+spooky_luke Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, colleda said: The old one was in London. If you mean the old one that was sold to an American and rebuilt as the "new" London Bridge then that is in Arizona where I passed through about three years ago but didn't get to see it. Or there is another I don't yet know about. I was on a bus tour and traveling many miles a day so stops were short. I remember stopping in Seligman AZ which was on the old Route 66. Sadly I didn't get any caches in AZ but got some in other states. Correct - New London Bridge was sold and relocated to Lake Havasu City in Arizona. Your turn Quote
+colleda Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Sorry. I realised I had another question before the on3 I just deleted. It is. As of last Saturday, on which internationally known Australian landmark are tourists no longer allowed to walk or climb? Edited October 30, 2019 by colleda typos Quote
+me N u Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 The rock known as Uluru (spelling?) formerly known as Ayers rock. Quote
+colleda Posted October 31, 2019 Posted October 31, 2019 13 hours ago, me N u said: The rock known as Uluru (spelling?) formerly known as Ayers rock. Take a ding for that. I did that walk/climb twice in 1985. Over to you. Quote
+me N u Posted November 1, 2019 Posted November 1, 2019 Thank you for the ding unfortunately we haven't made it to Australia yet. Which of the UK's national parks is the latest to be established? Quote
+me N u Posted November 2, 2019 Posted November 2, 2019 13 hours ago, searcherdog said: South Downs? Quick ding to searcherdog, over to you Quote
+searcherdog Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Thank you. I was asked a question today but had to look up the answer. So, let's see if you can work out what connects strontium carbonate, calcium chloride, sodium nitrate, barium chloride, copper chloride and various other chemicals. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Are they ingredients of fireworks that give the colour? Quote
+searcherdog Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 That would be a BANG!!!! to Boggin's Dad. Strontium carbonate (red), calcium chloride (orange), sodium nitrate (yellow), barium chloride (green) and copper chloride (blue) Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 Who was on the throne when Guy Fawkes and his friends attacked the Houses of Parliament? Quote
+mellers Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 From the fashion of the day that I can picture them all in, it feels like it should have been Elizabeth I Quote
dodgydaved Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Optimist on the run said: James I? ........and VIth 1 Quote
+mellers Posted November 19, 2019 Posted November 19, 2019 As Boggin's Dad seems to be AFK for the moment, (and it's been a week since the last answer was posed), I have googled the answer and wonder if everyone is OK with us giving a collective community ding to Optimist on the run, just to get the thread going again? He got it right! 1 Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted November 21, 2019 Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) In the song often referred to as Daisy, Daisy, or Bicyle Built for Two, what is Daisy's rather apt surname? Edited November 21, 2019 by Optimist on the run Quote
+speakers-corner Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 22 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: In the song often referred to as Daisy, Daisy, or Bicyle Built for Two, what is Daisy's rather apt surname? After watching the Downton Abbey film two weeks ago and hearing the song being sung in it my brother and I remembered our mum singing it as well and so I remember that her name was Daisy Bell. "Peddling our way down the road of life, I and my daisy bell" Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 Ting-a-ling to speakers-corner. If i'd known it was in Downton Abbey (never watched it) I'd have set a harder question! Quote
+speakers-corner Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: Ting-a-ling to speakers-corner. If i'd known it was in Downton Abbey (never watched it) I'd have set a harder question! One of the footmen that fancy Daisy (kitchen maid) was singing it. Staying with the same theme. What grows in Mary's garden? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 Silver bells, and cockle shells, and pretty maids all in a row. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 over to you, to you it goes, over to you it goes. well done Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 Thanks. Whose greatest case was "The Penge Bungalow Murders" ? Quote
+grimpil Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 Horace Rumpole - Rumpole of the Bailey Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, grimpil said: Horace Rumpole - Rumpole of the Bailey Guilty my old darling. Over to you. Quote
+grimpil Posted November 23, 2019 Posted November 23, 2019 Thank you. You either know these things or you don't! So - next question: Sir Joshua Hoot QC was the long-suffering adversary of which champion of the common man? Quote
+grimpil Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 Is anybody there? Do you want a clue? Maybe I will mislead you with a red herring . . . . or not? Quote
+searcherdog Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 On 11/23/2019 at 6:29 PM, grimpil said: You either know these things or you don't! 1 hour ago, grimpil said: Is anybody there? I don't know and I am here. Quote
+speakers-corner Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, grimpil said: Is anybody there? Do you want a clue? Maybe I will mislead you with a red herring . . . . or not? The case is clear here. Im out of it, I googled the answer . Im sure I watched the series a LONG time ago. Quote
+colleda Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, searcherdog said: I don't know and I am here. Me too. Quote
+grimpil Posted November 27, 2019 Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, speakers-corner said: The case is clear here. Im out of it, I googled the answer . Im sure I watched the series a LONG time ago. Holy cow! At least I am not now laughing alone at the memories! I guess you probably have to be over 65 to have seen this. Another time, another plaice (as they say). Quote
+speakers-corner Posted November 28, 2019 Posted November 28, 2019 not far off 65, a few yrs to go. Anyway the answer is here, somewhere. I wonder where On 11/27/2019 at 11:58 AM, grimpil said: Is anybody there? Do you want a clue? Maybe I will mislead you with a red herring . . . . or not? On 11/27/2019 at 2:47 PM, speakers-corner said: The case is clear here. Im out of it, I googled the answer . Im sure I watched the series a LONG time ago. Quote
+grimpil Posted November 30, 2019 Posted November 30, 2019 Not being a regular participant in this quiz thread I don't know the "etiquette" of when an unanswered question is abandoned & who sets the next challenge. Cannot think of any further clues that would not make people feel right Herberts when the case is revealed . . . . Quote
+IceColdUK Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 I knew Rumpole, but then I lived in Penge for 10 years. (Never did see a bungalow though!) Afraid for this one, you could have given me the complete cast of characters and actors, and even the name of the show, but unless it was in quotes I’d still have missed it. Sorry. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, IceColdUK said: Afraid for this one, you could have given me the complete cast of characters and actors, and even the name of the show, but unless it was in quotes I’d still have missed it. Sorry. me too and I was watching TV around that time. On 11/30/2019 at 5:27 PM, grimpil said: Not being a regular participant in this quiz thread I don't know the "etiquette" of when an unanswered question is abandoned & who sets the next challenge. You could try a followup really easy question, such as A... S... was in it, what C.. D.. character did he play in film. Quote
+grimpil Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Hmm! As soon as I saw the Penge question I immediately knew the answer & my own question came straight into my head. Sorry if I foxed you all! So . . . It was characters in a TV series, which was dramatised from books in a similar vain to Rumpole. On TV the judge was played by Alistair Sim, who presided over a series of court cases brought against the adversary of Sir Joshua Hoot. The most renowned case involved an unusual cheque - it's validity being in question as it was not written on paper. So for an optional answer maybe someone can recall the "bearer" of the cheque? Quote
dodgydaved Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 Hazy memory may be returning - was it on a cow? Quote
+grimpil Posted December 3, 2019 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) A ding-a-ling to dodgydaved! The TV series was an adaptation of A P Herbert's "Misleading Cases". The man who wrote a cheque on a cow was Albert Haddock (played on TV by Roy Dotrice - father of Michelle aka Betty Spencer). Each week Albert was up in court on some similar misdeameanour or interpretation of the law & always facing Sir Joshua Hoot as the exasperated counsel for the prosecution. And AFAIK he was always victorious. Sir Joshua was played by Thorley Walters. Here is a link to the first episode "The Negotiable Cow" (sadly sound only survives recorded from the TV) - dates from 1967. Do please at least listen to the first few minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eST9UCJYHfo Have ordered a secondhand copy of the book now to give myself some comical reading at Christmas! Edited December 3, 2019 by grimpil Quote
dodgydaved Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Many thanks, here's and easy one in the run up to Christmas: What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847? Quote
+colleda Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 3 hours ago, dodgydaved said: Many thanks, here's and easy one in the run up to Christmas: What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847? Fruit mince pies? Quote
+colleda Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Or, being a wedding cake specialist, marzipan? Quote
+grimpil Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 I do know this, but am not saying because I don't want to set a new question as may not be around for a few days. But nice seasonal question. And deffo an easy one . . . . if you know the answer! Quote
dodgydaved Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Sorry that's a double nope to colleda, and yes it is an easy one grimpil - if you know the answer, but then aren't they all Quote
dodgydaved Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 10 hours ago, searcherdog said: Crackers That's a ding, a paper hat, a pretty unfunny joke and a little toy to Searcherdog!! Quote
+searcherdog Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 Thanks dodgydaved. I ate the paper hat and toy but will share the rotten joke..... How does Santa keep track of all the fireplaces he has visited? Then the next proper question What was the first music played in space by astronauts? Quote
+speakers-corner Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 If we are staying with the Christmas theme I think it might be "White Christmas". Quote
+colleda Posted December 5, 2019 Posted December 5, 2019 A Simon and Garfunkle tune comes to mind. I recall an astronaut playing guitar. Quote
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