+careygang Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) How about -85 metres in Death Valley? Ding for The Hornet. Most visitors to Las Vegas don't realise that Death Valley is only a couple of hours drive. We were over there this week, but stupidly (I messed up on the PQ), I didn't take the details for the Virtual at Badwater GCH657, officially the lowest cache on the continent at 85 mtrs/282 ft below sea level. Edited December 14, 2008 by careygang Quote Link to comment
+The Hornet Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I remember driving down into Death Valley some years ago in an air conditioned car. It was quite something watching the outside temperature rising to well over 40C. We then stopped and got out! Boy did the heat hit us Anyway, enough waffling, here's a sort of Xmas themed question - What was King Herod's first wife called? Made me smile when I first heard it on QI a while back. Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Anyway, enough waffling, here's a sort of Xmas themed question - What was King Herod's first wife called? Made me smile when I first heard it on QI a while back. Ha! We must watch the same TV programmes. His first wife was called Doris.......... Quote Link to comment
+The Hornet Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 That's a DING to LIS! Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 OK, here's one I caught in a quiz the other day:- What is the largest, indigenous, carnivorous mammal in the UK? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Badger? Or are you including British waters? Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Well, if the local paper is to be believed Black Panthers. Wolves used be indigenous didn't they? Do they count? there's a pack somewhere in Scotland. Then again, do people count as indigenous? But we're omnivores. Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Seeing SP's answer... Armchairs with Snorkels & Flippers? Gibber Quote Link to comment
+wheelybarrow Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 The Scottish Wildcat? Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Agree with Paul, badgers. Quote Link to comment
+Lost in Space Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 A Ding to SP. Apparently it is badgers. Over to you............. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Ta. A geekfest question: What should you say to an angry Gort? Quote Link to comment
+goldpot Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Ta. A geekfest question: What should you say to an angry Gort? 'Have you got a light, mate'? Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Well the only 'Gort' I know of is a robot in a film so not got the faintest what I might say to him if he was angry. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Well the only thing I can remember from the original is "Klatu barada nikto", don't know if there's anything in the remake and as I've no intention of watching it I'm not likely to find out. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 Klaatu Barada Dingto! It's the phrase used to stop the robot Gort from destroying the Earth in the original 1951 The Day The Earth Stood Still. There's a remake in the cinemas now, but I'm not sure if the words are used again. The correct spelling is Klaatu Barada Nikto, but Marty is close enough for me. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Klaatu Barada Dingto! It's the phrase used to stop the robot Gort from destroying the Earth in the original 1951 The Day The Earth Stood Still. There's a remake in the cinemas now, but I'm not sure if the words are used again. The correct spelling is Klaatu Barada Nikto, but Marty is close enough for me. The original was a great film IMHO, I can't imaging the remake will be anywhere near as good, so sticking with the theme: "Michael Rennie was ill the day the earth stood still" is a line from which song? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 It's the opening lyric from the Rocky Horror (Picture) Show theme tune, as sung by a pair of glossy red lips. Not sure of the name of the song, but it might be something like 'Science Fiction (Double Feature)'? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It's the opening lyric from the Rocky Horror (Picture) Show theme tune, as sung by a pair of glossy red lips. Not sure of the name of the song, but it might be something like 'Science Fiction (Double Feature)'? Ding correct in all respects.... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 I love a good musical, me. Which one is this a lyric from? "When I was younger, just a bad little kid, My mama noticed funny things I did..." Quote Link to comment
+currykev Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 I love a good musical, me. Which one is this a lyric from? "When I was younger, just a bad little kid, My mama noticed funny things I did..." Jesus Christ Superstar. Ps..no DING expected. Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I love a good musical, me. Which one is this a lyric from? "When I was younger, just a bad little kid, My mama noticed funny things I did..." A long shot, but I think I remember this from the Dentists song in The Little Shop of Horrors, ... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Ding! Steve Martin gives great dentist in the musical version of The Little Shop of Horrors. That's the first line from his song. Next! (I wish it was Jesus Christ Superstar though - Would give a whole new twist to the story ) Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) Let's stick with entertainment and cinematography for the next one. Name the movie and character for the line... You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought. My questions are usually far too easy... Edited December 16, 2008 by careygang Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Princess Leia, in Star Wars. (That's the original Star Wars - before the cr4ppy sequels/prequels came out, and they added an Episode IV to the title) Quote Link to comment
+The Forester Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Blofeldt, when Bond arrived in the new Aston Martin after Tata took over the factory. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Yep, far too easy- Keehotee is right. Leia says it to Han Solo on first seeing the Millennium Falcon. It's also famously dirty out of context Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Yep, far too easy- Keehotee is right. Leia says it to Han Solo on first seeing the Millennium Falcon. It's also famously dirty out of context I'm going to assume the ding - and keep going with the theme.... Fill in the blanks ALL THESE --- ARE YOURS EXCEPT ---. ATTEMPT NO --- THERE. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Worlds, Europa, Landing/s. It's from 2010. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Thanks very much. Moving away from science fiction to science, Fullerene molecules take their name from Richard Buckminster Fuller, the American architect, designer, author, inventor, visionary and 'futurist'. What's the common name for the hollow spheres they can form? Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 BuckyBalls. I remember the wild excitement about the discovery when I was doing A-Level chemistry. Have they led to any of the wild ideas that were first thought, such as super-fast computers? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 Not yet, but stay tuned for carbon nanotubes coming to a WH Smith near you soon! Ok, perhaps not WH Smith... Anyway, Ding! for Bucky Balls, aka Carbon 60. They're made from pentagons and hexagons, and look a bit like microscopic footballs... Over to you Guanajuato. Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Staying in the same area (ish)... This chemical is crucial to caching: N-(4-Methoxybenzylidene)-4-butylaniline What is it and what is it used for? I was going to use Polyethylene & Polypropylene (main constituents of tupperware), but that would've been too easy. Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 lol - didn't have a clue, so googled it. Any industrial chemists on here?? Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 We use 'em in some of our products at work. I believe it's the stuff between the glass plates of a liquid crystal display..... but I could be totally wrong... again Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Princess Leia, in Star Wars. (That's the original Star Wars - before the cr4ppy sequels/prequels came out, and they added an Episode IV to the title) Ding - I said it was easy. The 8 hr time difference makes it a little difficult for me to keep up during the week. Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 ... but I could be totally wrong... again You could be But you're not. Ding Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 ... but I could be totally wrong... again You could be But you're not. Ding Yeah.... OK.... are there any other sad people out there that count the steps when they're climbing (or descending) stairs? And that's NOT the question! Covent Garden tube station doesn't have an escalator... it has lifts or a staircase. If you were daft enought (as I was the other day) to choose the stairs, how many steps would you climb from the platform up to the exit onto the street? +/- 5 will get you the ding! Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Covent Garden tube station doesn't have an escalator... it has lifts or a staircase. If you were daft enought (as I was the other day) to choose the stairs, how many steps would you climb from the platform up to the exit onto the street? +/- 5 will get you the ding! Hold that thought... I'll count them next week when I'm in London... Covent garden is on our list of things to see. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 It's not a station I use often, but I've a feeling it's around 240. Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 It's not a station I use often, but I've a feeling it's around 240. Nope.... Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I can remember climbing the stairs when there was a fault with the lift. I seem to remember it is somewhere around the 190 mark as I looked it afterwards as it was a dadgum long way up and most opted to wait while the fault was fixed. As it was a few weeks before a marathon I had entered I treated it as a bit of extra training. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 I suspected John's sad face meant it was more. So I googled. I found a couple of answers... Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Should know that one, I've read it often enough while standing in the queue for the lift. I seem to remember it's more than the monument - I'l go for 295. Lower, lower.... you're going the wrong way Quote Link to comment
+drdick&vick Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 (edited) Re Posted I can remember climbing the stairs when there was a fault with the lift. I seem to remember it is somewhere around the 190 mark as I looked it afterwards as it was a dadgum long way up and most opted to wait while the fault was fixed. As it was a few weeks before a marathon I had entered I treated it as a bit of extra training. Edited December 16, 2008 by DrDick&Vick Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 4,901 posts, over 100,000 views and page 99. It's exciting!* *I should get out more Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 200 at a guess... LOL. MaxKim Quote Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 4,901 posts, over 100,000 views and page 99. It's exciting!* *I should get out more See you at tomorrow's BBH event then! My guess is 215, but as you never count the same number twice running (or slowly climbing) can I also guess 217, 213,216,214, Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Re Posted I can remember climbing the stairs when there was a fault with the lift. I seem to remember it is somewhere around the 190 mark as I looked it afterwards as it was a dadgum long way up and most opted to wait while the fault was fixed. As it was a few weeks before a marathon I had entered I treated it as a bit of extra training. DING to the Doc.... I counted 193 so 190 is close enough Quote Link to comment
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