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HugoRune1965

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Woohoo.

OK, which actor played the most characters in the Star Wars series?

 

Temuera Derek Morrison (played clone troopers)?

 

Ding! :)

 

Do I get to ask a question now?

 

If so:

 

What is the TV detective Columbo's first name?

 

(Bonus ding if you also know why it was the subject of a $300 million lawsuit).

HugoRune1965

HugoRune1965

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As the wife is a keen Columbo fan she has informed me that it is Frank Columbo

 

Ding!

 

Although it was never mentioned out loud in the shows, it was visible on his ID.

 

A clue for the bonus is that there is some similarity with the inventor of the brassiere.

HugoRune1965

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As the wife is a keen Columbo fan she has informed me that it is Frank Columbo

 

Ding!

 

Although it was never mentioned out loud in the shows, it was visible on his ID.

 

A clue for the bonus is that there is some similarity with the inventor of the brassiere.

 

OK I am going to give the answer to the bonus question because I don't want to hold up the quiz and DrDick&Vick did answer the main question.

 

The shorter version is that this question appeared in Trivial Pursuit, but the given answer was "Philip". The reason they got it wrong was that they copied many questions from a book called “The Trivia Encyclopedia”. The author had deliberately included one question with a made-up answer (copying an old map-maker's trick) so that if anyone copied his work, he had proof and could sue for copyright infringement. That question was Columbo's first name and the fact that they had the same answer was given as evidence of copying.

 

Unfortunately for him, it did not prove that any other questions had been copied and so he lost the lawsuit.

 

(I mentioned the inventor of the brassiere as that is another question which Trivial Pursuit has the wrong answer for).

Simply Paul

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I knew there was something I meant to do on Saturday night. Thanks.

Before 'The London Marathon' (a poor 5:22:47, but thanks for asking) was launched in 1981, another marathon had been held in the city since 1909. The last was in 1996, but what was it called?

MTH

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Well done for finishing the Marathon. I assume you stopped for a few caches on the way otherwise it would have been a quicker time :)

 

I have no idea about the answer though - at least not until I Googled it...

paulemma

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Surely someone has learnt this, parrot fashion?

 

Is this the Windsor to London Marathon which had something to do with White city games of 1908?

 

Couldn't tell you the formal name though

Simply Paul

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Yes it is. It started in 1909 after 'our very bad showing' in the 1908 games' Marathon, which set the distance at 26 miles 385 yards, thanks to its course from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, where it ended in front of the Royal Box. Before this Marathons were any long run around 25 miles/40Km. The 1908 distance was adopted as the international standard for marathons in 1924, although the older Boston Marathon (est. 1897) continued to be various lengths. Over the years the London (area) Marathon I'm looking for moved around a bit and in its last few decades changed organisation and skipped years as it fell out of favour.

 

Edited from Wikipedia: "From 1993 to 1995 [ian Ridpath] was Race Director of the _______ Marathon from Windsor to Chiswick, Britain’s oldest marathon race which traced its origins back to the 1908 Olympic Marathon. In that role, he was involved in a public controversy over the ownership of the Sporting Life marathon trophy, originally awarded to winners of the ________ Marathon, which was claimed in 1994 by the London Marathon. The ________ Marathon was last held in 1996."

 

Just fill in those blanks, without using the Internet to research the answer. The answer's a cracker! :)

paulemma

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Yes it is. It started in 1909 after 'our very bad showing' in the 1908 games' Marathon, which set the distance at 26 miles 385 yards, thanks to its course from Windsor Castle to White City Stadium, where it ended in front of the Royal Box. Before this Marathons were any long run around 25 miles/40Km. The 1908 distance was adopted as the international standard for marathons in 1924, although the older Boston Marathon (est. 1897) continued to be various lengths. Over the years the London (area) Marathon I'm looking for moved around a bit and in its last few decades changed organisation and skipped years as it fell out of favour.

 

Edited from Wikipedia: "From 1993 to 1995 [ian Ridpath] was Race Director of the _______ Marathon from Windsor to Chiswick, Britain’s oldest marathon race which traced its origins back to the 1908 Olympic Marathon. In that role, he was involved in a public controversy over the ownership of the Sporting Life marathon trophy, originally awarded to winners of the ________ Marathon, which was claimed in 1994 by the London Marathon. The ________ Marathon was last held in 1996."

 

Just fill in those blanks, without using the Internet to research the answer. The answer's a cracker! :)

 

After talking to someone last night, i think i have it, it's the Poly Marathon or Polytechnic Marathon

Simply Paul

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After talking to someone last night, i think i have it, it's the Poly Marathon or Polytechnic Marathon
DING! I may have thrown a couple of subtle clues out there too. :)

Over to you!

Fianccetto

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Thanks for the ding, paulemma. :)

 

OK, here is the question. (since our kid was playing in a commemorative tourney yesterday and unexpectedly won.)

 

In 1908, February 15th, sporting history was made in Cheltenham. The first international match was played between the Northern Union (England) and the All Golds (New Zealand) what type of sport was being played? (You need 2 words for the ding).

 

Hopefully that won't be too difficult, even though it might not be a widely known fact.

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MartyBartfast

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Where would you find the "Rhubarb Triangle" ?

 

Yorkshire's a famous place for rhubarb, but I guess that you want something a bit more specific than that.

 

Well if you can give me the right county I'll give you the DING.

Fianccetto

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Lancashire then?

 

(I think I feel my Yorkshire born grandmother turning in her grave...)

 

Although I am sure 2 of the towns are Leeds and Bradford, and I think they are in Yorkshire (but maybe the West Riding has changed its boundaries since my family lived there. :unsure: )

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MartyBartfast

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Oh I see...West Yorkshire?

 

(grandma has stopped spinning now.)

 

Ding

 

Depending on the sources it's either Leeds, Bradford & Wakefield; or a much smaller area comprising 3 towns between Wakefield & Leeds that no-one outside the region will have heard of,

Fianccetto

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My turn again already?

 

The White Star Line launched RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic and HMHS Britannic. What did they originally intend to call The Britannic (before The Titanic sank)?

Fianccetto

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Um yeah thanks Keehotee..You get the ding anyway, even if you did delete your answer, it got sent to my inbox! :P

 

(Nobody told Snopes about your conspiracy theory, which is where I got the idea for the question.) :rolleyes:

keehotee

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Whoop whoop.

 

OK - everybody "knows" cowboy hats are called Stetsons, right?

 

What are they actually called?

The British design was copied by Mr Stetson, who later lost a court battle over ownership of the design - but by then the damage was done!

 

as a hint,the hats were originally made in - and named after - a village not 3 miles from where I'm currently sat ....

eusty

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I cheated...and didn't get the answer!!

 

According to legend, Stetson invented the hat while on a hunting trip while showing his companions how he could make cloth out of fur without tanning
dodgydaved

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I cheated...and didn't get the answer!!

 

According to legend, Stetson invented the hat while on a hunting trip while showing his companions how he could make cloth out of fur without tanning

 

 

So did I, and I did get the answer :ph34r: :ph34r:

MartyBartfast

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Well I googled it when the question was asked, and I'd never heard of it, and I now can't even remember it.

 

I reckon this is going to go unanswered unless the Mad H@tter drops by and has some inside knowlege :rolleyes:

londontavern

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Ooops! I think the proper answer must in that case be a 'Christy' named after the factory owner (and factory) where it was first made. Before that nasty Mr Stetson come along and 'stole' the design.

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