+chizu Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Wasn't it Hull? yep, so who beat whom on penalties? Link to comment
+ZoomLens Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Well Man U, beat Hull. Link to comment
+chizu Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Well Man U, beat Hull. That's a big ring-a-ding-ding for Zoomlens! It occured in the 1970 and George Best was the first person to score , Dennis Law was the first person to miss a penalty in a shootout in England. Edited February 15, 2007 by chizu Link to comment
+ZoomLens Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Ok then. Which game was invented by someone who by the time he died was an alumnus of Brasenose College Oxford, had been chaplain of St George's, Albemarle Street, London and rector of St Clement Danes in The Strand? And who was he? If it makes it any easier, he died in the south of France in 1872 and his grave is at Menton in the Cote D'Azur. Link to comment
Nediam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) Which game was invented by someone who by the time he died was an alumnus of Brasenose College Oxford, had been chaplain of St George's, Albemarle Street, London and rector of St Clement Danes in The Strand? And who was he? Rugby? If it is, then the "who was he?" would have to be William Web Ellis . . . . If it makes it any easier, he died in the south of France in 1872 and his grave is at Menton in the Cote D'Azur. No, that doesn't make it any easier Edited February 15, 2007 by Nediam Link to comment
Nediam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Or, How about Snooker? (Haven't got a clue about the "who" though) Link to comment
+ZoomLens Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 [Rugby? If it is, then the "who was he?" would have to be William Web Ellis . . . . If it makes it any easier, he died in the south of France in 1872 and his grave is at Menton in the Cote D'Azur. No, that doesn't make it any easier Oh. that was quick I guess the link was too close. NEXT!!!! Link to comment
Nediam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 OK next one..... What was the first item to be sold on ? (or at least the website that would soon become eBay) Link to comment
+KlustaDuk Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 (edited) This could take a long time to guess Was it a mouldy old potato or perhaps somebody's grandmother? <only kidding...!!> Edited February 15, 2007 by shr00m Link to comment
+chizu Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 OK next one..... What was the first item to be sold on ? (or at least the website that would soon become eBay) Was it a car? Link to comment
+rutson Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Heard this before, all I can remember was that it was broken ;-) Link to comment
Nediam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Was it a car? Nope, (It was a small item) Heard this before, all I can remember was that it was broken ;-) Yep, it was broken Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 'twas a laser pointer.... Link to comment
Nediam Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 'twas a laser pointer.... DING!!! Over to keehotee for the next question Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 OK - new to this, so I'll ease myself in gently..... Who connects Paul McGann, Peter Davidson and William Hartnell? Link to comment
+chizu Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 OK - new to this, so I'll ease myself in gently..... Who connects Paul McGann, Peter Davidson and William Hartnell? I don't think you need a question mark at the end! Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Ding to chizu in the style of Tom Baker? Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 "I don't think you need a question mark at the end!" Oh - but I do.... Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 "I don't think you need a question mark at the end!" Oh - but I do.... Methinks this is a trick question, but someone's got to stick their head above the parapet to get it shot off, so in a spirit of self sacrifice and to eliminate the obvious answer I'll say: Doctor Who Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 BANG..!! No - but very close Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 The Doctor (He wasn't actually called "Doctor Who") Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Washington DC 39.91N 77.02W Marty, I'm not disputing the answer, but am surprised at the co-ords that you cite for DC. I was there last week and it is, in my experience a degree and a half further south than quoted. So, just for interest sake, I have put those co-ords into google earth and it shows a point well to the north of the city! DG, Slightly off topic but you are of course correct - sorry . I got the co-ords off a website and a few of them are a bit out, but not as much as Washington. This just goes to show you should never believe anything you read on the internet Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 DING a Ling.... The Bongtwashes gets it. Quite right - only the show is called Doctor Who. Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Quite right - only the show is called Doctor Who. Continuing this theme, apart from The Doctor and Susan (his granddaughter), who was the first person from Gallifrey that we met in the series? Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Quite right - only the show is called Doctor Who. Continuing this theme, apart from The Doctor and Susan (his granddaughter), who was the first person from Gallifrey that we met in the series? The Master ? Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 The Master ? No, before him. Link to comment
+chizu Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Quite right - only the show is called Doctor Who. Continuing this theme, apart from The Doctor and Susan (his granddaughter), who was the first person from Gallifrey that we met in the series? The Meddling Monk in the 1st Doctor Story where he encounters him trying to change the outcome of the Battle of Hastings. BTW, the Doctor has been refered to as Doctor Who a few times in the show's history (often nowadays as an in-joke) but once in all seriousness by WOTAN in "The War Machines", much to the fan's annoyance. (I'm a closet Doctor Who maniac fan by the way!) Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 That's a Ding! for chizu Link to comment
+chizu Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 That's a Ding! for chizu Ta very much! What are the three different japanese alphabets called? Link to comment
+The Forester Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Katakana and Hirigana are the 'Japanese' scripts and Kanji is the one which look like Chinese ideograms. They all have the admirably practical disposition of being written either side to side or top to bottom, whichever fits the page best and looks prettiest. The fourth one is Romanji which is basically the same alphabet as our own. Link to comment
+chizu Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Katakana and Hirigana are the 'Japanese' scripts and Kanji is the one which look like Chinese ideograms. They all have the admirably practical disposition of being written either side to side or top to bottom, whichever fits the page best and looks prettiest. The fourth one is Romanji which is basically the same alphabet as our own. DING to Forester! Hiragana is used mainly for grammar markers, or particles (things like "on", "of", "to") katakana is the japanese way of writing out western words incorporated into japanese, such as "computer" or "coffee"). Hiragana and katakana used to be just regional ways of writing, but their current usage was standardised in the late 19th century. Kanji is used in a similar way to chinese ideograms, and often the same ideograms are used. Interestingly, hiragana and katakana, whilst being a lot simpler than kanji are derived from kanji, supposedly by bored japanese housewives in the 10th century or so. As Forester points out, japanese writing often goes top to bottom. The lines are then read right to left. When the script is horizontal, however, it is read left to right. Link to comment
+The Forester Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 The Harland & Wolf shipyard in Befast has two huge and very distinctive yellow bridge cranes. What are their names? Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Goodness only knows, but my guesses are Jack & Jill or Bill & Ben. Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I heard this when I was in Belfast last year. They're Samson and Goliath. But I couldn't tell you which is which Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Samson's the taller of the two - but you can't tell from directly underneath.!! Link to comment
+The Forester Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Ding ding for SP! Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 What was Pluto used for during the war? Link to comment
+Eckington Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Pipeline Under The Ocean............refuelling after DDay Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Dam'n, he's good! Ding! Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Dam'n, he's good! Ding! He's the only one old enough to remember. Link to comment
+Eckington Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Dam'n, he's good! Ding! He's the only one old enough to remember. B*g Off Alex! OK, What word refers to land endowed to a parish church? Link to comment
+Carlos & The Birdie Crew Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Hope the spelling is right but... is it a Chantry? Carlos Link to comment
+freespirit1402 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Is it a glebe? Link to comment
+Eckington Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Dingus maximus ad freespiritus Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Dingus maximus ad freespiritus Oh lawdy, the success 'as gawn ta his heed, he been on the cooking sherry now! Link to comment
+Eckington Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Dingus maximus ad freespiritus Oh lawdy, the success 'as gawn ta his heed, he been on the cooking sherry now! ....a rather heady Trapiche Iscay actually Link to comment
+The Forester Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Can someone explain the rules of the game to Eckythoomp please? What is the question? Link to comment
+Dobunnis Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Can someone explain the rules of the game to Eckythoomp please? What is the question? Actually I think the question has been set, answered and confirmed with the biggest ding (admitably in something like latin) It's over to freespirit1402 to set the next question. Please... we are getting withdrawl symptoms. C's a quivering wreak in the corner as she is at home today and needs something to distract her Helen Link to comment
+Eckington Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Can someone explain the rules of the game to Eckythoomp please? What is the question? Actually I think the question has been set, answered and confirmed with the biggest ding (admitably in something like latin) It's over to freespirit1402 to set the next question. Please... we are getting withdrawl symptoms. C's a quivering wreak in the corner as she is at home today and needs something to distract her Helen Hi Helen, Thanks for enlightening Chris with some of the finer points of the game As an interim diversion whilst, Freespirit is away: What was Lancaster and Bell's contribution to 18/19th century society? Link to comment
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