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Ascari? I know he has the one season record

Unfortunately not, although Alberto Ascari probably would have had the career percentage record but for his tragic death in 1955. His one season record was for 1952. In those days there weren't so many races each season and he won 6 of the 8 races he entered that year - an incredible 75%.

Yeah... last 6 of the season too... and started 53 with a win I think.

 

Ok... Must be Fangio then.

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Ok... enough of this slow F1 stuff... time to go faster.

 

The final American Space Shuttle mission launched yesterday. Complete its mission name.

 

STS-...

 

I would laugh if this was the post that pushes this thread onto page 135 as that's the number you are looking for.

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Ok... enough of this slow F1 stuff... time to go faster.

 

The final American Space Shuttle mission launched yesterday. Complete its mission name.

 

STS-...

 

I would laugh if this was the post that pushes this thread onto page 135 as that's the number you are looking for.

Ding ding!

 

And yes... I was hoping, but needed a few guesses first!

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Ok time for a tenuous link.

 

The first animal to orbit the earth was called something.

 

And in 2002 a band released a remix album referencing this animal and urging them to come home. What was the name of that band?

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Ok time for a tenuous link.

 

The first animal to orbit the earth was called something.

 

And in 2002 a band released a remix album referencing this animal and urging them to come home. What was the name of that band?

Page 135 just 2 posts too late :(

 

Gorillaz

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Ok time for a tenuous link.

 

The first animal to orbit the earth was called something.

 

And in 2002 a band released a remix album referencing this animal and urging them to come home. What was the name of that band?

Page 135 just 2 posts too late :(

 

Gorillaz

 

Gorillaz were the remixed band. But who did the remixing?

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ISTR something about Space Monkeys and the Gorillaz or Gorillaz and the Space Monkeys, so I'll guess (the) Space Monkeys. That said, I suspect it's yet another manufactured band and there's something weird about one manufactured band remixing another (as in it makes you wonder who the original, original artist was!)

Posted (edited)

ISTR something about Space Monkeys and the Gorillaz or Gorillaz and the Space Monkeys, so I'll guess (the) Space Monkeys. That said, I suspect it's yet another manufactured band and there's something weird about one manufactured band remixing another (as in it makes you wonder who the original, original artist was!)

Manufactured, no... They're not a spice girls/monkees.... They just do things differently.

 

And spacemonkeyz was one word!

 

Technically, the album artist was Spacemonkeyz Vs Gorillaz

 

Personally I'd like to see Cradle of Filth Vs Britney Spears.

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ISTR something about Space Monkeys and the Gorillaz or Gorillaz and the Space Monkeys, so I'll guess (the) Space Monkeys. That said, I suspect it's yet another manufactured band and there's something weird about one manufactured band remixing another (as in it makes you wonder who the original, original artist was!)

Manufactured, no... They're not a spice girls/monkees.... They just do things differently.

 

And spacemonkeyz was one word!

 

Actually I have seen it written as Space Monkeyz. So you were right with the spelling.

 

But Pajaholic gets the ding.

 

2002 album Laika come home referencing the first animal in space. Russian dog Laika (also the first animal to die in orbit). The title was also a play on the Film title Lassie come Home.

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Actually I have seen it written as Space Monkeyz. So you were right with the spelling.

 

But Pajaholic gets the ding.

 

2002 album Laika come home referencing the first animal in space. Russian dog Laika (also the first animal to die in orbit). The title was also a play on the Film title Lassie come Home.

FWIW, it was well after my time and I don't think I've ever heard the song. I only remembered the band because it seemed such a naff name at the time and association with both the Gorillaz and space dredged it back into memory.

 

Anyway, sticking with animal space travel: what was the first animal to be launced into space?

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The creator of Rumpole of the Bailey was himself a Barrister. One of his legal victories came in defence of a record company and record store in an obscenity case. Which band released the album which started the court action?

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The Sex Pistols?

Ding.

 

Virgin Records and Nottingham Virgin Megastore stood in the dock and John Mortimer QC proved that "Nevermind the Bollocks" was not offensive as the 3rd word meant nonsense. We have a high court, binding, ruling that the word is not obscene and it's not been appealed since.

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I thought it was Yves-Jacques, but I see it's actually Jacques-Yves, and I didn't know it was hyphonated.

 

Which world famous fashion house originally made its fortune by using slave labour to produce uniforms for the Hitler Youth and SS?

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Juba is the capital of which country?

 

Is this the new one, South Sudan?

DING!!!

 

That's me off to the pub :)

Can't believe you got one! Just home... Knackered... Give me a bell and we'll sup ale tomorrow!

 

What you doing on the forums btw?

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4 horror movie characters have been played by the same actor on at least 6 occasions in films. Sir Christopher Lee: Dracula, Robert Englund: Freddy Krueger, Tobin Bell: Jigsaw...

 

The other is a part time member of extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.

 

The ding for the character and film.

 

A ding and a pint for the actor!

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4 horror movie characters have been played by the same actor on at least 6 occasions in films. Christopher Reeve: Dracula,

 

What do I get for pointing out that Christopher Reeve was Superman, whereas Dracula was Chrisopher Lee ? :rolleyes:

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I believe he played the role "the man" in a film called Cradle of fear! That was Dani filth the lead singer :P

Dani did indeed play the man in Cradle of Fear... But he hasn't played the man in 5 other movies. Nor is he a part time member of the band. The character in question is nowhere near as obscure!

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4 horror movie characters have been played by the same actor on at least 6 occasions in films. Christopher Reeve: Dracula,

 

What do I get for pointing out that Christopher Reeve was Superman, whereas Dracula was Chrisopher Lee ? :rolleyes:

You get to point and laugh!!

 

Will edit... Can't believe I mixed those two up!

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4 horror movie characters have been played by the same actor on at least 6 occasions in films. Sir Christopher Lee: Dracula, Robert Englund: Freddy Krueger, Tobin Bell: Jigsaw...

 

The other is a part time member of extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.

 

The ding for the character and film.

 

A ding and a pint for the actor!

 

The character's Pinhead, from Hellraiser (1, 2 etc)

 

No idea what his real name is. And had no idea he was in Cradle of Filth, either.

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