+grimpil Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Complete change of subject & something healthy. Oranges, apples & tomatoes can be described as basically round. Cucumbers, marrows, leeks are kind of long. Pears are - well - pear-shaped. But what fruit or veg might have "triangular" ascribed to it? If no-one gets the answer in the next two days I may then be offline for a week so will return here when I can. Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Isn't that star shaped? Although I can see your thinking. But no. Read the question carefully. Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Nope. Okra - EURGHHH! Nasty slimy stuff! I once got admonished by my then tutor for not being able to recall the Greek for okra. My response was "I don't need to know because I would never order it if I was on the brink of starvation". Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 20 hours ago, grimpil said: Nope. Okra - EURGHHH! Nasty slimy stuff! I once got admonished by my then tutor for not being able to recall the Greek for okra. My response was "I don't need to know because I would never order it if I was on the brink of starvation". Oh dear Grimpl Yummy!!- it depends how you cook 'em Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I know - I have tried cooking it myself & had it in an Indian restaurant. Even when not slimy I just found it disgusting! However I do love Marmite, which repels many people! And as a child was always begging to take my brother's dose of cod liver oil as well as my own - yum!! Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 9:45 PM, grimpil said: But what fruit or veg might have "triangular" ascribed to it? It has to be the fruit of the toblerone tree. I've been claiming it's one of my five-a-day for years... Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) As a serious answer, isn't there some sort of cauliflower which has florets like pyramids? Edited September 6, 2019 by Optimist on the run Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 LOL! Love the toblerone idea! And no it's not the cauliflower. Expecting someone from Yorkshire to get it. Will try to get online tomorrow to see if anyone has the right answer. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Ah - you mean something from the rhubarb triangle. Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 7:18 AM, Optimist on the run said: Ah - you mean something from the rhubarb triangle. And what you get from the triangle is rhubarb of course - so a ding to Optimist! If you read the question I only suggested "triangular" as being ascribed & not a literal description. On a very iffy wifi signal here or I would post a link but if you google you will find the triangle famous for rhubarb is between Morley, Rothwell & Wakefield & is a Place of Designated Origin. This forum is nothing if not educashunal!!!! Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Perhaps I should have bee paying more attention when Michael Portillo checked out a rhubarb farm on one episode of his train series on the box. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Thanks, but I still maintain my variety of cauliflower has triangular florets (see photo, (c) AVM). So my question is, what is the correct name for this vegetable? Quote Link to comment
Vantastic93 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Optimist on the run said: Thanks, but I still maintain my variety of cauliflower has triangular florets (see photo, (c) AVM). So my question is, what is the correct name for this vegetable? Romanesco Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 16 hours ago, Vantastic93 said: Romanesco Ding! Also known as Roman Broccoli or Roman cauliflower. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 On 9/9/2019 at 7:58 AM, Vantastic93 said: Romanesco Would the winner please step up and collect your prize!! Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Hmmm. Winner is MIA perhaps? To keep this going. Q. What part of the American Bald Eagle is "bald". Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, mellers said: Its feet? Sorry, no ding. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Nothing? Perhaps it was named as such because the white head feathers make it look bald from a distance... Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Nope, not white head feathers Hint: Mellers was close. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 12:34 PM, mellers said: Its feet? On 9/26/2019 at 10:30 PM, colleda said: Nope, not white head feathers Hint: Mellers was close. We'll hazard a guess at its legs then. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 11 hours ago, me N u said: We'll hazard a guess at its legs then. Correctamundo. DING!! Me N u 2 u Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Thank you. We'll stick with animals for the next question- what is the common (according to the Oxford English dictionary) plural of mongoose? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, me N u said: Thank you. We'll stick with animals for the next question- what is the common (according to the Oxford English dictionary) plural of mongoose? Mongooses? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Ding to colleda! That is the common plural, the uncommon being mongeese. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 10 hours ago, me N u said: Ding to colleda! That is the common plural, the uncommon being mongeese. A lucky guess. I assumed it could be similar to the plural for platypus - platypuses. OK, one for train buffs or spotters maybe. London has the worlds oldest underground rail. What city has the second oldest? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Budapest is one of the oldest I think. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Something in the back of my memory is saying Chicago... Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 8 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: Budapest is one of the oldest I think. Not that one. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 hour ago, MartyBartfast said: Something in the back of my memory is saying Chicago... Not that one either. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 A hint? East of UK. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Another hint. Europe or Asia? Hmmm. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I Googled the answer a few days ago - Budapest is the second oldest underground railway in the sense of a Metro, but you're correct that there is another railway that is underground and even older. It's not one I'd heard of before. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/8/2019 at 10:43 PM, colleda said: A hint? East of UK. Ipswich? Norwich? On 10/15/2019 at 10:41 PM, colleda said: Another hint. Europe or Asia? Hmmm. I suspect my previous guesses are incorrect, so I will go with Istanbul. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Boggin's Dad said: Ipswich? Norwich? I suspect my previous guesses are incorrect, so I will go with Istanbul. A ding goes to BD. The Istanbul Tunel opened Jan 1875 making it the second oldest urban underground after London. I was there a year ago and stayed at a hotel quite close to it but did not use it. The trams were sufficient for my needs. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Which company makes the most tyres in a year? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 This one is going to be a toy company, so I'll say Lego. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 2 hours ago, mellers said: This one is going to be a toy company, so I'll say Lego. Ding to mellers 318 million in 2011, compared to 190 million for the next best - Bridgestone Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Who is widely accepted to be the inventor of the adhesive postage stamp? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Am surprised that this has stumped the usual crowd... perhaps my childhood interest in stamp collecting has led me to believe this bit of pub trivia is more well-known than it actually is. Here is the chap in question (on a stamp appropriately, enough) He was knighted and his DoB-DoD are: 1795 - 1879 The first stamp to utilise his idea was the Penny Black. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I knew the penny black was the first but the rest is a guess. Robert Peel? Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Hill? Not sure of his first name. There's a monument to him in Shrewsbury. Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 36 minutes ago, Optimist on the run said: Hill? Not sure of his first name. There's a monument to him in Shrewsbury. I'll give that to Optimist on the run. It's Sir Rowland Hill. Over to you matey. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 9 hours ago, colleda said: I knew the penny black was the first but the rest is a guess. Robert Peel? Sir Robert Peel created the modern police force. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 4 hours ago, speakers-corner said: Sir Robert Peel created the modern police force. That was a total stab in the dark. I knew about the Peelers. The night before I'd been watching a program on the box about Victorian Britain and his was the only name I could think of except for Brunel but discounted him as he was an engineer. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I saw the Question a bit late. I knew the answer as I have been a stamp collecter since I was About 7. Got lots of stamps from the old colonies. Quote Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Next question: The two commonest elements in earth's atmosphere are Nitrogen and Oxygen. What element comes third? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I think Argon is a surprisingly high percentage... Quote Link to comment
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