+keehotee Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Whooppp (etc...) Several years ago I had the pleasure (??) of working on the Worlds most powerful diesel engine for a few months. Where would you expect to find the current most powerful production diesel engine....and who makes it? On a big container ship... "Emma" something. It's a Finnish engine by Wartsila. Around 110k BHP I think Ding to the feral rodent....... Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 By what name is Robert James Ritchie better known? Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 ma name is kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid rooooooooooooooooooock ahem kid rock Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) ma name is kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid rooooooooooooooooooock ahem kid rock Ding! Edited August 4, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 The Deltic engine used briefly by British Rail on some of their earlier diesel locomotives was also a (sort of) twostoke but to describe it's mode of operation here would probably be so far off topic, I'd get banned by the Moderator! There's a Youtube animation of a Deltic engine . Marvellous! Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Sticking with names....who is this famous person (my brother is named after this person also) Robert Zimmerman Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Sticking with names....who is this famous person (my brother is named after this person also) Robert Zimmerman Bod Dylan dude. Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 DING! My brother is Dylan Robert lol Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Bob Dylan once asked "how many roads must a man walk down?" Douglas Adams wrote in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy that this was the (made up by mice) Ultimate Question of Life the Universe and Everything. But what was the answer? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Bob Dylan once asked "how many roads must a man walk down?" Douglas Adams wrote in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy that this was the (made up by mice) Ultimate Question of Life the Universe and Everything. But what was the answer? 42 Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Bob Dylan once asked "how many roads must a man walk down?" Douglas Adams wrote in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy that this was the (made up by mice) Ultimate Question of Life the Universe and Everything. But what was the answer? 42 Ding Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 42 But what is the question.... Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) "But what is the question...." 6 x 9 Edited August 4, 2011 by The Patrician Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) LOL! I was too slow for a quick fire round! Edited August 5, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It's a QR code. Ding !! Quote Link to comment
+TonyNChelle Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Ding !! Yeehaw! Anyway... As I'm a taxi driver, I thought I'd make this one topical... What famous Doctor is the actor who played the 'reverend' from the TV series 'Taxi' well known for? Ding-cookies available if you can name the Film in question, and both the Doctor and the Reverends full name. (Ding just for getting the right Doctor though!) Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Is it the 'Doc' (Doctor Emmet Brown) in the Back to the Future films? The actor is Christopher Lloyd and also played a Klingon in Star Trek. I used to know the reverend's full name, as I loved Taxi, but have not watched any for so long it has slipped my mind now. Quote Link to comment
+TonyNChelle Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Is it the 'Doc' (Doctor Emmet Brown) in the Back to the Future films? The actor is Christopher Lloyd and also played a Klingon in Star Trek. I used to know the reverend's full name, as I loved Taxi, but have not watched any for so long it has slipped my mind now. Ding! Correct! Bonus cookies for knowing the Film, the Actor and the Doctors full name. The rev. was Reverend Jim Ignatowski btw. Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 W00t! Oh now I have to come up with something, lets go for something easy and non-Mensa.... Well I just made this one up on a walk this evening, so not sure how it will work, but here goes. When on a golf course and you hear the word 'fore' shouted, you know what to do. What word should make you do a similar thing when near the boundary of a cricket pitch? Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Balls? That would be tennis, I think 'New balls please!' Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Would it be Siiiiiixxxxx (non cricket fans will not know but to hit a 6 it has to go across the boundry without touching the floor) Sports Geek much Edited August 5, 2011 by jady1987 Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 W00t! Oh now I have to come up with something, lets go for something easy and non-Mensa.... Well I just made this one up on a walk this evening, so not sure how it will work, but here goes. When on a golf course and you hear the word 'fore' shouted, you know what to do. What word should make you do a similar thing when near the boundary of a cricket pitch? We used to shout heads... Or six! Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'll guess it's "heads up!" as that's what we used to shout in the forces when throwing something to someone who didn't seem ready for it to be heading their way and the alternative of "incoming" doesn't seem to sit well with cricket! Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Would it be Siiiiiixxxxx (non cricket fans will not know but to hit a 6 it has to go across the boundry without touching the floor) Sports Geek much Yay, DING! And it was Mr F's question to me as we were walking around along the boundary line with a couple of teens having a practice. And he plays and even enjoys watching cricket! (I suspect The Patrician knew the answer, really. It was tempting to go for a question about football & pies, but maybe next time...) Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Random Question, just because im stuck to think of something a little brainy: Was to the Abriviation T.W.O.K mean ??? Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 'Heads Up' and 'Incoming' might work, but it was the cricket watching crowd I was thinking of, and many of the ones I've met would rather risk getting a limb broken getting hit by a fast leg-on (or whatever - put appropriate cricket spin in here) than admit what 'heads up' or 'incoming' meant. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Taking without owner knowledge? Taking without consent. Tested working OK in some fields. Edited August 5, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) I suspect that this is one of those with several meanings. But to a field engineer, it's usually found on a used spare part and means "Tested and working OK". I suppose it could also be 'street speak' for TWOC = Taken without consent. Edited to add: Eek! I'd better learn to type faster! Edited August 5, 2011 by Pajaholic Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 DING NATTY Look see no brains today as i even used a K instead of a C....What an idiot Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Sports Geek much We also discovered our local bowls club and were invited in to have a drink. They were being very welcoming and encouraging us to want to join the club. We got into a conversation about weight, 'bias' and how the bowls curve, then I (seriously, without really thinking) asked if you can get left-handed bowls. So no, not much of a sports geek, me! Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Mum n dad play bowls....like 4 days a week! My little boy is there biggest fan as he loves going down watching and sometimes even has a roll Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (I suspect The Patrician knew the answer, really. It was tempting to go for a question about football & pies, but maybe next time...) No, no, no.... What I know about sport, with the possible exception of bits of motorsport, and the interesting fact that Mick the Miller was a famous greyhound (I remember that from my pub quiz days, if we got a question on greyhound racing our answer was always Mick the Miller) is as close to zero as makes no difference! Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Why the hell are we all on line doing this at 10:30 on a Friday night? Haven't we got pubs to go to? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Samuel Longhorn Clemens (Mark Twain) is related to Brian Clemens, creator of the programme staring Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins. Name the series that I'm watching right now... On Sky+ Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 i have a sleeping 3 n half year old upstairs.......whats a pub again Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I was going to say The Sweeney, but that's not right. Damned if I can think of the name of it. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Ooh eck! I don't know how old the programme is but Martin Shaw first appeared in 'The Professionals', later in 'Judge John Deed' and 'Inspector George Gently'. Hopefully, it's one of those. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Ooh eck! I don't know how old the programme is but Martin Shaw first appeared in 'The Professionals', later in 'Judge John Deed' and 'Inspector George Gently'. Hopefully, it's one of those. I can only take your first answer. DING! The Professionals. I thought Lewis Collins would have been the give away! Martin Shaw incidentally was in Coronation Street and Doctor in The house before the professionals. He also appeared in the New Avengers (also by Clemens) with Lewis Collins as a terrorist. Edited August 5, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I thought Lewis Collins would have been the give away! Martin Shaw incidentally was in Coronation Street and Doctor in The house before the professionals. He also appeared in the New Avengers (with Lewis Collins) as a terrorist. I'm not into soap operas - which is why I wouldn't get up to £1,000 on 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. However, I knew Martin Shaw was in The Professionals after losing an argument that the actor with the curly, dark hair wasn't the same guy who played John Deed BTW, forget pubs, I'm trying to write a CodeIgniter application while also answering pub trivia questions! Next Q: What is the difference between a ship and a boat to someone in 'the Andrew'? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Why the hell are we all on line doing this at 10:30 on a Friday night? Haven't we got pubs to go to? Drinking dirty beer? On a caching night? Ok if you insist. Goodnight all. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) I thought Lewis Collins would have been the give away! Martin Shaw incidentally was in Coronation Street and Doctor in The house before the professionals. He also appeared in the New Avengers (with Lewis Collins) as a terrorist. I'm not into soap operas - which is why I wouldn't get up to £1,000 on 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. However, I knew Martin Shaw was in The Professionals after losing an argument that the actor with the curly, dark hair wasn't the same guy who played John Deed BTW, forget pubs, I'm trying to write a CodeIgniter application while also answering pub trivia questions! Next Q: What is the difference between a ship and a boat to someone in 'the Andrew'? A ship is big enough to carry a boat... A boat is small enough to be carried by a ship. Of course... The Royal Navy refer to some buildings as HMS so I guess it's nothing to do with sailing or size... Something to do with simply being commissioned? Edited August 5, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I've no idea what "the andrew" is, but I'll take a punt that "a boat" is a submarine, "a ship" is a surface vessel. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I've no idea what "the andrew" is, but I'll take a punt that "a boat" is a submarine, "a ship" is a surface vessel. The Andrew is the Royal Navy Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 A ship is classed as an aircraft carrier whereas a boat is not Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 DING! to MartyBartfast. A boat is a vessel purposely designed to sink (i.e. a submarine) while a ship is what saner folk (i.e. 'skimmers') go to sea in! FWIW, 'The Andrew' is indeed the RN's nickname for the Royal Navy. Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I love this pub quiz.....i think we should all find a central point to all our locations and go in for one of those WIN BIG pub quizes that are kicking about....i think wed stand a good change Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) One for the oldies Put these into order, shortest to longest: chain foot furlong inch league mile yard (for anyone under the age of 40 (ish) they're units of measurement!) DING goes to the first person to get them ALL right. Edited August 6, 2011 by MartyBartfast Quote Link to comment
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