The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Babadimri.....Macedonia

[+wheelybarrow]

Babadimri.....Macedonia

Nope - but the country that you are looking for does end with ia too.

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Well its not Romania that's Mos Cracun or something (I worked there all of last year), the only other ia I know in Europe is Albania or Ethiopia in Africa

 

Edit: or Austria but it doesn't sound Austrian and it's not Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania cos my mate would have said

Edited December 8, 2007 by The Lavender Hill Mob

[+wheelybarrow]

Well its not Romania that's Mos Cracun or something (I worked there all of last year), the only other ia I know in Europe is Albania or Ethiopia in Africa

 

Edit: or Austria but it doesn't sound Austrian and it's not Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania cos my mate would have said

 

Finally - a DING to The Lavender Hill Mob for Albania.

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Well its not Romania that's Mos Cracun or something (I worked there all of last year), the only other ia I know in Europe is Albania or Ethiopia in Africa

 

Edit: or Austria but it doesn't sound Austrian and it's not Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania cos my mate would have said

 

Finally - a DING to The Lavender Hill Mob for Albania.

More of a lucky dip than a lucky guess

 

I'm off to Estonia early tomorrow mornning for a week so I'm not going to have time to post a question (I'm going to bed in a mo!) and as SP lost his turn last time I hand it over to him.

 

Over to you SimplyPaul.

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

More of a lucky dip than a lucky guess

 

I'm off to Estonia early tomorrow mornning for a week so I'm not going to have time to post a question (I'm going to bed in a mo!) and as SP lost his turn last time I hand it over to him.

 

Over to you SimplyPaul.

 

OK, it looks like SP's done a runner too.....so while I'm sitting here in a meeting.............in which langauge does the following mean 'Merry Christmas'

 

1. Zalig Kerstfeast

2. Gajan Kristnaskon

3. Mele Kalikimaka

4. Hristos se rodi

5. Nollaig chridheil huibh

 

[+dino-irl]

5. Scot's Gallic (or is it properly known as Scottish Gaelic?)

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

5. Scot's Gallic (or is it properly known as Scottish Gaelic?)

 

1. Zalig Kerstfeast

2. Gajan Kristnaskon

3. Mele Kalikimaka

4. Hristos se rodi

5. Nollaig chridheil huibh - Scots Gaelic Dinget Dino-irl

 

[+wheelybarrow]

5. Scot's Gallic (or is it properly known as Scottish Gaelic?)

 

1. Zalig Kerstfeast

2. Gajan Kristnaskon

3. Mele Kalikimaka

4. Hristos se rodi

5. Nollaig chridheil huibh - Scots Gaelic Dinget Dino-irl

 

1=Holland

3=Hawaii

4=Serbia

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

1=Holland

3=Hawaii

4=Serbia

 

1. Zalig Kerstfeast - Dutch Dinget wheelybarrow

2. Gajan Kristnaskon

3. Mele Kalikimaka - Hawaiian Dinget wheelybarrow

4. Hristos se rodi - Serbian Dinget wheelybarrow

5. Nollaig chridheil huibh - Scots Gaelic Dinget Dino-irl

 

 

Ding goes to whoever gets No.2

Edited December 10, 2007 by The Lavender Hill Mob

[+ZoomLens]

1=Holland

3=Hawaii

4=Serbia

 

1. Zalig Kerstfeast - Dutch Dinget wheelybarrow

2. Gajan Kristnaskon

3. Mele Kalikimaka - Hawaiian Dinget wheelybarrow

4. Hristos se rodi - Serbian Dinget wheelybarrow

5. Nollaig chridheil huibh - Scots Gaelic Dinget Dino-irl

 

 

Ding goes to whoever gets No.2

 

I thought it might be from Sweden/Norway kind of area - but it appears that I am very wrong according to my Swedish Colleague... so I looked it up..... I'd never have gotten that!!!!!

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

I thought it might be from Sweden/Norway kind of area - but it appears that I am very wrong according to my Swedish Colleague... so I looked it up..... I'd never have gotten that!!!!!

Yep, it's tricky

[+Mr Hedgehog]

 

Ding goes to whoever gets No.2

 

Icelandic?

 

Richard

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Icelandic?

 

Richard

 

Sounds sort of that way doesn't it! But nope!

 

Here's a clue............new and dead

[+The Bongtwashes]

Icelandic?

 

Richard

 

Sounds sort of that way doesn't it! But nope!

 

Here's a clue............new and dead

 

Esperanto?

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

Esperanto?

 

Ding dong merrily on high,

In heav'n the bells are ringing:

Ding dong! verily the sky

Is riv'n with angel singing.

Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! to The Bongtwashes

 

[+The Bongtwashes]

Thanks for the clue, and the tuneful ding!

 

One for all of us beyond a certain age.

 

What was Gerry Anderson's first children's TV series?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Torchy - The Battery Boy!

[+The Bongtwashes]

Torchy - The Battery Boy!

Sorry, it was before that. Admittedly I am too young to remember it, but it was during the filming of this series that Gerry first met Sylvia.

[+kennamatic]

Supercar?

 

I was a member of The Supercar Club and got a large plastic Supercar to play with in the bath s well as a membership card.

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Admittedly I am too young to remember it, but it was during the filming of this series that Gerry first met Sylvia.

I've just asked someone who's only a few minutes older than you and SHE knows the right answer but doesn't want to ask the next question.

 

She tells me it was The Adventures of Twizzle!

 

P

Edited December 10, 2007 by Izzy and the Lizard King

[+The Bongtwashes]

Supercar?

 

I was a member of The Supercar Club and got a large plastic Supercar to play with in the bath s well as a membership card.

 

Not Supercar I'm afraid, I wish they'd repeat that as I really enjoyed it.

 

Admittedly I am too young to remember it, but it was during the filming of this series that Gerry first met Sylvia.

I've just asked someone who's only a few minutes older than you and SHE knows the right answer but doesn't want to ask the next question.

 

She tells me it was The Adventures of Twizzle!

 

P

 

DING! Well done Izzy, you never told me you were watching TV for all those minutes

Over to Paul for the next question...

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Thanks Bob.

 

Right then. As Led Zeppelin prepare to go on stage at the O2 Arena, a two part question.

 

What were the group originally going to call themselves? Who was it that, unintentionally, gave them the inspiration for the name Led Zeppelin?

[+keehotee]

Keith Moon thought the new band would go down like a lead zeppelin if he and John Entwistle were in it, then their manager got them to drop the A to stop the yanks pronouncing it "leed".

 

They were originally the New Yardbirds....?

 

(Thanks to Mark W for the answers)

(Who only told me if I agreed to acknowledge him)

Edited December 11, 2007 by keehotee

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Ding to Keehotee

and to Mark W who is obviously not Dazed and Confused

Edited December 11, 2007 by Izzy and the Lizard King

[+keehotee]

...and to Mark W who is obviously not Dazed and Confused

but is a bit peed off at not getting tickets for last night!

 

And staying with the theme - what were the original names of these bands:-

 

1. Pink Floyd Wheelybarrow

2. The Rolling Stones

3. The Who TLHM

4. King Crimson Izzy...

5. Queen The Wilkersons

 

as usual - final ding to the last correct answer......

Edited December 12, 2007 by keehotee

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

...and to Mark W who is obviously not Dazed and Confused

but is a bit peed off at not getting tickets for last night!

 

And staying with the theme - what were the original names of these bands:-

 

1. Pink Floyd

2. The Rolling Stones

3. The Who

4. King Crimson

5. Queen

 

as usual - final ding to the last correct answer......

 

3. The Who....originally 'The Confederates', changed to 'The Detours', changed to 'The Who'. changed to 'The High Numbers (or High Rollers, I can't remember!), changed back to 'The Who'

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

No.4 King Crimson were originally formed as Giles, Giles and Fripp

 

Paul and I go back a long way and we went together to a KC concert in Wolverhampton in the 70s. As we are both notorious hoarders, I thought I would find the ticket stubs. Didn't find them but found stubs for T Rex which cost us each 6/- (30p)! Curved Air tickets were 8/- (40p), E.L.P were 15/- (75p) and Jethro Tull were 90p! When David Bowie did a concert in W-ton in 1973 we decided to really splash out and spend £1.20 each on tickets!!! But it was worth every penny

 

Iz

[+keehotee]

Little dings to TLHM for #3, and Izzy for #4.....

[+Mr Hedgehog]

...and to Mark W who is obviously not Dazed and Confused

but is a bit peed off at not getting tickets for last night!

 

And staying with the theme - what were the original names of these bands:-

 

1. Pink Floyd

2. The Rolling Stones

3. The Who

4. King Crimson

5. Queen

 

as usual - final ding to the last correct answer......

 

If I remember rightly, Queen were originally Smile.

[+keehotee]

If I remember rightly, Queen were originally Smile.

Ding

 

Smile hasn't quite got the same ring to it has it.......

[+wheelybarrow]

If I remember rightly, Queen were originally Smile.

Ding

 

Smile hasn't quite got the same ring to it has it.......

 

Pink Floyd used to be called Tea Set and then The Pink Floyd Sound - Mr W is a fan of theirs!

[+purple_pineapple]

No.4 King Crimson were originally formed as Giles, Giles and Fripp

 

Paul and I go back a long way and we went together to a KC concert in Wolverhampton in the 70s. As we are both notorious hoarders, I thought I would find the ticket stubs. Didn't find them but found stubs for T Rex which cost us each 6/- (30p)! Curved Air tickets were 8/- (40p), E.L.P were 15/- (75p) and Jethro Tull were 90p! When David Bowie did a concert in W-ton in 1973 we decided to really splash out and spend £1.20 each on tickets!!! But it was worth every penny

 

Iz

 

Totally OT, but my placement student 2 years ago was Mr Carl Palmer's (of ELP) daughter! just thought you'd like to know!

[+keehotee]

...and two more little dings to the Wilkersons for 5 and the wheelys for 1.

 

1. Pink Floyd Wheelybarrow

2. The Rolling Stones

3. The Who TLHM

4. King Crimson Izzy...

5. Queen The Wilkersons

Edited December 12, 2007 by keehotee

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

...and two more little dings to the Wilkersons for 5 and the wheelys for 1.

 

1. Pink Floyd Wheelybarrow

2. The Rolling Stones

3. The Who TLHM

4. King Crimson Izzy...

5. Queen The Wilkersons

My American collegue tells me that it's 'The Blue Boy's' or something similar......No.2 that is

Edited December 13, 2007 by The Lavender Hill Mob

[+keehotee]

My American collegue tells me that it's 'The Blue Boy's' or something similar......No.2 that is

{dubious chin-stroking smilie}

Ding...........

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

My American collegue tells me that it's 'The Blue Boy's' or something similar......No.2 that is

{dubious chin-stroking smilie}

Ding...........

Why dubiuos isn't it The Blue Boys?

[+keehotee]

It was Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys - just wondering who was Little boy blue....??

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

It was Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys - just wondering who was Little boy blue....??

Ah! First of all my collegue said 'The Blue Notes' the changed it to 'The Blue Boys'! So he wasn't far off!

 

Is Simply Paul about because he can take my turn at asking the next question.

 

TLHM

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

I take it SP's not about so here's the next question: -

 

Name the film..............a clue they're all old British comedies which all have something else in common!

 

No.1

 

No.2

 

No.3

 

No.4

 

No.5

 

No.6

 

No.7

[+keehotee]

I'll go for the obvious one - is No.6 The Lavender Hill Mob????????

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

I'll go for the obvious one - is No.6 The Lavender Hill Mob????????

No.1

No.2

No.3

No.4

No.5

No.6 - The Lavender Hill Mob - dingett to Keehotee

No.7

[+The Blorenges]

OK... as a great fan of Ealing Films.....and I have them all!

1. Passport to Pimlico

2. Kind Hearts and Coronets

3. Whisky Galore - story of the SS President which ran aground in the Scottish Isles!

4. The Man in the White Suit

5. The Ladykillers - recently remade.. very badly!

7. The Titfield Thunderbolt - filmed on the old Somerset and Dorset Railway near Midsomer Norton...

 

Chris

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

OK... as a great fan of Ealing Films.....and I have them all!

1. Passport to Pimlico

2. Kind Hearts and Coronets

3. Whisky Galore - story of the SS President which ran aground in the Scottish Isles!

4. The Man in the White Suit

5. The Ladykillers - recently remade.. very badly!

7. The Titfield Thunderbolt - filmed on the old Somerset and Dorset Railway near Midsomer Norton...

 

Chris

Ding to 'The Blorenges'

[+The Blorenges]

OK. This could be quite quick as Christmas and of course the New Year is approaching!

 

What is the connection: Raven, sparrow, ermine, snow goose, snow leopard and monkey?

 

Chris

[+dino-irl]

Top Gun nicknames?

[+The Blorenges]

Top Gun nicknames?

 

Ah good guess, there was a Goose in Top Gun I recall but I can't remember a pilot called Ermine!!

 

Chris

[+The Lavender Hill Mob]

OK. This could be quite quick as Christmas and of course the New Year is approaching!

 

What is the connection: Raven, sparrow, ermine, snow goose, snow leopard and monkey?

 

Chris

Chinese New years!

[+The Blorenges]

Nothing to do with Top Gun or the symbols for the Chinese New Year.

 

MrsB

[+Von-Horst]

OK. This could be quite quick as Christmas and of course the New Year is approaching!

 

What is the connection: Raven, sparrow, ermine, snow goose, snow leopard and monkey?

 

Chris

 

Different trims for Santa outfits?