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February 16, 2012

Not enough digits on my calculator !!

I used Windows calculator in scientific mode, there are enough on that!

Have I just blown my chance of a 'ding' by revealing that I didn't work it out in my head?

February 16, 2012

Not enough digits on my calculator !!

I used Windows calculator in scientific mode, there are enough on that!

Have I just blown my chance of a 'ding' by revealing that I didn't work it out in my head?

Well that's an interesting one. I didn't post, because I had used the calc on my PC, but a quick check of the original rules, actually say "Rule 1 - No googling!"

so technically it doesn't appear to be forbidden, but I think it's the question poser who will probably have the final say!

February 16, 2012

OK I'll give this one a go.

How much does looking for small plastic containers cost the average cacher in one year?

February 16, 2012

OK I'll give this one a go.

How much does looking for small plastic containers cost the average cacher in one year?

Great idea for a question, but you kind of have to be the first person to get he previous question right (and be awarded a ding by the question poser) to get the chance to set the next question...

Keep watching the thread and I'm sure you'll be up in no time.

February 16, 2012

"Rule 1 - No googling!"

so technically it doesn't appear to be forbidden, but I think it's the question poser who will probably have the final say!

That's what I thought!

1.4k · February 16, 2012

But any of us could put the right answer now without Googling! :laughing:

So...I guess NattyBooshka can ccept The Patrician's answer, or set another question. :unsure:

February 16, 2012

OK I'll give this one a go.

How much does looking for small plastic containers cost the average cacher in one year?

Great idea for a question, but you kind of have to be the first person to get he previous question right (and be awarded a ding by the question poser) to get the chance to set the next question...

Keep watching the thread and I'm sure you'll be up in no time.

That's fine, but since there appears to be a bit of cheating going on (reading in between the lines of your words) I just thought I'd get in while there was an opportunity.

It's only a silly game after all. And cachers are used to that shirley.

NEXT!

February 16, 2012

When I saw Pharisee's original answer (now edited out) I had a pretty good idea what the answer must be. I merely confirmed it with the calculator.

Personally I can hardly stand the suspense. When's Natty coming back?

Edited February 16, 2012 by The Patrician

February 16, 2012

"Rule 1 - No googling!"

so technically it doesn't appear to be forbidden, but I think it's the question poser who will probably have the final say!

That's what I thought!

Yes, no googling doesn't mean no calculators, does it! And we couldn't possibly have a rule that said, no using your PCs ... otherwise we'd never be able to reply to each other! :laughing:

1.3k · February 17, 2012

When I saw Pharisee's original answer (now edited out) I had a pretty good idea what the answer must be. I merely confirmed it with the calculator.

Personally I can hardly stand the suspense. When's Natty coming back?

My bad... I should have said no calculators!

Sorry I've not been on sooner...

11 x 11 = 121

111 x 111 = 12321

etc..

Yes... what the heck... DING!!!!!

1.3k · February 17, 2012

"Rule 1 - No googling!"

so technically it doesn't appear to be forbidden, but I think it's the question poser who will probably have the final say!

That's what I thought!

Yes, no googling doesn't mean no calculators, does it! And we couldn't possibly have a rule that said, no using your PCs ... otherwise we'd never be able to reply to each other!

I dunno... I very rarely use a PC these days!

February 17, 2012

Yes... what the heck... DING!!!!!

Ta.

What were 'Fat Man' and 'Little Boy'?

February 17, 2012

Laurel and Hardy perchance?

February 17, 2012

Laurel and Hardy perchance?

Nope.

6.2k · February 17, 2012

Yes... what the heck... DING!!!!!

Ta.

What were 'Fat Man' and 'Little Boy'?

The two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki & Hiroshima.

February 17, 2012

The two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki & Hiroshima.

DING!

February 17, 2012

The two atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki & Hiroshima.

DING!

More like a KABOOM! shirley. :sad:

6.2k · February 17, 2012

So the Bronte sisters : Emily, Charlotte & Anne, but what was their brother's name?

February 17, 2012

So the Bronte sisters : Emily, Charlotte & Anne, but what was their brother's name?

I'm going for Bramwell

6.2k · February 17, 2012

So the Bronte sisters : Emily, Charlotte & Anne, but what was their brother's name?

I'm going for Bramwell

Good choice,

DING

February 18, 2012

So the Bronte sisters : Emily, Charlotte & Anne, but what was their brother's name?

I'm going for Bramwell

Good choice,

DING

well, as the other word I had on the brain was "Branston", I think it was possibly the only name I could have admitted without looking silly .

Anyway, my question is:

What's the highest possible score for one hand in cribbage?

February 18, 2012

long time since I've played, but I seem to recall 27 was possible, but can't remember how

edit - I love how google allows us to opportunity to find out we're wrong almost instantly

Edited February 18, 2012 by The Frosties!

February 18, 2012

Jack and three fives with the five of the same suit as the jack turned over. 15-2, 15-4, 15-6, 15-8 from the fives plus jack, another 8 via 15s from just the 5s making 16 so far, a dozen from 4 x 5s making 28 so far, plus one 'for his nob', making 29.

1.3k · February 18, 2012

Haven't played it for years, but I used to play it every break time at work, never got 29 though

February 18, 2012

Jack and three fives with the five of the same suit as the jack turned over. 15-2, 15-4, 15-6, 15-8 from the fives plus jack, another 8 via 15s from just the 5s making 16 so far, a dozen from 4 x 5s making 28 so far, plus one 'for his nob', making 29.

DING for Pajaholic

February 18, 2012

Thanks!

One of our favourite table game is Chickenfoot dominoes. Although you can play this with a 'standard' (i.e. double-six) set, it's normally played with a larger set. We have both double-twelve and double-fifteen sets, although playing Chickenfoot with a double-fifteen set requires a large table. Double-eighteen sets are also available, but you'd probably need to play that on the floor!

So to the question: How many tiles are there in a double-twelve and also in a double-fifteen domino set?

1.3k · February 19, 2012

Thanks!

One of our favourite table game is Chickenfoot dominoes. Although you can play this with a 'standard' (i.e. double-six) set, it's normally played with a larger set. We have both double-twelve and double-fifteen sets, although playing Chickenfoot with a double-fifteen set requires a large table. Double-eighteen sets are also available, but you'd probably need to play that on the floor!

So to the question: How many tiles are there in a double-twelve and also in a double-fifteen domino set?

91... and... 136?

Chickenfoot Dominoes? That's a strange merch deal for a rock band!

February 19, 2012

91... and... 136?

Chickenfoot Dominoes? That's a strange merch deal for a rock band!

DING!

It's called Chickenfoot because it takes three tiles to "satisfy" a double and the three tiles when laid resemble a chicken's foot.

Over to you.

6.2k · February 25, 2012

Time out.

A new rule: If a Dingee fails to ask a question one week after bing Dinged, anyone can step in with a fresh question.

A reminder of the other rules: Questions should be Pub-Quiz level and Internet searches aren't allowed to find the answer... unless things drag-on and the Questioner ok's Googling (or similar). It's also fine to ask friends or family - so long as they don't look up the answer online either - and books are alright to check. The various QI ones seem a good bet

Game on!

February 25, 2012

On the basis of the new rule, I can step in with another question. But first, another for the OP (i.e. Simply Paul): Are electronic resources OK provided they're not on the Internet? For example, would using a calculator or spreadsheet to answer my previous question be permitted?

So, WRT the new question: The author Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created Tarzan, also created another series that started in the USA but was mainly set in Barsoom. My question is simply, "Where is Barsoom?"

Edited February 25, 2012 by Pajaholic

3k · February 25, 2012

On the basis of the new rule, I can step in with another question. But first, another for the OP (i.e. Simply Paul): Are electronic resources OK provided they're not on the Internet? For example, would using a calculator or spreadsheet to answer my previous question be permitted?

So, WRT the new question: The author Edgar Rice Burroughs, who created Tarzan, also created another series that started in the USA but was mainly set in Barsoom. My question is simply, "Where is Barsoom?"

Mars!

February 25, 2012

DING!

Over to keehotee...

3k · February 25, 2012

DING!

Over to keehotee...

Ok

Where was Valentine Michael Smith born?

February 25, 2012

DING!

Over to keehotee...

Ok

Where was Valentine Michael Smith born?

Wasn't it Mars?

3k · February 25, 2012

DING!

Over to keehotee...

Ok

Where was Valentine Michael Smith born?

Wasn't it Mars?

Ding!

February 25, 2012

Who, what or where is, or was, Hesikos?

February 25, 2012

Who, what or where is, or was, Hesikos?

Rings a bell... did Dr Who go there?

February 25, 2012

Who, what or where is, or was, Hesikos?

Rings a bell... did Dr Who go there?

Nope

6.2k · February 26, 2012

...But first, another for the OP (i.e. Simply Paul): Are electronic resources OK provided they're not on the Internet? For example, would using a calculator or spreadsheet to answer my previous question be permitted?

I think the general rule would be yes, unless the question-poser asks for them not to be used to answer their specific question.

For dodgydaved, it sounds celestial to me. But not famous. Thus small and celestial. Dwarf planet?

Edit: I googled to check myself. I'm wrong, but not 100%

Edited February 26, 2012 by Simply Paul

February 26, 2012

...But first, another for the OP (i.e. Simply Paul): Are electronic resources OK provided they're not on the Internet? For example, would using a calculator or spreadsheet to answer my previous question be permitted?
I think the general rule would be yes, unless the question-poser asks for them not to be used to answer their specific question.

Thanks. That was what I thought but another poster seemed to think otherwise, hence my request for clarification.

For dodgydaved, it sounds celestial to me. But not famous. Thus small and celestial. Dwarf planet?

Edit: I googled to check myself. I'm wrong, but not 100%

As I'm posting, it's worth a guess. From the current SciFi trend, I'll guess that it's a planet central to a 'classic' SciFi novel. However, if that's so I suspect that the author and/or the novel would be needed for the ding.

February 26, 2012

Good Morning SP:

Indeed celestial it surely is ........... and a real blast from my early youth, many years ago!

3.8k · February 26, 2012

Who, what or where is, or was, Hesikos?

That was a BBC TV children's sci-fi adventure more years ago than I care to calculate!!... I can only remember that there was a 'disembodied' voice that was the 'Voice of Hesikos'

edited cos I kan't speel

Edited February 26, 2012 by Pharisee

February 26, 2012

I'll give you that John, I heard it first as a radio serial :lol:

Sorry, forgot the all important DING!

Edited February 26, 2012 by dodgydaved

3.8k · February 26, 2012

I'll give you that John, I heard it first as a radio serial

Sorry, forgot the all important DING!

Thinking about it... I recon that must have been around the early to middle '50s... Ho hum

Anyway.... keeping with the television sci-fi theme... The BBC dramatised three "Quatermass" stories. The first was "The Quatermass Experiment", the last was "Quatermass and the Pit" but what was the second called?

3k · February 26, 2012

I'll give you that John, I heard it first as a radio serial

Sorry, forgot the all important DING!

Thinking about it... I recon that must have been around the early to middle '50s... Ho hum

Anyway.... keeping with the television sci-fi theme... The BBC dramatised three "Quatermass" stories. The first was "The Quatermass Experiment", the last was "Quatermass and the Pit" but what was the second called?

Quatermass 2 :laughing:

3.8k · February 26, 2012

I'll give you that John, I heard it first as a radio serial

Sorry, forgot the all important DING!

Thinking about it... I recon that must have been around the early to middle '50s... Ho hum

Anyway.... keeping with the television sci-fi theme... The BBC dramatised three "Quatermass" stories. The first was "The Quatermass Experiment", the last was "Quatermass and the Pit" but what was the second called?

Quatermass 2

Indeed it was... Simples :lol: I watched it as a wee sprog from behind the sofa 'cos it was so scary.

DING to Keehotee !!

3k · February 26, 2012

Huzzah

Staying with the theme....... what's inside a Dalek? (name the species)

6.2k · February 26, 2012

Huzzah

Staying with the theme....... what's inside a Dalek? (name the species)

To fill in a gap, the book/radio series was called The Lost Planet.

Now, Daleks. I believe it's an anagram of Kaled.

6.2k · February 26, 2012

Huzzah

Staying with the theme....... what's inside a Dalek? (name the species)

Don't know but given they're from Scaro I'll guess at Scaroan, or something similar.

3k · February 26, 2012

Huzzah

Staying with the theme....... what's inside a Dalek? (name the species)

To fill in a gap, the book/radio series was called The Lost Planet.

Now, Daleks. I believe it's an anagram of Kaled.

Ding to SP!!

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