+TheOldfields Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I think Pajaholic has that correct, and also that the second husband was called Mortenson. So I'll go for Norma Jeane Mortenson. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I think Pajaholic has that correct, and also that the second husband was called Mortenson. So I'll go for Norma Jeane Mortenson. That'll get you a DING! Her father was named as Martin Mortenson and this was entered on the birth certificate but her mother, Gladys, changed it almost immediately to Baker which was the name of her first husband. Marilyn's stage name comes in part from her mother whos maiden name was Monroe and was adopted in the style of her idol Jean Harlow. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Okey dokey. There is one football club that won the FA Cup, but have never played in it again since. Who? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Good question, but since I don't know the answer I'll have a guess at one of the early winners. How about the Royal Engineers? Mark Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Not the Royal Engineers. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Accrington Stanley Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 No Dingage for either of Accrington Stanley or New Brighton. Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Eton? Basically, I reckon its one of the early teams, so after this it'll be The Wanderers, but I think they won it more than once. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Not Eton or The Wanderers. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Corinthian Casuals..... Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 No to both of Oxford Uni and Corinthian Casuals. Time for a clue I think. They won the cup post WW2. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Chelsea won in 2012 and have'nt played since! Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Chelsea would be a DING! Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I worked out it was a trick question after guessing the Royal Engineers. Some of the early FA cup finals were held at The Oval which, coincidentally, is where I've just spent the day watching England beat the West Indies. The question: who owns The Oval? Mark Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I'll have a stab at Prince Charles. Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) I worked out it was a trick question after guessing the Royal Engineers. Some of the early FA cup finals were held at The Oval which, coincidentally, is where I've just spent the day watching England beat the West Indies. The question: who owns The Oval? Mark It's part of the Duchy of Cornwall....so no person owns it.(so ultimately the crown, I suppose) Edited to add - Prince Charles doesn't own the property in the duchy - but he gets any income from it) Edited June 19, 2012 by keehotee Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Ding. It's owned by the Duchy of Cornwall Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Whoop whoop Only one nation has competed in every modern summer Olympic games. Which one? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Edited, because I was too slow and didn't realise a new page had appeared Edited June 20, 2012 by MTH Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Ka-ching. Name the US states that are furthest North, East, West and South. You'll need all four for a ding. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 North: Alaska East: Alaska West: Alaska South: Hawaii Alaska is most easterly and most westerly as the Aleutian Islands straddle 180° line of longitude. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Too slow again. This work thing keeps getting in the way... Edited June 20, 2012 by MTH Quote Link to comment
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I was gonna say North: Alaska East: GUam West: Alaska South: Hawaii Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 That would be a ding for Pajaholic. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Thanks. The London Olympics are nearly upon us, so ... ... Who are the only nation to have won at least one gold medal at every Modern Summer Olympic Games? Quote Link to comment
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) I loooooooove the olympics and am a bit of a boff jbo so I will answer Great britain! Though this answer disproves the question on the last page which said Greece was the only country to have competed in all the olympics but I know for a fact they didnt win a gold in Beijing. Edited June 20, 2012 by Dogfort Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 DING to Dogfort: Four (or possibly five) nations have competed in every modern summer Olympic Games. These are: Greece, France, Great Britain, Australia, and Switzerland. However, only Greece has competed in the entire games and under its own flag for all. France officially boycotted one games but were unofficially represented by a lone athlete who officially competed for the USA. Great Britain competed in one or more early games in a combined team with Ireland. Australia competed in one or more in a combined team with New Zealand. Switzerland boycotted the main Melbourne games but had already competed in the equestrian events that were held prior to the boycott. Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Great Britain competed in one or more early games in a combined team with Ireland. How early? Remember it was part of the UK until 1921..... Quote Link to comment
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Right IM staying with the Olympics theme as its something Im good at. In 1976 all but one female athlete was subjected to a sex test. Who was it and why? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Right IM staying with the Olympics theme as its something Im good at. In 1976 all but one female athlete was subjected to a sex test. Who was it and why? Princess Anne, because she's Princess Anne. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Great Britain competed in one or more early games in a combined team with Ireland. How early? Remember it was part of the UK until 1921..... According to my source, in 1896 Great Britain competed as part of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland' -- seemingly under a flag other than the Union Flag. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I wouldn't rely on that source At the Sydney Games in 2000, British rower Steven Redgrave became the first athlete to win gold medals in five consecutive Olympics. Which conveniently ignores the fact two athletes have won 6 gold medals in consecutive Olympics Google if you want to know who they are) Coming back to tthe point. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes as "Great Britain" at the Olympics, more often called "Team GB" although i might object if I were Irish. Incidentally Northern Irish athletes can choose to represent Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland. Prior to 1920 "Great Britain" was Olympic shorthand for 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland'. Shall we move on? Martybartfast, you got the last question correct. Can we have a new one before this thread disolves into Anarchy... Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Martybartfast, you got the last question correct. Can we have a new one before this thread disolves into Anarchy... ... or Princess Annearchy. (A better class of Anarchy?) Sorry. I'm going now. Got to do some Scilly packing... MrsB Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I wouldn't rely on that source At the Sydney Games in 2000, British rower Steven Redgrave became the first athlete to win gold medals in five consecutive Olympics. Which conveniently ignores the fact two athletes have won 6 gold medals in consecutive Olympics Google if you want to know who they are) So, do you dispute that Great Britain is the only nation to have won one or more gold medals at every Modern Summer Olympic Games? Perhaps you dispute that athletes from Greece, Great Britain, Australia, Switzerland, and France have competed in every modern summer games? If so, perhaps you could share your source(s). If neither, I fail to see the point of your post! Quote Link to comment
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 DING yes it was Princess Anne and because she was the Queens daughter and everyone knew who she was. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... The Big Bang Theory (I'm such a fan-girl!) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... The Big Bang Theory (I'm such a fan-girl!) Well that must take the record for fastest correct answer DING Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... The Big Bang Theory (I'm such a fan-girl!) Well that must take the record for fastest correct answer DING I think if I ever did Mastermind, it would have to be my specialist subject! (Unless I chose Star Trek!) OK, I'll have to think of a question now. Give me a moment... Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 OK, on a space theme... Name the FIVE largest planets in our solar system. (For extra kudos, you can list them in descending order of size, although this is NOT required for the ding.) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 OK, on a space theme... Name the FIVE largest planets in our solar system. (For extra kudos, you can list them in descending order of size, although this is NOT required for the ding.) Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus Earth Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 OK, on a space theme... Name the FIVE largest planets in our solar system. (For extra kudos, you can list them in descending order of size, although this is NOT required for the ding.) Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus Earth That's a big ol' DING there, Marty. And I'll give you a side order of kudos while we're at it. Now before any pedants start worrying that I've gone soft in my old age, I know the Uranus/Neptune question is a tricky one. Neptune actually has more mass (contains more stuff ) but Uranus has a larger diameter. The non-specific wording of my question in defining the word "largeat" means that both could be counted as being correct and as I'm awarding kudos, not a DING for that, I think we can be a little bit more lenient... That's my FINAL word! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Name the train stations on the original UK Monopoly board. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Kings Cross, Fenchurch Street, Marylebone, Paddington Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Kings Cross, Fenchurch Street, Marylebone, Paddington Oops, I didn't read that properly, 3 out of 4 and a big thumbs up to Pajaholic who 'fessed up when I wrongly 'DING'd him. Edited June 21, 2012 by MartyBartfast Quote Link to comment
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