Sharpeset
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As Gustav Holst was a 20th Century composer, I'll guess that he re-arranged the earlier Rosetti work?
No ding there I'm afraid, the chap you're thinking of was Rossetti with only one 's', unlike the two 's' Rossetti in question, who was not a musician.
If no one gets close by the end of today I'll add a hint.
No idea as to the Goblin reference above but I do know that Rossetti wrote 'in the bleak midwinter'. Someone must have set it to music so I'll hazard a guess it was our friend Gustav
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Ding to Sharpeset
Thank you: Sticking with Music, here's a vaguely topical two part question, both parts required for the DING:
Who wrote the music for the Royal Fireworks, and for which Royal?
Handel was the composer, and the monarch was George . Um, not sure about which George tho' !
I'll go for George the 2nd
You went for the right one - a right royal DING to you Sire
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Ding to Sharpeset
Thank you: Sticking with Music, here's a vaguely topical two part question, both parts required for the DING:
Who wrote the music for the Royal Fireworks, and for which Royal?
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Thanks. From visual arts to music: who composed the Brandenburg Concertos?
That would be Johannes Sebastian Bach
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Many thanks.
HMS Queen Elizabeth has pennant number R08 and HMS Prince of Wales has pennant number R09. For the ding, what were the previous UK warships to carry those pennant numbers?
If there is a 'clue' in the fact that the current holders are/will be Aircraft carriers, I'll go for Ark Royal and Illustrious
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think there's an oyster mushroom - no idea if there's a more specific name
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Thanks!
Staying with square-rigged ships, for the next ding, give the name of any sail flown above the topgallant.
The "Jolly Roger"!! :lol:
that's a flag, not a sail......
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Ok - moving away from Olympics, but staying with a Greek theme: Today is Pi Day (in American mm.dd.yy format) - i.e. 3.14
In the Greek Alphabet pi is the 16th letter. Which letters fall either side of it?
Forty years ago, a geography teacher at school tried to teach us the Greek alphabet (can't remember why...).
Scratching at the memory banks I'll go for Omicron and Psi
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I seem to remember that's from Twelfth Night.
It certainly is: a theatrical DING to you sire
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Thanks - sticking with music, and appropriately for today: "If music be the food of love, play on.." comes from which of Shakespeare's plays? Bonus kudos for who says it...
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Were they Godfathers in the Mafia?
On the basis of the one name I recoqnise I'd say music, but guessing you want something more specific, so I'll go with the violin
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Shouldn't that be a twang rather than a ding?
On to sport. What is the only football club to have won the FA Cup but never played in it since?
I'll hazard a guess at Wimbledon?
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Hamlets gone, The Merchant of Venice is also out of the game, so there are only a few of the more famous Plays left. Hmmmm, Macbeth or Othello, not sure which. I'll go for Macbeth.
In which case I'll go for Othello!
Good choice, that's the DING
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Hamlets gone, The Merchant of Venice is also out of the game, so there are only a few of the more famous Plays left. Hmmmm, Macbeth or Othello, not sure which. I'll go for Macbeth.
chose the wrong one..!
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The Merchant of Venice.
Sorry, no
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Hamlet?
I fear not
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Thanks for the quick ding
What made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible and was rediscovered in Egypt in 1799?
The Rosetta Stone
it's quick ding night, tonight
Thanks - in which of Shakespeare's plays did the phrase 'green-eyed monster' originate?
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Thanks for the quick ding
What made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible and was rediscovered in Egypt in 1799?
The Rosetta Stone
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Yes, it is high time to move on.
From Wikipedia:
"The Order of the ********* ** ****** is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded in June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry, and religion. It is sometimes regarded as the junior order to the Order of Merit."
If no one gets it in 12 hours or so I will give the ding to civilised as being closish!!
Just googled so won't enter - but if it helps other quizzers, the first word needs an extra *....and it is a well known Order
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Ding!
Thanks
On a similar vein, but only using selected references rather than a complete list...
Silver Fox
Golden Eagle
Kingfisher
Falcon
Osprey
Golden Plover
Bittern......and many others
...all linked by which famous engineer / designer ?
Bittern is a bird and a steam train, so is Mallard (perhaps too much of a give away!) , so I'm going with Sir Nigel Gresley.
Ding to Marty - Mallard was my clue in reserve should it be required. These were some of the 35 A4 steam locomotives desgined by Gresley
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Ding!
Thanks
On a similar vein, but only using selected references rather than a complete list...
Silver Fox
Golden Eagle
Kingfisher
Falcon
Osprey
Golden Plover
Bittern......and many others
...all linked by which famous engineer / designer ?
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bit of a punt, but having lived in Weymouth for many years I know of 3 ex- players who went on to greater glories. Two of them definitely don't fit the bill for this list, but possibly the third does, so I'll try Steve Claridge, as I know he certainly played for at least some of the long list mentioned...
Pete
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Monty Python's Flying Circus is probably the most famous.
That's the DING
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Thanks Marty,
Liberty Bell was the theme song for which TV show?
The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz
in United Kingdom and Ireland
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Thanks - it's great how music can surprise and inspire. I'm going to stick with music for the next question, but slightly less classical:
Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith..... who is missing?