+Boggin's Dad Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 The only one I could have a guess at is that they were all born in the same place, but where that is I do not have any idea. Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 They were, but you need to guess the place correctly to get the 'ding!'. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted March 1, 2016 Posted March 1, 2016 They were, but you need to guess the place correctly to get the 'ding!'. Well, in that case the answer has to be Weston Super Mare, as I know John Cleese was born there. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 thanks for the ding “A forgone conclusion” is a commonly used phrase which was originally penned by which author? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 thanks for the ding “A forgone conclusion” is a commonly used phrase which was originally penned by which author? Shakespeare? He coined lots of words and phrases. Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted March 3, 2016 Posted March 3, 2016 that didn't take long. the ding goes to you Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted March 4, 2016 Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) Random guess: If it doesn't sound biblical the usual suspect for having originated turns of phrase which become part of the language is Wm. Shakespeare ? Drat, beaten to it again ! Edited March 4, 2016 by hal-an-tow Quote
+Beach_hut Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Next question, and on a slight variation to the theme, words often thought to be by Shakespeare, but they're not. Who are they by? How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach. Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 Next question, and on a slight variation to the theme, words often thought to be by Shakespeare, but they're not. Who are they by? How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach. I think they are the opening lines of one of the "Sonnets to the Portuguese" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted March 5, 2016 Posted March 5, 2016 I think they are the opening lines of one of the "Sonnets to the Portuguese" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.. How do I Ding thee? Let me count the ways... Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 Right, sticking with quotes, a 20th century Hollywood humourist once said: "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members." Who was it? Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 I think I know that one - Groucho Marx. Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Ding! (misquote) Edited March 6, 2016 by dodgydaved Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 Thanks for the Ding! My question is about two photos. The ship and the bridge are both named after the same person. Who is it? Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 I know that P61 was built in Appledore by Babcock Marine. She's? LE Samuel Beckett, so I assume the bridge was named after the same person? Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted March 6, 2016 Posted March 6, 2016 Give that man a *DING*! Over to Pajaholic. Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Thanks. Following on the theme of famous, Irish poets/authors ... Babcock also built Samuel Beckett's sister ship at Appledore. That ship, pennant number "P62", is also named after a famous Irish poet and author. For the next ding, what is his name? A third vessel of the Samuel Beckett class is currently under construction and is also to be named after a famous Irish poet, who's name will get you a bonus point! Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Well this is just a guess, but it can only be either W. B. Yeats or James Joyce. Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 James Joyce gets you the ding; William Butler Yeats gets you the bonus! Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks for the ding! Which is the only country to host the Summer Olympic Games while not winning a single gold medal at those games? Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 I too would have thought South Korea but I'll have a wild stab at this question to keep things moving since the ding has yet to be awarded. Montreal 1976 was such a disaster (famously, the facilities weren't paid off until earlier this century) that I'll guess at Canada! Quote
+Hellfire1917 Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Canada, via Montreal, 1976, is right! Over to you. Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Eek! I wasn't expecting that -- I thought I was just eliminating another candidate! Thanks for the ding. In a related vein: what is the only country to have won at least one gold medal in every Summer Olympics? Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 DING to Boggin's Dad. FWIW, it couldn't have been the USA as they boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Over to Boggin's Dad... Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Well that was a good guess.... In one of those Olympics Great Britain only won a single gold medal. Who won it? And for a bonus point where, and what year? Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Darn it! I know the bits for the bonus points: Helsinki, 1952 (a sort of late edition of the 1940 Games cancelled because of WWII). Unfortunately, I have no idea who won that single gold medal. Perhaps the bonus info will help someone else get the ding! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Well assuming Pajaholic is right in the year, and you expect us to know the person it suggests someone famous, two names come to mind and I'll guess Chris Braysher (not sure about the spelling). Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted March 10, 2016 Posted March 10, 2016 Well that was a good guess.... In one of those Olympics Great Britain only won a single gold medal. Who won it? And for a bonus point where, and what year? I thought that one of Sir Steve Redgrave's streak of five was the only gold we won that year. If that's the case I'll guess 1992, which I think was Barcelona. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 It was the following Olympics, Atlanta 1996. Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Well that was a good guess.... In one of those Olympics Great Britain only won a single gold medal. Who won it? And for a bonus point where, and what year? Are we only thinking of the summer games, or are we including winter as well? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Well that was a good guess.... In one of those Olympics Great Britain only won a single gold medal. Who won it? And for a bonus point where, and what year? DINGDONG: Steward's enquiry, please hold onto your betting slips. I just gave in to temptation and looked and there were three years in the 20th century when we only won 1 gold, two of them have already been mentioned. Quote
Pajaholic Posted March 11, 2016 Posted March 11, 2016 Assuming that one of Sir Steve Redgrave's gold medals is correct, he didn't win gold by himself as he was always part of a boat crew. The smallest was the coxless pairs with Matthew Pinsent -- but I don't know whether that's the gold that Boggin's Dad is looking for? If so, Optimist on the run should get the ding as he was the first to name a medal winner. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted March 13, 2016 Posted March 13, 2016 I think a Steward's Enquiry was indeed needed. I did misread my source when I checked the information. However I was thinking of coxless pairs in Atlanta in 1996, so I shall DING Optimist on the run, and give him the Gold Medal for answering the first part with the answer I was thinking of. Over to you, Checking on wiki, the other two occassions were 1904 in St Louis Tom Kiely in 'Men's All-Round' which was a forerunner of the decathalon, and in 1952 in Helsinki, where was a wait until the last event on the last day, when the team Equestrian jumping gold was won. i would have been impressed if anyone had got either of those two. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 Sorry, been too busy to check this forum in the last couple of days. Will post a new question tonight. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 Ok - moving away from Olympics, but staying with a Greek theme: Today is Pi Day (in American mm.dd.yy format) - i.e. 3.14 In the Greek Alphabet pi is the 16th letter. Which letters fall either side of it? Quote
Sharpeset Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 Ok - moving away from Olympics, but staying with a Greek theme: Today is Pi Day (in American mm.dd.yy format) - i.e. 3.14 In the Greek Alphabet pi is the 16th letter. Which letters fall either side of it? Forty years ago, a geography teacher at school tried to teach us the Greek alphabet (can't remember why...). Scratching at the memory banks I'll go for Omicron and Psi Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Ok - moving away from Olympics, but staying with a Greek theme: Today is Pi Day (in American mm.dd.yy format) - i.e. 3.14 In the Greek Alphabet pi is the 16th letter. Which letters fall either side of it? Forty years ago, a geography teacher at school tried to teach us the Greek alphabet (can't remember why...). Scratching at the memory banks I'll go for Omicron and Psi Sharpeset has twanged my memory chords ( from rather longer than 40 yrs ago I fear) and my Housemaster - Michael Bishop - classic teacher extraordinary - I rather think Sharpeset is half way there and I will go for Omicron ("O") and Rho ("R") no "Q" in the Greek alphabet! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 A definitely deserved ding for Dodgydaved! Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Sticking in ancient Greece, how was Sisyphus punished for being a crafty so and so? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 I think he was the one condemned to push a giant rock ball up a hill for all eternity. Quote
dodgydaved Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 I think he was the one condemned to push a giant rock ball up a hill for all eternity. That's the bloke Marty and a big boulder of a ding to you!! Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 As Marty has yet posted a question, I'll take the liberty of doing so, in order that we can keep this thread going. My question is: The America’s Cup, the Loch Ness Monster and gliding - what’sthe connection? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 As a guess, are they the winning answers to some quiz? Quote
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