+Beach_hut Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Apologies for the delay on a next question. Here we go then: tenor comes from the Latin verb tenere, meaning "to ________" what? Quote Link to comment
+Beach_hut Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Hold? And a very speedy DING! Quote Link to comment
+Just Roger Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Complete change of topic. How did Mr Norway cross the Atlantic in 1930? Or, as an alternative, what were his Christian names? Edited for spelling Edited April 21, 2015 by Just Roger Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I'm going to go with a complete guess at the answer (and a wild guess at the spellings) that this was Thor Heyerdahl in the Kontiki which was a boat made of rushes. Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Complete change of topic. How did Mr Norway cross the Atlantic in 1930? Or, as an alternative, what were his Christian names? Edited for spelling Nevil ( or Neville ) Shute went in R100 ( or R101 ) - an airship anyway - when he came home he became a very good storyteller Quote Link to comment
+Just Roger Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 That's a quick double Ding (or Ding-Dong) to Civilised. Nevil Shute Norway was the chief stress engineer on the R100 (the one which didn't crash) taking over as chief engineer when Barns Wallace left the project. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 (I approve of the earlier Ding. Sorry, I was stuck in Denmark) Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 That's a quick double Ding (or Ding-Dong) to Civilised. Nevil Shute Norway was the chief stress engineer on the R100 (the one which didn't crash) taking over as chief engineer when Barns Wallace left the project. Thanks for the ding In the first film of what is probably Nevil Shute's most famous novel - who played the commander of the US submarine? Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 That's a quick double Ding (or Ding-Dong) to Civilised. Nevil Shute Norway was the chief stress engineer on the R100 (the one which didn't crash) taking over as chief engineer when Barns Wallace left the project. Thanks for the ding In the first film of what is probably Nevil Shute's most famous novel - who played the commander of the US submarine? Well, maybe I was wrong about it being his most famous novel - it's the one about the events after a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Well, maybe I was wrong about it being his most famous novel - it's the one about the events after a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere I knew that bit, but just don't remember the film. Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 The novel is On The Beach. Great book by one of my favourite authors but I've no idea about the film. as you say, his most famous work is something else which I won't name in case it's the next question. Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 For what it's worth, Wikipedia say "On the Beach" is his best-known novel, but I'd only heard of the "other one" - I assume MTH and I are thinking of the same book. Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 For what it's worth, Wikipedia say "On the Beach" is his best-known novel, but I'd only heard of the "other one" - I assume MTH and I are thinking of the same book. On The Beach is the one I'm thinking of - perhaps others might say A Town Like Alice Anyway - the actor who played the submarine commander in On The Beach - well-known American chap - also famous for playing Atticus Finch a few years later Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 In that case Atticus Finch was the one and only Grergory Peck, will have to track down the film of On The Beach now! Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 In that case Atticus Finch was the one and only Grergory Peck, will have to track down the film of On The Beach now! Absolute Ding to MartyBartFast Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Sorry for the delay, here's a quickie: Who was Governor of the Falkland Islands during the conflict with Argentina in the 1980's? Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Sorry for the delay, here's a quickie: Who was Governor of the Falkland Islands during the conflict with Argentina in the 1980's? Ah Ha!! He used to live just down the road from us - that'ld be Sir Rex Hunt. Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 (Grergory Peck, American? ) Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (Grergory Peck, American? ) Wasn't he ? Apologies if I've misled - i honestly thought ( and still do ) that he was Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Sorry for the delay, here's a quickie: Who was Governor of the Falkland Islands during the conflict with Argentina in the 1980's? Ah Ha!! He used to live just down the road from us - that'ld be Sir Rex Hunt. That's a DING for DDD! And according to Wikipedia/IMDB Gregory Peck was American and was born in California.... Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Many thanks Marty. Years ago, when I walked to Sunningdale Station, I passed a house (long since redeveloped) called Styles. What is the connection between this house and the Old Swan Hotel in Harrogate? Quote Link to comment
+crb11 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Do they both feature in Pickwick Papers? Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Do they both feature in Pickwick Papers? Nope - but there is a literary connection! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Well Agatha Christie wrote "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" which I think was a Poirot story, she also famously went missing for a while and was discovered staying incognito at a hotel in Harrogate which I'm guessing was the Old Swan. Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Well Agatha Christie wrote "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" which I think was a Poirot story, she also famously went missing for a while and was discovered staying incognito at a hotel in Harrogate which I'm guessing was the Old Swan. That's a mysterious ding to MartyB!! What I forgot to say that "Styles" on Charters Road was Agatha Christie's home. Edited April 29, 2015 by dodgydaved Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Thanks, What and where is this (extra kudos if you can find a geocache in the vicinity ) Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Hmmm possible a catastrophic & Monumental piccie ? GC5E4B Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 That's the one, The Monument (to the great fire of London) Fish Street Hill in London for anyone not in the know ! Ping, back to you! Quote Link to comment
+Just Roger Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) Something funny going on here. Looks like my cache (Memory not Geo) is not clearing Edited April 30, 2015 by Just Roger Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Sticking with thoughts of London. Thomas Doggett was an Irish actor in the early 1700's. How is he most remembered these days? Quote Link to comment
+MTH Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 (edited) Agatha Christie at a guess. Sorry page didn't refresh. Edited May 2, 2015 by MTH Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Not Mrs Christie this time! Hint: The Thames is involved - but how specifically? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Ah, this is turning into a Ping Pong game, but I've left it a few days and it's something I know a bit about. He was the chap who bequeathed the prize of "Dogget's Coat and Badge" for an annual race on the Thames for Lightermen, who are the men who once rowed boats back and forth to shore unloading ships on the Thames. The race is still held and I believe is still only open to licensed Thames boatmen and I think it may be the oldest race of it's kind in the world. The red coat and brass badge had to be worn on the river by Lightermen to show that they were licensed to carry on their trade. Dogget's Coat and Badge is also the name of a pub on the Thames where I have attended several London Geocaching events Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 A wet and watery DING and over to you Marty (and congrats on being the 11,111st person to post on this thread - a sort of megaNelson!! :lol: Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Thanks Dave. Slightly specialist round now. What height (in hands) denotes the difference between a Horse and a Pony (caveat this is a generally accepted classification, there are exceptions such as the Falabella which is a breed much smaller than most ponies but is classified as a horse) Edit: typo. Edited May 3, 2015 by MartyBartfast Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Thanks Dave. Slightly specialist round now. What height (in hands) denotes the difference between a Horse and a Pony (caveat this is a generally accepted classification, there are exceptions such as the Falabella which is a breed much smaller than most ponies but is classified as a horse) Edit: typo. I reckon it is 14 for a horse, less than that for a pony. Talking off equines, how many legs does a horse have? Six, two at the back and forelegs at the front. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Thanks Dave. Slightly specialist round now. What height (in hands) denotes the difference between a Horse and a Pony (caveat this is a generally accepted classification, there are exceptions such as the Falabella which is a breed much smaller than most ponies but is classified as a horse) Edit: typo. I reckon it is 14 for a horse, less than that for a pony. Talking off equines, how many legs does a horse have? Six, two at the back and forelegs at the front. Close enough, it's 14-2" and below for a Pony, anything above is a Horse. Your turn. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thank you Which two towns did the first railway in the UK connect? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The first (steam as opposed to horse-drawn) railway in UK didn't connect two towns. It carried Richard Trevithick's loco from the Penydarren iron works to the Merthyr canal. That said, I suspect you're thinking of Stockton and Darlington (i.e. Stephenson) even though Stephenson's railway was much later than the Cornishman's Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Ding Spot on with a very comprehensive answer You turn Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Thanks. It's often forgotten that Trevithick is the father of high-pressure steam locomotion -- despite Boulton and Watt's best efforts against high-pressure steam. For the next ding, in which year did Trevithick's Penydarren loco first run; and when did the Stockton to Darlington railway open? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I dont know the first part but Stockton to Darlington was opened in 1825. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 1825 is correct for Stockton to Darlington. As a hint, Trevithick was more than two decades earlier... Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 1825 is correct for Stockton to Darlington. As a hint, Trevithick was more than two decades earlier... Don't know but given that I'll have a guess at 1798. One thing I do remember about Trevithick is that one of his engine boilers blew up/burned out when him and his engineer parked it outside a pub and went in for a few pints - sounds like my kind of guy Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Too early FWIW, Trevithick's 1801 "Puffing Devil" steam carriage (the one where the boiler ran dry and the carriage was destroyed while they were in the pub) is allegedly the inspiration to the song "Camborne Hill"! Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Part 1 of the question is 1804, part 2 is 1825. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 DING! Over to speakers-corner. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Thanks for the Ding Pajaholic. Staying with steam trains. What is the Name of the steam train that holds the world speed record and when was this record set. Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I know the name of the engine, but as to the year I don't know, so will leave the answer to some one else Quote Link to comment
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