+Optimist on the run Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Hammersmith and City, Northern. I was snookered at first, then it twigged... Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nice one Opti! Over to you for the next interim frame Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Ok, a topical question for today. Theresa May's period as Prime Minister is unusual in that it neither started nor finished with a General Election. Who was the last British Prime Minister that the same applied to? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Was it the one wot got shot? Spencer Percival, I think? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 6 hours ago, mellers said: Was it the one wot got shot? Spencer Percival, I think? He fits the criteria, but not the last one. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I am no authority on UK PMs but I had a think about this and thought maybe it was someone who, to me made or had little impact on the political scene. The only name I could come up with was John Major? Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'm thinking Anthony Eden. He took office after Churchill retired. MacMillan followed him as PM after two years as Eden resigned through ill health. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 8 hours ago, colleda said: I am no authority on UK PMs but I had a think about this and thought maybe it was someone who, to me made or had little impact on the political scene. The only name I could come up with was John Major? 4 minutes ago, South_Stander said: I'm thinking Anthony Eden. He took office after Churchill retired. MacMillan followed him as PM after two years as Eden resigned through ill health. Colleda, John Major's premiership ended with a General Election, when he was replaced by Tony Blair. South_Stander - you're so close I'm going to give the ding to you, as you've stated the person I was looking for. Macmillan also retired through ill health, and was replaced by Alec Douglas-Home. So over to you... Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 12 minutes ago, Optimist on the run said: South_Stander - you're so close I'm going to give the ding to you, as you've stated the person I was looking for. Macmillan also retired through ill health, and was replaced by Alec Douglas-Home. So over to you... I actually forgot all about Douglas-Home. In my head I went from Harold MacMillan straight to Harold Wilson. Ok, another topical one. Today is set to be the hottest day on record in the UK with temperatures due to hit 39°C (102°F). But where is the hottest place on Earth, according to the World Meteorological Organisation, with an average air temperature of 46.1°C (115°F), and a highest record of 56.7°C (134°F)? Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, me N u said: Kuwait Nope. It's hotter. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'll try the obvious: Death Valley, California. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Marble Bar, Western Australia. Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 33 minutes ago, MartyBartfast said: I'll try the obvious: Death Valley, California. Sometimes it is the obvious. Well done. ? Furnace Canyon in Death Valley is the place. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Thanks. It's being widely reported in the news that trains will be running slower due to the risk of tracks buckling in the heat, but what's the standard UK rail track gauge? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, MartyBartfast said: Thanks. It's being widely reported in the news that trains will be running slower due to the risk of tracks buckling in the heat, but what's the standard UK rail track gauge? 4' 8.5" We learned this in primary school as the rail tracks in NSW use the same gauge. Queensland has narrow gauge 3'6" and Victoria is 5'2'. I remember as a kid traveling by train from Sydney to Melbourne required a change of trains at Albury NSW, on the NSW/Victoria border. Edited July 25, 2019 by colleda aditional info Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 8 hours ago, colleda said: 4' 8.5" That's a Toot-Toot to colleda, all aboard for the next question: Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, MartyBartfast said: That's a Toot-Toot to colleda, all aboard for the next question: I'm chuffed. Many thanks. A different continent now. In what US state was Davy Crocket born? You know him, King of the Wild Frontier! Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 "Born on a mountain top in TennesseeGreenest state in the land of the freeRaised in the woods so's he knew ev'ry treeHe kilt him a b'ar when he was only threeDavy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!" at least according to Walt Disney anyway!! Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Not Tennessee, sorry but who could forget that song. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Well I know he was a The Alamo with Jim Bowie (or was that just in the movie?) so I'll guess Texas. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, MartyBartfast said: Well I know he was a The Alamo with Jim Bowie (or was that just in the movie?) so I'll guess Texas. He was at the Alamo which was then in the the state of Tejas, Mexico and is where he died but was not born there. This is a hint of sorts. Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 13 hours ago, colleda said: I'm chuffed. Many thanks. A different continent now. In what US state was Davy Crocket born? You know him, King of the Wild Frontier! I thought it was Tennesse. Was it before a border change? North Carolina would be my guess. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, South_Stander said: I thought it was Tennesse. Was it before a border change? North Carolina would be my guess. Yes he was born in North Carolina in a county which later became part of Tennessee.Take a ding there SS. Over to you. Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Thank thee kindly. The English Rugby Union team traditionally wear white shirts and shorts with black socks. What is the significance of the black socks? Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 I'll give you a hint.... think of where the sport originated. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Is that the colour Rugby School play in? Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: Is that the colour Rugby School play in? That's a ding. The black socks are the same as Rugby Schools sports kit. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Ok, one for Piratemania. Name Captain Pugwash's ship. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 On 7/31/2019 at 8:50 PM, searcherdog said: The Black Pig ??? Arr, that be correct! Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 What connects Musgravite, Serendibite, Jeremejevite, Painite and several others to a current theme? Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Are they rocks brought back from the moon? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 No but keep thinking. Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/2/2019 at 10:06 AM, searcherdog said: What connects Musgravite, Serendibite, Jeremejevite, Painite and several others to a current theme? Gemstones that are rarer than diamonds? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Some of the rarest and most expensive jewels give a sparkling ding to South_Stander. Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Thank you. What is significant about the 12th day of August, often called "The Glorious Twelfth"? Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 The first day of the grouse shooting season Quote Link to comment
+South_Stander Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 That's a ding for you @Boggin's Dad. I'll stick with shooting the clays though. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, South_Stander said: That's a ding for you @Boggin's Dad. I'll stick with shooting the clays though. You can come over here and shoot ducks - I can't keep them out of my pool! Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Thanks for the DING What is Prince William's second name? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 William? I.e. he has a different first name. Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Not seen any activity on this forum recently but just popped in for a browse & hey! There is a question to which I am pretty sure I know the answer. Fingers firmly crossed. . . . . Arthur? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 9/1/2019 at 6:09 PM, grimpil said: Not seen any activity on this forum recently but just popped in for a browse & hey! There is a question to which I am pretty sure I know the answer. Fingers firmly crossed. . . . . Arthur? I took the liberty of Googling and Arthur is correct, so as Boggin's Dad seems to be on a sabattical I'll take a liberty and give a DING to Grimpil to keep things moving. Over to Grimpil Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Cheers Marty! I did google after I posted my answer so knew I had it correct but did wonder if this forum had gone on holiday. So I had better come up with a new puzzle . . . . Back shortly. Quote Link to comment
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