+Beach_hut Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 45 minutes. I believe it was somewhere like Andorra? Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 45 minutes. I believe it was somewhere like Andorra? you have 1/2 the answer correct Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) Zanzibar ? that will be the ding for Civilised The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted around 40 minutes, and is the shortest war in history. Edited July 8, 2013 by martin&lindabryn Quote
+civilised Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 that will be the ding for Civilised Thanks ! What descending sequence is represented by the initial letters D M E V B ? Quote
+civilised Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 What descending sequence is represented by the initial letters D M E V B ? You could find it in Whitaker's Alamanack (definitely) or Pears Cyclopaedia (I think) Quote
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) I'd been staring at this question for ages and I felt the info was somewhere in my head, just had to wait for the right bit of the filing cabinet of my brain to open... ;-) It's just hit me this morning. They are ranks of Peerage. I think it's Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, Barons. Forgotten what M is now :-) Edit: as I clicked post I remembered: Marquesses Edited July 16, 2013 by Beach_hut Quote
+civilised Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 I'd been staring at this question for ages and I felt the info was somewhere in my head, just had to wait for the right bit of the filing cabinet of my brain to open... ;-) It's just hit me this morning. They are ranks of Peerage. I think it's Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, Barons. Forgotten what M is now :-) Edit: as I clicked post I remembered: Marquesses Exactly - that's a DING for Beach_hut. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 I'd been staring at this question for ages and I felt the info was somewhere in my head, just had to wait for the right bit of the filing cabinet of my brain to open... ;-) It's just hit me this morning. They are ranks of Peerage. I think it's Dukes, Earls, Viscounts, Barons. Forgotten what M is now :-) Edit: as I clicked post I remembered: Marquesses Exactly - that's a DING for Beach_hut. Woohoo thanks :-) Here's the next question - which non-royal person was offered to be the Duke of London? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Woohoo thanks :-) Here's the next question - which non-royal person was offered to be the Duke of London? I'll have a guess at Wellington, who lived at No. 1 London. Edit to remove the nested quotes for neatness. Edited July 16, 2013 by MartyBartfast Quote
+Beach_hut Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 Winston Churchill ?? DING! Congratulations. Sorry I didn't see your reply earlier. Quote
+maxkim Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 Thanks for that. What is Triskaidekaphobia a fear of? Quote
+civilised Posted July 22, 2013 Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) Thanks for that. What is Triskaidekaphobia a fear of? The number 13 ? And I'm impressed by your spelling skills Edited July 22, 2013 by civilised Quote
+maxkim Posted July 23, 2013 Posted July 23, 2013 Thanks for that. What is Triskaidekaphobia a fear of? The number 13 ? And I'm impressed by your spelling skills That's a quick DING there.... :) Quote
+civilised Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Thanks for the ding. In the name of the comic author P G Wodehouse - (creator of Jeeves, amongst others) - what does P G stand for ? Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Pelham - which is why he was known as 'Plum' Quote
+civilised Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Pelham Grenville I think it has to be TheOldfields, as the question did ask for both intials. So - DING to TheOldfields. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Thank you very much. A British Prime Minister who played first class cricket? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 I'm going to say Major, in the expectation I'm wrong hehe Quote
+MTH Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Alec Douglas Home Either him or another one I'm thinking of ! Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Pelham Grenville I think it has to be TheOldfields, as the question did ask for both intials. So - DING to TheOldfields. That'll teach me to read the question properly. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Alec Douglas Home Either him or another one I'm thinking of ! As a clue, I'd say that it's not the other one. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12295.html So a fine D sharp ding to MTH... Quote
+MTH Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 Thanks. Who is the only 1st class cricketer to have won a football world cup winner's medal? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted July 27, 2013 Posted July 27, 2013 Who is the only 1st class cricketer to have won a football world cup winner's medal? It rings a bell that one of the 1966 team was a first-class cricketer. I'm going to say George Cohen. Quote
+MTH Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 Not George Cohen - that's a different question!! Right sort of idea though... Quote
+Beach_hut Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Bumping this with a random guess. Gordon Banks. Quote
dodgydaved Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 I think my pa in law once told me Geoff Hurst had played for Essex...... Quote
+MTH Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Ding for Geoff Hurst. The former Essex wicketkeeper (1 match, no runs, 1 catch) went on to have a moderately successful career in football Over to dodgydaved. Quote
dodgydaved Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 OK - Sticking loosley with sports:- In which sport are the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and Sudiman Cup tournaments played? Quote
dodgydaved Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 Badminton? Side out a DING to The Oldfields. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 Thankyouverymuch. A topical question... who has played Doctor Who in the most episodes of the program? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 Hmm, good one! I'm going to plump for dear old Johnny Pertwee. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted August 7, 2013 Author Posted August 7, 2013 Trick question? No one has played Doctor Who, at least not in the programme of the same name. I think Tom Baker was the longest-serving Doctor though, so I'll plump for him Quote
+TheOldfields Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 Not meant as a trick question (though intrigued by how it could be taken as one). Tom Baker gets a multi-dimensional ding. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted August 7, 2013 Author Posted August 7, 2013 Well, thank you for the kind Ding. Tom Baker was very much 'my Doctor' as I born in 71 and so 'grew up' with him in the role. If I was to take your question literally ("A topical question... who has played Doctor Who in the most episodes of the program?") the answer would be none. That's why I thought it might be a trick question. The character isn't called Doctor Who, he's simply The Doctor. People (including the fan club, I noted in a recent Tweet of theirs) are still getting this wrong after fifty years, so don't feel too bad about it. My Question, staying with things 'Not of this Earth': what would the mnemonic (now passing out of fashion for reasons of sexism) "Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me Right Now Sweetie" be referring to? Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted August 8, 2013 Posted August 8, 2013 That would refer to stellar spectral classification Quote
+Beach_hut Posted August 8, 2013 Posted August 8, 2013 That would refer to stellar spectral classification Trust you to know that lol. Please may we have a question about seaside buildings next? ;-) Quote
+Simply Paul Posted August 10, 2013 Author Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) That would refer to stellar spectral classification Trust you to know that lol. Please may we have a question about seaside buildings next? ;-) Ding! for Betelgeuse. Oh Be A Fine Girl, Kiss Me Right Now Sweetie does indeed remind us of the O B A F G K M R N S stellar spectral classification sequence. Adding a W to the start (since 1998, for ultr-hot Wolf-Reyet stars) makes a Wow! to begin with. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant - or Class M - star, of course Edited August 10, 2013 by Simply Paul Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 As requested by Beach_Hut a quick question about a seaside building. So... Can you tell me which is the shortest pier in Britain? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 As requested by Beach_Hut a quick question about a seaside building. So... Can you tell me which is the shortest pier in Britain? curses! Foiled! Lord Moynihan is quite a short peer... (I'm here all week, try the veal) Quote
+Pharisee Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 I was on the one at Great Yarmouth last weekend and that didn't reach the sea! Quote
+maxkim Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Wigan Pier... It doesn't go anywhere... as mentioned by George Formby :lol: Edited August 13, 2013 by maxkim Quote
+Betelgeuse Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 curses! Foiled! Lord Moynihan is quite a short peer... (I'm here all week, try the veal) Careful with that petard now... I was on the one at Great Yarmouth last weekend and that didn't reach the sea! Must have been a pretty low tide - it's short but it's not that short. Wigan Pier... It doesn't go anywhere... as mentioned by George Formby :lol: Wigan pier eh? Quote
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