+Beach_hut Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I might have imagined this but, wasn't there a poet who dreamt an amazing poem about Kubla Khan, and on waking up set about writing it down, only the man from Porlock came to visit the poet part way through, and by the time the man had gone the poet had forgotten the poem, so it remained unfinished forever? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 In Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round: And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover! A savage place! as holy and enchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demon-lover! And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing, A mighty fountain momently was forced: Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail: And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and ever It flung up momently the sacred river. Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran, Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean: And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from far Ancestral voices prophesying war! The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated midway on the waves; Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves. It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice! A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw: It was an Abyssinian maid, And on her dulcimer she played, Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight 'twould win me That with music loud and long I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome! those caves of ice! And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware! Beware! His flashing eyes, his floating hair! Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honey-dew hath fed And drunk the milk of Paradise. Samuel Taylor Coleridge No-one knows who the Man (or Person) from Porlock actually was, or he even existed. That's a DING by the way. Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Yayyy!!! What were John Sedgwick's (1813-1864) last words? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'm going to go for a wild guess at : "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist...." (which was some American Civil war colonel who's name I don't know). Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'm going to go for a wild guess at : "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist...." (which was some American Civil war colonel who's name I don't know). That's the one. Consider yourself DINGed! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Which novel was subtitled "The Modern Prometheus" Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Frankenstein DING Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley who's husband,Percy, wrote the poem Ozymandias ("I met a traveller from an antique land..."). Who was Ozymandias? Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 The poem Ozymandias was inspired by a statue of Ramses II, an Egyptian pharaoh. Isn't it amazing what you remember from school? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 A very quick DING for Ramesses II Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) ok, new to this, I am guessing that a ding means correct and its my turn to ask a question? If so here is my question... Keeping to the Pharaoh theme, the Faroe Islands are one of the few countries in Europe to not have any McDonalds, if you are in need of a burger, which chain restaurant could you go to, and post the longitude and latitude to locate this Ozymandias. Edited October 20, 2012 by maxxborchovski Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 ok, new to this, I am guessing that a ding means correct and its my turn to ask a question? Absolutely, and welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Oops, I edited my post as your post came in. Will repost my question here so it all makes sense. Keeping to the Pharaoh theme, the Faroe Islands are one of the few countries in Europe to not have any McDonalds, if you are in need of a burger, which chain restaurant could you go to, and post the longitude and latitude to locate this Ozymandias. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Welcome. I like the sound of the Faroes. I've only eaten at McDonalds once in my life - once too often! It was at Stockholm airport after our flight was cancelled and it was the only place open. Never again! I'll starve next time. As for the question, please remember it's a "pub quiz" the idea being someone competing in a pub quiz could answer without looking it up. I'm not sure knowing the lat/long counts :-) At a guess Burger King, N58 W22 Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) ok, i thought as we were on the net, then I had to make it a bit more complicated. Sorry. Ding for the burger king Edited October 22, 2012 by maxxborchovski Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 No worries. No browsing is one of the rules. I think the Ding is generous, given my co-ordinates were somewhere in the mid-Atlantic! Following on from Burger and King, an Elvis question... What was Elvis's first UK number 1 single? Mark Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Jail House Rock? MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 I'll take a punt at All Shook Up (thank you Guiness Book of Hits Singles) Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Your Punt is right on the Mark & wins you a Euro. Sorry, that's a Ding. Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I was about to argue the toss there, I thought it was Heartbreak Hotel, but that only got to number one in the USA.... Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Thanks MTH. Sticking with Elvises (Elvi?), where would you have seen heard Elvis Costello's dad? Edited October 23, 2012 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 He was the secret lemonade drinker in the R White's ad Young elvis I think was singing backing vocals Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) MTH, you posted as I was editing the question, after double-checking my facts But good enough for the Ding. Yes, Ross McManus sang the old R Whites Lemonade advert jingle, 'Secret Lemonade Drinker'. Edited October 23, 2012 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) OK, I'll change my answer. He sang Secret Lemonade Drinker" in the R.White's TV ad. Young Declan McManus sang backing vocals Posted before Simple Pauls's latest edit Edited October 23, 2012 by MTH Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Procol Harum sang "A Whiter Shade of Pale", but how did the band get its name? Mark Edited October 23, 2012 by MTH Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 random letters out of the scrabble bag? Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Off a Dulux colour card? MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 It was the show name of a friend's cat. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Sticking with band name origins, where does Kasabian's name come from? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Sticking with band name origins, where does Kasabian's name come from?That was the surname of a woman involved in the Charles Manson murders. She (Lydia? Linda?) was 'part of the family' and became a prosecution whitness. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Linda Kasabian is correct. She was the key witness that enabled prosecutor Vincent Buglioni to convict Manson and the others involved in the Tate-Bianca murders. She was the only person in the Manson family to show remorse for the killings and sympathy for the victims and actively tried to stop them from taking place - she took no active part herself other than being present when they were committed. Initially she wanted to give evidence just to clear her conscience and wanted no special treatment but her attorney was smart enough to arrange immunity from prosecution in return for her turning state's evidence. So a DING for you. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Thanks for that Ding. Not sure how that scrap of info got into my head; I'm not a fan of the band or Manson, especially. I'm off to see Skyfall, the 23rd official Bond film later. Inspired by that, in 1967, who starred in the Italian-made spy spoof called 'Operation Kid Brother'? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 No one? Do a couple of the film's other titles help remind you of it? Operation Double 007 and Secret Agent 00. Its original title rather gives the game away, so I won't add that for a while... Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Sean Connery's brother? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Sean Connery's brother?Good enough for the Ding. Neil is the younger brother of Sean and looks a lot like him. The film's other title is OK Connery. Edited October 30, 2012 by Simply Paul Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Blimey. A massive 2.6/10 on imdb. That really must be a top quality film. In the Squeeze song 'Up the junction', what time was the baby born? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 5:20am (thirty minutes after it was taken to the incubator) Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 DING! Woo! Staying with Up the Junction... Who wrote the novel? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 That's a ding! Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Nell Dunn wrote her collection of short stories 'Up the Junction' in 1963. It was made into a film for both cinema and television. She published her first novel in 1967 and this was also made into a film starring a young Terence Stamp. What was the title of the novel? Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Nell Dunn wrote her collection of short stories 'Up the Junction' in 1963. It was made into a film for both cinema and television. She published her first novel in 1967 and this was also made into a film starring a young Terence Stamp. What was the title of the novel? Blow up? Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Nell Dunn wrote her collection of short stories 'Up the Junction' in 1963. It was made into a film for both cinema and television. She published her first novel in 1967 and this was also made into a film starring a young Terence Stamp. What was the title of the novel? Blow up? Sorry but no ding. Blow up starred David Hemmings, by the way. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 A few more clues then... The director was Ken Loach and the film credits list Malcolm McDowell although all of his scenes were deleted in the public release. Donovan performs the title song. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I knew the answer a while ago after I gave up and googled it a week ago, so can't really join in here. Any suggestions on next move would be good. Quote Link to comment
+maxx borchovski Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I found the answer to this on DVD whilst browsing in a local charity shop at the weekend. Mr Stamp's name rang a bell, which made me look at the DVD. Does this could as looking up the answer? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I found the answer to this on DVD whilst browsing in a local charity shop at the weekend. Mr Stamp's name rang a bell, which made me look at the DVD. Does this could as looking up the answer? AFAIK, looking the answer up on a DVD (or even in a book) is fine it's just looking for it on your computer, using search engines and the like, which would make all this far too easy... and therefore pretty pointless, which is not allowed. I seem to remember we had a ruling from the OP, Simply Paul a few moths back! Quote Link to comment
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