+civilised Posted July 15, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+civilised Posted July 16, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 16, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 A good thought but nope. Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Winston Churchill ?? DING! Congratulations. Sorry I didn't see your reply earlier. Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Thanks for that. What is Triskaidekaphobia a fear of? Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted July 22, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+maxkim Posted July 23, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+civilised Posted July 24, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Pelham - which is why he was known as 'Plum' Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted July 25, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Thank you very much. A British Prime Minister who played first class cricket? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'm going to say Major, in the expectation I'm wrong hehe Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Alec Douglas Home Either him or another one I'm thinking of ! Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted July 26, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted July 26, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+MTH Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Thanks. Who is the only 1st class cricketer to have won a football world cup winner's medal? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted July 27, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+MTH Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Not George Cohen - that's a different question!! Right sort of idea though... Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Bumping this with a random guess. Gordon Banks. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Another guess: Bobby Moore Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I think my pa in law once told me Geoff Hurst had played for Essex...... Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted August 5, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 OK - Sticking loosley with sports:- In which sport are the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and Sudiman Cup tournaments played? Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Badminton? Side out a DING to The Oldfields. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thankyouverymuch. A topical question... who has played Doctor Who in the most episodes of the program? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hmm, good one! I'm going to plump for dear old Johnny Pertwee. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share 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 Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted August 7, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share 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 Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 That would refer to stellar spectral classification Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted August 8, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share 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 Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted August 12, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted August 13, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I was on the one at Great Yarmouth last weekend and that didn't reach the sea! Quote Link to comment
+maxkim Posted August 13, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted August 13, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Southwold? I just saw a photo of it. It looks pretty compact. If not, I remember Ventnor's pier (IOW) being underwhelming... Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Southwold? I just saw a photo of it. It looks pretty compact. If not, I remember Ventnor's pier (IOW) being underwhelming... Neither of those. The pier in question consists of a pavilion on piles abutted directly to the esplanade. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 That sounds like the stub remains of the Pier Bandstand in Weymouth, but I imagine you mean 'built short' rather than 'shortened by explosives'..? Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Will that be the pier at Burnham-on-sea Quote Link to comment
+Betelgeuse Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 That sounds like the stub remains of the Pier Bandstand in Weymouth, but I imagine you mean 'built short' rather than 'shortened by explosives'..? Weymouth Council cheated! So, no. Not their excuse for a pier. Quote Link to comment
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