+TonyNChelle Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Ding !! Yeehaw! Anyway... As I'm a taxi driver, I thought I'd make this one topical... What famous Doctor is the actor who played the 'reverend' from the TV series 'Taxi' well known for? Ding-cookies available if you can name the Film in question, and both the Doctor and the Reverends full name. (Ding just for getting the right Doctor though!) Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Is it the 'Doc' (Doctor Emmet Brown) in the Back to the Future films? The actor is Christopher Lloyd and also played a Klingon in Star Trek. I used to know the reverend's full name, as I loved Taxi, but have not watched any for so long it has slipped my mind now. Quote
+TonyNChelle Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Is it the 'Doc' (Doctor Emmet Brown) in the Back to the Future films? The actor is Christopher Lloyd and also played a Klingon in Star Trek. I used to know the reverend's full name, as I loved Taxi, but have not watched any for so long it has slipped my mind now. Ding! Correct! Bonus cookies for knowing the Film, the Actor and the Doctors full name. The rev. was Reverend Jim Ignatowski btw. Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 W00t! Oh now I have to come up with something, lets go for something easy and non-Mensa.... Well I just made this one up on a walk this evening, so not sure how it will work, but here goes. When on a golf course and you hear the word 'fore' shouted, you know what to do. What word should make you do a similar thing when near the boundary of a cricket pitch? Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Balls? That would be tennis, I think 'New balls please!' Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Would it be Siiiiiixxxxx (non cricket fans will not know but to hit a 6 it has to go across the boundry without touching the floor) Sports Geek much Edited August 5, 2011 by jady1987 Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 W00t! Oh now I have to come up with something, lets go for something easy and non-Mensa.... Well I just made this one up on a walk this evening, so not sure how it will work, but here goes. When on a golf course and you hear the word 'fore' shouted, you know what to do. What word should make you do a similar thing when near the boundary of a cricket pitch? We used to shout heads... Or six! Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 I'll guess it's "heads up!" as that's what we used to shout in the forces when throwing something to someone who didn't seem ready for it to be heading their way and the alternative of "incoming" doesn't seem to sit well with cricket! Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Would it be Siiiiiixxxxx (non cricket fans will not know but to hit a 6 it has to go across the boundry without touching the floor) Sports Geek much Yay, DING! And it was Mr F's question to me as we were walking around along the boundary line with a couple of teens having a practice. And he plays and even enjoys watching cricket! (I suspect The Patrician knew the answer, really. It was tempting to go for a question about football & pies, but maybe next time...) Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Random Question, just because im stuck to think of something a little brainy: Was to the Abriviation T.W.O.K mean ??? Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 'Heads Up' and 'Incoming' might work, but it was the cricket watching crowd I was thinking of, and many of the ones I've met would rather risk getting a limb broken getting hit by a fast leg-on (or whatever - put appropriate cricket spin in here) than admit what 'heads up' or 'incoming' meant. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Taking without owner knowledge? Taking without consent. Tested working OK in some fields. Edited August 5, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) I suspect that this is one of those with several meanings. But to a field engineer, it's usually found on a used spare part and means "Tested and working OK". I suppose it could also be 'street speak' for TWOC = Taken without consent. Edited to add: Eek! I'd better learn to type faster! Edited August 5, 2011 by Pajaholic Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 DING NATTY Look see no brains today as i even used a K instead of a C....What an idiot Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Sports Geek much We also discovered our local bowls club and were invited in to have a drink. They were being very welcoming and encouraging us to want to join the club. We got into a conversation about weight, 'bias' and how the bowls curve, then I (seriously, without really thinking) asked if you can get left-handed bowls. So no, not much of a sports geek, me! Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Mum n dad play bowls....like 4 days a week! My little boy is there biggest fan as he loves going down watching and sometimes even has a roll Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 (I suspect The Patrician knew the answer, really. It was tempting to go for a question about football & pies, but maybe next time...) No, no, no.... What I know about sport, with the possible exception of bits of motorsport, and the interesting fact that Mick the Miller was a famous greyhound (I remember that from my pub quiz days, if we got a question on greyhound racing our answer was always Mick the Miller) is as close to zero as makes no difference! Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Why the hell are we all on line doing this at 10:30 on a Friday night? Haven't we got pubs to go to? Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Samuel Longhorn Clemens (Mark Twain) is related to Brian Clemens, creator of the programme staring Gordon Jackson, Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins. Name the series that I'm watching right now... On Sky+ Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 i have a sleeping 3 n half year old upstairs.......whats a pub again Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 I was going to say The Sweeney, but that's not right. Damned if I can think of the name of it. Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Ooh eck! I don't know how old the programme is but Martin Shaw first appeared in 'The Professionals', later in 'Judge John Deed' and 'Inspector George Gently'. Hopefully, it's one of those. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) Ooh eck! I don't know how old the programme is but Martin Shaw first appeared in 'The Professionals', later in 'Judge John Deed' and 'Inspector George Gently'. Hopefully, it's one of those. I can only take your first answer. DING! The Professionals. I thought Lewis Collins would have been the give away! Martin Shaw incidentally was in Coronation Street and Doctor in The house before the professionals. He also appeared in the New Avengers (also by Clemens) with Lewis Collins as a terrorist. Edited August 5, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 I thought Lewis Collins would have been the give away! Martin Shaw incidentally was in Coronation Street and Doctor in The house before the professionals. He also appeared in the New Avengers (with Lewis Collins) as a terrorist. I'm not into soap operas - which is why I wouldn't get up to £1,000 on 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. However, I knew Martin Shaw was in The Professionals after losing an argument that the actor with the curly, dark hair wasn't the same guy who played John Deed BTW, forget pubs, I'm trying to write a CodeIgniter application while also answering pub trivia questions! Next Q: What is the difference between a ship and a boat to someone in 'the Andrew'? Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Why the hell are we all on line doing this at 10:30 on a Friday night? Haven't we got pubs to go to? Drinking dirty beer? On a caching night? Ok if you insist. Goodnight all. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) I thought Lewis Collins would have been the give away! Martin Shaw incidentally was in Coronation Street and Doctor in The house before the professionals. He also appeared in the New Avengers (with Lewis Collins) as a terrorist. I'm not into soap operas - which is why I wouldn't get up to £1,000 on 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. However, I knew Martin Shaw was in The Professionals after losing an argument that the actor with the curly, dark hair wasn't the same guy who played John Deed BTW, forget pubs, I'm trying to write a CodeIgniter application while also answering pub trivia questions! Next Q: What is the difference between a ship and a boat to someone in 'the Andrew'? A ship is big enough to carry a boat... A boat is small enough to be carried by a ship. Of course... The Royal Navy refer to some buildings as HMS so I guess it's nothing to do with sailing or size... Something to do with simply being commissioned? Edited August 5, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 I've no idea what "the andrew" is, but I'll take a punt that "a boat" is a submarine, "a ship" is a surface vessel. Quote
+NattyBooshka Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 I've no idea what "the andrew" is, but I'll take a punt that "a boat" is a submarine, "a ship" is a surface vessel. The Andrew is the Royal Navy Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 A ship is classed as an aircraft carrier whereas a boat is not Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 DING! to MartyBartfast. A boat is a vessel purposely designed to sink (i.e. a submarine) while a ship is what saner folk (i.e. 'skimmers') go to sea in! FWIW, 'The Andrew' is indeed the RN's nickname for the Royal Navy. Quote
jadenrich2101 Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 I love this pub quiz.....i think we should all find a central point to all our locations and go in for one of those WIN BIG pub quizes that are kicking about....i think wed stand a good change Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) One for the oldies Put these into order, shortest to longest: chain foot furlong inch league mile yard (for anyone under the age of 40 (ish) they're units of measurement!) DING goes to the first person to get them ALL right. Edited August 6, 2011 by MartyBartfast Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 inch, foot, yard, chain, furlong, mile, league IIRC 12 inches = 1 foot, 3 feet = 1 yard, 22 yards = 1 chain, 10 chains = 1 furlong, 8 furlongs = 1 mile, 3 miles = 1 league Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 inch, foot, yard, chain, furlong, mile, league IIRC 12 inches = 1 foot, 3 feet = 1 yard, 22 yards = 1 chain, 10 chains = 1 furlong, 8 furlongs = 1 mile, 3 miles = 1 league Well I had in mind two old geezers who were most likely get it, and you were one of them!!!! DING Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Well I had in mind two old geezers who were most likely get it, and you were one of them!!!! DING Gee, thanks for that. I guess that I'm really showing my age! I wonder how many others had to learn four systems of units (Imperial, CGS, MKS, and SI) while at school and then have to use both imperial and metric at work - often together. FWIW, I was thinking of asking a real stinker on mixed units (thickness in mm of 20lb MS plate). However, I won't. Instead, another for the oldies: By what name is Elaine Bookbinder better known? Quote
+Fianccetto Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Elaine Paige? (I don't know, but bookbinders work with pages). Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 It's Elkie Brooks, and I always wondered why she never chose Elkie Books! Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 It's Elkie Brooks, and I always wondered why she never chose Elkie Books! DING! Over to you! Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 It's Elkie Brooks, and I always wondered why she never chose Elkie Books! DING! Over to you! Many thanks! First time I've looked in here for ages too ... OK, what breed of dog is this ... Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Yes, it's a Sealyham Terrier, clearly too easy and next time, I'll have to find a pic of an unusual cross breed to make it harder DING ... over to you. Edited August 6, 2011 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog Quote
+The Patrician Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Ta very much! Now an old atheist like myself shouldn't be asking this, but what is the most popular name for a pope? Quote
Pajaholic Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Your Excellency? More seriously, papal names that spring to mind are Benedict (present pope is Benedict XVI), John-Paul (the last was John-Paul II), and Gregory (ISTR Gregory XVI). However, when John-Paul I was made pope ISTR that one of those compound names went into the twenties. I'll guess John with Paul as my first reserve! Darn it! always happens when you answer in depth - so I'll have to go with my first reserve of "Paul"! Quote
+Hawkins2.5 Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Pretty sure you are both right with John, there have been twenty odd popes with the name of John. Benedict and Gregory as Pajaholic said have both been chosen 16 times. EDIT: Lol, I was close. Knew it was something starting with twenty! Edited August 6, 2011 by Hawkins2 Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 John? 23 apparently. DING! See? 11 years of Catholic education not wasted on me ... haha! One of my favourite films as a teenager was Fratello Sole, Sorello Luna. Who are the two main characters depicted in the film and where is it set? Quote
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Pretty sure you are both right with John, there have been twenty odd popes with the name of John. Benedict and Gregory as Pajaholic said have both been chosen 16 times. EDIT: Lol, I was close. Knew it was something starting with twenty! Pope John XXIII died when I was a kid ... he opened the second Vatican Council but passed away during, and Pope Paul VI took over Quote
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