+MartyBartfast Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 OK - an easy one.... What do orange and silver have in common? there are no other words that rhyme with them, and no Blorenge doesn't count Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 OK - an easy one.... What do orange and silver have in common? there are no other words that rhyme with them, and no Blorenge doesn't count Ding - and sorry MrsB Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Who was the last British Prime Minister to be assassinated while in office? Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Wasn't it a chap called Pratt? Quote Link to comment
+kennamatic Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Who was the last British Prime Minister to be assassinated while in office? Spencer Percival? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Who was the last British Prime Minister to be assassinated while in office? Spencer Percival? DING and he is in fact the ONLY British PM to have been assassinated. Quote Link to comment
+kennamatic Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Who was the last British Prime Minister to be assassinated while in office? Spencer Percival? DING and he is in fact the ONLY British PM to have been assassinated. I knew he was the first but I thought I might have been bunking off school the day we did assassinated Prime Ministers. T be fair, I was bunking off most days! Right, I hate football and I'm no stamp collector but I liked this question from a recent quiz I did. Which former England international footballer once appeared on a national stamp of Gambia? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 I'll take a punt at Gary Lineker Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 The whole England team were on a Gambian stamp in 2002. Do we have to guess which one you were thinking of? Paging Rutson. Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Andy Cole? Quote Link to comment
+kennamatic Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I'll take a punt at Gary Lineker Ding! It was Mr Lineker. 1996 it was issued. Didn't know the whole team had appeared on one. The Gambians must be very short of stamp ideas if you ask me. Over to Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) It was Mr Lineker. 1996 it was issued. Didn't know the whole team had appeared on one. The Gambians must be very short of stamp ideas if you ask me. Over to Simply Paul England stamp Gambia seem to put any old tat on their stamps. Their newest series is: George W. Bush Bono and............. Simply Paul Edited January 25, 2009 by Chudley Cannons Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 I'll take a punt at Gary Lineker Ding!It was Mr Lineker. 1996 it was issued. Didn't know the whole team had appeared on one. The Gambians must be very short of stamp ideas if you ask me. Over to Simply Paul That's a shock. It was a total guess. Ok. Here's another stamp question. Before the rule was dropped in December 2003, when players from England's victory over Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final were shown (however no faces appeared), the Royal Mail had a policy of not showing living, identifiable individuals on stamps- the Royal family excepted. However, twice since the 1960s this rule was broken. Name the people featured (some help may be forthcoming as this isn't an easy one to guess!) FYI, the rule was finally totally abandoned with the release on 6 October 2005 of a set of stamps to commemorate the English cricket team's victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series. The four stamps clearly and deliberately depict members of the team including captain Michael Vaughan and Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff . A series of stamps released in January 2007 featured some of the most famous Beatles album covers, which also show members of the band. So there you go. Educational! Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 It's always worth a guess, as I proved, but no. Sorry. I'll add some clues tomorrow evening if there's no ding between now and then. Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Was one of them Lady Di - before she became a Royal ? Pete Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Um John Lennon and The Pope? Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm thinking there is a clue in your remarks about the rugby team, though you've dented my theory by saying NO about Neil Armstrong. My theory was that if only one faceless person appeared, then by default it must be them. So, Gypsy Moth (whatever the number) going around the world would have been a stamp of a yacht with only one person depicted, therefore Sir Francis Chichester. My other guess would have been Neil Armstrong on the moon in a space suit !! , because Sir Edmund Hillary up Everest would have been the 1950s!! Actually, you said the rule was broken twice - was that only one person per stamp? Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) No doubt whatsoever... Winston Churchill. (whoops... I guess he was dead at the time) Bobby Moore holding the World Cup aloft was the other one maybe? Edited January 27, 2009 by Chudley Cannons Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 He was still alive for the first half of the 60s.......? Quote Link to comment
+Von-Horst Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 A long shot, but; John Noakes and Shep? Some other Blue Peter connection perhaps? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Half a DING (a DI, if you will) to careygang for Gypsy Moth IV and Sir Francis Chichester, who was only seen as a blob on it, but as there was only one person onboard... That was 1967. Churchill was on a stamp, in 1965, but that was after he'd died. No astronauts, Blue Peter presenters or footballers I'm afraid. Nor Lady Di, John Lennon or a Pope. And yes, two people, two stamps. The second is from the 90s, I think. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Nelson Mandela? Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Was is Roger Taylor? The drummer not the crappy tennis player. Technically Queen, but not HM the Queen. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Was is Roger Taylor? The drummer not the crappy tennis player. Technically Queen, but not HM the Queen. That's quite a guess! Yes, it was Roger Taylor, behind Freddie Mercury, on a stamp issued after the singer's death. NG and therefor the Ding! to either careygang or Chudley Cannons. But which is best? Fiiiiiiiight! Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Was is Roger Taylor? The drummer not the crappy tennis player. Technically Queen, but not HM the Queen. That's quite a guess! Yes, it was Roger Taylor, behind Freddie Mercury, on a stamp issued after the singer's death. NG and therefor the Ding! to either careygang or Chudley Cannons. But which is best? Fiiiiiiiight! Not a guess, the stamp was mentioned in a documentary about Freddie Mercury that I watched a couple of days ago. Funny how stuff like that rings a bell. Apparently Freddie Mercury was a keen stamp collector. I'm fine with careygang taking it. unless he wants to take me on at Quidditch, although to be fair we haven't won much since 1892. Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Chudley can take it as the time difference is difficult during the working week Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 OK, let's run with this one: Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the two vegetables? Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 What are the two vegetables? Hmmm... asked around the orifice and the consensus seems to be there are more than two! Rhubarb, asparagus and some broccolis seemed common answers. Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Potatoes reseed themselves if you leave them in (or put them in the compost bin) Asparagus definitely. But asparagus is a grass - does it count as a vegetable any more than a fruit would? Artichoke Onion Garlic Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'd go for potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes. (Together, in soup, with a little grated cheese on top perhaps?) MrsB Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'd go for potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes. (Together, in soup, with a little grated cheese on top perhaps?) MrsB Potatoes are tubers, do they count as vegetables? Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) I'd go for potatoes and Jerusalem artichokes. (Together, in soup, with a little grated cheese on top perhaps?) MrsB Potatoes are tubers, do they count as vegetables? They do in my kitchen (You're not going to try and convince me that they're fruit or something now, are you? ) MrsB Edited January 28, 2009 by The Blorenges Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 What are the two vegetables? Hmmm... asked around the orifice and the consensus seems to be there are more than two! Rhubarb, asparagus and some broccolis seemed common answers. Could be more than two, but in true rutson style, you gave the two that I was thinking of. Over to you....................... Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 What are the two vegetables? Hmmm... asked around the orifice and the consensus seems to be there are more than two! Rhubarb, asparagus and some broccolis seemed common answers. Could be more than two, but in true rutson style, you gave the two that I was thinking of. Over to you....................... Which two, please? MrsB Quote Link to comment
Chudley Cannons Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 What are the two vegetables? Hmmm... asked around the orifice and the consensus seems to be there are more than two! Rhubarb, asparagus and some broccolis seemed common answers. Could be more than two, but in true rutson style, you gave the two that I was thinking of. Over to you....................... Which two, please? MrsB Rhubarb and asparagus Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 That's a DING to Rutson then? Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Rutson appears not to be paying attention, so as co-correct answer with Chudley the last time around, I'm going to take the liberty of keeping this going. World Geography - What is the 'Sea of Cortes' more often known as? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It's the bit between Baja and the Mexican mainland - can't remember it's name though... Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Sargasso (SP?) Sea ? Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It's a bit of the Pacific Ocean, isn't it? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Gulf of Mexico.. Quote Link to comment
adrianjohn Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Golfo de California Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Golfo de California DING Close Enough - No need for the Dodgy Lingo ! Over to adrianjohn Quote Link to comment
adrianjohn Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Golfo de California DING Close Enough - No need for the Dodgy Lingo ! Over to adrianjohn Sorry about that!! My Bartholemew Atlas must have some dodgy printing Ok then a quick one for you, What David Bowie song did Lulu take to No.3 in the UK charts in 1974 and who played Sax? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 The man who sold the world. I'll have to guess that Mr Bowie himself played sax, as anyone else would be too obscure......?? Quote Link to comment
adrianjohn Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 The man who sold the world. I'll have to guess that Mr Bowie himself played sax, as anyone else would be too obscure......?? Thats a DING to keehotee.... Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Whoops - sorry for the delay..... OK - a very easy one. Names of the following please..... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Quote Link to comment
+The Spokes Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Pew Pew Baney Mcgrew Cuthbert Dibble and Grub Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) Pew Pew Baney Mcgrew Cuthbert Dibble and Grub Almost....allowing for spelling But which one's which? Edited February 10, 2009 by keehotee Quote Link to comment
+The Spokes Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) Sorry, I only know it as a sort of saying. When the dog lets off a Windy Miller and one of us goes Peeeeeuw my wife sometimes follows up with the rest.(She used to watch it) If its unanswered by tonight perhaps she will know. I was hoping they were in order. Could the first two be Pugh and Pugh (is it spelt that way then ?) Hells teeth how do you tell em apart anyway? Edited February 10, 2009 by The Spokes Quote Link to comment
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