+Beach_hut Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Group G is England's group, so England, Panama, Belgium, Tunisia Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 Hope no-one objects if I give this thread a reboot. A really tricky one - which team won the World Cup in 1966? (Googling allowed!) Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: Hope no-one objects if I give this thread a reboot. A really tricky one - which team won the World Cup in 1966? (Googling allowed!) So many world cups to choose from, according to google they include : Athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, chess, cricket, show jumping, rugby league, gymnastics, hockey (field ) , hockey (ice) tennis, triathlon, canoe slalom, diving, water polo, synchronised swimming, skiing, archery, boxing, fencing, kabaddi, netball, orienteering, lacrosse, wrestling tae kwan do ... Have I missed anything out ? Yes, I'm joking ... Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 9, 2018 Posted July 9, 2018 hmmm, let me guess - got it - Footballs coming home, no, thats the song. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 9, 2018 Posted July 9, 2018 On 7/8/2018 at 10:14 AM, colleda said: England? England is correct of course. Ding to colleda... Quote
+colleda Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 OK. Thanks. What does Liverpool cathedral and red phone boxes have in common? Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 As a stab in the dark, Were they both designed by the same architect? if it is not that I do not have a clue Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 Designed by Giles Scott who also designed Waterloo Bridge, Battersee Power Station. Most of his work was with churches. Quote
+colleda Posted July 10, 2018 Posted July 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Boggin's Dad said: As a stab in the dark, Were they both designed by the same architect? if it is not that I do not have a clue DING to Boggin's Dad. This came up on Great British Rail Journeys a week or so ago, with that Portillo bloke. Love seeing all those places he gets to. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 Thank you for the DING - I guess this question has been proved incorrect in light of recent events, but however it does remain topical: Who is known for the quote: “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted July 11, 2018 Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2018 by speakers-corner Quote
+RJx2 Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 Hope this is OK... In an attempt to move this thread on, I've looked up the answer. Sorry, TheOldfields, It isn't Brian Clough. Quote
Blue Square Thing Posted August 8, 2018 Posted August 8, 2018 Gary Lineker? Perhaps? Someone modern anyway I think... Quote
+RJx2 Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 According to Google, that's a ding to Blue Square Thing. (And apologies to Boggin's Dad for taking over their question.) Quote
Blue Square Thing Posted August 9, 2018 Posted August 9, 2018 Gosh. Norwich is twinned with four cities. Name any one of them (bonus dings obviously apply if you can do all four - the fourth is a reasonably recent addition). Quote
+speakers-corner Posted August 10, 2018 Posted August 10, 2018 Koblenz is one of the cities. Been there twice for Mega Events. Quote
Blue Square Thing Posted August 10, 2018 Posted August 10, 2018 DING to speakers-corner As the signs say: Welcome to Norwich, a Fine City. Twinned with Rouen, Koblenz, Novi Sad and, apparently not officially, El Viejo (El Salvador) Quote
+speakers-corner Posted August 11, 2018 Posted August 11, 2018 Thanks for the Ding. Name the 2 European Capitals of Culture for 2018 Quote
+grimpil Posted August 13, 2018 Posted August 13, 2018 Leeuwarden, Netherlands & Valetta, Malta Quote
+speakers-corner Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 Sorry about the delay, we are enjoying the fine weather (40°) on Malta. A ding for grimpil. Quote
+grimpil Posted August 16, 2018 Posted August 16, 2018 Thanks for the ding. It does seem this topic has gone sluggish over the summer. How many services are available when you dial 999 in UK? Name them. Not all are available in every area. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 6 - As above plus mountain rescue and mines rescue. Quote
+grimpil Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 A ding for Optimist on the run. Mines Rescue is correctly Cave & Mines Rescue. It is surprising how many people don't know the six services - but as said it depends where you live. No point calling Coastguard in Wolverhampton, or Mountain Rescue on the Norfolk coast! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 Thanks. Now for a canal question - where is the longest flight of locks in the UK? Quote
+searcherdog Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 Tardebigge Flight on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal? Quote
+colleda Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 Darn, beat me to it searcherdog. We've done quite a few locks in our time but haven't done those yet. Quote
+searcherdog Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 We arrived at the locks towards the end of my first week on a narrowboat.. Our steersman expected us to take hours and meet lots of boats coming down. We were lucky and didn't have to wait at any lock. I prepared and opened, our steersman had the narrowboat and my colleague closed. We were supposed to have a break half way up but we were doing so well that we just carried on. The incentive was a hot shower and dinner at the top! Definite feeling of achievement on completion plus an enjoyable week trying something new. Quote
+colleda Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 10 hours ago, searcherdog said: We arrived at the locks towards the end of my first week on a narrowboat.. Our steersman expected us to take hours and meet lots of boats coming down. We were lucky and didn't have to wait at any lock. I prepared and opened, our steersman had the narrowboat and my colleague closed. We were supposed to have a break half way up but we were doing so well that we just carried on. The incentive was a hot shower and dinner at the top! Definite feeling of achievement on completion plus an enjoyable week trying something new. It's quite surprising, and satisfying, how quickly you can get through a flight when there is no congestion and you get a rythm working. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 Ding to searcherdog. I'll be walking/caching along there later today, walking from Alvechurch to Bromsgrove. Not done them by boat though - yet. Quote
+searcherdog Posted August 18, 2018 Posted August 18, 2018 Thanks Optimist on the run. 30 locks raising the canal 67 metres in just over 2 miles. Next question..... Which food - is not grown in the UK - was first sold as a luxury item in 1901 - was classified as an essential food during wartime rationing - is apparently now eaten by most people at least once a week - has been loosely connected to geocaching since 2010? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted August 19, 2018 Posted August 19, 2018 21 hours ago, searcherdog said: Thanks Optimist on the run. 30 locks raising the canal 67 metres in just over 2 miles. Next question..... Which food - is not grown in the UK - was first sold as a luxury item in 1901 - was classified as an essential food during wartime rationing - is apparently now eaten by most people at least once a week - has been loosely connected to geocaching since 2010? Rice? I'm not aware of geocaching connections though. Quote
+colleda Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 On 18/08/2018 at 6:37 PM, searcherdog said: Thanks Optimist on the run. 30 locks raising the canal 67 metres in just over 2 miles. Next question..... Which food - is not grown in the UK - was first sold as a luxury item in 1901 - was classified as an essential food during wartime rationing - is apparently now eaten by most people at least once a week - has been loosely connected to geocaching since 2010? Not frogs or pigeons then. Hamsters maybe? Quote
+searcherdog Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Sorry for the delay. I've been stuck in a field with 34 kids and the forum site refused to accept my password. No to speakers-corner. Definitely no to colleda. A clue? Suitable for vegetarians. Quote
+searcherdog Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 That would be a bean-go! for Optomist on the run then. And the loose connection to geocaching starts with the invention of the screw topped fridge pot which seem to be very popular cache container as you can camo paint or tape it easily. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted August 25, 2018 Posted August 25, 2018 I think it was one of my favourites as a child, but years since I have had any - I reckon it might be Peaches Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted August 26, 2018 Posted August 26, 2018 Sorry, Boggin's Dad, I've already got it! Actually the beans connection goes back to the earliest cache, as a tin of beans was apparently one of the things hidden in it. Next question: Name the most famous pupil of Linbury Court. Quote
+searcherdog Posted August 26, 2018 Posted August 26, 2018 I didn't know about the bean tin connection so thank you to Optimist on the run for the additional info. And I haven't even the faintest glimmer about Linbury Court. Quote
dodgydaved Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 Got to be Jennings and his pal Derbyshire......... Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 6 hours ago, dodgydaved said: Got to be Jennings and his pal Derbyshire......... Ding! In the novels by Anthony Buckeridge. Quote
dodgydaved Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 Cheers my freind: In the line in `Casablanca` which is often misquoted as `Play it again, Sam`, what song is Sam asked to play? Quote
+colleda Posted August 30, 2018 Posted August 30, 2018 Let's get the wrong answers out of the way first. "As Time Goes By"? Quote
dodgydaved Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 On 30/08/2018 at 10:23 PM, colleda said: Let's get the wrong answers out of the way first. "As Time Goes By"? I believe this is the correct answer - it is certainly the one I was expecting, confirmed by a quick check in Wikipaedia. AFAIAC the ding goes to Colleda, over to you kidder! Quote
+colleda Posted September 1, 2018 Posted September 1, 2018 Thanks for the ding. It seemed too obvious and I thought it was a trick question but I couldn't think of anything else . My question, an easy one. What is antimacassar and where would you find it? Oh, that's two questions innit. Quote
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