+hal-an-tow Posted December 21, 2018 Posted December 21, 2018 OK, a hint: think yellow and fewer fingers than usual. Quote
+hal-an-tow Posted December 22, 2018 Posted December 22, 2018 It can only be a 'thud' of approval ! Over to you Boggin's Dad Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Sticking with The Simpsons Who drives the school bus? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 The Junkie guy that listens to music all the time Quote
+me N u Posted January 15, 2019 Posted January 15, 2019 Think his name is Otto, no idea on surname. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Me N u has it right, it is Otto Mann Speakers-corner have the description right, however me N u have the ding, or maybe should it be a bong? Quote
+me N u Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Thank you for the ding/bong. Next question - what colour are Bow street, vine street and Marlborough street on a monopoly game board? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Orange, and I reckon one of the best value sets on the board. Quote
+me N u Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Ding to MartyBartfast - and have to agree about being the best value too. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 Thanks. Name the area on the moon where the Apollo 11 mission landed. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 The Eagle has landed! Over to Mellers. Quote
+mellers Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 Wide Sargasso Sea was a prequel for which famous novel? Quote
+colleda Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 Trying to think of novels involving the sea. Moby Dick? Quote
+mellers Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 Not Moby Dick. The original more famous novel doesn't (as far as I recall) include much, if any, reference to the sea. Wide Sargasso Sea is a backstory for one of the characters... which is where the 'sea' bit comes in to it. Quote
+grimpil Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Jane Eyre Written by Jean Rhys as a story of the early years of Mrs Rochester before she became the mad woman in the attic. Edited January 25, 2019 by grimpil Quote
+grimpil Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 Thank you! Staying on the literature theme here is a quote from a favourite book. I often used to keep these words on my desk or as a screen saver, but where does it come from? "I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours" Quote
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 17 hours ago, grimpil said: Thank you! Staying on the literature theme here is a quote from a favourite book. I often used to keep these words on my desk or as a screen saver, but where does it come from? "I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours" Jerome K. Jerome. Quote
+grimpil Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) You have to say where does it come from rather than who to qualify for the ding! ? Edited January 26, 2019 by grimpil Quote
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, grimpil said: You have to say where does it come from rather than who to qualify for the ding! ? Three men in a boat Quote
+grimpil Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 And it's a well earned DING! to Tyzak. Quote
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 On a slightly less high brow literature theme, Sam Vimes is a Commander in which city? Quote
+tyzack4 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, mellers said: Ankh Morpork Ding..., to mellers Quote
+mellers Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Cheers! The fictional Ankh Morpork takes part of its name from the River Ankh which runs through the city... so What was the historical name of the real-life area of land, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; a translation for which can mean literally "between two rivers". Quote
Sharpeset Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, mellers said: Cheers! The fictional Ankh Morpork takes part of its name from the River Ankh which runs through the city... so What was the historical name of the real-life area of land, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; a translation for which can mean literally "between two rivers". I remember this from my long gone uni days....the same name is used for an area of Oxford - Mesopatomia Quote
Sharpeset Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Staying in Oxford, and sort of sticking with the geographical theme: which area of Oxford shares its name with a biblical city? Quote
+mellers Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 I don't know the city personally, but I seem to remember a reference from an Inspector Morse novel so my guess is Jericho, Quote
+mellers Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Thinking about Oxford... The word "Oxbridge" is a combination of the words, "Oxford" and "Cambridge" and refers to anyone who attended either university of the sort of culture which surrounds such institutions. What is the name for this type of word, which is a combination of two other words. Other examples include "Chillax" (chill and relax) or "Brexit" (Britain and exit). Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Oops, forgot about this. Complete either of these well known phrases:"It's Friday, it's five to five. . . It's" "It's Friday, it's five o'clock. . . It's" (which one you go for may depend on your age). Quote
+mellers Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 (Feeling my age by this point) "Crackerjack" Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted February 1, 2019 Posted February 1, 2019 Ding to Mellers, who doesn't look nearly old enough to remember ? Quote
+mellers Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Thanks Marty. Topical, now. What is the two word name of the groundhog used in America (specifically today), to predict the weather for the rest of the winter. Extra geocaching kudos to anyone who can spell the first part of his name correctly, although I'm not going to go all strict on you to insist on correct spelling for a ding! Quote
+tyzack4 Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 6 hours ago, mellers said: Thanks Marty. Topical, now. What is the two word name of the groundhog used in America (specifically today), to predict the weather for the rest of the winter. Extra geocaching kudos to anyone who can spell the first part of his name correctly, although I'm not going to go all strict on you to insist on correct spelling for a ding! Punxsutawney Phil or at least that was the name in the movie. Quote
+mellers Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 tyzack4 gets a Ding AND kudos for a correct spelling. Over to you. Quote
+tyzack4 Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Okay, here’s a chemistry based question. T is the symbol for what element? Quote
+tyzack4 Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 18 hours ago, tyzack4 said: Okay, here’s a chemistry based question. T is the symbol for what element? Another clue..... D is also the symbol for the same element. Quote
+me N u Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 As far as we are aware, there are no chemical elements whose symbol is solely T or D - plenty of T+ eg Ti = Titanium or Ds = Darmstdtium (thanks to pointless for the latter). Quote
+searcherdog Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 T didn't ring a bell, Deuterium shot into my mind when I saw the clue. I can see a google session approaching. Quote
+tyzack4 Posted February 4, 2019 Posted February 4, 2019 7 minutes ago, searcherdog said: T didn't ring a bell, Deuterium shot into my mind when I saw the clue. I can see a google session approaching. Getting closer. One element has two other isotopes, each of which has their own symbol. So that’s three symbols for one element. I have given the isotope symbols: D and T. Quote
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