+Boggin's Dad Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I think that was 'The Village People' Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I think that was 'The Village People' Just in case that answer wasn't ironic, I googled to check and AFAICT, The Village People didn't get going until five years after Machine Head was released and have not released an album by that name. Clue: The band I seek are the same genre (i.e. hard rock/heavy metal) as Uriah Heep. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I think that was 'The Village People' Just in case that answer wasn't ironic, I googled to check and AFAICT, The Village People didn't get going until five years after Machine Head was released and have not released an album by that name. Clue: The band I seek are the same genre (i.e. hard rock/heavy metal) as Uriah Heep. It's a shame they didn't. I think it would have been a classic.... Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I will take a semi educated guess at Deep Purple Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That will get you the DING! Over to martin&lindabryn ... Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thanks for the ding. staying with the rock music theme, This question was asked at one of our recent pub quizzes. Which English rock band appeared a record 106 times on the BBC's “Top Of The Pops”? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That could be one of two AFAICT. The first band I'm thinking of would have appeared the record number times because they were both an act in their own right and also the backing band for the solo artist that appeared the most times for any act. The second were just a prolific band .. and I'm going for them because I remember Rick Parfitt mentioning the record on the One Show a few weeks ago. So, I'll plump for Status Quo (but hold the band I first mentioned in reserve!) Quote Link to comment
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That could be one of two AFAICT. The first band I'm thinking of would have appeared the record number times because they were both an act in their own right and also the backing band for the solo artist that appeared the most times for any act. The second were just a prolific band .. and I'm going for them because I remember Rick Parfitt mentioning the record on the One Show a few weeks ago. So, I'll plump for Status Quo (but hold the band I first mentioned in reserve!) There’s no need for the reserves to be called on, as you have it right, with you first guess, which gets you the quick ding Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Thanks. I'll call up my reserve for the next question, as this stays on the theme of TOTP: Which solo artist has made the most number of appearances on Top of the Pops of any act? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That gets you the DING! ... which means that the other band I thought of in answer to martin&lindabryn's question was The Shadows. Over to me N u ... Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 That gets you the DING! ... which means that the other band I thought of in answer to martin&lindabryn's question was The Shadows. Over to me N u ... Thank you, we didn't really expect that! On with the quiz, when Japanese is translated into English every word ends with a vowel or which letter? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I suspect that you mean, "When Japanese is written in Roman characters, every word ends in a vowel or which letter?" If so, I guess that letter would be "n" (as in <name>-san, Nissan, etc.) ? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Ding to pajjaholic - despite our slightly incorrect question - your assumption is indeed what we were asking. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks. For the next ding: How far on average along any meridian (i.e. due North or South) would you have to travel along the surface of the Earth for the northing co-ordinate on your GPSr to change by one degree of latitude? (Although I'd prefer the answer in nautical miles, I'll accept answers in any reasonable units.) Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I think it's supposed to be 60 nautical miles. Either longitude or latitude is always 60 and the other one changes a bit. Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I think it's supposed to be 60 nautical miles. Either longitude or latitude is always 60 and the other one changes a bit. Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 That gets you the very quick DING! FWIW, a nautical mile has the de-facto definition of the average distance along any meridian subtended by one minute of latitude. The length of one degree of longitude depends on the latitude at which you're measuring it (longer at the equator). Over to koselig ... Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks for the ding. Carrying on the theme how many nautical miles is it around this mighty planet? An easy one to calculate. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I have run out of fingers and toes. So it must be more than twenty. I will have a guess of 21600 Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 yes, lots of fingers and toes required but a straight forward sum of 360 degrees X 60 minutes. That's the ding to Boggin's dad Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thank you. On what television show would Iggle Piggle travel on the Ninky-nonk? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Oh my, it's my grandson's favourite: "In the Night Garden" Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Using the description my mother uses for my brother - telly tubbies? Quote Link to comment
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Oh my, it's my grandson's favourite: "In the Night Garden" Yes - defo "In the Night Garden". Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Oh my, it's my grandson's favourite: "In the Night Garden" Ding, Absolutely correct. Over to you. Isn't that a pip? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks. Staying with "In the Night Garden", who is the narrator? Quote Link to comment
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Is it Derek Jacobi? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 It is; DING! Over to Hellfire1917 ... Quote Link to comment
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks for the ding and sorry for the delay in replying. I'm in France/Belgium with only limited wifi access. Right, my question is, Derek Jacobi had a big TV hit on his hands when he appeared in 'I, Claudius'. Who wrote original novel of the same name, on which the screenplay was based? Quote Link to comment
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks for the ding and sorry for the delay in replying. I'm in France/Belgium with only limited wifi access. Right, my question is, Derek Jacobi had a big TV hit on his hands when he appeared in 'I, Claudius'. Who wrote original novel of the same name, on which the screenplay was based? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I know the Surname is Graves and I think his first name was Robert (I always get confused between him and the bloke who was in the original Mission Impossible with the same surname). Quote Link to comment
+civilised Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Robert Graves ? dadgum Edited June 11, 2015 by civilised Quote Link to comment
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 And the *DING* goes to Marty, who got in first by one minute. It was Robert Graves. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 What was the name of the dog that "found" the world cup, which had been stolen in early 1966? Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Pickles dug up the World Cup. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 DING - It was indeed Pickles, over to koselig.... Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for the ding. Change of topic. Which Scottish Island town has the Khyber Pass? Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for the ding. Change of topic. Which Scottish Island town has the Khyber Pass? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Mainland in the Orkney Islands, its in Stromness if my memory is correct. Mr me N u Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Yes indeed it is. Ding to me n u Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Thank you - Mr me N u has been to Stromness several times and that street name is just one that sticks in your mind - Mrs me N u has never been so we must go for a visit so much to see apart from diving the German high seas fleet, unfortunately not so simple now we're at the other end of the UK! Anyway, next question, staying in Orkney - what is the name of the Neolithic village, uncovered by a storm in 1850, now described as the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe? Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 That will be Skara Brae Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) Edited as double post. Edited June 14, 2015 by koselig Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 So good they named it twice. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 A ding to koselig and over to you. Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Thanks for the ding. Change of topic- what letter is on a car number plate when it is kit-built in the UK. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Thanks for the ding. Change of topic- what letter is on a car number plate when it is kit-built in the UK. Q Quote Link to comment
+koselig Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) That's the ding to Marty- edited due to predictive text! Edited June 14, 2015 by koselig Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Who is the individual behind an eponymous organisation which offers a prize of $1,000,000 to anyone who can prove the existence of supernatural/paranormal powers? Quote Link to comment
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