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Pajaholic

Pajaholic

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That'll be the day is correct, so you have a ding there.

 

One you're missing: Things we said today.

Now that you mention it, that one seems obvious :(

 

The last answer included the Buddy Holly song, "That'll be the Day". Buddy Holly tragically died in a plane crash on 3rd February 1959, which Don McLean's song "American Pie" imortalised as "The day The Music died". Big Bopper and Richie Valens also died in that crash. However, two other musicians didn't get on that plane: one gave up his seat to the Big Bopper because Big Bopper was suffering from 'flu; the other lost a coin toss with Richie Valens.

 

Your task is to name either of the above two musicians who didn't get on that plane.

Betelgeuse

+Betelgeuse

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Moving forward in time...

 

David Bowie has always been one of my favourite musicians and one of his most iconic songs, instantly recognisable by the guitar intro, is 'Heroes'. Who was the guitarist?

MartyBartfast

+MartyBartfast

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Well just watching/listening to "The Genius of David Bowie" on BBC3, and Heroes was just featured. They didn't mention the guitarist but they did say it was co-produced by Bowie and Brian Eno, so I'm gonna guess that Brian also played the guitar.

Betelgeuse

+Betelgeuse

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A clue then.

 

Although the guitarist wasn't Brian Eno, he's known for his collaboration with Eno and has produced two joint albums with him as well as playing on two of Eno's solo albums and touring with him.

Betelgeuse

+Betelgeuse

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Ding!

 

Robert Fripp aka the Wimborne Wonder it was. He's worked with many bands and musicians including Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Andy Summers and Talking Heads. He was in the original line up of King Crimson along with Pete Sinfield and Greg Lake :)

keehotee

+keehotee

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Whoops - didn't realise Richard had changed his mind.....

 

OK - which one thing are the following considered to have in common?

 

Oxygen

carbon

hydrogen

nitrogen

phosphorus

sulphur

MartyBartfast

+MartyBartfast

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Whoops - didn't realise Richard had changed his mind.....

 

OK - which one thing are the following considered to have in common?

 

Oxygen

carbon

hydrogen

nitrogen

phosphorus

sulphur

 

Single letter chemical symbols ?

MartyBartfast

+MartyBartfast

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Whoops - didn't realise Richard had changed his mind.....

 

OK - which one thing are the following considered to have in common?

 

Oxygen

carbon

hydrogen

nitrogen

phosphorus

sulphur

 

Single letter chemical symbols ?

 

Just had another thought, after reading an article on "The Register" today which debunked a theory about microbes which could survive in the presence Arsenic, that article mentioned something about Phosphorus being essential to sustain life, I'm pretty sure that's true of the first 4 as well, so I'll go with :-

 

"These are all essential to sustain life"

BOBBLES WORLD TOUR

BOBBLES WORLD TOUR

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Whoops - didn't realise Richard had changed his mind.....

 

OK - which one thing are the following considered to have in common?

 

Oxygen

carbon

hydrogen

nitrogen

phosphorus

sulphur

 

Some keep us alive.

But one or two are what some describe as my odour. :lol:

Don't think I'm a winner. Once again!

 

***well done MARTY..I'm truly beaten, by those 2 crucial minutes. I need to speed thing up a bit!***

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keehotee

+keehotee

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Whoops - didn't realise Richard had changed his mind.....

 

OK - which one thing are the following considered to have in common?

 

Oxygen

carbon

hydrogen

nitrogen

phosphorus

sulphur

 

Single letter chemical symbols ?

 

Just had another thought, after reading an article on "The Register" today which debunked a theory about microbes which could survive in the presence Arsenic, that article mentioned something about Phosphorus being essential to sustain life, I'm pretty sure that's true of the first 4 as well, so I'll go with :-

 

"These are all essential to sustain life"

 

Ding!

 

They're the six elements currently deemed essential to support life as we know it......

dodgydaved

dodgydaved

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Sticking with the late Leonard Rossiter:

 

In his last TV role he played a London Supermarket manager. What was the character's name?

 

(For a non-counting bonus could you name the star who took over the series lead after Rossiter's death!)

paulemma

+paulemma

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Sticking with the late Leonard Rossiter:

 

In his last TV role he played a London Supermarket manager. What was the character's name?

 

(For a non-counting bonus could you name the star who took over the series lead after Rossiter's death!)

 

Something like Tripper or Trapper and i havent a clue on the bonus

dodgydaved

dodgydaved

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Sticking with the late Leonard Rossiter:

 

In his last TV role he played a London Supermarket manager. What was the character's name?

 

(For a non-counting bonus could you name the star who took over the series lead after Rossiter's death!)

 

Something like Tripper or Trapper and i havent a clue on the bonus

 

 

Let's keep it rolling - good enough shout for me!!

 

Norman Tripper in "Tripper's Day" - 2 years after Rossiter's death the series came back with Bruce Forsyth as Cecil Slinger in "Slinger's Day"

 

 

Ding and over to you.............................

paulemma

+paulemma

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Sticking with the late Leonard Rossiter:

 

In his last TV role he played a London Supermarket manager. What was the character's name?

 

(For a non-counting bonus could you name the star who took over the series lead after Rossiter's death!)

 

Something like Tripper or Trapper and i havent a clue on the bonus

 

 

Let's keep it rolling - good enough shout for me!!

 

Norman Tripper in "Tripper's Day" - 2 years after Rossiter's death the series came back with Bruce Forsyth as Cecil Slinger in "Slinger's Day"

 

 

Ding and over to you.............................

 

OK will stay on the track of Sitcoms by asking you all to name Frank and Betty Spencers daughter?

paulemma

+paulemma

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OK will stay on the track of Sitcoms by asking you all to name Frank and Betty Spencers daughter?

 

Jessica

 

A very quick DING there.... Over to you Mellers

mellers

+mellers

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How many stages has current Cycle World Road Racing Champion, Mark Cavendish won in total on the Tour de France cycle race?

 

(Yes, I've been glued to the screen for the last 3 weeks!)

paulemma

+paulemma

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How many stages has current Cycle World Road Racing Champion, Mark Cavendish won in total on the Tour de France cycle race?

 

(Yes, I've been glued to the screen for the last 3 weeks!)

 

My guess is 32

mellers

+mellers

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How many stages has current Cycle World Road Racing Champion, Mark Cavendish won in total on the Tour de France cycle race?

 

(Yes, I've been glued to the screen for the last 3 weeks!)

 

My guess is 32

 

No ding for 32... I'll give a clue - it's a bit lower than that.

mellers

+mellers

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I think he just matched Eddy Merckx's record, something like 17.

Oooh Marty's on the right lines, but doesn't get the ding just yet.

 

More clues... Cavendish hasn't quite equalled Merckx's record 34 stage wins, but on Sunday he did overtake the famous Lance Armstrong for number of Tour stage wins. He is easily the 'Brit with the most stage wins'; before Cav, the most a British cyclist got was 8. There are only 3 men who have won more Tour stages than him; two Frenchmen (Andre Leducq and Bernard Hinault) and the incomparable Merckx.

 

(What Cavendish has achieved is as noteworthy as the other British man famous in the news this week for doing so well in the Tour! Ed.)

Pharisee

+Pharisee

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I think he matched that record on Stage 18 and that was something like 21 stage victories. I would guess that the win on Stage 20, the final stage, makes it 22?

mellers

+mellers

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I think he matched that record on Stage 18 and that was something like 21 stage victories. I would guess that the win on Stage 20, the final stage, makes it 22?

Oooh, close but no cigar. (or Ding)

Pharisee

+Pharisee

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Did anyone who watch his sprint finish on Stage 18 notice that at one point, his front wheel was off the ground... the guy was actually pulling a 'wheelie'. I wonder how much power he was generating for those few seconds?

mellers

+mellers

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The win on the CE was Cav's 23rd.

 

The most by a sprinter.

DING

 

And his win on the Champs Elysees on Sunday, was the 4th consecutive win there for him. Something no-one else has ever done.

MTH

+MTH

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Cav's win puts him 4th on the all-time list behind Merckx (34 wins), Hinault (28) and Leducq (25).

 

I was glued to it as well this year. Not just this year though, every year since C4 started coverage in 1986.

 

Greg Lemond won the tour that year, beating his team-mate Bernard Hinault in a fierce and bitter battle.

 

Lemond could actually have won the tour the previous year, but instead had helped Hinault to a record equalling 5th win. In return Hinault promised to help Lemond win the tour in 1986 but reneged on that promise attacking Lemond at almost every opportunity. I particularly remember the stage to Alpe D'Huez where the riders finshed arm-in-arm after seemingly calling a truce.

 

Back then there were hardly any British riders in the race and I never thought I'd see one win the tour. One British rider though had won the King of the Mountains. Who was he?

 

P.S. I'm not forgetting Cav's green jersey in 2011

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mellers

+mellers

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...I was glued to it as well this year. Not just this year though, every year since C4 started coverage in 1986...

Me too - and I've been there in person with my camper van on a number of occasions too. Marvellous!!!!!

 

I have the answer to your question, but I have to go out caching now (continuous caching streak and Church Micro cache maintenance calling) so won't answer as I don't have time to set one today! lol! If it's still unanswered by the time I come back, I'll step in!

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