+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Could be Spain... there were around at the time... or France... M Fist answer DING! 1537 apparently! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Oops! Edited August 14, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) ISTR that Henry VIII formed the first 'corps of marines' in the fifteenth century. Edited to add: so the country is England! I'd be impressed as he was born in 1491 so 9 at the end of the fifteenth century on December 31st 1500 Edited August 14, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 ISTR that Henry VIII formed the first 'corps of marines' in the fifteenth century. Edited to add: so the country is England! I'd be impressed as he was born in 1491 so 9 at the end of the fifteenth century on December 31st 1500 Yeah, you're right - that should have been 16th century (with the benefit of hindsight and Google)! The Mary Rose had a complement of marines as early as 1511, which pre-dates the Spanish. That said, they were 'marine infantry' and not Royal Marines, the latter being inaugurated in the seventeenth century. Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 maxkim, you're up! Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) ISTR that Henry VIII formed the first 'corps of marines' in the fifteenth century. Edited to add: so the country is England! I'd be impressed as he was born in 1491 so 9 at the end of the fifteenth century on December 31st 1500 Yeah, you're right - that should have been 16th century (with the benefit of hindsight and Google)! The Mary Rose had a complement of marines as early as 1511, which pre-dates the Spanish. That said, they were 'marine infantry' and not Royal Marines, the latter being inaugurated in the seventeenth century. nor were those marines anything to do with today's boot boys, who date back to 1664. Oldest marine force, not which country had one first. Edited August 14, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Have another bump... Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I sent maxkim an email. Perhaps we'll get a question soon. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 oops... sorry... you answer and never expect to be right... LOL. What is the largest underground land mammal in the UK. Quite rare nowadays.. ? <_< Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 The Black Panther. You only hear about them on slow news days, so I figure they must live underground. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 The Black Panther. You only hear about them on slow news days, so I figure they must live underground. Yeah... And they listen to underground music I hear Quote Link to comment
+Dave's Piglings Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) can't be badgers, they're about <---------------------------------------------------------------------> this big aren't they?! I think it's gruffalos Edited August 17, 2011 by bumpybecky Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 can't be badgers, they're about <---------------------------------------------------------------------> this big aren't they?! I think it's gruffalos I was thinking it can't be badgers because they're not exactly rare. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 can't be badgers, they're about <---------------------------------------------------------------------> this big aren't they?! I think it's gruffalos I was thinking it can't be badgers because they're not exactly rare. and they're not exactly underground. I'll have a punt at Moley. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Good tries but no.... Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Good tries but no.... Gary Neville? Fox Edited August 17, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 miners dolphins fruit bat cellar rat Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 A natural animal would be a Badger I guess, but pit ponies work underground...if there are still any left? Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 A natural animal would be a Badger I guess, but pit ponies work underground...if there are still any left? Cant think of anywhere they'd still be used... but bigger than a badger... depends on the pony as per Gary Neville! Teletubbies? Does Tubby Custard count as milk? Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 DING for pit pony... took a lot longer at our local pub quiz... :) Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 DING for pit pony... took a lot longer at our local pub quiz... :) Yeah... was in the news reletavely recently that the last know one had died. Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Sticking with nature....what British bird has the loudest call? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Sticking with nature....what British bird has the loudest call? Peggy Mitchell? Or The Bittern Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Judging by the racket they make round our way as they rip apart the black bags on bin day, I suspect it's the herring gull! Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 (edited) Bittern? Edit - Already taken I see! Edited August 18, 2011 by The Patrician Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I Googled after making my post and, rather strangely, the Bittern seems to have the reputation of having the loudest call even though scientific measurements suggest otherwise. The Bittern is an elusive bird and its 40dB is easily drowned by 55dB traffic noise, which is one of the reasons given for its decline -- potential mates cannot hear its call above traffic noise. In contrast, herring gull calls have been recorded at 85db+ (i.e. more than 64 times as loud as the Bittern) and you wouldn't want to be in a gull colony for very long as levels over 110dB have been recorded! Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 //Calling a Referee. I was thinking of the Bittern, but it looks like it's not that straight forward! Who's the adjudicator? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 There isn't one. However, I'll give way as I wasn't trying to get the ding; merely trying to point out that the question was ambiguous and not as straightforward as one might think. FWIW, I've even found YouTube footage of bitterns booming and being drowned out by more-distant geese! Loudness is subjective and depends on frequency as well as sound pressure. That said, I suspect that in terms of sound pressure measured in dBm (i.e. dB at one metre distance), that the bittern probably has it! Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 There isn't one. However, I'll give way as I wasn't trying to get the ding; merely trying to point out that the question was ambiguous and not as straightforward as one might think. FWIW, I've even found YouTube footage of bitterns booming and being drowned out by more-distant geese! Loudness is subjective and depends on frequency as well as sound pressure. That said, I suspect that in terms of sound pressure measured in dBm (i.e. dB at one metre distance), that the bittern probably has it! From what I've read the loudest bird in Britain is neither of those - and nobody's got the right answer yet Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Bitterns don't go stealing pasties! Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 .....I should check if the answer in my head is correct first next time! Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 The one that goes cooooook coooooo cooooook oooooooooo down the blooming chimney pot at 5 in morning and wake everyone up Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 The one that goes cooooook coooooo cooooook oooooooooo down the blooming chimney pot at 5 in morning and wake everyone up Yes! I have one of those too. (Or two..or probably several by now.) Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Bump. Maybe we can continue the thread in the form of challenges?! Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Sticking with nature....what British bird has the loudest call? Peggy Mitchell? Or The Bittern Ding on that because it was what I was thinking of (rightly or wrongly!) Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Marty Bartfast is away on holiday for a couple of weeks, isn't he? Quote Link to comment
+eusty Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Marty Bartfast is away on holiday for a couple of weeks, isn't he? ...a volunteer then.. : Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I've got one (hopefully not too difficult) ready if nobody objects. Quote Link to comment
jadenrich2101 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Crack on paj...ive been having itching to answer (or try to) answer some more questions Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 OK. Hopefully an easy one... Which compositional work ends with the words, "And that's how the High Command took my Daddy from me." Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 OK. Hopefully an easy one... Which compositional work ends with the words, "And that's how the High Command took my Daddy from me." The Wall? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 OK. Hopefully an easy one... Which compositional work ends with the words, "And that's how the High Command took my Daddy from me." The Wall? The right band, but AIUI this wasn't in the original 'Wall' (stage version). As it was included in the film (but not at the end), I'll give it to you if nobody gives the name of the track by tomorrow evening! Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 It was about Roger Water's father who was killed in Italy I think, but I don't know the song. Quote Link to comment
goosegogger Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 When the tigers broke free by Roger Waters Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 DING! to goosegogger It's the last line of "When the Tigers Broke Free", by Pink Floyd. As The Patrician wrote, the song is an account of the fate of Floyd songwriter/bassist/vocalist Roger Waters's father, who was killed in action at Anzio. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) It doesn't appear in the original... ie the album, the tour ended with Outside the Wall. Edited August 21, 2011 by NattyBooshka Quote Link to comment
goosegogger Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) The 'Swastica' , in modern times has come to symbolise evil, thanks solely to German Nazism, this is in complete paradox to its earliest (and still used) meaning-by whom ? Edited August 21, 2011 by goosegogger Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The 'Swastica' , in modern times has come to symbolise evil, thanks solely to German Nazism, this is in complete paradox to its earliest (and still used) meaning-by whom ? Hindus? Quote Link to comment
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