+colleda Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 Thinking H VIII born early 1500. 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, as we were taught in school. H VIII's dad maybe Henry the VII? Quote
+colleda Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 2 hours ago, colleda said: Thinking H VIII born early 1500. 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, as we were taught in school. H VIII's dad maybe Henry the VII? Henry VII? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 5 hours ago, colleda said: Henry VII? Sorry colleda, I missed that post, or maybe it was almost simultaneous with mine. Anyway, a ding to you there. Henry VII, also known as Henry Tudor. Quote
+colleda Posted June 21, 2020 Posted June 21, 2020 No worries. An easy one - I think. Name the famous musician father of singer Norah Jones. Quote
+searcherdog Posted June 21, 2020 Posted June 21, 2020 Not for me as I fall at the first hurdle! Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted June 21, 2020 Posted June 21, 2020 18 hours ago, colleda said: No worries. An easy one - I think. Name the famous musician father of singer Norah Jones. The only musical Jones I can think of is Tom. Quote
+colleda Posted June 26, 2020 Posted June 26, 2020 Another hint. He played on the album "Concert for Bangladesh". Quote
+colleda Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 This one too tough? Answer is Ravi Shankar Indian sitar player. Here's another question then . The 33rd president of the US was Harry S Truman. What does the "S" stand for? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 I think this is one of those where the S doesn't stand for anything it is just an initial and he doesn't have a middle name (there's certainly one president with one of those). Quote
+colleda Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 That's a ding to Marty S Bartfast. I believe the S refers to the name an uncle IIRC.Over to you. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 Thanks. Sticking with the theme, and to honor July 4th: Which four presidents are represented on Mount Rushmore? Quote
+FootyFan123 Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 I'm English, so this could be wrong. Jefferson, Washington, Roosevelt, Lincoln? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 4, 2020 Posted July 4, 2020 2 hours ago, FootyFan123 said: I'm English, so this could be wrong. Jefferson, Washington, Roosevelt, Lincoln? That gets you the DING, your turn. Quote
+FootyFan123 Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Sorry for being so long, I forgot I had the DING Don't think this has been done before, what is the national animal of Scotland? Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 1 hour ago, FootyFan123 said: Sorry for being so long, I forgot I had the DING Don't think this has been done before, what is the national animal of Scotland? It's often represented in heraldry by a unicorn. Quote
+FootyFan123 Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: It's often represented in heraldry by a unicorn. That gives you the DING Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 Who's missing from this group? Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 8 hours ago, MartyBartfast said: Captain Flack. Ding, from the Trumpton fire brigade. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 Thanks, you had me "singing" it a few times thinking "there's nothing missing", then I twigged! Anyway what's missing (?) ? Li Na K Rb Cs Fr Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 I want to say H, at the top of the first column in the periodic table, however as oddity consisting of a single proton (if you ignore deuterium and tritium) and electron it does not strictly behave as an group 1 metal, so I might be missing something Anyway I will go with hydrogen Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 Well I was going for the "obvious" answer so Hydrogen gets you a BOOM. Over to you. Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 2:43 PM, Boggin's Dad said: Anyway I will go with hydrogen Your go. Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Sticking with chemistry, there are two elements that are liquid at room temperature (20°C) and standard atmospheric pressure. What are they? Edited July 26, 2020 by Boggin's Dad Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 A quick response, back to you with a BOOM of schoolboy chemistry delight. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 Sorry, didn't spot the response. Sticking with chemistry, which element comes last alphabetically? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 I'll have punt at Xenon, though I suspect there's a Y and maybe even a Z. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 29, 2020 Posted July 29, 2020 34 minutes ago, MartyBartfast said: I'll have punt at Xenon, though I suspect there's a Y and maybe even a Z. Not Xenon. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 7 hours ago, colleda said: Zircon? Close, but Zircon is a compound not an element. Quote
+colleda Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 An aha moment. That white stuff we plaster on our noses in summer when surfing (or you blokes playing cricket). Zinc? Which we didn't know about when we were kids so now the Doc blasts my nose (and other body parts) with liquid N each year. Quote
+me N u Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Optimist on the run said: Close, but Zircon is a compound not an element. Zirconium? Pretty sure thats an element. Quote
+Optimist on the run Posted July 30, 2020 Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, me N u said: Zirconium? Pretty sure thats an element. Ding to me N u Quote
+me N u Posted July 31, 2020 Posted July 31, 2020 Thank you, watching pointless obviously hasn’t been wasted time. For the next question, in the name of the bank what do the initials HSBC stand for? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted July 31, 2020 Posted July 31, 2020 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Quote
+colleda Posted July 31, 2020 Posted July 31, 2020 Dang. Beat me to it. I was a banker in a previous life and first used their services in Singapore (when doing National Service) in 1970, well before they became HSBC. Quote
+RJx2 Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 This thread seems to have ground to a halt. If no-one minds, I will provide a question to get things moving again. What is the name of the bank which is now part of HSBC that had a logo that was a golden griffin surrounded by gold coins? If MartyBartfast wants to set a question - it is their turn after all - then please go ahead and everyone ignore mine. Quote
+RJx2 Posted September 21, 2020 Posted September 21, 2020 Oh well, I tried to get this thread going again. Boggin's Dad, are you going to set a question? Quote
+Boggin's Dad Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 Apologies. What two animals make up a griffin? Quote
+colleda Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 17 hours ago, Boggin's Dad said: Apologies. What two animals make up a griffin? Head of an eagle body of lion? An old friend of mine, recently deceased, used to ride a Greeves Griffon in motocross. The fuel tank emblem was the eagle head. IIRC. Quote
+colleda Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 Stephenson's "Rocket" was a game changer in steam locomotives.. It was followed by the less than successful "Invicta". What was the name of the next loco that spent 10 years on the Liverpool/Manchester line? Quote
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