The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+plasmafamily]

OK, quick and easy as we are leaving for Spain tomorrow. Who is credited with hiding the first geocache?

[+Dobunnis]

That would be Dave Ulmer in Oregon on 4th May 2000. The cache contained a tin of baked beans!

 

Helen

[+plasmafamily]

That would be Dave Ulmer in Oregon on 4th May 2000. The cache contained a tin of baked beans!

 

Helen

Ding, over to you.

[+Dobunnis]

I know that because I am preparing a presentation I am going to give to the radio club of which I am a member.

 

Ummm... a question... Remember no googling or searching the web...

 

Where would you find the Kármán line?

 

Helen

[+Simply Paul]

100km above your head- It's the line used to say 'beyond this point, you're in space'.

[+Dobunnis]

Ding! Over to Simply Paul

[+Simply Paul]

Thanks very much. Back later today- Stay tuned!

Edited June 6, 2008 by Simply Paul

[+Simply Paul]

Thanks for waiting. What are the following better known as these days? Giver of the most/last answer/s to fight to the death for my twisted enjoyment.

 

i) Cherilyn Sarkisian

ii) Old State House Bell

iii) James Harries

iv) Reginald Kenneth Dwight

v) Goodwin Austin

vi) Marathon

vii) Gordon Sumner

viii) Kristiania

ix) Liberty

x) British Honduras

xi) Spastics Society

xii) New Amsterdam

xiii) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans

xiv) Buckingham House

xv) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

The easy ones for us are:-

 

i) Cher

iv) Elton John

vi) Snickers

vii) Sting

xii) New York

[Sharpeset]

Fairly sure that ii) would be the Liberty Bell, reasonably confident that xi) is now SCOPE, and taking a plump for the 'obvious' that Buckingham House simply got renamed 'Palace' when a previous monarch moved in

 

Pete

[+kbootb]

Is xi) scope?

[+Pharisee]

Thanks for waiting. What are the following better known as these days? Giver of the most/last answer/s to fight to the death for my twisted enjoyment.

 

i) Cherilyn Sarkisian

ii) Old State House Bell

iii) James Harries

iv) Reginald Kenneth Dwight

v) Goodwin Austin

vi) Marathon

vii) Gordon Sumner

viii) Kristiania

ix) Liberty

x) British Honduras

xi) Spastics Society

xii) New Amsterdam

xiii) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans

xiv) Buckingham House

xv) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt

 

 

Is xv) Tasmania?

[+Simply Paul]

i) Cherilyn Sarkisian Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Cher

ii) Old State House Bell Ding for Sharpeset - Liberty Bell

iii) James Harries

iv) Reginald Kenneth Dwight Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Elton John

v) Goodwin Austin

vi) Marathon Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Snickers

vii) Gordon Sumner Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Sting

viii) Kristiania

ix) Liberty

x) British Honduras

xi) Spastics Society Ding for Sharpeset (sorry kbootb) - Scope

xii) New Amsterdam Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - New York

xiii) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans

xiv) Buckingham House Ding for Sharpeset - Buckingham Palace (the original house is still in the fabric)

xv) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt Ding for Pharisee - Tasmania

[+chizu]

i) Cherilyn Sarkisian Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Cher

ii) Old State House Bell Ding for Sharpeset - Liberty Bell

iii) James Harries

iv) Reginald Kenneth Dwight Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Elton John

v) Goodwin Austin

vi) Marathon Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Snickers

vii) Gordon Sumner Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Sting

viii) Kristiania

ix) Liberty

x) British Honduras

xi) Spastics Society Ding for Sharpeset (sorry kbootb) - Scope

xii) New Amsterdam Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - New York

xiii) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans

xiv) Buckingham House Ding for Sharpeset - Buckingham Palace (the original house is still in the fabric)

xv) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt Ding for Pharisee - Tasmania

 

xiii) George Eliot

[+MartyBartfast]

i) Cherilyn Sarkisian Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Cher

ii) Old State House Bell Ding for Sharpeset - Liberty Bell

iii) James Harries

iv) Reginald Kenneth Dwight Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Elton John

v) Goodwin Austin

vi) Marathon Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Snickers

vii) Gordon Sumner Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Sting

viii) Kristiania

ix) Liberty

x) British Honduras

xi) Spastics Society Ding for Sharpeset (sorry kbootb) - Scope

xii) New Amsterdam Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - New York

xiii) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans

xiv) Buckingham House Ding for Sharpeset - Buckingham Palace (the original house is still in the fabric)

xv) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt Ding for Pharisee - Tasmania

 

 

Is British Honduras now Belize?

 

Edit to bring the list to this page.

Edited June 6, 2008 by MartyBartfast

[+jenandberry]

is ix) the statue of liberty?

[Sharpeset]

ix) National Council for Civil Liberties??

[+kbootb]

 

xi) Spastics Society Ding for Sharpeset (sorry kbootb) - Scope

 

Is it just me or was the forum taking ages to refresh tonight? Always the way when I know an answer.

[Ayondin]

v) I think you mean Godwin Austin and then it would be K2

[+2202]

viii) Kristiania is now Oslo

 

And Paul you are a very naughty boy with the remaining one, but it did make me laugh. (I had to look that one up though)

Edited June 7, 2008 by 2202

[+Simply Paul]

i) Cherilyn Sarkisian Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Cher

ii) Old State House Bell Ding for Sharpeset - Liberty Bell

iii) James Harries *Clue: As seen on the Wogan show in the 80s*

iv) Reginald Kenneth Dwight Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Elton John

v) Godwin Austin Double Ding for Ayondin for spotting my (cough) deliberate mistake! - K2

vi) Marathon Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Snickers

vii) Gordon Sumner Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Sting

viii) Kristiania Ding for 2202 - Oslo

ix) Liberty *Clue: Not the statue of liberty or National Council for Civil Liberties*

x) British Honduras Ding for MartyBartfast - Belize

xi) Spastics Society Ding for Sharpeset (sorry kbootb) - Scope

xii) New Amsterdam Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - New York

xiii) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans Ding for chizu - George Eliot

xiv) Buckingham House Ding for Sharpeset - Buckingham Palace (the original house is still in the fabric)

xv) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt Ding for Pharisee - Tasmania

Edited June 7, 2008 by Simply Paul

[+The Bongtwashes]

Going by 2202's comment, it's not something like The Naturist Society is it?

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

 

iii) James Harries *Clue: As seen on the Wogan show in the 80s*

 

 

He (as also seen with Esther Rantzen) is now a she called Lauren!

[+goldpot]

May I have a go...

 

ix) Liberty = Liberia?

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Thanks for waiting. What are the following better known as these days? Giver of the most/last answer/s to fight to the death for my twisted enjoyment.

 

ix) Liberty

 

I am wondering if you are being a bit crafty here Paul, I thought Liberty was the new name for NCCL (Natonal Council for Civil Liberties), unless of course it has now become something else completely?!

 

Edit to add: I have now scrolled up and see this is not what you are looking for!

Edited June 7, 2008 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog

[+The Bongtwashes]

Going by 2202's comment, it's not something like The Naturist Society is it?

 

Oops, didn't realise there were two missing.

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Have just been told the answer to ix) Liberty, and it sure was one of those d'oh moments ...

 

I won't put the answer here as in all fairness I didn't know it!

[+Simply Paul]

) Cherilyn Sarkisian Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Cher

ii) Old State House Bell DONG! for Sharpeset - Liberty Bell

iii) James Harries Ding for Dorsetgal - Lauren Harries

iv) Reginald Kenneth Dwight Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Elton John

v) Godwin Austin Double Ding for Ayondin for spotting my (cough) deliberate mistake! - K2

vi) Marathon Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Snickers

vii) Gordon Sumner Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - Sting

viii) Kristiania Ding for 2202 - Oslo

ix) Liberty *Clue: Not the statue of liberty or National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL)... OR Liberia or The Naturist Society*

x) British Honduras Ding for MartyBartfast - Belize

xi) Spastics Society Ding for Sharpeset (sorry kbootb) - Scope

xii) New Amsterdam Ding for Izzy and the Lizard King - New York

xiii) Mary Ann (Marian) Evans Ding for chizu - George Eliot

xiv) Buckingham House Ding for Sharpeset - Buckingham Palace (the original house is still in the fabric)

xv) Anthoonij van Diemenslandt Ding for Pharisee - Tasmania

 

Given there were some rather easy ones, I think the final, official Ding should go to whoever can answer what the ex-Liberty is now called, rather than Izzy and the Lizard King. So, who will our lucky winner be?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

It's not Guantanamo Bay is it?

[+Simply Paul]

It's not Guantanamo Bay is it?

You're right!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not Guantanamo Bay

[+The Bongtwashes]

Amnesty International?

[+Simply Paul]

What Liberty became hasn't existed since May 2007, I've discoverd. So it's not Amnesty International, sorry... You really will be kicking yourself/ves

[harryhotspur]

ix) Liberty

Its not the pop band is it liberty x I think they spilt up then michelle did some rubish tv show with her husband andy

[+Simply Paul]

A final DING! for the newcomer. Well done harryhotspur - Over to you for the next 'pub quiz' level question.

 

Just to recap the rules (which I'm not suggesting have been broken!) - There's no online searching for answers, but you can ask friends. They (or you) can check books, but not look online for you. Looking on geocaching.com for caching-related questions (there have been some!) is ok though.

[harryhotspur]

A final DING! for the newcomer. Well done harryhotspur - Over to you for the next 'pub quiz' level question.

 

Just to recap the rules (which I'm not suggesting have been broken!) - There's no online searching for answers, but you can ask friends. They (or you) can check books, but not look online for you. Looking on geocaching.com for caching-related questions (there have been some!) is ok though.

 

I only knew that one as Michelle is from Newcastle and I had to go to her uncles business to do my princes trust with work

 

I will have to do a question tommorow as Im off to bed

[harryhotspur]

Okay a easy one and im off to bed

 

What is the name of the cemetary where Eva Peron is buried

[harryhotspur]

Okay a easy one and im off to bed

 

What is the name of the cemetary where Eva Peron is buried

[+keehotee]

Have they buried her yet?

She was originally embalmed, then emigrated (?) when Peron fled Argentina......

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

Have they buried her yet?

She was originally embalmed, then emigrated (?) when Peron fled Argentina......

Oh Yes. They buried her in Milan and then several years later they moved her body to Buenos Aires and buried her there. I don't know the name of the cemetery though.

 

P

[+keehotee]

Have they buried her yet?

She was originally embalmed, then emigrated (?) when Peron fled Argentina......

Oh Yes. They buried her in Milan and then several years later they moved her body to Buenos Aires and buried her there. I don't know the name of the cemetery though.

 

P

Aaaah - didn't know she was buried in Milan - thought Peron just stored her there.....

 

Has she definitely been buried? And not just laid to rest somewhere?

[Izzy and the Lizard King]

 

Has she definitely been buried? And not just laid to rest somewhere?

Now you've got me thinking. I've always known that her final resting place was Buenos Aires but I may have assumed that she'd been buried there. So I'm not too sure

 

P

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

I'd concur. I think she is interred in the family crypt in Buenos Aires ... with her less than "handy" husband! (Someone nicked his hands).

 

I have no dea what the cemetery is called though ...

[+Ten point nine]

In La Recoleta Cemetery, in an a bombproof mausoleum. This cemetery also has the Duchess of York's mum buried there.

Edited June 9, 2008 by Ten point nine

[+keehotee]

What is the name of the cemetary where Eva Peron is buried?

OK - it's a trick question.....she hasn't been buried yet!?

Edited June 9, 2008 by keehotee

[harryhotspur]

In La Recoleta Cemetery, in an a bombproof mausoleum. This cemetery also has the Duchess of York's mum buried there.

 

Ding there, it is quite an emotional place as some of the site is really well kept but some is run down with cats running in and out of the tombs

 

Sorry could have said laid to rest in her burial vault

 

I think you would still use the term buried though.

[+Ten point nine]

The modern Olympics started in Athens 1896 with 9 sports.

 

1. How many 'sports' were represented in Athens 2004

 

2. What was the total number of 'events'.

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

The summer Olympics is currently (by rule) 28 sports, but that translates to considerably more events. Some sports only have one or two events, e.g. the marathon, has one ladies race, one mens race, but other sports have considerably more than two events. Sheer guess at 200 events?

[+kbootb]

The summer Olympics is currently (by rule) 28 sports, but that translates to considerably more events. Some sports only have one or two events, e.g. the marathon, has one ladies race, one mens race, but other sports have considerably more than two events. Sheer guess at 200 events?

 

Does swimming = 1 sport? But there seems to be endless events, every time I have watched Olympics it seems to be swimming.

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

 

Does swimming = 1 sport? But there seems to be endless events, every time I have watched Olympics it seems to be swimming.

 

Yes, that's my impression that swimming is one sport, but all the different races are events.

[+kbootb]

This looks like fun... how long would it take us to name all the sports (no googling). If it were my quiz I'd only allow one sport per person to stop some clever whatsit naming all 28 (assuming Dorsetgal is correct, and who am I to doubt).

 

I've chucked in swimming....next?

 

But then again it's not my quiz.