+Optimist on the run Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 7 hours ago, colleda said: Zircon? Close, but Zircon is a compound not an element. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 30, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+me N u Posted July 30, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+Optimist on the run Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 1 hour ago, me N u said: Zirconium? Pretty sure thats an element. Ding to me N u Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted July 31, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted July 31, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+me N u Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 A ding and over to you MartyBartfast. Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted September 11, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Midland bank Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 A ding to Boggin's Dad. Over to you. Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted September 21, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Apologies. What two animals make up a griffin? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted September 22, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 That’s a ding to you Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Thanks BD. Stand by. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 1, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Is it along the lines of Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, colleda said: Another hint then, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Saturn. One of? OK then, is it my second thought... planets? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 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.) Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, me N u said: Saturn? Absolutely! Over to you, me N u. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Not Neptune -2 planets have had their first moon discovered since Neptunes. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Not Uranus either. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Nope not Jupiter - that was the first planet (after earth) found to have moons orbiting it. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hint - something changed in 2006. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 31 minutes ago, me N u said: Hint - something changed in 2006. Pluto. I think it was downgraded to dwarf or minor planet status. Quote Link to comment
+me N u Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Back to planet earth. Which country has the largest territory in Antarctica? Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/24/2020 at 12:19 AM, colleda said: Back to planet earth. Which country has the largest territory in Antarctica? The USA? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 hours ago, RJx2 said: The USA? Not USA. Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Not sure of the rules... am I allowed to have another guess? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 2 hours ago, RJx2 said: Not sure of the rules... am I allowed to have another guess? Yes. Quote Link to comment
+Boggin's Dad Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 5 hours ago, RJx2 said: Australia? That's correct. Norway is second. Your turn. Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 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. Quote Link to comment
+RJx2 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 hour ago, colleda said: 1956. Of course you are correct! Ding... Over to you. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Thanks. Question: Who has, on more than one occasion, been referred to as "nambawan pikinini bilong Misses Kwin"? Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 I suspect that's gonna be Her Maj' Queen Elizabeth II Quote Link to comment
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