+sTeamTraen Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 Lets stay with music. Who wrote "I wake up to the sound of music" and when. Paul McCartney, circa 1970. Quote
+drdick&vick Posted June 10, 2010 Posted June 10, 2010 The Beatles, the song is Let it be. I know it is sad but like their stuff and listen to it in the car and knew that I had heard it recently so hve just had an hour flitting through the iPod to find it. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Well done to sTeamTraen. It was in fact 31 January 1969. Quote
+sTeamTraen Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Despite appearances, this is a showbiz-related question: The UK version is 496. What's the (probably better-known) US equivalent? Quote
+Cornell Finch Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 Knowing that the British have a reputation for not working as fast as our colonial cousins: 24? Quote
+sTeamTraen Posted June 11, 2010 Posted June 11, 2010 (edited) 24? Nope. The answer is a 3-digit number. Edited June 11, 2010 by sTeamTraen Quote
+Team Noodles Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 24? Nope. The answer is a 3-digit number. this..is..CACHEIIIIIIIIING!!!!!! 300? Quote
+sTeamTraen Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 555? Ding! OfCom reserves 496(0)xxx for phone numbers within an STD code area that can be read out on screen or in films so that if someone decided to phone them, they don't work. The North American equivalent is 555, as spoofed in the film Last Action Hero. Quote
+keehotee Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 555? Ding! OfCom reserves 496(0)xxx for phone numbers within an STD code area that can be read out on screen or in films so that if someone decided to phone them, they don't work. The North American equivalent is 555, as spoofed in the film Last Action Hero. Whoops - ok.... Where,and when, was the last battle fought on English soil? Quote
+Maple Leaf Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Where,and when, was the last battle fought on English soil? Groundspeak forums Quote
+Bear and Ragged Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 (edited) Last battle between private armies? Near Mickleton, Gloucestershire. 1851 -googled the date! Edited June 12, 2010 by Bear and Ragged Quote
+keehotee Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 (edited) Last battle between private armies? Near Mickleton, Gloucestershire. 1851 -googled the date! That's 13 years after the one I had in mind - and I can't find out anything about it....tell me more. Edited to add - aaah, found it. Not quite what I had in mind, but you can have the ding Edited June 12, 2010 by keehotee Quote
+Bear and Ragged Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Last battle between private armies? Near Mickleton, Gloucestershire. 1851 -googled the date! That's 13 years after the one I had in mind - and I can't find out anything about it....tell me more. Edited to add - aaah, found it. Not quite what I had in mind, but you can have the ding Battle of Mickleton tunnel Cache to celebrate the battle Another cache page with story Quote
+Bear and Ragged Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 Continue with the Brunel connection. July 1970. Event. Two connections. What, where. Quote
+MarigauxToby Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 (edited) SS Great Britain was towed into Bristol Docks. Edited June 12, 2010 by MarigauxToby Quote
+Bear and Ragged Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 SS Great Britain was towed into Bristol Docks. Nearly! Quote
+drdick&vick Posted June 12, 2010 Posted June 12, 2010 slight memory of a dock strike starting and ending in July of that year Quote
+Bear and Ragged Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 SS Great Britain was towed into Bristol Docks. Nearly! Brunel connections July 1970. Event. Two connections. What, where. Quote
+rob.marsh Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 SS Great Britain was towed into Bristol Docks. Nearly! Brunel connections July 1970. Event. Two connections. What, where. SS Great Britain returned home from the Faulklands, towed under the Clifton Suspension Bridge and into Bristol dockyard. Quote
+Bear and Ragged Posted June 15, 2010 Posted June 15, 2010 SS Great Britain was towed into Bristol Docks. Nearly! Brunel connections July 1970. Event. Two connections. What, where. SS Great Britain returned home from the Faulklands, towed under the Clifton Suspension Bridge and into Bristol dockyard. DING! SS Gt Britain and the Bridge both by Brunel. As a youngster - in the words of Max Boyce- I was there! I saw it. Quote
+rob.marsh Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Riddle Time then, With what vegetable do you throw away the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, and throw away the inside? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Riddle Time then, With what vegetable do you throw away the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, and throw away the inside? Corn on the Cob ? (Courtesy of my 16 year old daughter) Quote
+rob.marsh Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 Riddle Time then, With what vegetable do you throw away the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, and throw away the inside? Corn on the Cob ? (Courtesy of my 16 year old daughter) DING Spot on! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 What does AU stand for (in terms of distance measurement), and what is the definition of 1 AU? Quote
+rutson Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 Either an atomic unit whose definitiion I forget or an astronomical unit which is 9.3E7 give or take. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) Either an atomic unit whose definitiion I forget or an astronomical unit which is 9.3E7 give or take. CLOSE It's the Astronomical Unit I was after, but for a start you get a rap over the knuckles from my old chemistry teacher for not specifying the units, 9.3E7 what?, apples?, oranges? (yes he was like that). Anyway it was the definition I was looking for rather than its value. edit to add: It's not a light year, it's a MUCH shorter distance than that. Edited June 19, 2010 by MartyBartfast Quote
+paulbarratt Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 What does AU stand for (in terms of distance measurement), and what is the definition of 1 AU? AU stands for Astronomical Unit and the definition of 1 AU is the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun over one Earth orbit. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 What does AU stand for (in terms of distance measurement), and what is the definition of 1 AU? AU stands for Astronomical Unit and the definition of 1 AU is the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun over one Earth orbit. Ding, spot on. Quote
+paulbarratt Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 Here you go....... Which modern means of transport now usually replaces the richly adorned but antiquated and impractical 'Sedia Gestatoria'? Quote
+Pharisee Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Here you go....... Which modern means of transport now usually replaces the richly adorned but antiquated and impractical 'Sedia Gestatoria'? The mountain bike? Quote
+paulbarratt Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Here you go....... Which modern means of transport now usually replaces the richly adorned but antiquated and impractical 'Sedia Gestatoria'? The mountain bike? Nope....next!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
tony and carina Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Here you go....... Which modern means of transport now usually replaces the richly adorned but antiquated and impractical 'Sedia Gestatoria'? The mountain bike? Nope....next!!!!!!!!!!!! Pope mobile Over to anyone for the next Q Tony Quote
+paulbarratt Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 Here you go....... Which modern means of transport now usually replaces the richly adorned but antiquated and impractical 'Sedia Gestatoria'? The mountain bike? Nope....next!!!!!!!!!!!! Pope mobile Over to anyone for the next Q Tony DING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The floor is open for the next question Quote
Superdan24 Posted July 21, 2010 Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Well the Fair Play award goes to people rather than clubs, so if you mean the Fair play trophy (given at world cups), I'd take a guess at Spain. I don't remember tham getting too many bookings, I don't remember a red card, and they went the furtehst so it'd make sense Edited July 21, 2010 by Superdan24 Quote
+naffita Posted October 29, 2010 Posted October 29, 2010 This seems to have died. So, one we had in our local last week: Of the 50 American states, how many still have the death penalty? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted October 30, 2010 Posted October 30, 2010 I suppose it's only a matter of time before someone gets it, so I'll guess 26 Quote
+keehotee Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 All of them - if it's a Federal capital offence??? Quote
+naffita Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 All of them - if it's a Federal capital offence??? Not all. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 Not all. Oi, what about my last guess? Quote
+naffita Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 Not all. Oi, what about my last guess? Oops, still not enough. Quote
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