+Optimist on the run Posted March 26, 2019 Posted March 26, 2019 Staying with space... It's nearly 50 years since Apollo 11. Who was the third man to walk on the moon? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 11:26 AM, Optimist on the run said: Staying with space... It's nearly 50 years since Apollo 11. Who was the third man to walk on the moon? This must be harder than I thought. Time for a hint - the name I'm looking for is P _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ Quote
+speakers-corner Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 This threw me for a while until I asked my son-in-law (a USAF Pilot). It was Charles "Pete" Conrad, commander of Apollo 12. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 9 hours ago, speakers-corner said: This threw me for a while until I asked my son-in-law (a USAF Pilot). It was Charles "Pete" Conrad, commander of Apollo 12. Ding! Over to you... Quote
+speakers-corner Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 Thanks for the ding ootr. Staying on the Topic for a quick answer. Who led the design of the Saturn V rocket? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 I suspect that was Werner Von Braun, ex lead on the German V1/2 programmes. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 According to the Bible, how many people went on Noah's Ark? Quote
+colleda Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, MartyBartfast said: According to the Bible, how many people went on Noah's Ark? eight? Noah, Japhet, Ham , Shem and their wives? Quote
+colleda Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 wow. didn't expect that. It was a guess from a line of a rhyme I heard years ago. "Where Noah, Japhet, Ham and Shem probably look after them". I don't remember the rest of it. Then I thought about the 2x2 so added their partners. I'll have to think something up and it won't be football related. Quote
+colleda Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Which two waterways are linked by the Anderton lift? Quote
+grimpil Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 Trent & Mersey Canal and River Weaver. A remarkable piece of engineering & well worth the ride! Quote
+colleda Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 A ding to grimpil. I have great memories of riding that lift on a Black Prince narrowboat alongside another boat named Lord Byron's Maggot. Maybe I could have used that as a question, 'what is Lord Byron's Maggot'. Anyways, over to grimpil. Quote
+grimpil Posted April 10, 2019 Posted April 10, 2019 Cheers Colleda! OK staying with a waterways theme try this one. What/where is the oldest canal in the UK that is still in use? Quote
+grimpil Posted April 11, 2019 Posted April 11, 2019 Nope! That was the answer I expected to get. You need to navigate further east & much further back in history. Quote
+grimpil Posted April 11, 2019 Posted April 11, 2019 Has everyone sailed away? Or are you all up a creek without a paddle? I learned this interesting fact from a quiz last year & it did have almost everyone (including me at the time) stumped, which is probably why I have remembered it. I don't recall seeing Timothy & Pru on this one. Quote
+searcherdog Posted April 11, 2019 Posted April 11, 2019 No, I've been out caching ;-)) I think I half know but can't be precise enough so am waiting for somebody to answer correctly. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 11, 2019 Posted April 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, grimpil said: Has everyone sailed away? Or are you all up a creek without a paddle? Up the creek. I reckoned I knew how old (ish) it was going to be and when I googled it I was right, but I've never heard of it. Quote
+grimpil Posted April 11, 2019 Posted April 11, 2019 When I learned of it last year I looked it up on a map & realised I had seen it many years ago on a visit to the area. Had not known then of it's ancient origin. Cannot really give any more clues without giving it away so if no-one gets it I will hand over to MartyB in 24 hours. Quote
dodgydaved Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 19 hours ago, grimpil said: Nope! That was the answer I expected to get. You need to navigate further east & much further back in history. Ding lightbulb moment! Roman canalised Fossdyke Lincoln way!!! Quote
+grimpil Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 And it's an eleventh hour ding to dodgydaved! MartyB sadly pipped at the post! Yes - The Fossdyke Navigation runs for nearly 18km from Torksey Lock at the River Trent junction to the City of Lincoln. Quote
dodgydaved Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 Going back to the Bridgewater canal - the original boats there, working out of the Worsley mines, had a strange nickname. What was it and, for a kudos point, why? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 I have to admit, I've now Googled for an answer, and still can't find anything. Perhaps a hint would be helpful. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 The only nick names I can come up with for canal craft are "Tom Puddings" - which were what un-powered barges were called around Yorkshire when me mam were a lass, no idea of the origin though. Quote
+searcherdog Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 And I knew why but only part of the what so I googled too. Quote
dodgydaved Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: I have to admit, I've now Googled for an answer, and still can't find anything. Perhaps a hint would be helpful. I just googled Bridgwater Canal and got the wrong one! Googling Bridgwater Worsley Canal gave me a wikipaedia entry with a very brief mention of the vessels concerned' MartyB mentions the Tom Puddings - cube like craft pushed or pulled in long chains by a motor - and searcherdog says he knew the why but only part of the what. I am off on my hols soon so I'll give you the answer - They were called Starvationers - because the ribs of the vessel were built strongly to cope with the wear and tear of hauling minerals, and they stuck out! Here's a tie breaker - much easier I think - for Optimist, MartyB and searcherdog: The longest flight of locks on an English Canal is, I believe, the Caen Hill Flight. On which canal is it? 3......2.......1.....GO! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Kennet and Avon. We once picked up a boat from a marina at the bottom of the flight but went the other way towards Bath & Bristol 'cos it looked like a lot less effort. Quote
dodgydaved Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, MartyBartfast said: Kennet and Avon. We once picked up a boat from a marina at the bottom of the flight but went the other way towards Bath & Bristol 'cos it looked like a lot less effort. That's the one, a windlass rattling Ding to MartyB!! Quote
+searcherdog Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, dodgydaved said: Here's a tie breaker - much easier I think - for Optimist, MartyB and searcherdog: The longest flight of locks on an English Canal is, I believe, the Caen Hill Flight. On which canal is it? 3......2.......1.....GO! The only longest flight I know is the Tardebigge flight near Worcester. I opened and closed every one of the 30 locks and walked (err, ran) most of the 2+ miles as our boss was quicker than me. I haven't experienced the Caen Hill flight so pass. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 What happened at Stoke Bank on 3 July 1938? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 LNER A4 Pacific Mallard broke the world speed record for steam trains, reaching 126mph. The record still stands. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 That's a big "Choo Choooooooo" to Optimist on the run, who seems to know a bit more about it than me ! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Why did Henry the basset hound/beagle cross make the news recently? Quote
dodgydaved Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 21 hours ago, searcherdog said: The only longest flight I know is the Tardebigge flight near Worcester. I opened and closed every one of the 30 locks and walked (err, ran) most of the 2+ miles as our boss was quicker than me. I haven't experienced the Caen Hill flight so pass. Longest flight I ever did was Hatton - and that was hot & thirsty work Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 9:47 AM, Optimist on the run said: Why did Henry the basset hound/beagle cross make the news recently? Mrs MB tells me he's the new Blue Peter dog! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 1 hour ago, MartyBartfast said: Mrs MB tells me he's the new Blue Peter dog! That's a Ding and Blue Peter Badge to MartyBartfast! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 Thanks. The Blue Peter is also the name of a signal flag, which appears in the message below: What does this message say? Quote
+searcherdog Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 England expects that every man will do his duty ?? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted April 30, 2019 Posted April 30, 2019 47 minutes ago, searcherdog said: England expects that every man will do his duty ?? Aye Aye Admiral. Quote
+colleda Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/1/2019 at 6:18 AM, MartyBartfast said: Thanks. The Blue Peter is also the name of a signal flag, which appears in the message below: What does this message say? Warning. OT. In those days was there a way of encrypting signals as they would visible to the enemy? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 12:37 AM, colleda said: Warning. OT. In those days was there a way of encrypting signals as they would visible to the enemy? It was a code known only to the British fleet. The code had been changed in 1803, two years before Trafalgar, as the previous code book had been captured by the French. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_expects_that_every_man_will_do_his_duty Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 OK me hearties, looks like searcherdog isn't going to take up the baton so..... 3... 2... 1... Go first one in gets to set the next question. Quote
+colleda Posted May 16, 2019 Posted May 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: It was a code known only to the British fleet. The code had been changed in 1803, two years before Trafalgar, as the previous code book had been captured by the French. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_expects_that_every_man_will_do_his_duty Thanks. Interesting Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted May 19, 2019 Posted May 19, 2019 On 5/16/2019 at 4:32 AM, colleda said: ok. Still nautical. What is a "flagship"? The main ship of a naval fleet, identified by the Admiral's flag. Quote
+colleda Posted May 20, 2019 Posted May 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: The main ship of a naval fleet, identified by the Admiral's flag. A ding to Optimist Quote
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