+Dogfort Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Ummm its very strange wording leading to a trick question. So maybe. Not long. Today. The Earth? Quote
+keehotee Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Spotting the opportunity to be sneaky 1425 days from today (plus or minus a few hours). DING..!!!! But I would have accepted it in weeks or months Quote
+MTH Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 In altitude, what is the highest professional* football ground in the UK? * By professional I mean the English Premier League, Championship & Leagues 1 & 2. In Scotland it's the SPL and League divsions 1, 2 & 3. Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Seeing as I went to uni in the West midlands and know how hilly it is Im going to take a pot shot at Port Vale or WBA. Quote
+MTH Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Well, one of those is the right club, but that wasn't the question Mark Quote
+MTH Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 To keep the pedants happy (including me ) I didn't ask for the name of the club. Mark Quote
+FYI_Geocaching Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Now there's a coincidence - has someone else been looking up the answers to GC1ZXBE??? The answer that you're looking for is The Hawthorns, with an altitude (presumably that's what you mean by "highest", rather than the ground where the most illegal substances are indulged in....) of 551 feet. Quote
+MTH Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 The answer that you're looking for is The Hawthorns, DING Sorry dogfort, I did ask for the ground. You get an honourable mention though for coming up with West Brom. Port Vales' Vale park and Oldham's Boundary Park are the next two highest grounds although different sources give different relative altitudes. I actually came across this as the result of a quiz question to name the highest professional Rugby ground in the country. The answer is Adams Park - home of Wasps (and also Wycombe Wanderers). Mark Quote
+FYI_Geocaching Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Newcomer to this thread...seems like I have to set a question now.....ok, music....name the well known jazz singer who's married to the famous Brazilian percussionist from whom I take my geocaching name. Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Bit pedantic. Boooooooooooo. No idea on Jazz. Quote
+FYI_Geocaching Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Sorry, Dogfort, I didn't realise I had to ask a question that you know the answer to. Edited June 15, 2012 by Team Airtomoreira Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Calm down son I only said I didnt know the answer. Quote
+The Blorenges Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Calm down son I only said I didnt know the answer. No you didn't, you said his question was a "bit pedantic". You can't go throwing around pedants in this thread, you know - People get upset and start phoning RSPP. (Did you actually mean "pedantic"? I think I might try "a bit esoteric". I like that word, it should get more publicity.) Anyway... Nope, sorry, don't know! MrsB Quote
+FYI_Geocaching Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 As far as I am aware, Dogfort, I am not your son - and if you are old enough to be my father, then you have my deepest sympathy. It would appear that my question doesn't seem to be too popular, so I shall withdraw it, and replace it with one more suitable for Dogfort to have a go at. Let's hope Maths is more up his street. Q. What's 2 plus 2? (Hint, for Dogfort, the answer only contains one digit) Quote
+The Blorenges Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Oh dear... sounds like it's time to get in another round of drinks. I'll treat everyone to a packet of crisps each, how about that? MrsB Quote
+The Patrician Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 I'll treat everyone to a packet of crisps each, how about that? MrsB With the price of crisps at our local being what it is, that's going to cost you a few bob! Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) The pedantic remark was aimed at MTH for the fact I said the answer was West Brom when he wanted the name of west broms ground. How would your question be pedantic? Was a solid question I didnt know the answer to. Hence why my comment to you was 2 lines down from my comment to MTH. With regards to withdrawing the question and putting an insulting one obviously aimed at getting a rise out of me (which has succeeded). Then lets hope you are a nicer chap in real life that your forum persona suggests. Edited June 16, 2012 by Dogfort Quote
+FYI_Geocaching Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Dogfort, you may rest assured that I am an extremely pleasant chap, both in real life and in the surreal world that is geocaching. I agree that my amended question was a little on the mischievous side, you would no doubt describe it in somewhat different terms, but maybe it would not be a bad idea if someone would be so good as to state the blindingly obvious correct answer, and then I can depart this thread, never to return, at which point peace and harmony can return. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 ... but maybe it would not be a bad idea if someone would be so good as to state the blindingly obvious correct answer... OK moving on: 4 . . DING . . Who was Marilyn Monroe married to at the time she made "The Prince and the show girl" ? Quote
+mellers Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Who was Marilyn Monroe married to at the time she made "The Prince and the show girl" ? OK, I think know the husbands but not the order or dates, so my guess is Joe DiMaggio at that point Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Who was Marilyn Monroe married to at the time she made "The Prince and the show girl" ? OK, I think know the husbands but not the order or dates, so my guess is Joe DiMaggio at that point Nope, not 'Joltin Joe'. Quote
+Pharisee Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Don't know who she was married to but she was probably 'having it off' with JFK. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Arthur Miller? DING At least according to "My Week with Marylin" which I watched last night. Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Arthur Miller? DING At least according to "My Week with Marylin" which I watched last night. Not seen the film its on my 'to watch' list is it any good? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Arthur Miller? DING At least according to "My Week with Marylin" which I watched last night. Not seen the film its on my 'to watch' list is it any good? Both me & the missus enjoyed it, I now want to see "The Prince and the show girl". Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Marilyn Monroe was her stage name, but what was the name registered on her birth certificate? Quote
+keehotee Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Marilyn Monroe was her stage name, but what was the name registered on her birth certificate? Norma Jean ....something(?) - according to Elton John Quote
+MTH Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Norma Jean Baker? I think that's the right surname. May not be what was on her birth certificate thought. Mark Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Close, but no DING! unfortunately... Edited June 18, 2012 by Betelgeuse Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) ISTR that Elton John (or rather, Bernie Taupin) got the spelling wrong in "Candle in the Wind", missed out the second 'e' in 'Jeane', and that she was baptized "Norma Jeane Baker"; the name she went by until she adopted her stage name. However, that might not have been the name on her birth certificate because (IIRC) her mother had remarried and the Church would not recognize the second marriage. In that case, she'd probably have been baptized with the surname of her mother's ex-husband even though the name on her birth certificate had the surname of her mother's husband at the time of her birth. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of that second husband. So this probably isn't enough for a ding, but (hopefully) it might point someone in the right direction! Edited June 18, 2012 by Pajaholic Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 I think Pajaholic has that correct, and also that the second husband was called Mortenson. So I'll go for Norma Jeane Mortenson. Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 I think Pajaholic has that correct, and also that the second husband was called Mortenson. So I'll go for Norma Jeane Mortenson. That'll get you a DING! Her father was named as Martin Mortenson and this was entered on the birth certificate but her mother, Gladys, changed it almost immediately to Baker which was the name of her first husband. Marilyn's stage name comes in part from her mother whos maiden name was Monroe and was adopted in the style of her idol Jean Harlow. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Okey dokey. There is one football club that won the FA Cup, but have never played in it again since. Who? Quote
+MTH Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Good question, but since I don't know the answer I'll have a guess at one of the early winners. How about the Royal Engineers? Mark Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 No Dingage for either of Accrington Stanley or New Brighton. Quote
+Guanajuato Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 Eton? Basically, I reckon its one of the early teams, so after this it'll be The Wanderers, but I think they won it more than once. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 No to both of Oxford Uni and Corinthian Casuals. Time for a clue I think. They won the cup post WW2. Quote
+MTH Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 I worked out it was a trick question after guessing the Royal Engineers. Some of the early FA cup finals were held at The Oval which, coincidentally, is where I've just spent the day watching England beat the West Indies. The question: who owns The Oval? Mark Quote
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