The All New Groundspeak Uk Pub Quiz!

[+Simply Paul]

Deca

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Decca!

[+Jango & Boba Fett]

Decca!

DING!! DONG!! MERRILY!! ON!! HIGH!!

 

Ah done, I take it the give away was the fact that one of the GEE/Decca slave stations was at Ventnor on the IoW. Anyway for those less well versed in the history of radio navigation than Dorsetgal & GeoDog:

• one of the first applications of what became Deccca Navigator was the sailing overnight of an armada o arrive off Normandy on the 3 June, 1944
  
• The Decca Gramaphone Co (who also built the above navigator) turned down the Beatles instead signing the Rolling Stones. Interestingly DECCA was invented to combine their original name of the company with "Mecca" as in Achme
  
• Jessica "Decca" Mitford, the only left wing sister wrote the seminal work on the funeral industry "The American Way of Death"
  

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

And now for something completely different:

 

What's the name and location of this building ...

 

 

Edited December 24, 2006 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog

[Edgemaster]

Is it a casino? In the US somewhere?

[+Rubarbb]

Judging by the roadmarkings I would say its in the UK, or somewhere that drives on the same side of the road as us.

[+MartyBartfast]

And now for something completely different:

 

What's the name and location of this building ...

 

 

 

It's the Barclays HQ in Poole, don't know if the building has a specific name though,

 

EDIT - Perhaps HQ isn't the right word, but they have/had one of their main datacentres there & I worked in it for a day, & if I was going to name it I'd call it "The Ace of Clubs" 8-)

Edited December 24, 2006 by MartyBartfast

[+Jango & Boba Fett]

It's the Barclays HQ in Poole, don't know if the building has a specific name though,

I agree, it definately in Poole (not much surprise there), didn't realise what was going on inside as I drove along Parkstone Road trying to get back to deepest Dorset.

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Ding Dong, Ding Dong for Marty!

 

Yes, it is Barclays House in Poole.

 

 

Occupying a prime location in the heart of Poole. Built in 1976 and has a current occupancy of approx 2600 staff.

[+MartyBartfast]

Ding Dong, Ding Dong for Marty!

 

Yes, it is Barclays House in Poole.

 

 

Occupying a prime location in the heart of Poole. Built in 1976 and has a current occupancy of approx 2600 staff.

 

I used to work for a Barclays subsidiary and had to go here for a 1 day meeting years ago, I'm pretty amazed that I recognised it!

 

Anyway, in keeping with the festive season (sort of), and there's no need to google, as I'm sure someone will have the answer after lunch tomorrow :-

 

What do you call someone who makes clothes for rabbits?

 

BTW Merry Chrimbo & all that ...

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

I'm almost ashamed to say I know the answer to this one.

 

A hare dresser!

[+MartyBartfast]

I'm almost ashamed to say I know the answer to this one.

 

A hare dresser!

 

DING, all yours.

[+Jango & Boba Fett]

What do you call someone who makes clothes for rabbits?

Making clothes fromrabbits I would say would be a Conyer, as there certainly were Conyers (you drive past a village named after them on the way from Bury to Diss and of course Norwich City's training ground is at Colney Lane.

 

I'll have to wait for the crackers though to find out about about making clother for rabbits; obsessive maybe?

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Ok, my something different theme continues ...

 

Name this building and it's location.

 

 

And a very Merry Christmas to all who read this

[+The Golem]

No idea - but if you like this sort of thread there's a well established one in Off Topic - Link

 

I'll hazard a guess at Grand Central Station in New York...

 

Right, I've got to go and eat a carrot and a mince pie...

 

!!!Merry Christmas!!!

[+chizu]

Actually it looks a bit like Waverley Station in Edinburgh!

[+The Bongtwashes]

There is an obviously newer bit on the left (west), which I would guess is for something like Eurostar, so how about Waterloo Station?

 

Merry Christmas Everyone

 

Now I've got to sneak out for a FTF.

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Ding Dong! for The Bongtwashes!

 

It is Waterloo Station and yes, you're quite right, well for the time being anyways, that's the Eurostar terminal on the west side.

 

 

Merry Christmas!

[+The Bongtwashes]

So The Quarrymen became The Beatles, and The High Numbers became The Who, and Jethro Tull had a different name every week when they started out. But which (current) band started out as Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem?

[+Johnmelad]

Red Hot...

[+The Bongtwashes]

Red Hot...

Not sure there should be a yellow one in there, but DING

for Johnmelad

[+Johnmelad]

A Christmas question:

 

In the song the 12 days of Christmas, how many presents were given in total?

[+Eckington]

365......

[+Johnmelad]

365......

 

Nope!

[+The Blorenges]

I make it 660

 

Unless you count the Drummers and their drums as separate items.... in which case I'll have to re-bead the abacus and start again...)

 

MrsB

[+Simply Paul]

1

3 (1+2)

6 (1+2+3)

10 (1+2+3+4)

15 (1+2+3+4+5)

21 (1+2+3+4+5+6)

28 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)

36 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8)

45 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)

55 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10)

66 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11)

78 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12)

Total 364.

 

Edit to fix the final row as the 10 was missing - The line totals and final number remain unchanged.

Edited December 25, 2006 by Simply Paul

[+Pengy&Tigger]

376? (Thats counting the partridge and the pear tree as 2 items)

Edited December 25, 2006 by Pengy&Tigger

[+MartyBartfast]

If the Partridge in a Pear tree is one present, then I make it 364.

 

EDIT: looks like it took me too long to add it all up.

Edited December 25, 2006 by MartyBartfast

[+The Blorenges]

OK. I think the chip went in my abacus the first time around.

 

Second attempt - 300

 

MrsB

[+The Blorenges]

Blast!... missed off the last day

 

I'll have to agree with the Penguin & Tiger Combo above. 376

MrsB

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Although Paul has a typo in his penultimate row, the answers and total are, I am sure, correct, as I used to use this as a "way in" whilst teaching Triangle Numbers and Pascal's Triangle to the seen it all, done it all, got the t-shirt generation, more commonly known as teenagers.

[+The Blorenges]

Hmmmmm. It rather depends on whether you would consider the partridge and the pear tree as two presents on the first day. If so, then the sum becomes 2+4+7+11+16 etc = 376

 

Personally, I'd have that bird plucked and stuffed and into the oven roasting, while I went out into the garden to get the pear tree planted before dark

 

MrsB

[+Jango & Boba Fett]

376? (Thats counting the partridge and the pear tree as 2 items)

Given that the partridge in a pear tree represents the propitiatory sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, then the idea of the partridge and the pear tree as two separate gifts is a non sequitur. Given that johnmelad is sitting back watching us all run around in circles, here are my thoughts.

 

Basically it depends:

• theologically (after all we are talking about a Christian catechism) the answer is one as God the Fathers gift of his Son is the supreme gift.
  
• however in its use of the 364 individual items the catechism is driving home the concept that God's grace to the individual Christian are beyond bound; hence God's gifts are infinite.
  
• then again some of the gifts make no sense as individual items, for instance the nine lords a leaping are the gift (singular) of the Spirit and so are not 9 separate gifts (plural), but represent at least 9 different ways that the the gift of the Spirit expresses itself.
  

Could ramble on some more but I've got a Christmas Pudding to serve and Creme Anglais to make.

Edited December 25, 2006 by Jango & Boba Fett

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

 

[*]then again some of the gifts make no sense as individual items, for instance the nine lords a leaping are the gift (singular) of the Spirit and so are not 9 separate gifts (plural), but represent at least 9 different ways that the the gift of the Spirit expresses itself.

 

(Ten Lords a Leaping)

 

A common interpretation of Nine Ladies Dancing is ...

 

The nine Fruit of the Holy Spirit: 1) love, 2) joy, 3) peace, 4) patience, 5) kindness,

6) generosity, 7) faithfulness, 8) gentleness, and 9) self-control. (Galatians 5:22)

[+The Forester]

the nine lords a leaping are the gift

 

No no no.

 

The lords were a loan, not a payment gift, 'cos that would have been illegal.

[+Johnmelad]

1

3 (1+2)

6 (1+2+3)

10 (1+2+3+4)

15 (1+2+3+4+5)

21 (1+2+3+4+5+6)

28 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7)

36 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8)

45 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)

55 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10)

66 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11)

78 (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12)

Total 364.

 

Edit to fix the final row as the 10 was missing - The line totals and final number remain unchanged.

DING[/color]

[+Simply Paul]

How many recognised species of dog are there?

[Edgemaster]

It's probably going to be something like 5 - the rest are hybrids?

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Species? I'd go with one, canis familiaris.

[+Simply Paul]

Wendy gets the Ding, although Caeser may have helped

There's over 400 recognised breeds of dog, but as they can all interbreed (in theory. Not sure there are too many Great Dane/Pekingese hybrids out there) they're all one species. I've always thought this was a strange definition of species, because Lions and Tigers are clearly different species, but can produce Tigons and Ligers... Anyway, over to you Wendy!

Edited December 26, 2006 by Simply Paul

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Wendy gets the Ding, although Caeser may have helped

 

 

Believe me, he is stretched out fast asleep ... having made very light work of his Christmas stocking!

 

Ok, onwards, address, location and city this time please, all three for a ding!

 

[+Simply Paul]

That's Tower One, Canada Square, Docklands, London, and is the UK's tallest building.

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Yes, the address I was after was One Canada Square, so DING !

[+Simply Paul]

Sticking with tall buildings, where's this one and what's it called?

 

[Edgemaster]

It looks like the CN? Tower, Toronto?

[Edgemaster]

On the other hand, it may not be, the tower is too rounded...

[+Carlos & The Birdie Crew]

On the other hand, it may not be, the tower is too rounded...

 

Yep the tower is too round, like a football. This fella is from Berlin and is called Fernsehtum, I think?

[+Simply Paul]

On the other hand, it may not be, the tower is too rounded...

Yep the tower is too round, like a football. This fella is from Berlin and is called Fernsehtum, I think?

 

Click a picture to see a bigger version. The football pattern is a give-away. It was like that for the World Cup, which makes it Germany, which makes it Berlin, which does make it the Berliner Fernsehturm (your spelling close enough!) or more simply 'The Television Tower'. Built in 1969, at 365m (1197ft) tall it's the second tallest free-standing structure in Europe and looks just like a Bond villain's lair inside. There's a veiwing platform at 666ft and a rotating restaurant which turns every 30 minutes above it. So, a big ol' Ding! to Carlos & The Birdie Crew. Over to you!

Edited December 27, 2006 by Simply Paul

[+Carlos & The Birdie Crew]

This is my first foray into the Pub Quiz and I summise that I can set any question I want (within reason)?

My formative years were influenced by Super Marionation so my question is "What form did Thunderbird Six take"?

 

Good luck to all and I hope your festivities went well and your caching wasn't (too) affected .

 

Carlos

[+Norwegian Blue]

At last! One I know the answer to. Just like you, my childhood was heavily influenced by the adventures of International Rescue.

Thunderbird 6 was a vintage Tiger Moth Bi-plane.