Pajaholic Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 I just checked the Lunar 100 list and was surprised to see that whatever it is, it isn't listed as a significant Lunar feature for amateur astronomers to observe. That said, making this post gives me the chance to link the following image, which I captured a couple of weeks ago and of which I'm fairly pleased! Quote
Sharpeset Posted December 1, 2016 Posted December 1, 2016 I just checked the Lunar 100 list and was surprised to see that whatever it is, it isn't listed as a significant Lunar feature for amateur astronomers to observe. That said, making this post gives me the chance to link the following image, which I captured a couple of weeks ago and of which I'm fairly pleased! ....and rightly so! Quote
+speakers-corner Posted December 4, 2016 Posted December 4, 2016 As no-one seems to know the answer - the mountain is Mons Huygens - I will change the question. How many manned Lunar landing has there been? Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 4, 2016 Posted December 4, 2016 As no-one seems to know the answer - the mountain is Mons Huygens - I will change the question. How many manned Lunar landing has there been? I'll guess 6 So much easier to guess a number than a scientists name ! Quote
+speakers-corner Posted December 4, 2016 Posted December 4, 2016 As no-one seems to know the answer - the mountain is Mons Huygens - I will change the question. How many manned Lunar landing has there been? I'll guess 6 So much easier to guess a number than a scientists name ! The right answer for the DING. Over to you Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 4, 2016 Posted December 4, 2016 As no-one seems to know the answer - the mountain is Mons Huygens - I will change the question. How many manned Lunar landing has there been? I'll guess 6 So much easier to guess a number than a scientists name ! The right answer for the DING. Over to you My guess was a semi-educated one, but I couldn't recall if 12 or 10 astronauts had set foot on the moon, with this chap the last ... So my vaguely related question: what should S.Y.Savitskaya be famous for ? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted December 8, 2016 Posted December 8, 2016 At a guess, the first woman in space. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 8, 2016 Posted December 8, 2016 At a guess, the first woman in space. No dimg.sorry/ That would be Valentina Tereshkova, but you are not far from the answer :this should give you an extra nudge in the right direction ... Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted December 8, 2016 Posted December 8, 2016 At a guess, the first woman in space. No dimg.sorry/ That would be Valentina Tereshkova, but you are not far from the answer :this should give you an extra nudge in the right direction ... First female space-walk? Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 At a guess, the first woman in space. No dimg.sorry/ That would be Valentina Tereshkova, but you are not far from the answer :this should give you an extra nudge in the right direction ... First female space-walk? Ding ! Did Eva help ? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 At a guess, the first woman in space. No dimg.sorry/ That would be Valentina Tereshkova, but you are not far from the answer :this should give you an extra nudge in the right direction ... First female space-walk? Ding ! Did Eva help ? EVA = Extra vehicular activity, I believe, so a space-walk seemed the logical answer. I knew Leonov performed the first space-walk, and Speaker's Corner suggested Savitskaya was female, so I just put two and two together. Now a seasonal question: What did Tom Smith of London invent in 1847? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Christmas Crackers>? Ding dong merrily on high to dodgydaved. Christmas crackers originally contained sweets, and were known as bon-bons. Edited December 9, 2016 by Optimist on the run Quote
dodgydaved Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks Opti! So, what is the connection between "Hark the herald angels sing" and "The Wedding March"? Quote
Sharpeset Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks Opti! So, what is the connection between "Hark the herald angels sing" and "The Wedding March"? Mendelsson wrote the music for both Quote
dodgydaved Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Thanks Opti! So, what is the connection between "Hark the herald angels sing" and "The Wedding March"? Mendelsson wrote the music for both That's ,the fellow - over to Sharpset! Quote
Sharpeset Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 Thanks Opti! So, what is the connection between "Hark the herald angels sing" and "The Wedding March"? Mendelsson wrote the music for both That's ,the fellow - over to Sharpset! Thanks Who is quoted as saying "Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it white"? Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 I am going to have a complete guess - How about Bing Crosby? Seems like his kind of thing. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 I did not expect that - so sorry for the delay in getting back to business. I went to New Zealand in years BC (before caching). One of the highlights was a trip along Ninety Mile Beach. How long is that beach? Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 I did not expect that - so sorry for the delay in getting back to business. I went to New Zealand in years BC (before caching). One of the highlights was a trip along Ninety Mile Beach. How long is that beach? I'll do the Alan Davies/QI thing .... 90 miles ? Cue sirens ! Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 KLAXONS blaring out Yes Alan, it is not 90 miles. If you know why the measurement does not match its name you get a bonus point. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 I knew it ! Lets see if the bonus point can set off the alarms too ... is it maybe 90 miles from some major population centre ? <covers ears nervously> Quote
+Yorkshire Yellow Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 If you know why the measurement does not match its name you get a bonus point. Might that be 'cos it's measured in nautical miles, as opposed to, say, statute miles? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted December 16, 2016 Posted December 16, 2016 Is it because it's 90 miles from somewhere significant e.g. the mainland, or a city? Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 17, 2016 Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) Is 'ninety mile' a colonial mishearing of the aboriginal place name ? I do wonder why are we guessing the bonus and not the actual question ! Edited December 17, 2016 by hal-an-tow Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 <throws cards on table and leans back> Well, I've googled both answer and bonus, so I'm out ! No-one has either right. I'd suggest a blizzard of random guesses between 1 mile and 89 miles ... Quote
+Beach_hut Posted December 18, 2016 Posted December 18, 2016 let's go near the middle of that range - fifty miles? Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 If Boggin's Dad doesn't reply by bedtime tonight ( NB, I'm an owl, not a lark ... ) I'll post a response and tell you who is closest ... Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 I am afraid that this question has lost its way slightly.... Hal-an-tow gave a good hint as the distance. Beach Hut is closest, in fact within the five mile leeway I was prepared to give. The correct answer is 55 miles. The story behind the naming was that it took three days to travel the length of the sands when it was first discovered. The explorers summarised that it must be ninety miles as they could manage thirty miles a day. What they had not compensated for was the fact that walking on sand slowed them to twenty. Over to the aptly named, Beach_hut DING Quote
+Beach_hut Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 Thanks for the ding. It's doubly apt as I have family over that part of the world. Next question, on March 28, 1979, a nuclear disaster occurred in the USA in a place, also named after a distance. Name that place... Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 Three Mile Island - I remember it well Quote
+Beach_hut Posted December 19, 2016 Posted December 19, 2016 Three Mile Island - I remember it well That's the one, a DING for you. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 Thanks. what was the name of the movie starring Jane Fonda and Jack Lemon, which was somewhat related to the 3 mile island incident? Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 The China syndrome happy Christmas to all the pub quiz participants Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 Correct, and a Happy Christmas to all from me :-) Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted December 26, 2016 Posted December 26, 2016 thanks for the ding a question from our recent quiz at the Bryntirion Inn. can you name this sweet, from liqueurs all sorts? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted December 29, 2016 Posted December 29, 2016 These are my favourite, they are made from aniseed jelly. Just dont know the name for them. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted December 29, 2016 Posted December 29, 2016 These are my favourite... I got a box of Liquorice Allsorts for Christmas, do you want mine 'cos I can't stand them. And I don't know their name either Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 These are my favourite...I got a box of Liquorice Allsorts for Christmas, do you want mine 'cos I can't stand them. And I don't know their name either i will give this till the 1st of Jan, then you can have my blessing to have a look on google Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 I don't know the official name, but what I say when offered this, or any other Liquorice alleged sweet is "bleurgh". Followed by a polite "No thank you" obviously. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 I don't know the name either, but feel free to send me all of your unwanted pink-and-blue-bobbly-bits. (I guess that's my guess) Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 I don't know the name either, but feel free to send me all of your unwanted pink-and-blue-bobbly-bits. (I guess that's my guess) Well, it takes allsorts Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 as this one has stumped you all , you can google the answer for this question!!!! Quote
+Beach_hut Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Spogs in that case :-) I was mis-remembering that they were named after a place, similar to, but obviously not, Pontefract cakes. Guess I was thinking of something else Quote
+martin&lindabryn Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 Spogs in that case :-) I was mis-remembering that they were named after a place, similar to, but obviously not, Pontefract cakes. Guess I was thinking of something else that gets you a new year ding over to you Quote
+Beach_hut Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) Thanks :-) while I was googling foodstuffs named after places - what sort of food is a Norfolk Biffin? Edited January 1, 2017 by Beach_hut Quote
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