+keehotee Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) 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 It's part of the Duchy of Cornwall....so no person owns it.(so ultimately the crown, I suppose) Edited to add - Prince Charles doesn't own the property in the duchy - but he gets any income from it) Edited June 19, 2012 by keehotee Quote
+keehotee Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Whoop whoop Only one nation has competed in every modern summer Olympic games. Which one? Quote
+MTH Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Edited, because I was too slow and didn't realise a new page had appeared Edited June 20, 2012 by MTH Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Ka-ching. Name the US states that are furthest North, East, West and South. You'll need all four for a ding. Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 North: Alaska East: Alaska West: Alaska South: Hawaii Alaska is most easterly and most westerly as the Aleutian Islands straddle 180° line of longitude. Quote
+MTH Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Too slow again. This work thing keeps getting in the way... Edited June 20, 2012 by MTH Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I was gonna say North: Alaska East: GUam West: Alaska South: Hawaii Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Thanks. The London Olympics are nearly upon us, so ... ... Who are the only nation to have won at least one gold medal at every Modern Summer Olympic Games? Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) I loooooooove the olympics and am a bit of a boff jbo so I will answer Great britain! Though this answer disproves the question on the last page which said Greece was the only country to have competed in all the olympics but I know for a fact they didnt win a gold in Beijing. Edited June 20, 2012 by Dogfort Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 DING to Dogfort: Four (or possibly five) nations have competed in every modern summer Olympic Games. These are: Greece, France, Great Britain, Australia, and Switzerland. However, only Greece has competed in the entire games and under its own flag for all. France officially boycotted one games but were unofficially represented by a lone athlete who officially competed for the USA. Great Britain competed in one or more early games in a combined team with Ireland. Australia competed in one or more in a combined team with New Zealand. Switzerland boycotted the main Melbourne games but had already competed in the equestrian events that were held prior to the boycott. Quote
+eusty Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Great Britain competed in one or more early games in a combined team with Ireland. How early? Remember it was part of the UK until 1921..... Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Right IM staying with the Olympics theme as its something Im good at. In 1976 all but one female athlete was subjected to a sex test. Who was it and why? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Right IM staying with the Olympics theme as its something Im good at. In 1976 all but one female athlete was subjected to a sex test. Who was it and why? Princess Anne, because she's Princess Anne. Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Great Britain competed in one or more early games in a combined team with Ireland. How early? Remember it was part of the UK until 1921..... According to my source, in 1896 Great Britain competed as part of the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland' -- seemingly under a flag other than the Union Flag. Quote
+MTH Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I wouldn't rely on that source At the Sydney Games in 2000, British rower Steven Redgrave became the first athlete to win gold medals in five consecutive Olympics. Which conveniently ignores the fact two athletes have won 6 gold medals in consecutive Olympics Google if you want to know who they are) Coming back to tthe point. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes as "Great Britain" at the Olympics, more often called "Team GB" although i might object if I were Irish. Incidentally Northern Irish athletes can choose to represent Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland. Prior to 1920 "Great Britain" was Olympic shorthand for 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland'. Shall we move on? Martybartfast, you got the last question correct. Can we have a new one before this thread disolves into Anarchy... Quote
+The Blorenges Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Martybartfast, you got the last question correct. Can we have a new one before this thread disolves into Anarchy... ... or Princess Annearchy. (A better class of Anarchy?) Sorry. I'm going now. Got to do some Scilly packing... MrsB Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I wouldn't rely on that source At the Sydney Games in 2000, British rower Steven Redgrave became the first athlete to win gold medals in five consecutive Olympics. Which conveniently ignores the fact two athletes have won 6 gold medals in consecutive Olympics Google if you want to know who they are) So, do you dispute that Great Britain is the only nation to have won one or more gold medals at every Modern Summer Olympic Games? Perhaps you dispute that athletes from Greece, Great Britain, Australia, Switzerland, and France have competed in every modern summer games? If so, perhaps you could share your source(s). If neither, I fail to see the point of your post! Quote
+Dogfort Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 DING yes it was Princess Anne and because she was the Queens daughter and everyone knew who she was. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... Quote
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... The Big Bang Theory (I'm such a fan-girl!) Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... The Big Bang Theory (I'm such a fan-girl!) Well that must take the record for fastest correct answer DING Quote
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 OK change of tack, and back to Popular Culture, name the TV show :- Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, ...... The Big Bang Theory (I'm such a fan-girl!) Well that must take the record for fastest correct answer DING I think if I ever did Mastermind, it would have to be my specialist subject! (Unless I chose Star Trek!) OK, I'll have to think of a question now. Give me a moment... Quote
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 OK, on a space theme... Name the FIVE largest planets in our solar system. (For extra kudos, you can list them in descending order of size, although this is NOT required for the ding.) Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 OK, on a space theme... Name the FIVE largest planets in our solar system. (For extra kudos, you can list them in descending order of size, although this is NOT required for the ding.) Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus Earth Quote
+mellers Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 OK, on a space theme... Name the FIVE largest planets in our solar system. (For extra kudos, you can list them in descending order of size, although this is NOT required for the ding.) Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus Earth That's a big ol' DING there, Marty. And I'll give you a side order of kudos while we're at it. Now before any pedants start worrying that I've gone soft in my old age, I know the Uranus/Neptune question is a tricky one. Neptune actually has more mass (contains more stuff ) but Uranus has a larger diameter. The non-specific wording of my question in defining the word "largeat" means that both could be counted as being correct and as I'm awarding kudos, not a DING for that, I think we can be a little bit more lenient... That's my FINAL word! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Name the train stations on the original UK Monopoly board. Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Kings Cross, Fenchurch Street, Marylebone, Paddington Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Kings Cross, Fenchurch Street, Marylebone, Paddington Oops, I didn't read that properly, 3 out of 4 and a big thumbs up to Pajaholic who 'fessed up when I wrongly 'DING'd him. Edited June 21, 2012 by MartyBartfast Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 8 red, 17 pink, 12 dark blue, 24 light blue. What am I talking about? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 8 red, 17 pink, 12 dark blue, 24 light blue. What am I talking about? the number of cuts grazes and bruises you ended up with the last time you went caching Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Personally I like MartyBartfast's answer sadly not quite right. Clue time: theme is still 'toys and games' Quote
+MTH Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 I've been waiting to ask this one since watching "The Chase" the other evening. In what sport does Fanny Chmelar compete for Germany? Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Skiing -- I guess someone else was amused by Bradley Walsh corpsing!! Edited June 21, 2012 by Pajaholic Quote
+MTH Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Ding. Funniest thing I've seen in ages. It's well worth seeking out the video on You Tube. Just google Fanny Chmeller Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Thanks. Back to board games: What are the names of all the characters in the original UK version of Cluedo? (Edited to correct a grammatical error) Edited June 21, 2012 by Pajaholic Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Colonel Mustard (or Professor Colonel as my daughter used to call him) Miss Scarlett Reverend Green Professor Plum Mrs Peacock Mrs White Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 and Dr Black Adding the name of the victim (i.e. the seventh character) gets you the DING! Quote
+TheOldfields Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Wasn't sure if it would count or not.... Let's change track a bit. Beatles song titles containing the word 'day'? How many can you name? (including when they where quarrymen and any words containing a 'day') Edit: I know 8. That'll get a ding unless challanged. Edited June 21, 2012 by TheOldfields Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 This was hard as I misread the question and assumed that "Yesterday", "Eight Days a Week", and "Birthday" weren't allowed. So I could only get four 'definite' and one 'maybe'. However, including those: Good Day Sunshine Hard Day's Night Day Tripper A Day in the Life Yesterday Eight Days a Week Birthday I'm not sure of this, but they covered many classics in the early years, and I suspect that Buddy Holly's "That'll be the Day" might be one of those. If so, that'll be the eighth! Quote
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