+hal-an-tow Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Clouseau ! Remember, the minky is the businessman ... Not mow Kato! Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Well remembered Inspector! That's a very quick Ding! - Over to you - I'm off to see the Purp..... Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Im tempted to ask, "Do you 'ave a rheum ?" , but that's not really a pub quiz question is it ! So, keeping with the theme of silly films I love, here's a quote: " All right... all right... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us? " My question is, what did the Romans do for cachers ? The answer is NOT in Reg's list I quoted, and it's as good as their bright idea of taxes. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Provided numerous options for unknown geocaches, as their numbers also letters, by hiding numerals in text, blocks of text can be translated into numbers. Other options include sums that do not make sense, or lists of drinks' ingredients etc Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Interesting speculations, but not the answer: I'll add that 'what the Romans did for cachers' is UK specific and a tangible thing rather than an idea ... and it's BAD ... Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 The Romans gave you London (Londinium)? Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Not Londinium (us stroppy locals burned it down .. twice ... good old Boudica ) Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 19 hours ago, hal-an-tow said: Interesting speculations, but not the answer: I'll add that 'what the Romans did for cachers' is UK specific and a tangible thing rather than an idea ... and it's BAD ... Howabout hawthorn? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Got it - IV! Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 IV ! Wow, that gets the prize for the wittiest reply I've ever seen on here It's not actually the answer I'm looking for (despite me wondering if I can get away with claiming it is so it looks like it was me that thought up that excellent joke ) but if no-one guesses the actual answer soon the baton will be passed to the optimist .... Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 The answer is stinging nettles The story goes that our islands native nettles were sting free varieties, but the Romans bought seeds of stinging species with them to use as a bracing warm up in our climate, thrashing themeslves with bunches of nettle stalks. I'm not sure I entirely believe that (as stingers are more common around ruined old habitations due to the , ahem, residues left in the soil, it could just be a folk tale conflating ruins and Romans) but then it has been on QI, so it must be true . If only the invaders had borrowed some nice celtic trousers instead of wearing sandals & skirts, our summer caching would have been less painful. Over to OOTR who gets the amused ding Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Thanks. "What the Romans Did For Us" was a TV programme on BBC2 a few years ago. Who presented it? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Ding to me N u Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thank you for the ding, sorry for the delay, we used to enjoy watching Adam hart Davis' various programmes. Next question - How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of a frame? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted May 5, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Thank you very much... what - theoretically - is the highest possible snooker break? Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Could it be 155? If there was a free ball to start with. Quote Link to comment
+TheOldfields Posted May 5, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Sticking with the theme of snooker, Who presented the fabulous Saturday night entertainment show 'Big Break'? Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 It was presented by a person I didnt like to watch because of his jokes - Jim Davidson. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 That a ding for Jim Davidson, along with John Virgo, Your shot now Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 12, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted May 12, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 12, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted May 13, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 14, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted May 15, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Nope, he's a guy called Guy. I'll think up a question soon. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted May 16, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I think he was canadian. Pilots Name was Brown if I remember rightly. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted May 17, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Could he have been a victim of friendly fire? I am going to have a go with German. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted May 18, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+me N u Posted May 18, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted May 19, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+me N u Posted May 20, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted May 20, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I think it is traditionally a bright white, to contrast with the dark brown of the biscuit. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 No trick question - ding goes to Optimist on the run! Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 What do the books That Hideous Stength, Brave New World and A Nation of Immigrants have in common? Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted May 27, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Good guess, but wrong. But you've got the right authors (hint). Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Are the authors the same person Quote Link to comment
+hal-an-tow Posted May 29, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted May 29, 2018 Share 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 Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 were they free masons, belonging to the same lodge. Quote Link to comment
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