OK sticking with the telephone theme:
Who demonstrated the first telephone call, and who was the recipient.
OK sticking with the telephone theme:
Who demonstrated the first telephone call, and who was the recipient.
i THINK ONE WAS dINDONG Mr A Bell and the other no idea.
It was Alexander Graham Bell who made the call, and as his famous words were, "Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you." I guess the recipient was Mr Watson.
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I received a shiny Help For Heroes Geocoin t'other day. The question:- Which members of the armed forces are entitled to receive The Dickin Medal for bravery in the field?
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This is a medal awarded to animals for gallantry
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I fink I been "gonged"!
Ok - one for the miliary buffs - What are Victoria Crosses made from ?
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Metal from an old canon.
Ah - but what cannon specifically?
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No idea, think it might have been from the boar war.
Nope - a bit earlier (clue 17/21 Lancers)
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Well I know it's the Crimean war, and I've got s suspicion it was from the Siege of Sevastopol but not sure on that bit.
getting there but not quite yet
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Read something this morning about it being from multiple places rather than just the ******* (I do know the answer but someone else can have it) cannon, they think it is also from china cannons following analysis.
That's true but they are now made from the Cannons captured at Sebastopol - and always were supposed to be - but as you say research has intimated that some may not be - the last bronze from the Sebastopol cannons is kept for this purpose and there is enough metal left for quite a few more - put this one to bed as it was a bit ambiguous ! You can have the Ding as you are the closest !!
cheers
palujia
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OK this is a very easy one but might be time consuming.
How many numbers from 1 - 100, have the letter 'A' in their spellings?
None
dING dONG, HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU?
we have a winner.
Over to you.
about 30 seconds mate
OK then which fictional character had the catch phrase 'Correctomundo'?
That's gotta be the Fonz ! heeeey
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Correctomundo
Ding a Ling to you
'Nother TV one
Who was Mork from Ork !
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Mork from Ork, was Mork from Ork !!!!
First appeared in an episode of Happy Days as an alien who crash landed his 'egg' spaceship in Earth. Then went on to have his own show Mork & Mindy, played by Robin Williams & Pam Dawber respectively.
Nanooo Nanoooo
I think that is correct but couldnt have said who it was as it was a long time ago.
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to martybartfast. Should have phrased it who played Mork from Ork !!
so solly
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What year was Sputnki 1 launched?
(and for a bonus DING what year did it return to earth?)
I think that would be 1961 the year of my birth.
I remember being in my first year at primary school (as it was called in those days) and the classes being called into the hall to hear some of the first live sounds from Sputnik 1 being broadcast by the BBC. Didn't understand what was going on but hey!
I was five at the time so that makes it 1957. I think it only remained up for about three months before burning up on re-entry.
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DING to ardip912, it went upin October 1957 and came down in January 1958 so it didn't last long but managed to travel about 30 million miles while it was up there.
Woo ooo! Thanks martybartfast.
Staying on theme, what was launched by NASA in July 1962 becoming the first privately rather than Government/military funded satellite?
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?? Since when was NASA not funded by government?
Somewhere in my adled old brain is something about one that was made and launched by NASA but was British controlled and funded. Still trying to dig deep enough to come up with a name though.
The satellite was launched by NASA on a commercial basis. It cost the private companies $3m for the service. (AT&T- USA, British Telecommunications - UK, and a couple of other European firms that I don't remember)
A huge DING DING to martybartfast. One for the correct name of Telstar, and the other for linking it to The Tornadoes hit single written in its honour.
Incidentaly, Telstar provided the first ever live satellite transmission in the world, across the Atlantic.
Allan.
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What is Mervyn Peake's most well known work.
The Gormanghast series - was on telly (not as good as the books)
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DING
What did Neville Shute do as a real job (beside writing books!)
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Nevil Shute (first and second names, and 'nom de plume') Norway (family name) was an engineer in the aviation industry. Many of his novels where based on his engineering and aeronautical knowledge.
Thanks, likely to go back and revisit some really good novels.
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Ding
One of my all time favourite books - Trustee from the Toolroom. A nice, moral tale, written in good accurate english !!
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Off to library today, picked up copies of No Highway and On the Beach. Fab. Haven't read Trustee from the Toolroom so that's my next aim. Thanks!!!
Soooo....
Who brought the 1st, 3rd, 16th and 26th Presidents of the USA together?
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I suppose that would be the Devil himself.
No one else would want politicians together.
Gutzon and his son Lincoln Borglum - Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Was in film on TV the other night !!
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Thats a big DING to you Palujia. :cheers:
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two part question now:-
a. Where is the Lion's Mound ?
b. What did a very famous English General say about it ?
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Cryptic clue - Swedish pop group !
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Waterloo then