+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) New day new questions to answer (even though i only have the morning as im heading to Leeds this afternoon yay) Which group took their name from a line in the Prince song 'Raspberry Beret'? (takes me back a good 15 years this group) GOOD LUCKUMS The lightning seeds? which I guess means that he misheard the line Edited August 12, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Weldone Natty! The lighting seeds were the group i was looking for! Fav song by them for me has to be Life of riley Over to yoooou NB Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) Weldone Natty! The lighting seeds were the group i was looking for! Fav song by them for me has to be Life of riley Over to yoooou NB Life of Riley... also used for football I think... anyways. Carnforth Station in Northern Lancashire gets more visitors than most stations of its size... why? Edited August 12, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Weldone Natty! The lighting seeds were the group i was looking for! Fav song by them for me has to be Life of riley Over to yoooou NB Life of Riley... also used for football I think... anyways. Carnforth Station in Northern Lancashire gets more visitors than most stations of its size... why? If it is that busy and you needed to see someone you probably would only get a "Brief Encounter"! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Weldone Natty! The lighting seeds were the group i was looking for! Fav song by them for me has to be Life of riley Over to yoooou NB Life of Riley... also used for football I think... anyways. Carnforth Station in Northern Lancashire gets more visitors than most stations of its size... why? If it is that busy and you needed to see someone you probably would only get a "Brief Encounter"! DING! By Eck! Even the answers can be cryptic! Location for most of the original Brief Encounter film. Filmed during the war, the station wasn't close enough to a major city to be subject to blackout rules. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 If you suffered from thalassophobia which of these towns would you be least likely to visit - and why? Bradford, Brentwood or Brighton. (actual quiestion from the Suninnghill Comrades Club Friday Quiz on Friday May 28th ) Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 If you suffered from thalassophobia which of these towns would you be least likely to visit - and why? Bradford, Brentwood or Brighton. (actual quiestion from the Suninnghill Comrades Club Friday Quiz on Friday May 28th ) My Greek is poor... But playing odd one out, Brighton is Coastal. So, is it fear of open water/sea? Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 DING, and back to you kidder! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 The Romans used a mixture of Vinegar, Honey and Salt as the first known example of what? Quote Link to comment
goosegogger Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Hair conditioner Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) Hair conditioner Nope, but I wish it was! I have images of the tyrant Julius panicking ig his hair didn't have enough body. "Take two bottles into the baths?" and all that. Frankie Howard would have loved it! Edited August 12, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) Hopefully, the same thing as we use it for today - as a medicine. AIUI it's been used for 'curing' colds and flu, sore throats, and even rubbed on the skin as an exfoliant and/or to combat cellulite! [Edited to correct a typo. While in 'edit mode' I'm wondering whether it could have been the first example of any form of medication because I suspect the Chinese at least have got the drop on the Romans for this] Edited August 12, 2011 by Pajaholic Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Hopefully, the same thing as we use it for today - as a medicine. AIUI it's been used for 'curing' colds and flu, sore throats, and even rubbed on the skin as an exfoliant and/or to combat cellulite! [Edited to correct a typo. While in 'edit mode' I'm wondering whether it could have been the first example of any form of medication because I suspect the Chinese at least have got the drop on the Romans for this] Nope... But a clue may be in your answer! Quote Link to comment
goosegogger Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Typo ink, or just Ink ? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Typo ink, or just Ink ? Nope Quote Link to comment
goosegogger Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pot (clay, earthenware) 'Scrubo-clean' ? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pot (clay, earthenware) 'Scrubo-clean' ? Nope Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pot (clay, earthenware) 'Scrubo-clean' ? Nope Abrasive and sweet. Toothpaste? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pot (clay, earthenware) 'Scrubo-clean' ? Nope Abrasive and sweet. Toothpaste? DING! Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pot (clay, earthenware) 'Scrubo-clean' ? Nope Abrasive and sweet. Toothpaste? DING! What is Ambergris made from and where would you find it? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Pot (clay, earthenware) 'Scrubo-clean' ? Nope Abrasive and sweet. Toothpaste? DING! What is Ambergris made from and where would you find it? Whale vomit - and on the beach. Quote Link to comment
goosegogger Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Is it the skin of a skate, you might find it as a bookbinding, a wood veneer, or an abrasive Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Keehotee. Nearly but not quite. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Keehotee. Nearly but not quite. omg... whale vomit is close? My kind of question! I have no clue though! Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) Forms in the guts of whales doesn't it? Worth a fortune, or used to be. Charles I's favourite dish if I remember correctly. Didn't finish reading the q. Washed up on the beach. Edited August 12, 2011 by The Patrician Quote Link to comment
+thehalibutkid Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Ok as it's been a while you would find it in the bowels of the sperm whale and it's made of squid beaks. I think the Patrician was close enough for the ding being as he said it was formed in the guts. So ding. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Ta! Charles II apparently - eggs and ambergris - om nom nom nom...... Still pricy 25 USD per gram. On with the question: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Marie Curie? DING! Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Thanks. What is the correct term for plants that take two years to complete their life cycle? Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Thanks. What is the correct term for plants that take two years to complete their life cycle? Bi-annual? Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Biennial? DING! Biennials take 2 years to complete their life cycle. (Biannuals have 2 cycles per year). Over to you, Vetinari. Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Biennial? DING! Biennials take 2 years to complete their life cycle. (Biannuals have 2 cycles per year). Over to you, Vetinari. I obviously know more about horticulture than I though I did! Which strategically important neutral island country did the UK invade on the 10th of May 1940? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Biennial? DING! Biennials take 2 years to complete their life cycle. (Biannuals have 2 cycles per year). Over to you, Vetinari. I obviously know more about horticulture than I though I did! Which strategically important neutral island country did the UK invade on the 10th of May 1940? Iceland Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Iceland Ding! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Which is the only dog that does not have a pink tongue? Edited August 14, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 A chow? Something like that anyhow. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 A chow? Something like that anyhow. DING! Poetry too. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Unfortunately, that's a myth. I have a Labrador and one of her siblings has a black tongue. I did a quick check and found the following reference (thankfully preserved by the archive project), which contains photos of several breeds that have black tongues! Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and What? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Unfortunately, that's a myth. I have a Labrador and one of her siblings has a black tongue. I did a quick check and found the following reference (thankfully preserved by the archive project), which contains photos of several breeds that have black tongues! Oops... I've set the klaxons off! Sorry Mr Fry! -1000000 points for me. Good spot... I guess they're the only dogs that "always" or "usually" have a non-pink tongue. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and What? Sword Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and What? Sword Ding! Overlord invasion beaches. Over to you. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Overlord indeed... God bless all involved... Our gratitude forever. There were lots of Marines involved that day... As well as army infantry. Which country boasts the oldest marines force? Edited August 14, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) ISTR that Henry VIII formed the first 'corps of marines' in the fifteenth century. Edited to add: so the country is England! Edited August 14, 2011 by Pajaholic Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Could be Spain... there were around at the time... or France... M Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Atlantis ? :laughing: Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 How about the vikings? so...Sweden? Quote Link to comment
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