+londontavern Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment
+McDeHack Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Staying with the nautical theme. Where in London can you see Nelsons fleet? Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment
+McDeHack Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted 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... Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Many London addresses are special, 10 Downing Street, 221B Baker Street...... But what is special about 22-23 Leinster Terrace ? Quote Link to comment
+NickandAliandEliza Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted 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!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment
Team Noodles Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 keehotee? Ding or no Ding? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 The prize didn't go to the woman who discovered the pulsar, but to her boss. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Well, I wouldn't want to be Hewish about it. 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? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Is it as simple as Octuple? Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Is it as simple as Octuple? Ding! Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 25 hours later... Little Geek also features in this film. More clues will follow. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Later still, it's mostly set underwater... Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted 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! Quote Link to comment
+The Patrician Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted 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? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted 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 ? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DING! That didn't last long! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Quick question before I pop out to lunch. Who wrote the book "I Claudius" Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Robert Graves. Another quick DING Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Sticking with the Clavdivs theme, who played Claudius in the 1976 TV series? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Sticking with the Clavdivs theme, who played Claudius in the 1976 TV series? Was that Derek Jacobi? Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 DING! It was indeed and very good he was too Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 OK, nice easy one (if you've been watching telly lately). Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest, last weekend? Quote Link to comment
tony and carina Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 OK, nice easy one (if you've been watching telly lately). Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest, last weekend? Who Care's Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 They care in Sweden! Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 They care in Sweden! Thanks Paul! Yes, and I enjoyed watching it too (ironically of course!) Have a DING and over to you. Quote Link to comment
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