The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+MartyBartfast]

Pretty sure that's a mountain in Central America, Ecuador? Don't know the name of the Mountain though.

[+martin&lindabryn]

as MartyBartfast states its a volcano in Ecuador and its called Chimborazo

[+MTH]

Ding to martin&lindabryn for Chimborazo

 

Because of the shape of the earth it's nearly 2km further from the centre than the summit of Everest!

[+martin&lindabryn]

just for a change I am giving the answer to the question. What I want is what is the question?

 

if the answer is 42 what is the question? and from which book?

Edited May 31, 2013 by martin&lindabryn

[+Pharisee]

just for a change I am giving the answer to the question. What I want is what is the question?

 

if the answer is 42 what is the question? and from which book?

 

That's "Life, The Universe and Everything" from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[+martin&lindabryn]

That's a very quick ding for Pharisee

[+Pharisee]

That's a very quick ding for Pharisee

Thank you....

 

Below is the text of a famous signal, sent by Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood after the battle of Trafalgar.

A simple question.... Who was it sent to? Name and position held at the time, please.

 

EURYALUS, At Sea, October 22^nd 1805

 

 

Sir,

 

Yesterday a battle was fought by His Majesty’s Fleet, and a victory gained, which will stand recorded as the most brilliant and decisive, that ever distinguished the British Navy… Our loss has been great in men: but what is irreparable and the cause of Universal Lamentation is the death of the Noble Commander-in-Chief who died in the arms of Victory: I have not yet any reports of the ships…

 

I have to congratulate you on the Great Event, and have the honour to be…

 

Your obedient servant

 

Signed, C. Collingwood

 

[+MTH]

William Pitt the Younger was PM at the time so it could have been him.

[+Pharisee]

William Pitt the Younger was PM at the time so it could have been him.

 

Nope...

[+civilised]

George III, if he wasn't having a mad episode ?

[+martin&lindabryn]

just had a chat with my farther in law, who has just returned from a cruse to Gibraltar.

 

he informs me, that the communicate was sent to the Governor of Gibraltar, General Henry Fox

[+Pharisee]

just had a chat with my farther in law, who has just returned from a cruse to Gibraltar.

 

he informs me, that the communicate was sent to the Governor of Gibraltar, General Henry Fox

 

Spot on!!

I've just returned from Gibraltar myself, hence this question. There's a plaque in the Trafalgar Cemetery commemorating it.

 

[+martin&lindabryn]

thank you for the ding

 

Now we all know that February is the shortest month of the year,

Can you tell me which is the longest month of the year and why?

[+MartyBartfast]

thank you for the ding

 

Now we all know that February is the shortest month of the year,

Can you tell me which is the longest month of the year and why?

 

October because it has 31 days + 1 hour (when the clocks go back.)

[+martin&lindabryn]

thank you for the ding

 

Now we all know that February is the shortest month of the year,

Can you tell me which is the longest month of the year and why?

 

October because it has 31 days + 1 hour (when the clocks go back.)

 

I must make my questions harder, as they are answered almost as soon as I post them.

The ding goes to MartyBartfast with his 4 minute answer

[+MartyBartfast]

 

I must make my questions harder, as they are answered almost as soon as I post them.

The ding goes to MartyBartfast with his 4 minute answer

 

Or read all the 9000+ posts in this thread, I think this has been asked before.

 

Where would you find:

 

A scientist,

A heroine,

A hero,

A handyman,

A domestic,

A groupie,

A rival scientist,

A creation,

An expert,

An ex-delivery boy.

[+Simply Paul]

 

I must make my questions harder, as they are answered almost as soon as I post them.

The ding goes to MartyBartfast with his 4 minute answer

 

Or read all the 9000+ posts in this thread, I think this has been asked before.

 

Where would you find:

 

A scientist,

A heroine,

A hero,

A handyman,

A domestic,

A groupie,

A rival scientist,

A creation,

An expert,

An ex-delivery boy.

Clearly, one would find them Over at the Frankenstein Place... Edited June 3, 2013 by Simply Paul

[+MartyBartfast]

 

I must make my questions harder, as they are answered almost as soon as I post them.

The ding goes to MartyBartfast with his 4 minute answer

 

Or read all the 9000+ posts in this thread, I think this has been asked before.

 

Where would you find:

 

A scientist,

A heroine,

A hero,

A handyman,

A domestic,

A groupie,

A rival scientist,

A creation,

An expert,

An ex-delivery boy.

Clearly, one would find them Over at the Frankenstein Place...

 

thats a big DING DONG to the man in the basque & fish-nets

[+Simply Paul]

thats a big DING DONG to the man in the basque & fish-nets

Thank you. For a straight man I do love a musical. Sticking with things around in 1975, where would you have heard, "She's breakin' up! She's breakin'-" on a semi-regular basis?

[+Betelgeuse]

Six million dollar man

[+martin&lindabryn]

thats a big DING DONG to the man in the basque & fish-nets

Thank you. For a straight man I do love a musical. Sticking with things around in 1975, where would you have heard, "She's breakin' up! She's breakin'-" on a semi-regular basis?

That's the opening sequences to the "Six Million Dollar Man" I have the box set

[+Simply Paul]

thats a big DING DONG to the man in the basque & fish-nets

Thank you. For a straight man I do love a musical. Sticking with things around in 1975, where would you have heard, "She's breakin' up! She's breakin'-" on a semi-regular basis?

That's the opening sequences to the "Six Million Dollar Man" I have the box set

That's a slow-motion DingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDing to - I'm guessing here - Martin. [Edit - my mistake. Sorry] Fast work!

, and here's some info and

experimental Lifting Body seen crashing in them. The pilot survived but, yes, did lose the use of an eye... DingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDing! Edited June 3, 2013 by Simply Paul

[+MartyBartfast]

Point of order Ref, Betelgeuse got it 4 minutes earlier

[+Simply Paul]

Point of order Ref, Betelgeuse got it 4 minutes earlier

The hazards of page roll-over. Sorry to both Martin and Betelgeuse, but as MB says, it was the starman who had the flying fingers. Over to you Betelgeuse!

[+Pharisee]

must read the next page before answering old questions !!

 

Edited June 3, 2013 by Pharisee

[+Betelgeuse]

A change of direction. I've been watching the IOM TT races on TV and there have been some lap records broken again this year. The current lap record for the 37.73 mile course stands at 131.671 mph but who was the first person to record a 100 mph lap and in which year?

[+Pharisee]

A change of direction. I've been watching the IOM TT races on TV and there have been some lap records broken again this year. The current lap record for the 37.73 mile course stands at 131.671 mph but who was the first person to record a 100 mph lap and in which year?

 

I know that.... Bob McIntyre in 1957 on a 4 cylinder, 500cc Gilera at 101 point something or other miles per hour.

[+Betelgeuse]

A change of direction. I've been watching the IOM TT races on TV and there have been some lap records broken again this year. The current lap record for the 37.73 mile course stands at 131.671 mph but who was the first person to record a 100 mph lap and in which year?

 

I know that.... Bob McIntyre in 1957 on a 4 cylinder, 500cc Gilera at 101 point something or other miles per hour.

 

That's a DING! for you.

[+Pharisee]

A change of direction. I've been watching the IOM TT races on TV and there have been some lap records broken again this year. The current lap record for the 37.73 mile course stands at 131.671 mph but who was the first person to record a 100 mph lap and in which year?

 

I know that.... Bob McIntyre in 1957 on a 4 cylinder, 500cc Gilera at 101 point something or other miles per hour.

 

That's a DING! for you.

 

OK, ta

 

What's a 'Bangalore Torpedo' ?

 

HINT: - It's nothing to do with ten pints of lager and a chicken vindaloo

Edited June 5, 2013 by Pharisee

[+Betelgeuse]

It's a rather ingenious pipe bomb. It can be deployed on a set of tubes that screw together or extend to reach enemy defenses - typically barbed wire. It's pushed under the obstruction and then detonated remotely to clear it. They can also be used to clear mines. They were used extensively in WWI and WWII.

[+Pharisee]

It's a rather ingenious pipe bomb. It can be deployed on a set of tubes that screw together or extend to reach enemy defenses - typically barbed wire. It's pushed under the obstruction and then detonated remotely to clear it. They can also be used to clear mines. They were used extensively in WWI and WWII.

 

That's a DING and back to you, then.

[+Betelgeuse]

It was one of those questions that I just knew the answer to.

 

Right-ho. Yet another change of tack...

 

What is involved in the crime of embracery?

[+civilised]

It was one of those questions that I just knew the answer to.

 

Right-ho. Yet another change of tack...

 

What is involved in the crime of embracery?

 

Is it something to do with having allegiance to someone outside the kingdom (speaking as someone currently trying to keep pace with The Tudors)

[+Betelgeuse]

It was one of those questions that I just knew the answer to.

 

Right-ho. Yet another change of tack...

 

What is involved in the crime of embracery?

 

Is it something to do with having allegiance to someone outside the kingdom (speaking as someone currently trying to keep pace with The Tudors)

 

'Fraid not old chap. Nice answer though.

[+martin&lindabryn]

is it to do with jury tampering

[+Betelgeuse]

is it to do with jury tampering

 

It is indeed so a DING! and over to you.

[+martin&lindabryn]

thanks for the ding

as I am in the pub trade lets have a drink question.

 

What sort of cask is the original “Penderyn whiskey” matured in?

[+The Duckers]

Living not too far away from Penderyn and it's distillery (passing frequently when heading to Brecon) and knowing the brand, I seem to remember reading that they use pre-used Jack Daniels barrels, although it could be a different brand of Bourbon.

[+martin&lindabryn]

That's a ding for The Duckers

 

from the Penderyn web sight

The Gold Medal award winning single malt whisky from the only distillery in Wales. Our unique distilled single malt whisky is matured in bourbon barrels and finished in Madeira casks to impart a generous flavour of subtle complexity.

[+The Duckers]

Thanks, It has been a while since getting one right......

 

From drink to food:

 

When was the first Michelin guide published?

[+MTH]

I can't remember the context (or the answer!) but I heard this recently. I think is was about 1901.

[+martin&lindabryn]

Having worked in a restaurant trade I know that the first publication was 1900 in France and was given away free. There was also a Belgium guide printed in 1904

[+The Duckers]

Ding to martin&lindabryan.

 

It was indeed 1900 in France, with British Isles in 1911. In 1926 it started awarding it's stars for dining.

[+martin&lindabryn]

thanks for the ding

 

staying with food and drink

 

Which drink is made from berries which elephants reputedly get drunk on?

[BOBBLES WORLD TOUR]

Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, a hippo took an apricot, a

guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty

tango.

The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo", Um Bongo, Um Bongo,

They drink it in the Congo.

The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin. The

parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in.

So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle, They all

prefer the sunny funny one they call Um Bongo!

Especially the elephant who loves a good party.

[+martin&lindabryn]

Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, a hippo took an apricot, a

guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty

tango.

The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo", Um Bongo, Um Bongo,

They drink it in the Congo.

The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin. The

parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in.

So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle, They all

prefer the sunny funny one they call Um Bongo!

Especially the elephant who loves a good party.

sorry not a ding yet

[+MTH]

Amaralu, and very nice it is too :-)

[+MTH]

I meant Amarula

[+martin&lindabryn]

I meant Amarula

DING DING

[+MTH]

Something I picked up on TV last night.

 

What is a Craton?