+purple_pineapple Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Given it's the best selling UK album ever I'll go for Queen's Greatest Hits by Queen. Nope, but you're right, that is the best selling UK album. (approx 5.4 million copies and counting) Hmm I can think of a few probables. How about Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) That's the longest record by a group ever to appear in the UK charts (211 weeks) I'll guess Bat out of hell, by Meatloaf, That's the longest charting album by a male artist (244 weeks and never higher than number 9 in the charts). Carry on up the Charts, Beautiful South? Nope. Was it by a rather odd-looking US artist by any chance? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Depends who you are thinking of? Does this mean its a female solo artist then? maybe Madonna? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 hmmm maybe Bat Out Of Hell by Meatloaf ??? Oi, I said that, but apparently we're both wrong. Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel ?? Failing that, something by the Beatles? Quote
+Team Sieni Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Well, unless those hints are devilishly misleading its neither group, nor male artist. How about the soundtrack to Sound of Music? by ... erm ... the cast of the Sound of Music. Quote
+kennamatic Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 (edited) "Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel ?? Failing that, something by the Beatles? It's a big DING to Dorsetgal or GeoDog depending which one guessed it. And I never got to use my clue. There are 98 caches worldwide called Bridge Over Troubled Water(s). That must make it one of the most popular names for a cache. Edited May 12, 2007 by kennamatic Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Ah, the hunch paid off. Saw the Garfunkel half with his son at Hampton Court Palace music festival last year, fantastic ... very intimate concert held in the Base Court, the drummer and some of the band even came off stage afterwards to meet us ... well ok, he spotted GeoDog and his sister Penny (also a working dog) in the audience and came off stage to meet them! All we could do was sit by kinda like chaperones, they (the dogs) were who the band wanted to meet!! Anyways, onwards ... This week I walked (well ok, rolled) through this place while caching, where is it? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 12, 2007 Author Posted May 12, 2007 That looks like a pyramid in the middle to me... Quote
+chizu Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Of course, its La Louvre, we were there last December for my birthday. Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Of course, its La Louvre, we were there last December for my birthday. Ha! Ding to Mr Chizu, yes we went there last Tuesday for my birthday, however, it happened to be a Bank Holiday and it was closed! On the plus side, that left more time for caching ... every cloud, so they say! Quote
+chizu Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Ok, given tonight's Eurovision Contest, which5 UK entrants have won it? Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Ok I'll start it off with Cliff Richard, Bucks Fizz, Brotherhood of Man and Johnny Logan ... scratching head now. Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Back again before SP gets here to offer, Katrina and the Waves! Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 12, 2007 Author Posted May 12, 2007 Katrina and the Waves in 1997. Lulu? Sandie Shaw? Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Scratch Johnny Logan and substitute Sandie Shaw with A Puppet on a String Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 12, 2007 Author Posted May 12, 2007 I'd like to call a Steward's Enquiry. She's getting help from an internet source: Me, by instant messenger! Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 (edited) Ok the collective wisdom of our sofa says, Brotherhood of Man, Bucks Fizz, Lulu, Sandie Shaw and Katrina & the Waves Edited May 12, 2007 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote
+chizu Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 Ok the collective wisdom of our sofa says, Brotherhood of Man, Bucks Fizz, Lulu, Sandie Shaw and Katrina & the Waves Yup that's a DING for that list, I wondered if anyone might get confused with Sir Cliff. Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 12, 2007 Posted May 12, 2007 I'm always confused by Cliff Richard! OK, something a little different, there are 5 organisations (charities) that train Registered Assistance Dogs in the UK, can you name them? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 12, 2007 Author Posted May 12, 2007 Guide Dogs for the Blind (and not, as I once thought, Blind Dogs for the Guides) Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Guide Dogs for the Blind (and not, as I once thought, Blind Dogs for the Guides) Add Canine partners for independence. Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Two so far correct; Guide Dogs (SP) Canine Partners (Marty) just three more to go! Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 13, 2007 Author Posted May 13, 2007 Ok, I'll bite again (it's no worse than my bark) - what about Hearing Dogs for the Deaf? Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Three so far correct; Guide Dogs (SP) Canine Partners (Marty) Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (SP) just two more to go! Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) Four so far correct; Guide Dogs for the Blind Assn(SP) Canine Partners (Marty) Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (SP) Dogs for the Disabled (FollowMeChaps) just one more to go! Who is going to get it for the ding? BIG clue, the organisation is based in Sheffield. Edited May 13, 2007 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote
SlytherinAlex Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Four so far correct; Guide Dogs for the Blind Assn(SP) Canine Partners (Marty) Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (SP) Dogs for the Disabled (FollowMeChaps) just one more to go! Who is going to get it for the ding? BIG clue, the organisation is based in Sheffield. It's the National Union of Mineworkers. No, wait a minute. That was the blind leading the blind, wasn't it?? Quote
+FollowMeChaps Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Is it anything to do with epilepsy? We understand that dogs are trained to alert severe sufferers to fits. Someone put me out of my misery - the temptation to Google it is nearly overwhealming! Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Yes it is something to do with epilepsy. The organisation concerned not only train mobility assistance dogs (to help people with physical disabilities) but they also train medical alert dogs which can alert to oncoming seizures, diabetic episodes and so on. Surely someone local must know ... Quote
+FollowMeChaps Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Mrs FMC is guessing "Medical Alert Dogs MAD"? Quote
+FollowMeChaps Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 Sorry, not MAD, not heard of them! I think The Beast must have come from MAD, at least he's got mad genes in him! Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 In the interests of moving the quiz along ... YOU MAY NOW GOOGLE for the answer. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 13, 2007 Author Posted May 13, 2007 Support Dogs is a charity established in 1992 by dog trainer Val Strong. The charity has pioneered the training of seizure alert dogs – the charity’s main focus today. It is the only organisation in the world that undertakes training for this purpose. Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 13, 2007 Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) DING! to Simply Paul! The five organisations that train Registered Assistance Dogs in the UK are The Guide Dogs for the Blind Assn Hearing Dogs for Deaf Poeple Dogs for the Disabled Canine Partners Support Dogs Only dogs from these organisations have free and full public access when working in the UK. Edited May 13, 2007 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 13, 2007 Author Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) I want to do a music round but it'll take me a while to find the tunes and edit them - stay tuned! Edited May 13, 2007 by Simply Paul Quote
+rutson Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) Enlighten me Paul... How did you find this web page and copy and paste your answer without breaking the quiz rules? Edited May 14, 2007 by rutson Quote
Nediam Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 Enlighten me Paul... How did you find this web page and copy and paste your answer without breaking the quiz rules? Check out Dorsetgals previous post . . . In the interests of moving the quiz along ... YOU MAY NOW GOOGLE for the answer. Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted May 14, 2007 Posted May 14, 2007 Yes, wot he said ^^^^ Nothing out of order Ian, I invited people to google as (after 24 hours) I wanted the quiz to move along to the next question. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 14, 2007 Author Posted May 14, 2007 You'd be surprised what I can do in 5 minutes Rutson Quote
+chizu Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 I want to do a music round but it'll take me a while to find the tunes and edit them - stay tuned! Any chance of another question in the meantime? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 16, 2007 Author Posted May 16, 2007 Yes, sorry. Real life got in the way there for a while. WITHOUT using a calculator, or other electonic device (an abacus is ok) what is 1200 miles per hour in feet per second? Go! Quote
+chizu Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 Yes, sorry. Real life got in the way there for a while. WITHOUT using a calculator, or other electonic device (an abacus is ok) what is 1200 miles per hour in feet per second? Go! 1200 miles/hour = (1200/60) = 120/6 = 20 miles/minute =20/60 = 1/3 miles/second 1 mile =1760 yards = 1760 * 3 feet = 5280 feet. 5280/3 = 1760 feet/second Quote
+Simply Paul Posted May 16, 2007 Author Posted May 16, 2007 Ding! And a house point for showing workings-out Quote
+chizu Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 Ding! And a house point for showing workings-out Thanks - My A-level maths teacher drilled into us "always show your working" and I still can't help it! Next question - What were the full names of Doctor Who's original 3 companions back in 1963 (one of the names is an alias)? Quote
+chizu Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Thanks - My A-level maths teacher drilled into us "always show your working" and I still can't help it! Next question - What were the full names of Doctor Who's original 3 companions back in 1963 (one of the names is an alias)? Ok ,since no-one has even guessed at this after 24 hrs, you can start Googling.................................. NOW!!! Quote
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