The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+naffita]

A Clockwork Orange.

 

MrsB

 

Blimey, that was quick.

 

Ding to Mrs B

[+The Blorenges]

A Clockwork Orange.

 

MrsB

 

Blimey, that was quick.

 

Ding to Mrs B

 

I have the soundtrack

 

Next question... Hopefully another fairly quick one...

 

Aardvark is the first animal listed in the dictionary - What's the second one?

 

MrsB

[+The Blorenges]

No, not an adder

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

I know its a shell - but is it an animal as well? Abalone?

[+The Blorenges]

I know its a shell - but is it an animal as well? Abalone?

 

Nice thought... but, no

 

MrsB

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

Would it be Aardvarks? as in the plural of Aardvark?

[+The Blorenges]

Nope. It's a completely different animal.

[+The T4 Two]

Could it be an armadillo?

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

African Elephant?

[+goldpot]

Aardwolf

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

Aardvark, Andy

Aardvark, Bill?

[+goldpot]

Aardvark, Andy

Aardvark, Bill?

 

...did you not forget Aaron?

[+The Blorenges]

Aardwolf

 

Well done Goldpot DING!

 

MrsB

[+goldpot]

Aardwolf

 

Well done Goldpot DING!

 

MrsB

 

Wheyhey...never won on this game before!

Beats caching...in the dark!

 

OK, next question....

[+goldpot]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

Edited July 4, 2008 by goldpot

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

 

its one of the sequoias? I used to have one in my garden...

[+goldpot]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

 

its one of the sequoias? I used to have one in my garden...

 

...some big garden you have!

[+goldpot]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

 

its one of the sequoias? I used to have one in my garden...

 

...you're barking up the right tree - full name please.

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

I have nooo idea...

[+goldpot]

I have nooo idea...

 

..the size of it is a clue. Plus there's a hint in the question!

[+Birdman-of-liskatraz]

sequoiabigus wellingtonia!

[+goldpot]

sequoiabigus wellingtonia!

 

I'll give up! You wouldn't happen to be one of my apprentices, eh?

 

I need an answer tonight; I'll be away for the weekend on an island where they only have wind-up telephones!

[+Team Balders]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

 

sequoia dentral

[+goldpot]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

 

sequoia dentral

 

Nope!

 

First word is partly correct.

[+Cache U Nutter]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

 

sequoiadendrom giganteum

Sounds like a good location for one of my extreme caches, however the nearest is probably at Wakehurst Place.

[+goldpot]

Horticulture:

 

This week I found a cache (keeping it in topic ) in a Wellingtonia tree, what is its proper full latin name?

 

sequoiadendrom giganteum

Sounds like a good location for one of my extreme caches, however the nearest is probably at Wakehurst Place.

 

Ding!

 

Phew! Your go!

[+The Blorenges]

Just a day too late I get the following log on one of my geocoins -

 

"Location: California, United States

kbseydel retrieved Hug a tree today! (Sequoia National Park 2007 Geocoin) from In the Greens at 7/7/2008

 

Log Date: 7/7/2008

Your coin was in a grove of Coastal Redwoods, and in the stump of one that had been logged years ago. The Coastal Redwoods are among the tallest in the world, but do not have the girth and mass of the Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Sequoia)family to which General Sherman belongs. So the coin has visited some cousins, but will have to travel to Sequoia National Park to visit its namesake. Incidntally, I was a National Park Ranger at Sequoia 45 years ago! "

 

MrsB

[+goldpot]

Just a day too late I get the following log on one of my geocoins -

 

"Location: California, United States

kbseydel retrieved Hug a tree today! (Sequoia National Park 2007 Geocoin) from In the Greens at 7/7/2008

 

Log Date: 7/7/2008

Your coin was in a grove of Coastal Redwoods, and in the stump of one that had been logged years ago. The Coastal Redwoods are among the tallest in the world, but do not have the girth and mass of the Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Sequoia)family to which General Sherman belongs. So the coin has visited some cousins, but will have to travel to Sequoia National Park to visit its namesake. Incidntally, I was a National Park Ranger at Sequoia 45 years ago! "

 

MrsB

 

Doh!

 

Perhaps you would like to set the next question is Cache U Nutter dosen't.

[+The Blorenges]

Cache U Nutter has probably got a cache at the top of a Sequoiadendron giganteum somewhere, or has one "in planning"

 

I'm sure he'll turn up with a question soon... I can't think of one at the moment.

 

MrsB

[+The Blorenges]

As Cache U Nutter hasn't re-appeared yet I'll bump this thread with a new question:

 

I'm pretty sure that we've already had the question "What two words in the English language contain all the vowels in their correct order?" so how about this one? ...

 

Can you give me a word from the English language which contains each vowel once, in reverse order?

 

MrsB

[Sharpeset]

As Cache U Nutter hasn't re-appeared yet I'll bump this thread with a new question:

 

I'm pretty sure that we've already had the question "What two words in the English language contain all the vowels in their correct order?" so how about this one? ...

 

Can you give me a word from the English language which contains each vowel once, in reverse order?

 

MrsB

 

I'll have a try! how about "quotiental"? (if that exists)

[+The Blorenges]

An excellent try but when I tried to confirm the existence of quotiental I got

... "Your search - quotiental definition - did not match any documents"

 

I have found it used in a mathematical context, so I'm going to give you a "DING", Sharpeset.

 

The more commonly used ones that I found were: Subcontinental, Unoriental, Uncomplimentary and Unnoticeably.

 

Over to you

 

MrsB

[dodgydaved]

An excellent try but when I tried to confirm the existence of quotiental I got

... "Your search - quotiental definition - did not match any documents"

 

I have found it used in a mathematical context, so I'm going to give you a "DING", Sharpeset.

 

The more commonly used ones that I found were: Subcontinental, Unoriental, Uncomplimentary and Unnoticeably.

 

Over to you

 

MrsB

 

 

.........mind you, if you accept the convention that "y" is a vowel........................

[Sharpeset]

An excellent try but when I tried to confirm the existence of quotiental I got

... "Your search - quotiental definition - did not match any documents"

 

I have found it used in a mathematical context, so I'm going to give you a "DING", Sharpeset.

 

The more commonly used ones that I found were: Subcontinental, Unoriental, Uncomplimentary and Unnoticeably.

 

Over to you

 

MrsB

 

 

.........mind you, if you accept the convention that "y" is a vowel........................

 

I don't !

 

quotiental was just a lucky guess based on thinking of 'quotient' quite quickly and just wondering how to fit an 'a' on the end!

 

An easy one: Sticking with a linguistic theme, can you name a word which breaks the rule "i before e except after c"?

 

Pete

[+MarigauxToby]

Seeing as I'm watching S4C at the moment and the Llangollen Eisteddfodd is on.

 

I would say that Eistedfodd breaks the rule i before e except after c.

 

MarigauxToby

Edited July 12, 2008 by MarigauxToby

[Sharpeset]

Seeing as I'm watching S4C at the moment and the Llangollen Eisteddfodd is on.

 

I would say that Eistedfodd breaks the rule i before e except after c.

 

MarigauxToby

 

I was thinking of a simple English word, (weird), but can't fault your reasoning, so DING, over to you...

 

Pete

[+MarigauxToby]

Seeing as it's Olympic year.

 

Steve Redgrave is one of our best known and successful Olympians.

 

He has six olympic medals spanning from 1984 to 2000.

 

Can you tell me:

 

Olympic Year

Medal Won

Rowing event

Crew

 

for each medal

 

Marigaux Toby

[+MarigauxToby]

Realised that my initial question might not be the easiest so have therefore edited it.

 

Therefore question is amended to:

 

Steve Redgrave is probably one of our most successful and best known Olympians.

 

He has six olympic medals spanning from 1984 to 2000.

 

Can you tell me:

 

Year

Medal Colour

Rowing Event

 

for each medal.

Edited July 14, 2008 by MarigauxToby

[+Simply Paul]

Year

Medal Colour

Rowing Event

 

1984 - Gold - Pairs Skulling

1988 - Gold - Pairs Skulling?

1992 - Gold - Coxless 4s?

1996 - Gold - Coxless 4s

2000 - Gold - Coxless 4s

 

I think he always got gold, but changed from pairs to 4s at some point. Any good?

[+kennamatic]

I should hang my head in shame for not knowing this as I have a bit of a rowing history by acquaintance.

 

In the Moscow Olympics two of the bronze medallists in, I think, the coxless fours, Ian Mcnuff and John Beattie were in my year at school. I would have known the other two, one of which is Martin Cross, but I left just as they joined the school in the sixth form. It was in fact pretty much my school rowing team, made even more so because David Tanner, Head of English Rowing these days, was their trainer and also my (and theirs), history teacher.

 

But no, I don't know the answer so I'll leave it for someone else to get back OT.

[+MarigauxToby]

In response to Simply Paul's answers:

 

1. 1984 - Gold - DING - but not in Pairs Skulling

 

2. 1988 - Gold - DING - but not in Pairs Skulling?

 

3. 1992 - Gold - DING - but not in Coxless 4s?

 

4. 1996 - Gold - DING - but not in Coxless 4s

 

5. 2000 - Gold - DING - Coxless 4s - DING

 

6. ?????????????????

 

So we need events for the 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Gold Medals and also the information with respect to medal number 6.

[+The Bongtwashes]

In response to Simply Paul's answers:

 

1. 1984 - Gold - DING - but not in Pairs Skulling

 

2. 1988 - Gold - DING - but not in Pairs Skulling?

 

3. 1992 - Gold - DING - but not in Coxless 4s?

 

4. 1996 - Gold - DING - but not in Coxless 4s

 

5. 2000 - Gold - DING - Coxless 4s - DING

 

6. ?????????????????

 

So we need events for the 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Gold Medals and also the information with respect to medal number 6.

1992 & 1996 Coxless Pairs with Matthew Pinsent

[+minstrelcat]

I remember at least one of the medals was won in a coxed event because I remember the cox bursting into tears when the national anthem was playing. However I can't remember if it was a pair or a 4 or what year so not much help there!

 

Lisa

[+the pooks]

Nothing useful to add to this thread I'm afraid except to say that I enjoy following it to see what obscure bits of information people have stored in their heads.

 

From faraway South Africa.

[+MarigauxToby]

1. 1984 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - ?????????????

 

2. 1988 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - ?????????????

 

3. 1992 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

4. 1996 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

5. 2000 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless 4s - DING (Simply Paul)

 

6. ?????????????????

 

Still need the events for 1984 and 1988 and also all information re 6th medal.

 

Lisa - re the cox bursting into tears I think you are thinking about Garry Herbert who coxed the Searle brothers in the Coxed Pairs to gold in 1992.

Edited July 16, 2008 by MarigauxToby

[+keehotee]

re the cox bursting into tears I think you are thinking about Garry Herbert who coxed the Searle brothers in the Coxed Pairs to gold in 1992.

 

No!! I was just about to say that.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Sharpeset]

1. 1984 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - ?????????????

 

2. 1988 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - ?????????????

 

3. 1992 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

4. 1996 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

5. 2000 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless 4s - DING (Simply Paul)

 

6. ?????????????????

 

Still need the events for 1984 and 1988 and also all information re 6th medal.

 

Lisa - re the cox bursting into tears I think you are thinking about Garry Herbert who coxed the Searle brothers in the Coxed Pairs to gold in 1992.

 

I have a vague recollection that he got a bronze one year, in addition to his gold. I'll stab at '88, coxed pairs

[+MarigauxToby]

1. 1984 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - ?????????????

 

2. 1988 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - ?????????????

 

3. 1992 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

4. 1996 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

5. 2000 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless 4s - DING (Simply Paul)

 

6. 1988 - Bronze - DING (Sharpeset) - Coxed Pairs - DING (Sharpeset)

 

1984 and 1988 events remaining ???

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

I think L.A. was Coxed Four and Seoul was Coxless Pair.

 

Here's a pic of the man himself with said medals ... oh and the other two are GeoDog and I!

 

 

What is most striking about the medals is their weight ... really heavy.

[+MarigauxToby]

1. 1984 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxed Four - DING (Dorsetgal & Geodog)

 

2. 1988 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pair - DING (Dorsetgal & Geodog)

 

3. 1992 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

4. 1996 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless Pairs - DING (The Bongtwashes)

 

5. 2000 - Gold - DING (Simply Paul) - Coxless 4s - DING (Simply Paul)

 

6. 1988 - Bronze - DING (Sharpeset) - Coxed Pairs - DING (Sharpeset)

 

Simply Paul got the most DING's but Dorsetgal & Geodog got the final DING - so I'll let you fight it out between yourselves as to whose setting next question.