+martin&lindabryn Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 from the Saxon word for corps Quote
+TheOldfields Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 A very speedy ding for M&L for corpse. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 thank you in the Walt Disney film Dumbo. who voiced Dumbo? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 thank you in the Walt Disney film Dumbo. who voiced Dumbo? I haven't seen the whole film, just various clips, but I'm gonna say nobody, Dumbo was silent and the mouse did all the talking for him. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) trick question. that didn't catch you out the ding goes to MartyBartfast I got that one from a cache called "March of the elephants" GC3X1KX I recommend anyone to do it. Edited February 9, 2015 by martin&lindabryn Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Who was the father of Goneril, Regan & Cordelia ? Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Who was the father of Goneril, Regan & Cordelia ? King Lear! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 That's a right royal DING to DD. Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Cheers Marty! (When I was a lad I am sure the blocks of flats on Jordanthorp estate nr Sheffield were nickenamed after these three!!) Sticking with the Bard, what was the name of the acting company he belonged to for most of his career? (It actually had two similar names, either being sufficient for the DING) (typo ) Edited February 10, 2015 by dodgydaved Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Globe Theater Company Thou deserveth not the DING, for I feel th'art not well versed in this matter! Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 It is useful to have a teacher as a sister-in-law. After a short consultation I worked out the answer - will pm it so that others can have a chance. Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 I've checked out the original thread started in 2006 and the rules are: Rule 1 - No googling! Rule 2 - Try and keep your question at the level someone in a pub quiz might be able to answer... (Forgetting that Rule 2 is, IMHO broken at times) I can see no reference to not being allowed to ask your sister!! I have your PM and you are correct so should you feel like posting it before anyone else does...... Quote
+crb11 Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 One of the two was "The King's Men", I think. I have no idea whether either of my sisters-in-law knows this. Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 One of the two was "The King's Men", I think. I have no idea whether either of my sisters-in-law knows this. I dingeth thee - the other was the Chamberlains Men - changed names on the accession! Over to thee!! Quote
+crb11 Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Staying with the same theme: it's reasonably well-known that Shakespeare's longest play is Hamlet (followed by two other tragedies: Coriolanus and Cymbelene). The three shortest are all comedies - name any of them. (As it happens, I was talking to my sister-in-law last night on the phone, but decided against asking her what she knew about Shakespeare!) Edited February 11, 2015 by crb11 Quote
+Clue-72 Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I'll have a guess at The Taming Of The Shrew. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Digging deep into my schooldays I think that the shortest play was Comedy of Errors Quote
+crb11 Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 A very brief but humorous DING to Martin&LindaBryn - that's indeed the shortest of them all. (The other two were A Midsummer Night's Dream and Two Gentlemen of Verona.) Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 quick reply and Thank you As the republic of Fiji are discussing dropping the union Jack from there flag, my question is. How many Countries, still use the union Jack on their flags? Quote
+crb11 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 That's a tough one. I can think of Australia, New Zealand, Niue and Fiji, plus the UK and probably about half a dozen in the Caribbean, so let's assume a few more and go for 15. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I saw the news article on this, and I'm sure it's only a handful. I think that apart from the UK there were 4, and now Fiji have dropped it only 3. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Ill go for 20. Im not counting states in the US or Canada into this. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I saw the news article on this, and I'm sure it's only a handful. I think that apart from the UK there were 4, and now Fiji have dropped it only 3. crb11 list of Australia, New Zealand, Niue and Fiji, plus the UK is correct but he then added a few more just in case so sorry the Ding goes to Marty you saw the same articular as I did, over to you Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 This should be easy if you pay attention to the news (though personally my brain goes into sleep mode as soon as politicians appear). Name them and their party: Quote
BOBBLES WORLD TOUR Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 1. The lady with the awful Aussie accent 2. Uk-idiot! 3. No one trusts him 4. A loser. 5. A winner. 6. Rab C Nesbitt's Mrs? 7. Doesn't matter who she is really. My answers may not be right but they are correct. Quote
+crb11 Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 I can do the other six, but - with apologies to the Welsh - not the lady on the right. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, Dopey (Not in pictured order) Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 3. No one trusts him Surely that could be any of them (except the ladies!) Anyway If nobody gets all of them I'll give the DING to whoever gets most right by the time I check tomorrow morning, so maybe crb11 should put up his answers....... Quote
Pajaholic Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 FWIW, my guestimate is: Theresa May (Conservative) Nigel Farage (UK Independence Party) Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats) David Cameron (Conservative) Edward Miliband (Labour) Nichola Sturgeon (Scottish Nationalist Party) Harriet Harman (Labour) Although I suspect that Joluc and SP's answers are much closer to public opinion! Quote
+TheOldfields Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Think I have the same as crb.... Natalie Bennett (Green) Nigel Farage (UKIP) Nick Clegg (Lib Dem) David Cameron (Con) Ed Miliband (Lab) Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) ? (must be Plaid Cymru I think) Do I get bonus points for asking why you've not mentioned Al Murray (FUKP)? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Think I have the same as crb.... Natalie Bennett (Green) Nigel Farage (UKIP) Nick Clegg (Lib Dem) David Cameron (Con) Ed Miliband (Lab) Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) ? (must be Plaid Cymru I think) Do I get bonus points for asking why you've not mentioned Al Murray (FUKP)? DING to TheOldfields, the last one is Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru. As for why no FUKP leader, well I lifted the picture straight from the BBC news site, so blame them for the political bias Quote
+TheOldfields Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Thank you. Victoria Crosses are said to be made from the metal of cannons captured in which battle? Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Thank you. Victoria Crosses are said to be made from the metal of cannons captured in which battle? Sebastopol? Quote
+TheOldfields Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Sebastopol would get you a DING. All yours. Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 By tradition, and possibly fact, what metal were the aforesaid cannon made from? Quote
+crb11 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) Bronze? (Have a vague recollection that was what Napoleonic War-era cannons were made of, anyway.) Edited February 16, 2015 by crb11 Quote
dodgydaved Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Bronze? (Have a vague recollection that was what Napoleonic War-era cannons were made of, anyway.) That's the stuff - over to you!! Quote
+crb11 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) (At least according to my calculations) there are only four points in England from which it is not theoretically possible to see a higher point, assuming a clear enough day and ignoring issues of tree cover, buildings on the summit etc. The southernmost is High Willhays on Dartmoor - Exmoor is just high enough to block line of sight to the south Wales peaks. In which county is the northernmost? EDIT: corrected question as per notes below Edited February 16, 2015 by crb11 Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 I'm going to go for the obvious (which leads me to think it's not right): Scafell Pike Just to clarify, you said not possible to see a higher point in England, but then mention that from Darmoor you can't see South Wales, so is this confined to England or Great Britain? Quote
+crb11 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Sorry, typed question wrong. Apologies. We're looking for points from which it is not possible to see any higher point (anywhere). Ben Nevis is one, as is Snowdon. There are four in England, but Scafell Pike isn't one (you can see Snowdon from there). Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks for clarifying, it wouldn't have changed my guess though! I have another idea but I'll wait for someone else to chip in before trying it. Quote
+Pharisee Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 I'm guessing that Pen-y-Fan has to be one of them. Quote
+crb11 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) I think it probably is, but it isn't in England. I'm looking for the northernmost of the four in England. I should point out also that I've disregarded everything under 10m (since I didn't have accurate enough data) - there are certainly parts of the Fens where a 9m high hill would satisfy the conditions. Edited February 16, 2015 by crb11 Quote
+me N u Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Derbyshire? "Northern" county picked at random. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I was thinking of Kinder Scout, which is in Derbyshire. Quote
+crb11 Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Not bad, but you can see all the Yorkshire Three Peaks as well as Snowdon from there. See http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas/ENG/KINDERSCOUT.GIF Quote
+Pharisee Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 How about 'The Cheviot' in Northumberland... that's quite high at 2674 feet and there doesn't seem to be anything higher around there. Quote
+crb11 Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 No - you need a clear day, but you can see the Lake District (Scafell Pike is 83 miles), and (at least in theory) at least three Munros - Ben Lawers, Ben Vorlich and Stob Binnein. A hint: you're looking for something much lower (which stops you being able to see so far). Quote
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