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3k · May 8, 2012

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.

If only....

No - they were called Frampton's - but as you've been closest, and this has gone on a while, you can have the ding

May 9, 2012

Wow! I've finally won a prize, Eeeek!

First I shall reveal my sources

Next a nice and easy one although a bit out of season as it is normally connected with the Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar square.

I served on this ship in 1972.

One of its predecessors’ evacuated the King of Norway from Norway to Britain in 1940.

What is the name of the ship?

1.4k · May 9, 2012

The Ark Royal?

May 10, 2012

Sorry but no ding!

Although I was in the Fleet Air Arm, I never served on the Ark Royal.

May 10, 2012

Devonshire

May 10, 2012

Ding!

CORRECT HMS Devonshire and now its over to you.

The pressure of being in the hot seat was starting to distract me from work and organizing my caches for our trip to Majorca next week.

May 10, 2012

Staying with the nautical theme. Where in London can you see Nelsons fleet?

May 10, 2012

That's one of those little known London things. Nelson, atop his column faces down The Mall and surveys his fleet of ships each atop a lamp post

May 11, 2012

That's one of those little known London things. Nelson, atop his column faces down The Mall and surveys his fleet of ships each atop a lamp post

Ding. For you. I thought that it was going to be a difficult one.

6.2k · May 11, 2012

That's one of those little known London things. Nelson, atop his column faces down The Mall and surveys his fleet of ships each atop a lamp post

Ding. For you. I thought that it was going to be a difficult one.

Well I think it was a difficult one and googled it, which ruled me out from answering. A facinating bit of info that I wouldn't otherwise have known, its amazing what you learn on here. I'll have to have a close look at the lamp posts next time I'm down The Mall.

May 11, 2012

Keeping with the London theme, can anybody tell me what metal the statue of Anteros on the Shaftesbury Memorial is cast in?

May 11, 2012

Aluminium

May 11, 2012

Aluminium

DING!

Although the fountain it stands on is cast in bronze, the statue itself is cast in aluminium. It's reputed to be the first ever statue cast in this metal.

Over to you...

May 11, 2012

Many London addresses are special, 10 Downing Street, 221B Baker Street......

But what is special about 22-23 Leinster Terrace ?

1.1k · May 12, 2012

Many London addresses are special, 10 Downing Street, 221B Baker Street......

But what is special about 22-23 Leinster Terrace ?

It's the most pointless place in London to play knock-down-ginger.

May 12, 2012

Many London addresses are special, 10 Downing Street, 221B Baker Street......

But what is special about 22-23 Leinster Terrace ?

It's the most pointless place in London to play knock-down-ginger.

Surely is - but why? :lol:

3k · May 12, 2012

Many London addresses are special, 10 Downing Street, 221B Baker Street......

But what is special about 22-23 Leinster Terrace ?

It's the most pointless place in London to play knock-down-ginger.

Surely is - but why?

Are these the famous fake house fronts to hide the railway vent?

May 12, 2012

Close enough Tim, over to you.

They were built when the "Cut and Cover u/ground went through to preserve the outlook!

DING!!!!!

3k · May 13, 2012

OK

The tropics of Capricorn and Cancer are so named because when they were first identified, 2000ish years ago, the sun was entering the constellations of Cancer in the Summer, and Capricorn in the winter.

What would they be known as if they were discovered today?

May 14, 2012

I seem to remember someone singing about the 'Dawning of the Age of Aquarius' a few years ago, otherwise I haven't got a clue!

Edit to say - thinking about it if it's gone from Capricorn to Aquarius it's presumably gone from Cancer to Leo.

Edited May 14, 2012 by The Patrician

May 14, 2012

OK

The tropics of Capricorn and Cancer are so named because when they were first identified, 2000ish years ago, the sun was entering the constellations of Cancer in the Summer, and Capricorn in the winter.

What would they be known as if they were discovered today?

Ah, one of those "I never would have known that" questions. Given that premise however, I'll go for something close and guess at Gemini and Sagittarius.

May 15, 2012

I seem to remember someone singing about the 'Dawning of the Age of Aquarius' a few years ago, otherwise I haven't got a clue!

Edit to say - thinking about it if it's gone from Capricorn to Aquarius it's presumably gone from Cancer to Leo.

zeitgeist?

May 15, 2012

Taurus in the northern hemisphere (Cancer), Sagittarius in the southern (Capricorn)

The movement is caused by the Earth's axial precession around it's 23.5 degree tilt. It'll be Cancer and Capricorn again in around 24,000 years (the planet takes approx 26,000 years to do a full rotation around the axial tilt).

I did check the IAU constellation boundaries in my Tirion Sky Atlas though.

Edited May 15, 2012 by Betelgeuse

6.2k · May 24, 2012

keehotee? Ding or no Ding?

3k · May 25, 2012

Taurus in the northern hemisphere (Cancer), Sagittarius in the southern (Capricorn)

The movement is caused by the Earth's axial precession around it's 23.5 degree tilt. It'll be Cancer and Capricorn again in around 24,000 years (the planet takes approx 26,000 years to do a full rotation around the axial tilt).

I did check the IAU constellation boundaries in my Tirion Sky Atlas though.

Whoops - wrong answer when first posted, and edits don't bump a thread, so missed this post....

DING

Edited May 25, 2012 by keehotee

May 26, 2012

Turning from superstition (astrology) to science (astronomy)...

One of the constellations that formed the answer to the last question (Taurus) contains an object called the Crab Nebula. Within this nebula is an object that sparked a nobel prize controversy. What is it?

1.4k · May 26, 2012

Is that a pulsar...a single (fastly spinning) dying star that's collapsed on itself with a beam of light appearing to gp on and off... the first query being 'is this evidence of intelligent life' but an irregular pattern would be better to show life...sorry, not sure where the Nobel prize controversy comes in.

6.2k · May 26, 2012

The prize didn't go to the woman who discovered the pulsar, but to her boss.

May 26, 2012

Is that a pulsar...a single (fastly spinning) dying star that's collapsed on itself with a beam of light appearing to gp on and off... the first query being 'is this evidence of intelligent life' but an irregular pattern would be better to show life...sorry, not sure where the Nobel prize controversy comes in.

DING!

It was the first pulsar ever discovered, and the credit goes to Jocelyn Bell. A pulsar is a neutron star spinning very rapidly (as the supernova core collapses, the rate of spin increases in the same way that a skater's spin increases as they pull their arms in). It's not a beam of light per se but rather a beam of electromagnetic radiation - it was the radio 'scruff' that was detected although some pulsars have also been seen to blink.

As to the Nobel controversy, from Wiki:

"She did not share in the Nobel Prize, despite the fact that it was she, having helped build[18] the four-acre radio telescope over two years, who initially recorded and then noticed the anomaly, reviewing 96 feet of paper data per night, and, as she confirmed in the Beautiful Minds programme, had to be persistent in recording and reporting it in the face of scorn from Hewish, who was initially insistent the anomaly was due to interference and man-made. She referred in the programme to meetings held by Hewish and Ryle which she should have been invited to, but was not. After Ryle and Hewish had concocted a "little green man" intelligent life theory to explain the initial single pulse, further persistent recording and study of the data on Bell Burnell's own initiative revealed the presence of other similar pulses, finally leading to the explanation of them as pulsars.[19][20][21]"

Several prominent scientists, including Fred Hoyle, expressed their disgust with the decision not to include Jocelyn Bell.

Over to you

1.4k · May 26, 2012

The prize didn't go to the woman who discovered the pulsar, but to her boss.

Is that a pulsar...a single (fastly spinning) dying star that's collapsed on itself with a beam of light appearing to gp on and off... the first query being 'is this evidence of intelligent life' but an irregular pattern would be better to show life...sorry, not sure where the Nobel prize controversy comes in.

DING!

It was the first pulsar ever discovered, and the credit goes to Jocelyn Bell. A pulsar is a neutron star spinning very rapidly (as the supernova core collapses, the rate of spin increases in the same way that a skater's spin increases as they pull their arms in). It's not a beam of light per se but rather a beam of electromagnetic radiation - it was the radio 'scruff' that was detected although some pulsars have also been seen to blink.

As to the Nobel controversy, from Wiki:

"She did not share in the Nobel Prize, despite the fact that it was she, having helped build[18] the four-acre radio telescope over two years, who initially recorded and then noticed the anomaly, reviewing 96 feet of paper data per night, and, as she confirmed in the Beautiful Minds programme, had to be persistent in recording and reporting it in the face of scorn from Hewish, who was initially insistent the anomaly was due to interference and man-made. She referred in the programme to meetings held by Hewish and Ryle which she should have been invited to, but was not. After Ryle and Hewish had concocted a "little green man" intelligent life theory to explain the initial single pulse, further persistent recording and study of the data on Bell Burnell's own initiative revealed the presence of other similar pulses, finally leading to the explanation of them as pulsars.[19][20][21]"

Several prominent scientists, including Fred Hoyle, expressed their disgust with the decision not to include Jocelyn Bell.

Over to you

I think the Ding should go to Simply Paul...I got to the general ball park area, but he got the catch and answered your specific question.

May 26, 2012

Well, the nub of the question was what the object is and you answered correctly with pulsar. The Nobel prize was a bit of a supplementary. You got there first and deserve the DING

1.4k · May 26, 2012

Well, I wouldn't want to be Hewish about it. :laughing:

OK, let's try this one out...

A what is to an eight as a quad is to a four and a double is to a pair?

6.2k · May 26, 2012

Is it as simple as Octuple?

1.4k · May 26, 2012

Is it as simple as Octuple?

Ding!

6.2k · May 26, 2012

Is it as simple as Octuple?
Ding!

Well. That was quick and painless. Thanks Fianccetto.

My question is from the Geolympix pub quiz I'm working on: 'Big Geek' features in which 1989 film?

6.2k · May 27, 2012

25 hours later... Little Geek also features in this film. More clues will follow.

6.2k · May 29, 2012

Later still, it's mostly set underwater...

May 29, 2012

My question is from the Geolympix pub quiz I'm working on: 'Big Geek' features in which 1989 film?

Judging by the results here I think you may have set the bar a little high for your pub quiz!

However underwater - The Abyss?

6.2k · May 29, 2012

My question is from the Geolympix pub quiz I'm working on: 'Big Geek' features in which 1989 film?
Judging by the results here I think you may have set the bar a little high for your pub quiz!

However underwater - The Abyss?

There will be a spread of questions, for all ages and abilities. In the meantime, let me Ding that for you!

May 30, 2012

There will be a spread of questions, for all ages and abilities. In the meantime, let me Ding that for you!

Good luck with the Geolympix and the quiz. Ta for the Ding.

Most people will be familiar with A4 paper and know that A5 is half the size and that A3 is twice the size. These sizes are ultimately derived from the size of a sheet of A0 paper. What is the area of a sheet of A0 paper?

May 30, 2012

1m²

May 30, 2012

1m²

DING!

May 30, 2012

Thanks - it's about time I knew one of the answers.

I'm struggling to think of a question though, so will have to go back in time.

Who was emperor when Rome invaded Britain in 44AD?

Mark

6.2k · May 30, 2012

Thanks - it's about time I knew one of the answers.

I'm struggling to think of a question though, so will have to go back in time.

Who was emperor when Rome invaded Britain in 44AD?

Mark

CCCCCClaudius ?

May 30, 2012

D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DING!

That didn't last long!

6.2k · May 30, 2012

Quick question before I pop out to lunch.

Who wrote the book "I Claudius"

May 30, 2012

Robert Graves.

6.2k · May 30, 2012

Robert Graves.

Another quick DING

May 30, 2012

Sticking with the Clavdivs theme, who played Claudius in the 1976 TV series?

May 30, 2012

Sticking with the Clavdivs theme, who played Claudius in the 1976 TV series?

Was that Derek Jacobi?

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