+chizu Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 sorry must remember the wording of my own questions next time! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 No worries MartyBartfast, your turn. I don't want it I had no idea of the answer, it's definitely a win for norsch or Steve_P, I should have kept my nose out Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 No worries MartyBartfast, your turn. I don't want it I had no idea of the answer, it's definitely a win for norsch or Steve_P, I should have kept my nose out To clarify - a DING to norsch! Sorry again! Quote Link to comment
norsch Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 OK I'll try an easy one. Where in the UK can you find a village called "Conundrum"? Quote Link to comment
+Madam Cholet Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I used to go past places like Conundrum Fisheries up near Berwick when I went diving up there. Was never aware of an actual village but there could have been. Quote Link to comment
norsch Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 DING Madam, OK its hardly a village, but when I set the question I could not remember the name for a hamlet. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 DING Madam, OK its hardly a village, but when I set the question I could not remember the name for a hamlet. TBH, I don't think it's even a hamlet if this Google Maps link is where you mean. It seems that it's just a farm. Now, if you'd asked where you could find a Maudlin village? ... Geoff Quote Link to comment
+Madam Cholet Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Maudlin is near Bodmin. Those of you that know/ know of me have probably realised that I enjoy a movie or two. So.... From 1990 to 1997 every movie that got the Best Picture Oscar also got an Oscar in which other category? Have a go without Google first. (You wouldn't have Google in the Pub would you!) Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Welcome to the Groundspeak Arms, come in, take your coat off - put your feet up! I'm going to ask a question, whoever answers correctly can post the next question and so on... Rule 1 - No googling! Rule 2 - Try and keep your question at the level someone in a pub quiz might be able to answer... Question 1 - What is the heaviest organ in the human body? Maudlin is near Bodmin. Those of you that know/ know of me have probably realised that I enjoy a movie or two. So.... From 1990 to 1997 every movie that got the Best Picture Oscar also got an Oscar in which other category? Have a go without Google first. (You wouldn't have Google in the Pub would you!) No Googling has always been Rule 1 anyway, in case anybody wasn't aware..... I'll guess at Best Director. Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I'll go for best actor. Quote Link to comment
+Madam Cholet Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Ding to Keehotee for Best Director. Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Is this thread now officially dead? c'mon Keehotee your turn. Quote Link to comment
+Madam Cholet Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I hope Keehotee doesn't mind if I grab this turn from him but I've just come back from the company quiz night and am all fired up with questions. We did a round on 'Addresses' and I thought it might be fun for a while. (Keehotee, if you object, please kick me off and take your turn) Who lives at 124 Conch Street? Quote Link to comment
FourQ Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Spongebob Squarepants? Quote Link to comment
+The Duckers Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 We wait all that time for a question to come along and it gets answered in 19 mins........ Quote Link to comment
+Team Noodles Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 We wait all that time for a question to come along and it gets answered in 19 mins........ LOL, thanks for that! *goes to clean keyboard after spraying coffee all over it* Quote Link to comment
+Madam Cholet Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ding to FourQ. See we didn't know that one so what does that say about a person? Quote Link to comment
FourQ Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 If nothing else, it says that I'm a clinical insomniac. According to the Chinese zodiac, we are currently in the year of the.......? Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 If nothing else, it says that I'm a clinical insomniac. According to the Chinese zodiac, we are currently in the year of the.......? ...Ox? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Is it Rat? Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Polar bear? Quote Link to comment
+Team Noodles Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Is it Rat? Rat? not rat, that was last year, I forgot what comes after it tho. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 (edited) Is it Rat? Rat? not rat, that was last year, I forgot what comes after it tho. My mate sitting at the next desk reckons it's the year of the Bull Edit: now he says "or was that last year?" - some people!!! Edited November 20, 2009 by MartyBartfast Quote Link to comment
FourQ Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 ...Ox? DING!! (Sorry for the late confirmation...... don't ask) Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 OK, here's a little caching related puzzle, you may use whatever means for this question only. The other night, I went to see Sister Act. After we got back to our hotel, I realised that when we'd been shown out of the wheelchair accessible entrance, we must have walked right past (literally within 3 feet) a geocache, which cache was it? Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 GC17HAG? It was indeedy! Still a bit peeved at my lack of attention! Ding to Chizu! Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Coincidentally, I was in London the other day and found a couple of the series. This one was a bit far away though! Next question: Who was the shortest serving US President, and what cut his term short? Quote Link to comment
norsch Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Don't know his first name, but I'll try Harrison who I think died. Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Don't know his first name, but I'll try Harrison who I think died. DING! William Henry Harrison died 31 days in office from a cold and pneumonia in 1841. Quote Link to comment
norsch Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 OK Who was the shortest-reigning British monarch? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 OK Who was the shortest-reigning British monarch? Something tells me that this is going to be wrong, but I'll say it anyway to get it out of the way, so: Edward VIII Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Lady Jane Grey? Pete Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Lady Jane Grey? Pete Nah! Although she was de-facto monarch for 13 days in 1553 (or less if you consider her reign to start on the date of her proclamation rather than of the death of Edward VI), she was never crowned and wasn't a British monarch since she was only Queen of England. The first British Monarch was James I of England (James VI of Scotland), who united Britain when he became King of England in 1603. So the shortest reigning British monarch must have ruled after that date. Geoff Quote Link to comment
+burtsbodgers Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) Was it Edward as in Edward and Mrs Simpson? Edited November 21, 2009 by burtsbodgers Quote Link to comment
norsch Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 DING to Sharpeset The shortest-reigning British monarch was Lady Jane Grey who ruled for 13 days from July 6, 1553 until July 19 (although she was only proclaimed queen by the Lords of the Council on July 10). Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 DING to Sharpeset The shortest-reigning British monarch was Lady Jane Grey who ruled for 13 days from July 6, 1553 until July 19 (although she was only proclaimed queen by the Lords of the Council on July 10). British, English, whatever: happy to accept the Ding.... Which explorer was the frst to sail through the northwest passage, going on to fix the position of the North magnetic Pole? Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Hudson? Sorry, no Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 James Cabalt I think... not sure of the spelling though Cheers MaxKim. Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 James Cabalt I think... not sure of the spelling though Cheers MaxKim. no, not him either Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Probably Franklin, but as he never survived, we'll never know Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Probably Franklin, but as he never survived, we'll never know Sorry, not him either. This guy did survive... Quote Link to comment
norsch Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Eric Thorwaldsson Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Eric Thorwaldsson nope... Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 British, English, whatever: happy to accept the Ding.... Which explorer was the frst to sail through the northwest passage, going on to fix the position of the North magnetic Pole? I suspect you're thinking of Roald Amundsen - who navigated the Northwest passage at the beginning of the twentieth century. At least, he was the guy AFAICT who fixed the position of the North Pole. However, there is evidence that the Vikings navigated the Northwest passage centuries before, so Amundsen almost certainly wasn't the first. Geoff Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 British, English, whatever: happy to accept the Ding.... Which explorer was the frst to sail through the northwest passage, going on to fix the position of the North magnetic Pole? I suspect you're thinking of Roald Amundsen - who navigated the Northwest passage at the beginning of the twentieth century. At least, he was the guy AFAICT who fixed the position of the North Pole. However, there is evidence that the Vikings navigated the Northwest passage centuries before, so Amundsen almost certainly wasn't the first. Geoff Well Roald Amundsen is the DING according to my Bamber Gascoigne Uni Challenge quiz book, so unless the vikings aregoing to object, over to you... Pete Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Well Roald Amundsen is the DING according to my Bamber Gascoigne Uni Challenge quiz book, so unless the vikings aregoing to object, over to you... Thanks Pete. However, Eric the Red is more likely to be the first than Amundsen - so I'll pass the ding back over to norsch, who gave that answer. Geoff Quote Link to comment
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