The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+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?

[+Betelgeuse]

OU degree in geology finally pays off.

 

A craton is an old and stable area of continental crust that's survived tectonic processes relatively unchanged. They're also called shields. As an example, the central part of Canada is a massive craton formed of precambrian metamorphic rocks that were once part of the ancient Laurentian continental landmass.

[+MTH]

That gets you the Ding.

 

I was watching "Rise of the Continents" - Iain Stewart's new series on BBC - which is well worth watching. The term Craton was a new one on me.

[+Betelgeuse]

Let's stick with geology for another question. What is the difference between a horst and a graben?

[BOBBLES WORLD TOUR]

Oh no another boring Earthcache type Q.

Just a guess but is the answer.....Henry Cecil?

[+Betelgeuse]

I'm struggling to see a connection. No DING! there I'm afraid.

 

Anyway, nothing boring about geology.

[+martin&lindabryn]

Thinking back a long way to my school days. I seem to remember that its to do with fault lines in the earthscrust. where one side rises and the other side falls

but I can't remember which way round it is.

[+Betelgeuse]

Close enough for rock 'n' roll. Have a DING! for that answer.

 

Horsts and grabens are caused by normal faults (normal in the geological sense) where the Earth's crust is stretched and under tension and fractures along a fault line with the hanging wall moving down. Downthrown blocks between two normal faults dipping toward each other are called grabens, upthrown blocks between two normal faults dipping away from each other are called horsts.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_and_graben

Edited June 13, 2013 by Betelgeuse

[+martin&lindabryn]

thanks for the Ding

 

staying with the natural world theme.

 

What is “Pamplemousse”?

[+MartyBartfast]

thanks for the Ding

 

staying with the natural world theme.

 

What is “Pamplemousse”?

Got 3 in my head to choose from, hmmm, I'll plump for Pomegranate

[+martin&lindabryn]

thanks for the Ding

 

staying with the natural world theme.

 

What is “Pamplemousse”?

Got 3 in my head to choose from, hmmm, I'll plump for Pomegranate

not that one

[+civilised]

Elephant ?

[+martin&lindabryn]

Elephant ?

not 4 legs

[+MartyBartfast]

Am I allowed my second guess?

[dodgydaved]

C'est une, 'ow you say, grapefruit Monsieur!

[+martin&lindabryn]

Am I allowed my second guess?

 

Yes but your to late dodgydave has the ding for today

[dodgydaved]

OK, specifically, where might you find secreto, presa and pluma - and why?

[+martin&lindabryn]

OK, specifically, where might you find secreto, presa and pluma - and why?

as a chef of many years I should know this.

secreto, presa and pluma is the meat from pigs bread in the oak plantations of Spain

[dodgydaved]

OK, specifically, where might you find secreto, presa and pluma - and why?

as a chef of many years I should know this.

secreto, presa and pluma is the meat from pigs bread in the oak plantations of Spain

 

Bueno - el ding!

[+martin&lindabryn]

Thanks for the ding

 

Where in the British isles is the Marisco Tavern

[+paulemma]

Thanks for the ding

 

Where in the British isles is the Marisco Tavern

 

That i believe is on the Isle of Lundy, even though i have never been there, i used to live in North Devon, so spent a lot of time looking at it []