+me N u Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 A swift ding to TheOldfields, 15 reds, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 brown, 1 blue, 1 pink, 1 black and 1 white - the cue ball which we thought people may not count! Quote
+TheOldfields Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 Thank you very much... what - theoretically - is the highest possible snooker break? Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 Could it be 155? If there was a free ball to start with. Quote
+TheOldfields Posted May 5, 2018 Posted May 5, 2018 Nicely doubled in there by Boggin's Dad for 7 points and the satisfying clunk as the ball drops into the pocket. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 Sticking with the theme of snooker, Who presented the fabulous Saturday night entertainment show 'Big Break'? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted May 10, 2018 Posted May 10, 2018 It was presented by a person I didnt like to watch because of his jokes - Jim Davidson. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 That a ding for Jim Davidson, along with John Virgo, Your shot now Quote
+speakers-corner Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 Thanks for the ding there. Staying with comedians, In which town was Benny Hill born and in which town did he die? Quote
+colleda Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 5 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Thanks for the ding there. Staying with comedians, In which town was Benny Hill born and in which town did he die? I think he died in Teddington but haven't a clue where he was born unless that was also Teddington. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 3 hours ago, colleda said: I think he died in Teddington but haven't a clue where he was born unless that was also Teddington. Thats half a ding, see if you can get the rest. Quote
+colleda Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 23 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Thats half a ding, see if you can get the rest. I have probably read it somewhere but there's no way I can remember. I'll guess and say India. The only reason I remembered Teddington is because I have a friend who lives there. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 Nobody else seems to know so I shall give you the Ding for Teddington. He was Born in Southampton. Over to colleda. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted May 15, 2018 Posted May 15, 2018 On 13/05/2018 at 4:17 PM, colleda said: I have probably read it somewhere but there's no way I can remember. I'll guess and say India. The only reason I remembered Teddington is because I have a friend who lives there. Would that be Two Ton Ted from Teddington (he drove the baker's van ... ) ? Tragic how I recall lines from a terrible novelty single from decades ago, but for the life of me can't remember my own mobile number ... Quote
+colleda Posted May 15, 2018 Posted May 15, 2018 Nope, he's a guy called Guy. I'll think up a question soon. Quote
+colleda Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 I don't think I've asked this one before but here it is. What was the nationality of the person who shot down the Red Baron (von Richthofen)? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted May 16, 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 I think he was canadian. Pilots Name was Brown if I remember rightly. Quote
+colleda Posted May 17, 2018 Posted May 17, 2018 13 hours ago, speakers-corner said: I think he was canadian. Pilots Name was Brown if I remember rightly. Not correct, sorry, although one would have a hard time convincing a Canadian otherwise. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 18, 2018 Posted May 18, 2018 Could he have been a victim of friendly fire? I am going to have a go with German. Quote
+colleda Posted May 18, 2018 Posted May 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, Boggin's Dad said: Could he have been a victim of friendly fire? I am going to have a go with German. Sorry, not friendly fire. Quote
+me N u Posted May 18, 2018 Posted May 18, 2018 As the question setter is Australian, we assume it was an Australian member of the armed forces, but as to a name we have not got a clue. Quote
+colleda Posted May 19, 2018 Posted May 19, 2018 That's a ding as the question was what country. The most recognised, officially, was an Australian Lewis gunner named Buie. However, there is another contender, an Australian named Popov with a possibly better claim. It was established, without doubt when Richthoffen's plane and wound were examined after he crashed, that the single bullet that killed him came from ground fire. See GC1YTCY Over 2 u Me N u Quote
+me N u Posted May 20, 2018 Posted May 20, 2018 Thank you, we didn't expect the ding as it was a stab in the dark, our original answer was the same as speakers-corner. What colour is the filling in a traditional oreo biscuit (cookie)? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 20, 2018 Posted May 20, 2018 White is the obvious answer. Unless this is a trick question, and a traditional Oreo doesn't have a filling... Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 21, 2018 Posted May 21, 2018 I think it is traditionally a bright white, to contrast with the dark brown of the biscuit. Quote
+me N u Posted May 21, 2018 Posted May 21, 2018 No trick question - ding goes to Optimist on the run! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 22, 2018 Posted May 22, 2018 What do the books That Hideous Stength, Brave New World and A Nation of Immigrants have in common? Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted May 27, 2018 Posted May 27, 2018 Well I have read two of them , so that's C.S Lewis, A. Huxley and , er ... Not being able to see any thematic or author links I'm hazarding a guess at the titles being quotes. Quotes are usually the bible or Shakespeare .... let's try Will ! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 28, 2018 Posted May 28, 2018 Good guess, but wrong. But you've got the right authors (hint). Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) OK, all I know about either of the 2 I can identify makes them different, not similar - Lewis , obtrusively Christian , Huxley atheist, Lewis unreadable, Huxley readable, Lewis an inkling , Huxley not , Lewis prissy, Huxley keen on mind altering substances ... I know Huxley had a grandfather (TH Huxley, a strong supporter of that controversial upstart C. Darwin) who was a famous biologist , so did Lewis and author I don't know of both have famous grandparents too ? I'm grasping at straws here ! Edited May 29, 2018 by hal-an-tow I said Huxley when I meant Lewis. I'm confused. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 Very wide of the mark I'm afraid. A bit more information - A Nation of Immigrants was written by John F Kennedy. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 were they free masons, belonging to the same lodge. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted May 29, 2018 Posted May 29, 2018 Well, it's been nagging at me, so earlier today I did some research and found the answer . Therefore I'm out ! If I'd seen the note on who was behind book #3 before I cheated, I might perhaps have guessed better ... Probably not though ! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 30, 2018 Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) Well I think I've stumped you on this one, so I'll give you the answer, which is that the authors (CS Lewis, Aldous Huxley and John F Kennedy) all died on the same day - 22 November 1963. I'll give the ding to hal-an-tow for identifying two of the authors. I wasn't expecting anyone to identify JFK as the author of the third book, but I thought that the coincidence of their deaths was a fairly well-known bit of pub quiz trivia, so I thought people might work it out by connecting Lewis and Huxley. However it's always difficult to judge what other people know, so if I made it too hard I apologise! Over to hal-an-tow... Edited May 30, 2018 by Optimist on the run John F Kennedy, not John F Huxley! Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 Sorry, only just came back and spotted I was awarded the nearest-mis- to-the-target ding The next question will be posted asap. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 Keeping to the book theme: Which author's characters include a master key, low cloud and no one ? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted June 6, 2018 Posted June 6, 2018 I'll take a guess at Roald Dahl, as the creator of many unusual characters. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted June 8, 2018 Posted June 8, 2018 Not him, sorry. Hintage : I've used (approximate) translations into english, or definitions of. the character's actual names. And as with the JFK question, the third one on the list is probably the easiest way to the answer ... Quote
Sharpeset Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 13 hours ago, hal-an-tow said: Not him, sorry. Hintage : I've used (approximate) translations into english, or definitions of. the character's actual names. And as with the JFK question, the third one on the list is probably the easiest way to the answer ... Given the hint ref translation, and the fact that Niemand (German) translates to no one or 'Nobody ', I'm guessing they are Mister Men created by Roger Hargreaves Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted June 9, 2018 Posted June 9, 2018 Interesting, but no, the author I'm after wrote books with a higher reading age ... and the 'no-one' is not translated from German ... Further clues: the first two characters were travel companions in the same book , 'no-one ' was a villan in a different book, both books have been filmed ( probably several times ). The author died when Huxley and Lewis were still schoolboys ... Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 HG Wells? Philleas Fogg for the low cloud, and the Invisible Man as no-one. Don't know about a master key though, unless there's a skeleton in one of his books. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Optimist on the run said: HG Wells? Philleas Fogg for the low cloud, and the Invisible Man as no-one. Don't know about a master key though, unless there's a skeleton in one of his books. I'm getting my authors confused - Philleas Fogg was Jules Verne. Quote
dodgydaved Posted June 13, 2018 Posted June 13, 2018 22 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: I'm getting my authors confused - Philleas Fogg was Jules Verne. I seem to remember that Phineas Fogg's manservant was called PassePartout, the French for a masterkey. If that completes the puzzle give the "Ding" to Optimist please, he did all the hard work Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted June 13, 2018 Posted June 13, 2018 Optimist gets the ding for Jules Verne , honourable mention to dodgydaved for adding another 33% of the answer . Yep, from 'Round the World in 80 days ' (and more recently, expensive crisps) Phileas Fogg, his servant Passepartout ( French for goes all places, also a word for a passkey/masterkey ) and the third one was Captain Nemo from 20000 Leagues under the Sea : nemo is Latin for no one. As often happens the bit I though was the giveaway folk would get first (nemo) turned out to be nothing of the kind ! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) Ok, changing the theme... Which group had a British number 1 hit in 1970, and a number 2 hit in 1982, despite the entire line-up changing between times? Bonus points if you can name the hits! Edited June 14, 2018 by Optimist on the run Quote
+speakers-corner Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 Fitting to what is about to start, I think it is the England Wold Cup squad of 1970 and 1982. No idea of the names of the songs. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 7 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Fitting to what is about to start, I think it is the England Wold Cup squad of 1970 and 1982. No idea of the names of the songs. Ding to speakers-corner. The songs were Back Home and This Time (We'll Get it Right). Quote
+speakers-corner Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Thanks for the Ding. Staying on the subject. Who are the teams in group "G". Quote
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