+speakers-corner Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 14 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: It depends whether you mean from Germany as a state, or from the region that is now called Germany. As the unified state we now call Germany didn't exist before the 19th Century, it will presumably be a king from the 20th Century, after Victoria. Although I don't know if she was German or not, I'll guess Mary of Teck, wife of George V. OK, you got me there. It is from the region that is now called Germany. Have another go. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Here is a hint to help you on the way. This king had 2 daughters, and both were crowned a queen in their time. Who was the king and who was his German wife. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Must be Henry VIII then. Not sure where his wives come from, but Cleeves sounds French and I think Aragon is Spanish, which leaves Howard, Parr, Seymour and Boleyn. Shot in the dark - I'll say Jane Seymour. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) I will give the Ding to Optimist as he has in fact given me the names I was looking for. The king was Henry VIII and his German wife was Anne of Cleves, or rather Anna von Kleve. She was born in Düsseldorf in 22.09.1515. Catherine of Aragon - Spanish Anne Boleyn - Norfolk Jane Seymour - place of birth unknown but English Catherine Howard - London Catherine Parr - London So, over to you. Edited January 25, 2018 by speakers-corner Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 Sorry for the delay! As you're probably aware if you've got the souvenir, last Friday was Australia Day, which celebrates/commiserates (depending on your point of view) the arrival of the first fleet of Royal Navy and penal colony ships, and raising of the British flag. In what year? Quote
+colleda Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 I would be ashamed if I didn't know the answer to that one. So, responding in kind, in what year was the Battle of Hastings? Quote
+colleda Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 Ding to speakers-corner. That was a hard one Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Thanks for the ding. Another easy one. Who lost the Battle of Hastings - full name please. Quote
+colleda Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Awww, I saw this last week on TV about the Bayeaux tapestry being lent to England and (re) learned it was Harold but I confess that I had to research his full name. Harold Godwinson. Quote
+colleda Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Where in Scotland would one find a 24m rotating boat lift? Quote
+colleda Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 A ding to searcherdog for Falkirk. The boat lift is commonly known as the Falkirk Wheel, an amazing piece of engineering and animal control in getting all the little gerbils that power it running in the same direction. Over to you searcherdog Quote
+searcherdog Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 Oooo, Colleda has different info! We visited soon after it opened when it was powered by hamsters. I wonder if gerbils supply more paw power or are easier to train....? The day we visited was one of those lovely days in a long spell of wet ones. The view from the top was wonderful and the exhibition was informative. Well worth a visit. Anyway, the next question.... In 2000, the Butterley Company manufactured and erected the Falkirk Wheel. The same company completed the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth in 2005 and the large arched bridge over the railway lines near the entrance to London's 2012 Olympic Park in 2009. In 1867 / 8, they were also responsible for the 7000 tons of wrought and cast iron which formed the largest single spanned roof in the world at that time. This roof is still visible today at which railway station? Quote
+searcherdog Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 Ding! and over to speakers-corner. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 Thanks for the ding. Staying with trains. Name five from ten of the main London stations that have a tube connection as well. Quote
+Beach_hut Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, speakers-corner said: Thanks for the ding. Staying with trains. Name five from ten of the main London stations that have a tube connection as well. Kings Cross/St Pancras, Liverpool Street, Paddington, Waterloo, Euston Road. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) The 6 will get you the Ding, over to you Beach_hut The others are Charing Cross, Victoria, London Bridge and Fenchurch Street (Close to Tower Hill and Aldgate). Edited February 3, 2018 by speakers-corner Quote
+Beach_hut Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks for the ding and apologies for the late reply. Next question: Only one London station on the Monopoly board wasn't mentioned in the previous question, either in my answer or in speakers-corner's reply. Name it. (point of information, s-c, hasn't that got a tube connection as well?) Quote
+searcherdog Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Monopoly and underground and Marylebone ? Quote
+Beach_hut Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 12 hours ago, searcherdog said: Monopoly and underground and Marylebone ? That's the DING. :-) Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) On 08.02.2018 at 11:23 PM, Beach_hut said: Thanks for the ding and apologies for the late reply. Next question: Only one London station on the Monopoly board wasn't mentioned in the previous question, either in my answer or in speakers-corner's reply. Name it. (point of information, s-c, hasn't that got a tube connection as well?) Yes it has, but it is not considered a major mainline station. Edited February 10, 2018 by speakers-corner Quote
+searcherdog Posted February 18, 2018 Posted February 18, 2018 Sorry, I didn't receive a notification of the ding. The oldest underground railway in the world has 11 lines but how many stations? I thought I knew the answer so Googled and apparently opinions differ. So, either answer will be accepted. Quote
+searcherdog Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 This train is ready to leave. Please mind the closing doors. Beep beep beep ....... DING! Apparently both Edgware Road and Hammersmith have two stations which are on different lines but have the same name. Sometimes these are counted as one, sometimes as two. Therefore the score is either 268 names or 270 stations. Over to colleda! Quote
+colleda Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 What are monotremes and where are they found? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 Isnt that the family name for the Duckbilled Platypus that is found in Australia? Quote
+colleda Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 2 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Isnt that the family name for the Duckbilled Platypus that is found in Australia? You're halfway there. Quote
+colleda Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 Almost there s-c. You've named one monotreme but there is another. Also, where besides Australia? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 44 minutes ago, colleda said: Almost there s-c. You've named one monotreme but there is another. Also, where besides Australia? Sorry, but I would have to Google the rest of the answer, so Im out of this one. Quote
+colleda Posted February 21, 2018 Posted February 21, 2018 3 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Sorry, but I would have to Google the rest of the answer, so Im out of this one. To keep things moving you can have the Ding S-C as the question was what is a monotreme and it is an egg laying mammal. And you answered that. There are only two monotremes in the world. the platypus and the Echidna (Spiny Anteater). They are found in Australia and New Guinea. They are unusual in that 1. they are mammals that lays eggs and, 2. they suckle their young unlike other egglaying creatures such as birds, reptiles etc. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 Wow, thanks for the Ding, I didnt expect that. Quick and simple. What is the capital of Malta. Quote
+me N u Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 Thnk you for the ding. Staying with capital cities:- with an ANNUAL average temperature of minus 1.3C, it is the coldest national capital, but which city or country? Quote
+me N u Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 Not Reykjavik - its only 5th coldest. Quote
+me N u Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Sorry not Kathmandu, Nepal but it IS in Asia Quote
Sharpeset Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 Whatever the nearest "Stan" to Siberia is, given that Siberia is not a country ? Quote
+me N u Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Not a "stan" Not Bhutan Not Peking either - but getting closer. Quote
+me N u Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 The very cold DING goes to speakers-corner. Kind of puts the current UK "cold weather" into perspective doesn't it. Quote
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