like Ding Ding to me !! further to the magic lyrics:-
" At 20 miles per hour in the middle of of the road,and jackal taxi drivers can only swear and cuss. Its worth it just to ride inside that 30 foot long and 10 foot wide, inside that monarch of the road, observer of the highway code. That big six wheeler etc !!! "
Think Dinner jackets and a grand piano

**Just Roger** · 30th June 2010, 12:51 PM

Surely it was Flanders and Swann of Hippotamus fame

**Palujia** · 1st July 2010, 02:19 PM

MUD, MUD GLORIOUS MUD !!
DING DING

**Just Roger** · 1st July 2010, 02:28 PM

Who designed a development which was Jerry built in the 1680's by a Property developer - George Downing - 1st Baronet, and is still standing today?

**Palujia** · 2nd July 2010, 05:37 AM

Off the top of my head, would that be the official residence of our local MP? the Rt Hon David Cameron and the rest of his ilk - now gated and guarded by London's finest ??

**Just Roger** · 2nd July 2010, 06:01 AM

It would indeed. Winston Churchill wrote that Number 10 was "shaky and lightly built by the profiteering contractor whose name they bear."

BUT Who designed them?

**Just Roger** · 3rd July 2010, 04:20 AM

Clue time

A mile or so to the east of this development, on another building he designed, is an inscription that says something like, "If you seek his monument, look around you."

**DrDick&Vick** · 3rd July 2010, 04:42 PM

a big guess here, how about Wren?

**Just Roger** · 3rd July 2010, 06:09 PM

That's the one - good guess. Over to you with a
DING

**DrDick&Vick** · 3rd July 2010, 08:29 PM

Only two London Underground stations have all the vowels in them, name them?

**Palujia** · 5th July 2010, 03:32 AM

Got one with a lot of thought Mansion House The other I confess that I had to look on the inside cover of the diary for !! South Ealing.So 1/2 a Ding ??

**DrDick&Vick** · 5th July 2010, 10:12 AM

Ding to both of your answers, the rules only say NO GOOGLING or using any other search engine, nothing wrong in looking in a book

**Palujia** · 5th July 2010, 10:05 PM

Thanks - I carry a lot of reference books about in the caravan/car. Birds, wild flowers, National Trust, fungii, maps by the ton, but I always get a pocket diary in my "christmas tree present" bits and bobs. Inside cover - a complete map of London underground !!!(albeit now so small I am thinking about using a magnifying glass !!!) I digress.
Who said:-
"I'm just going outside and maybe some time"

**martybartfast** · 6th July 2010, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Palujia

Who said:-
"I'm just going outside and maybe some time"

Captain Oates, he never came back.

**Palujia** · 6th July 2010, 05:34 PM

It was indeed, a very gallant gentleman

Ding

**martybartfast** · 7th July 2010, 12:41 PM

If you ever get the chance to read Sir Ranulph Fiennes' biography of Scott of the Antarctic give it a go, a very good read.

Anyway:

In American Football who gets to play in the Superbowl ?

**Palujia** · 7th July 2010, 01:28 PM

Yep, have read the book = have read lots of books on Scott and also Shackleton = both very brave and in a lot of ways very stupid, self centred, and self publicising. But ultimately both very English in the great "Empire" sence of the term.
Anyways
The winners of the play offs of both American Football leagues (or conferences as they call them)This (apparantly) makes the winners the best American Football team in the known universe - for a year at least

**martybartfast** · 7th July 2010, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Palujia

The winners of the play offs of both American Football leagues (or conferences as they call them)This (apparantly) makes the winners the best American Football team in the known universe - for a year at least

DING

**Palujia** · 7th July 2010, 01:34 PM

Who played the President in the great TV series
"West Wing"

**Matrix** · 9th July 2010, 07:55 AM

Martin Sheen

**Palujia** · 10th July 2010, 10:08 AM

DING
to you and "God Bless America"

**Matrix** · 12th July 2010, 06:45 PM

Who played Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October ?

**DrDick&Vick** · 12th July 2010, 07:30 PM

Harrison Ford

**Matrix** · 12th July 2010, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by DrDick&Vick

Harrison Ford

No sorry

**Palujia** · 13th July 2010, 12:23 AM

Alec Baldwin

**Matrix** · 13th July 2010, 07:15 PM

DING !!

**Palujia** · 13th July 2010, 10:08 PM

One of my all time favourite films - Shawshank Redemption - from which Opera is the wonderful Duetino Sull'aria that Andy plays over the prison sound system ?

**jamesrodgersjr** · 17th July 2010, 10:07 PM

Madame Butterfly - Puccini ? =0/

**Palujia** · 18th July 2010, 05:38 PM

Nope, Sorry not that one

**Palujia** · 19th July 2010, 02:20 AM

No opera fans or Shawshank Redemption fans out there ????
Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
Someone jump in with another question

**DrDick&Vick** · 21st July 2010, 10:10 PM

In which book and film is room 237 a frightening place?

**Palujia** · 21st July 2010, 11:29 PM

Nineteen eighty four ?

**DrDick&Vick** · 22nd July 2010, 11:00 AM

Nope

**Palujia** · 22nd July 2010, 10:16 PM

Not terribly good with films "she who must be obeyed" tends to make our choices so Gladiator was the last one
Try
Psycho ?

**DrDick&Vick** · 23rd July 2010, 08:37 AM

nope, sorry!

**Palujia** · 24th July 2010, 08:41 AM

Got it (I think) Shopping in Witney and slunk in to W****stones to buy the new Clive Cussler (the Spy) Had a sneaky peak in the reference section - The Shining !! Although by the description of the film I don't think she who must be obeyed will be watching it any time soon !!

**DrDick&Vick** · 25th July 2010, 07:45 PM

DING to Palujia

**Palujia** · 25th July 2010, 09:59 PM

Hurrah !! Thank goodness for book shops !!
Right - a three part question :-
a. Who was Ernie's "heavyweight" enemy
b. Where did he come from and
c. What was his occupation !!

**Palujia** · 29th July 2010, 10:00 PM

No takers ? Clue ?
Milkman !!

**DrDick&Vick** · 30th July 2010, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by Palujia

Hurrah !! Thank goodness for book shops !!
Right - a three part question :-
a. Who was Ernie's "heavyweight" enemy Two Tone Ted
b. Where did he come from and NOT SURE
c. What was his occupation !!Baker

Thats about all I can remember

**Palujia** · 31st July 2010, 09:01 AM

Near enough:-
2ton Ted, from Teddington, who drove the Baker's van !!
DING:socool:

**DrDick&Vick** · 31st July 2010, 10:54 AM

Ok, one for the TV watchers!

Reg, Ron, Phoebe, Yvonne & Gary were all characters in which TV series?

**martybartfast** · 31st July 2010, 02:33 PM

Goodnight Sweetheart, I was getting some reruns on one of the Cable channels before I went off on my jollies.

**DrDick&Vick** · 31st July 2010, 04:22 PM

DING A LING to Marty

A series that we found quite amusing and also enjoying the reruns at the moment.

**martybartfast** · 1st August 2010, 01:25 PM

Just watching the Formula 1, which is being led by Aussie Mark Webber who should be leading the world championship by the end of the afternoon as long as he keeps it on the track; hence:-

Name the two Australians who have been previous Formula 1 World Champions.

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