The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+colleda]

On 10/2/2020 at 6:24 AM, colleda said:

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?

Hint needed?

Venus & Mars.

[+RJx2]

Is it along the lines of Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus?

[+colleda]

50 minutes ago, RJx2 said:

Is it along the lines of Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus?

Another hint then, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Saturn. One of?

[+RJx2]

7 minutes ago, colleda said:

Another hint then, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Saturn. One of?

OK then, is it my second thought... planets?

[+colleda]

Just now, RJx2 said:

OK then, is it my second thought... planets?

Close enough for a ding.

It was the Planet. It was the first locomotive to use internal cylinders and a steam dome. It could do the 30 miles Liverpool to Manchester in an astonishing (in those days) one hour.

Your turn.

[+RJx2]

Thank you. Great additional info!

Which planet in our solar system has the most moons? (Not many to choose from, so I'm hoping for a quick ding.)

[+me N u]

Saturn?

[+RJx2]

10 minutes ago, me N u said:

Saturn?

Absolutely! Over to you, me N u.

[+me N u]

Thank you and sticking with the solar system and moons:

 

Which was the last planet found to have at least one moon orbiting it?

 

Edit to clarify question (hopefully!)

Edited October 16, 2020 by me N u

[+colleda]

4 hours ago, me N u said:

Thank you and sticking with the solar system and moons:

 

Which was the last planet found to have at least one moon orbiting it?

 

Edit to clarify question (hopefully!)

Neptune?

[+me N u]

Not Neptune -2 planets have had their first moon discovered since Neptunes.

[+RJx2]

Uranus?

[+me N u]

Not Uranus either.

 

[+colleda]

Jupiter?

[+me N u]

Nope not Jupiter - that was the first planet (after earth) found to have moons orbiting it. 

[+me N u]

Hint - something changed in 2006. 

[+colleda]

31 minutes ago, me N u said:

Hint - something changed in 2006. 

Pluto. I think it was downgraded to dwarf or minor planet status.

[+me N u]

A nice cold DING to Colleda - no apologies for being sneaky with the question, Pluto's first moon (Charon) was discovered in 1978 when Pluto was still regarded as the ninth planet in the solar system.

[+colleda]

Back to planet earth.

Which country has the largest territory in Antarctica?

[+RJx2]

On 10/24/2020 at 12:19 AM, colleda said:

Back to planet earth.

Which country has the largest territory in Antarctica?

The USA?

[+colleda]

3 hours ago, RJx2 said:

The USA?

Not USA.

[+RJx2]

Not sure of the rules... am I allowed to have another guess?

[+colleda]

2 hours ago, RJx2 said:

Not sure of the rules... am I allowed to have another guess?

Yes.

[+Boggin's Dad]

Well at one time Britain ruled a large chunk of the world, so I am going to guess the UK.  I think it was one of the factors that led to the Falkland War - Access to Antartica And its resources. 

[+colleda]

13 hours ago, Boggin's Dad said:

Well at one time Britain ruled a large chunk of the world, so I am going to guess the UK.  I think it was one of the factors that led to the Falkland War - Access to Antartica And its resources. 

Not UK.

Much closer to (my) home.

 

[+RJx2]

Australia?

[+colleda]

5 hours ago, RJx2 said:

Australia?

That's correct. Norway is second.

Your turn.

[+RJx2]

Thank you. Sticking with Australia, the Olympic Games have been held there twice. The second time was in 2000. In what year were they first held there?

[+colleda]

4 hours ago, RJx2 said:

Thank you. Sticking with Australia, the Olympic Games have been held there twice. The second time was in 2000. In what year were they first held there?

Too easy. I'll wait and see if anyone else wants a shot at this.

BTW, It was also the same year television started in Australia.

[+colleda]

On 11/21/2020 at 7:53 AM, RJx2 said:

Thank you. Sticking with Australia, the Olympic Games have been held there twice. The second time was in 2000. In what year were they first held there?

 

1956.

[+RJx2]

1 hour ago, colleda said:

 

1956.

Of course you are correct! Ding... Over to you.

[+colleda]

Thanks.

Question:

Who has, on more than one occasion,  been referred to as "nambawan pikinini bilong Misses Kwin"?

[+MartyBartfast]

I suspect that's gonna be Her Maj' Queen Elizabeth II

 

[+colleda]

50 minutes ago, MartyBartfast said:

I suspect that's gonna be Her Maj' Queen Elizabeth II

 

Close but no.

[+colleda]

On 11/28/2020 at 10:46 AM, colleda said:

Thanks.

Question:

Who has, on more than one occasion,  been referred to as "nambawan pikinini bilong Misses Kwin"?

Time for a hint?

nambawan = number one = first

pikikinini = piccaninny = child

bilong = belonging to = of

Misses = missus

Kwin = queen

 

[+RJx2]

50 minutes ago, colleda said:

Time for a hint?

nambawan = number one = first

pikikinini = piccaninny = child

bilong = belonging to = of

Misses = missus

Kwin = queen

 

Well... that has to be Prince Charles.

[+colleda]

1 hour ago, RJx2 said:

Well... that has to be Prince Charles.

Correct.

[+RJx2]

Thank you.

In what month was Prince Charles born?

[+mellers]

I want to say November... because I've been watching the latest series of the Crown and I think it may have come up. But this is only a tentative guess.

[+RJx2]

8 hours ago, mellers said:

I want to say November... because I've been watching the latest series of the Crown and I think it may have come up. But this is only a tentative guess.

Well done... he was born on 14th November 1948.

Over to you.

[+colleda]

8 hours ago, mellers said:

I want to say November... because I've been watching the latest series of the Crown and I think it may have come up. But this is only a tentative guess.

That was one month before me - same year. I was lucky not to have been named Charles or Phillip. I was the eldest child of my parents. Next was a my sister named Elizabeth, then another sister named Margaret.

[+mellers]

Aha! I also remember now where I heard the info lately,.. It was on the latest C4 Diana documentary (yes, I know, another one!) where they mentioned she agreed that her original interview with Martin Bashir should be aired on his birthday, so many years ago. 

Sticking with November and its etymology:

Who or what is the month of November named after?

[+colleda]

I'm guessing the word November has Latin roots possibly for the number nine as in the ninth month at some stage in early history, Roman? Especially as October makes me think of "eight".

[+mellers]

DING!

November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar and the name comes from the Latin novem meaning "nine".

[+colleda]

What historical event occurred on the Great Western Railway (England) in November 1840?

[+colleda]

On 12/1/2020 at 7:28 AM, colleda said:

What historical event occurred on the Great Western Railway (England) in November 1840?

Is it time for a hint?

[+Boggin's Dad]

Is it adoption of the same time across the network, rather than using local time from sundials?  
 

I'm sure there will be a formal name for it, but I hope I have the gist of it

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by Boggin's Dad

[+colleda]

Yep. UK towns once set their own times depending on sunrise/set which was a bit chaotic for people trying to know what time trains were running from various places in the early days. It brought about the standardisation of time across the country set to GMT.

Your turn BD.

[+Boggin's Dad]

Timing is everything!

 

On that subject timing is essential for navigation, we use it on our GPS receivers to accuracy of feet.

 

In the past there were many shipwrecks due to the inability to calculate longitude. Who was the man who designed/invented the first seaworthy clock that could accurately keep time in the varying temperature and sea condition? Bonus points if you can tell me the value of the prize he won

 

 

[+MartyBartfast]

It was Harrison who produced the first Marine chronometer, not sure of his first name but James rings a bell.
I don't know what the prize was but it was a LOT of money.