+The Patrician Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Zanzibar? Some of my cousins were born in Tanganyika, or spent early childhood there. :-) DING! Over to you, Quote
+MTH Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Drat - too slow. Did you know Freddie Mercury was born on Zanzibar? Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Drat - too slow. Did you know Freddie Mercury was born on Zanzibar? ISTR that being a question in this thread some time ago! Quote
+Fianccetto Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Barm brack, the fruity Irish tea bread sometimes containing wrapped charms, is traditionally baked for which 'festival'/ 'holiday'? Quote
+The Patrician Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Barm brack, the fruity Irish tea bread sometimes containing wrapped charms, is traditionally baked for which 'festival'/ 'holiday'? Easter? (he guessed) Quote
+MTH Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Hallowe'en ??? Another complete guess based on the charms being to ward off evil spirits, the fact Hallowe'en is mostly an American thing and a lot of Americans think they're Irish Quote
+Fianccetto Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Hallowe'en ??? Another complete guess based on the charms being to ward off evil spirits, the fact Hallowe'en is mostly an American thing and a lot of Americans think they're Irish That is a ding for Hallowe'en as the correct answer, although I would have accepted 'all soul's', 'harvest' or 'Samhain' as alternatives, for obvious reasons. Also, in some parts of the North it was known as Nut Crack Night because of another tradition of throwing nuts on the fire for fortune-telling/seeing in the future. (I have a new cook book full of all kinds of wonderful information.) I digress....Over to you MTH! Edited March 5, 2012 by Fianccetto Quote
+MTH Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Keeping to a similar theme, from which country does bread called injera originate? For extra points, what is the name of the grain from which it is made? Quote
BOBBLES WORLD TOUR Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Keeping to a similar theme, from which country does bread called injera originate? For extra points, what is the name of the grain from which it is made? Sounds Middle Eastern or African. Now there's a big land mass to guess from. So I'll guess at Somalia. Forget the bonus points. Quote
+MTH Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Good guess as you probably would get it in Somalia, but it's not the answer I'm looking for. Quote
+MTH Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Good guess as you probably would get it in Somalia, but it's not the answer I'm looking for. Quote
+Fianccetto Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Didn't know so looked in my international recipe books and encyclopaedia of gastronomy and no joy there, so Googled it. Would never have guessed. Quote
+The Patrician Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Googled it. Would never have guessed. Ditto. Looks like a cross between a crumpet and a poppadum! Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Good guess as you probably would get it in Somalia, but it's not the answer I'm looking for. In which case I'll guess Somalia's neighbour with the largest common border: i.e. Ethiopia. I have no idea what injera looks like or what grain it's made from. Ethiopia isn't renowned for wheat, rye, or other usual bread grains and it's naturally too dry for rice, so my best guess is that it's some grass I've never heard of! Quote
+MTH Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) In which case I'll guess Somalia's neighbour with the largest common border: i.e. Ethiopia. DING Injera is made from the indiginous grain called tef which only grows in the highlands of Ethiopia. If you ever get the chance to eat injera then I have one piece of advice... don't!!! Thankfully I've managed to erase the taste & texture from my memory, but something akin to fermented rubber springs(!) to mind. Edited March 7, 2012 by MTH Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks. ... something akin to fermented rubber springs(!) to mind. Sounds delightful! That said, some of our own foods would be questionable to other races (laverbread and tripe for example). On a related note: For what ceremonial purpose are calabar beans used in parts of Africa? Quote
+eusty Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 On a related note: For what ceremonial purpose are calabar beans used in parts of Africa? Well it doesn't involve eating them...unless it's a ceremonial death!! Quote
+Fianccetto Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Another one I had to look up. What an amazing bean! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Another one I had to look up. What an amazing bean! I looked it up too, very interesting! Quote
+Hawkins2.5 Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 No idea what ceremonial purpose they are used for but aren't they used to poison someone in a Poirot novel?! Quote
BOBBLES WORLD TOUR Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 There are obvious ceremonies to go for. Maybe maybe not. So I'll go for a funeral ceremony. Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 They're used as a method of proving that someone has told the truth. They eat the beans and if they survive then they're exonerated. Apparently, the trick is to get them down as whole as possible - even then you're going to be very ill. Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 They're used as a method of proving that someone has told the truth. They eat the beans and if they survive then they're exonerated. Apparently, the trick is to get them down as whole as possible - even then you're going to be very ill. Close enough for the DING! They are used for trial by ordeal, often for those accused of witchcraft. The accused must eat the beans and is deemed guilty if they die or become very ill. The trick (according to QI) is to swallow them quickly and hope that you immediately vomit them back up. Over to Betelgeuse ... Quote
+Unobtainium Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 Ditto. Looks like a cross between a crumpet and a poppadum! So why isn't called a Crumadum? Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 A slight change of direction... What is a podger? Quote
+Pharisee Posted March 7, 2012 Posted March 7, 2012 A slight change of direction... What is a podger? When I wanted to line up a couple of bolt holes when erecting steelwork, I used a tapered steel spike. We always called that a podger. So... a tapered steel spike? Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 DING! It's usually a spanner or more rarely a hammer with a tapered spike on the handle used by scaffolders for lining up and tightening scaffold fittings. Over to Pharisee Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Also used by coppersmiths and boilermakers for lining up boltholes in flanges etc. Quote
+naffita Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 Some of who are not in the first flush of youth can remember our mums using a podger to pound the washing in a dolly tub. It was a copper inverted funnel shaped thing on a long handle, and was thought to be slightly posher than a dolly peg. Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted March 8, 2012 Posted March 8, 2012 I've always known those as poss sticks... Quote
+Pharisee Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Sorry... got distracted for a while... What are (or were) the "Bumblies"? Quote
+MTH Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 I have a very vague and distant recollection they may be a from children's TV programme. Sounds like they should be even if I'm completely wrong Mark Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Sorry... got distracted for a while... What are (or were) the "Bumblies"? Hmmmm, I remember "The Jumblies" John, presented by Michael Bentine (young!) or was it a young Rolf Harris? But not the Bumblies! Do you always have to show our age???? :lol: :lol: (Edit Oh Yes and "they went to see in a sieve they did, they went to sea in a sieve.") Edited March 13, 2012 by dodgydaved Quote
+Pharisee Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Sorry... got distracted for a while... What are (or were) the "Bumblies"? Hmmmm, I remember "The Jumblies" John, presented by Michael Bentine (young!) or was it a young Rolf Harris? But not the Bumblies! Do you always have to show our age???? :lol: :lol: (Edit Oh Yes and "they went to see in a sieve they did, they went to sea in a sieve.") I think "The Jumblies" were something from the imagination of Edward Lear, not Michael Bentine. Have another glass of Pinot Noir, Dave Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Sorry... got distracted for a while... What are (or were) the "Bumblies"? Hmmmm, I remember "The Jumblies" John, presented by Michael Bentine (young!) or was it a young Rolf Harris? But not the Bumblies! Do you always have to show our age???? :lol: :lol: (Edit Oh Yes and "they went to see in a sieve they did, they went to sea in a sieve.") I think "The Jumblies" were something from the imagination of Edward Lear, not Michael Bentine. Have another glass of Pinot Noir, Dave Graduated to Malbec Kidder, :lol: Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Sorry... got distracted for a while... What are (or were) the "Bumblies"? Hmmmm, I remember "The Jumblies" John, presented by Michael Bentine (young!) or was it a young Rolf Harris? But not the Bumblies! Do you always have to show our age???? :lol: :lol: (Edit Oh Yes and "they went to see in a sieve they did, they went to sea in a sieve.") I think "The Jumblies" were something from the imagination of Edward Lear, not Michael Bentine. Have another glass of Pinot Noir, Dave Googled it - thery were written by Mr lear but presented on Kidds BBC - as a sort of cartoon series I think - by Mr Bentine Quote
+Pharisee Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Googled it - thery were written by Mr lear but presented on Kidds BBC - as a sort of cartoon series I think - by Mr Bentine You're rattling around the right area, DD, so I'll give you a DING, but I think you've got the two (Jumblies and Bumblies) confused. The Bumblies were three little aliens from the Planet Bumble who came to Earth to study the children. They had numbers rather than names, being Bumbly One, Bumbly Two and Bumbly Three. They were indeed presented on children's TV by "Professor" Michael Bentine. [see LINK]. Not at all sure they had anything to do with Edward Lear's "Jumblies" who sailed away in sieve, though [see LINK] Anyway... over to you. PS... I still prefer Pinot Noir to Malbec Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Considering my blushing mis-reading boo boo that is very generous John. Asked during the Friday Quiz at "The Comrades" in Sunninghill in June last year:- During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses? Quote
+MTH Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Umm, what was wrong with my answer???? I guessed it was a kids TV programme first:rolleyes: Edited March 13, 2012 by MTH Quote
+The Patrician Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Considering my blushing mis-reading boo boo that is very generous John. Asked during the Friday Quiz at "The Comrades" in Sunninghill in June last year:- During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses? Red cross? Quote
+MTH Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses? A red cross? Quote
+keehotee Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Considering my blushing mis-reading boo boo that is very generous John. Asked during the Friday Quiz at "The Comrades" in Sunninghill in June last year:- During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses? Red cross? During the Great Plague, what was painted on the front doors of plague-ridden houses? A red cross? That's what I was taught at school, too. And apparently it's a BS mash up of a single unattributed quote, and Victorian melodrama. I was later told that front doors were either (a) left ajar by the body removers - and nobody else would venture close enough to the house to close them again. Or ( marked with a grey/white cross painted in an ash/water mix - as red paint was considered too expensive to waste marking a plague victim's door..... Edited March 13, 2012 by keehotee Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Many thanks for the correction Tim, but my DING!! goes to The Patrician!! Over to you.............. Quote
+The Patrician Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Many thanks for the correction Tim, but my DING!! goes to The Patrician!! Over to you.............. Oooh, err! Controversy. Probably right,I would think the last thing on your mind when half the population of the town is dropping dead around you is "What did I do with that bucket of red paint?" Still on with the show.... Which is the oldest airline in the world still flying under its original name? Quote
BOBBLES WORLD TOUR Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 (edited) Is it....Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Services? Edited March 13, 2012 by JoLuc Quote
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