Pajaholic Posted June 9, 2015 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
+koselig Posted June 9, 2015 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
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 9, 2015 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
+koselig Posted June 9, 2015 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
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Thank you. On what television show would Iggle Piggle travel on the Ninky-nonk? Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Oh my, it's my grandson's favourite: "In the Night Garden" Quote
+speakers-corner Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Using the description my mother uses for my brother - telly tubbies? Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Oh my, it's my grandson's favourite: "In the Night Garden" Yes - defo "In the Night Garden". Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 10, 2015 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
Pajaholic Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks. Staying with "In the Night Garden", who is the narrator? Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 11, 2015 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
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 11, 2015 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
+MartyBartfast Posted June 11, 2015 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
+civilised Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Robert Graves ? dadgum Edited June 11, 2015 by civilised Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 And the *DING* goes to Marty, who got in first by one minute. It was Robert Graves. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 What was the name of the dog that "found" the world cup, which had been stolen in early 1966? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 DING - It was indeed Pickles, over to koselig.... Quote
+koselig Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for the ding. Change of topic. Which Scottish Island town has the Khyber Pass? Quote
+koselig Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for the ding. Change of topic. Which Scottish Island town has the Khyber Pass? Quote
+me N u Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Mainland in the Orkney Islands, its in Stromness if my memory is correct. Mr me N u Quote
+me N u Posted June 13, 2015 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
+koselig Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) Edited as double post. Edited June 14, 2015 by koselig Quote
+koselig Posted June 14, 2015 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
+MartyBartfast Posted June 14, 2015 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
+koselig Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) That's the ding to Marty- edited due to predictive text! Edited June 14, 2015 by koselig Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 14, 2015 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
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Staying with magicians - who was the French magician that Houdini named himself after? Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 I believe that was Jean Robert-Houdin Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 And it's a sleight of hand DING for martin&lindabryan. Harry Houdini thought that if you put an "I" on the end of a French word, it meant "like" so he thought he was giving himself a stage-name that meant "Houdin-like". He may also have missed the significance of the hyphen. His hero's surname was Robert-Houdin, not just Houdin. Here endeth the lesson. Over to martin&linda. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 thank you for the ding and the history lesson. now back to a question from this months quiz at my pub The annual wine consumption in which small European country is 59.01 liters per person; a world record? Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 At first, I thought "small country, probably Monaco or Andorra" but then remembered that there is a very small country with a very small, almost entirely adult population, most of who take a glass of wine once or twice a day for religious purposes: The Vatican City! Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 At first, I thought "small country, probably Monaco or Andorra" but then remembered that there is a very small country with a very small, almost entirely adult population, most of who take a glass of wine once or twice a day for religious purposes: The Vatican City! Nicely worked out and that gets the ding Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks. Interestingly, and surprisingly (until you consider the low population and high number of visitors) the Vatican City has the highest per capita crime rate in the World. For the ding, which country has the lowest per capita crime rate? Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Lets try somewhere a bit obscure - I reckon Bhutan - Perhaps a state of happiness leads to a low rate of crime? Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I just googled to check; and a state of happiness apparently does lead to a low rate of crime -- although not as low as for the country I have in mind. Clue: The country is in the continent of Europe. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 A friend has just returned from holiday in Iceland and was commenting on the low crime rate. So I will have a guess at Iceland. Quote
+s1ipmatt Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 im going with a smaller country and say Luxembourg? Quote
Sharpeset Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 The Danes are supposed to be really happy, so I'll go for Denmark Quote
Pajaholic Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I checked several sources when setting this question. Although the majority said that Switzerland has the lowest crime rate, some gave the honour to Iceland ... and so the DING goes to martin&lindabryn. Over to you ... Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Thanks for that ding What large immovable object has just moved 3cm to the SW in April this year. Quote
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