+IceColdUK Posted December 2, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 2, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
+grimpil Posted December 2, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hazy memory may be returning - was it on a cow? Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted December 3, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 4, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 4, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Or, being a wedding cake specialist, marzipan? Quote Link to comment
+grimpil Posted December 4, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 4, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Christmas cards? Quote Link to comment
dodgydaved Posted December 5, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 5, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 If we are staying with the Christmas theme I think it might be "White Christmas". Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 A Simon and Garfunkle tune comes to mind. I recall an astronaut playing guitar. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Jingle Bells? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 That's a ding to speakers-corner with Jingle Bells in 1965. And the answer to the rotten joke is Santa uses a logbook. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Wow, thanks for the ding. I was just going through the Christmas Songs I know. So, staying on the Christmas theme - What is the all time number one Christmas song and from who. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Gonna try an obvious punt with "Do they know it's Christmas" by BandAid - though something deep inside is telling me this isn't correct. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 2 hours ago, MartyBartfast said: Gonna try an obvious punt with "Do they know it's Christmas" by BandAid - though something deep inside is telling me this isn't correct. Sorry, no ding there. The song is older and in the Guinness Book of Records (2009). Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I'll throw White Christmas in to the ring (Bing Crosby) even though it's been mentioned as a previous wrong answer to another question, recently and probably isn't right here either! Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 My guess is Silent Night. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 That is a well earned DING, DING to mellers. White Christmas from Bing Crosby (1942) is the all time number one Christmas song. Selling over 50 Million copies accordind to the Guinness Book of Records in 2009. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 From Wikip According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby is not only the best-selling Christmas/holiday single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 What's the Met Office definition of a UK White Christmas? Given that this is quite a strict definition which is also used by the bookies (and there's lots of scope for frustration for anyone who gets some but not all of it), I'll be clear that the ding goes to the first person who can say: HOW MUCH snow must be observed, WHERE (geographical area), in WHAT STATE (condition) and WHEN. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 A single snowflake. On the roof of the London Met Office Don't understand the question, it must "settle". On Christmas day (midnight to midnight) Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Oooh, Well done Marty for getting some of it right - but not all of it yet for the ding. If it helps anyone (others and you, if you decide to have another guess at some point), we can play it like that old Mastermind board game (nothing to do with the TV quiz show). You've got TWO of the FOUR correct. Apologies if I didn't make the 3rd bit clear enough. You've actually had a brilliant stab at that even so... and precisely worked out the sort of thing I was getting at - although I won't give it away if that was one of the right or wrong answers in the end. It may clarify things if I re-state that the definition includes what condition or state the snow itself must be in. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 12 hours ago, MartyBartfast said: A single snowflake. On the roof of the London Met Office Don't understand the question, it must "settle". On Christmas day (midnight to midnight) If its any consolation, those are the answers we thought -now we have googled it we are a bit wiser. Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/7/2019 at 7:41 PM, MartyBartfast said: A single snowflake. On Christmas day (midnight to midnight) To help get things moving with this one, I'll mention that the two correct parts are now shown above... just the other two to think of, now WHERE (geographical area), (we now know it's not in London) in WHAT STATE (condition) (we now know it's not 'settled') Why not have a guess? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 UK Falling?? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Ding! Any amount snow observed (even a single flake) to be falling, anywhere within the UK during the 24 hours of Christmas Day. Over to searcherdog. Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Another two part question..... In the UK, red, blue, green, yellow, pink, violet, brown and orange are colours of what? And why is orange very different to the others? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 The colours on the London underground map? Orange is for the not yet completed crossrail line? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Perhaps but not how I was thinking. Quote Link to comment
Sharpeset Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Standard fuse colours? No idea about Orange though Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 None of the other colours are Telcos? Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 No. Keep thinking Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Well, I thought there would be some more guesses by now. Do you want a hint? Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Smarties? That's the only one where i can think orange is different - it seems to be the only one which actually tastes of anything! Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 So, the hint is not needed. The orange one is orange flavoured but the others are milk chocolate in a coat. That's a smartie Ding to mellers. Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Which actor played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, before Michael Gambon took over. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Richard Harris Quote Link to comment
+mellers Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Boggin's Dad said: Richard Harris Ding! Your turn... Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Richard Harris had a hit record which was over seven minutes long. What was its title? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Macarthur park. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 20 hours ago, colleda said: Macarthur park. I left the cake out in the rain A big DING to you Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Boggin's Dad said: I left the cake out in the rain A big DING to you "And it took so long to bake it" too. Stand by, I'll see if I can come up with a good one (question) over dinner, sorry, tea/supper tonight. I thinks it's about time I reloaded that one into my 73 Rock-Ola jukebox. Edited December 18, 2019 by colleda Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 The Book "Adolf Hitler:My Part in His Downfall", was written by which Irish comedian. Quote Link to comment
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