The All New All New Groundspeak UK Pub Quiz

[+Pharisee]

Is it Brownsea Island?

 

 

Where???

 

That chunk of land that sticks up in the middle of Poole Harbour

Edited October 23, 2008 by Pharisee

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Is it Brownsea Island?

Don't know about caches

Red Squirrels?

 

2 out of three ... must try harder!

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurp!

Edited October 23, 2008 by Dorsetgal & GeoDog

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Is targetted Internet research (i.e. not using a search engine, but browsing a certain broadcaster's website) allowed? If so, I now have the answer. But I won't post unless its not breaking the rules.

I don't want to be banned from this thread

(How many smilies do I need to make it clear that's a JOKE?)

 

Yes, yes, it is a joke.

 

I had hoped than the internet would not be necessary for two of the answers, but no doubt only locals and previous visitors will know the exact number of caches "off the top of their head" so it is allowed to search gc.com for the caching part.

[SlytherinAlex]

Brownsea Island

Three

Red Squirrels

[harryhotspur]

Brownsea Island

Four

Red Squirrels

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Brownsea Island

Three

Red Squirrels

 

DING!

[SlytherinAlex]

OK, slight extension to the base rules. No googling means no google maps. Or any other kind of maps. Anyone can look this one up, but from your memory and built in geospatial gps put the following places in order from west to east.

 

Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dundee and Carlisle.

[SlytherinAlex]

Well, this is my instinct:

Cardiff, Bristol, Carlisle, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Dundee.

No, not even close

[+The Bongtwashes]

Probably way off the mark, but I don't think there's much between them, so my guess is

 

Cardiff, Liverpool, Dundee, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Bristol

[+Wavvy]

My guess is Dundee, Cardiff, Liverpool, Bristol, Carlisle then Edinburgh.

[SlytherinAlex]

Probably way off the mark, but I don't think there's much between them, so my guess is

 

Cardiff, Liverpool, Dundee, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Bristol

Two correct.

[SlytherinAlex]

My guess is Dundee, Cardiff, Liverpool, Bristol, Carlisle then Edinburgh.

Three correct.

 

I can hear the logic puzzlers sharpening their pencils already.

[harryhotspur]

Cardiff, Liverpool, Bristol, Carlisle, Ediburgh, Dundee

[SlytherinAlex]

Cardiff, Liverpool, Bristol, Carlisle, Ediburgh, Dundee

Zilch, nada, all wrong.

[+chizu]

Liverpool, Cardiff, Carlisle, Bristol, Dundee, Edinburgh

[SlytherinAlex]

Liverpool, Cardiff, Carlisle, Bristol, Dundee, Edinburgh

Just one.

 

I'll start with some clues later today.

[+jerryo]

I'm geographically challenged but my dear lady says:

 

Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Dundee.

[+Simply Paul]

I'm geographically challenged but my dear lady says:

 

Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Dundee.

If C L D E CR B had two right, and D C L B CR E had three right, C B L CR E D can't possibly be correct, sorry. However, L C CR B D E was said to have one correct, although it has no matching elements with C L D E CR B. There's a mistake somewhere, making the logical approach pretty tricky.

[+jerryo]

I'm geographically challenged but my dear lady says:

 

Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Dundee.

If C L D E CR B had two right, and D C L B CR E had three right, C B L CR E D can't possibly be correct, sorry. However, L C CR B D E was said to have one correct, although it has no matching elements with C L D E CR B. There's a mistake somewhere, making the logical approach pretty tricky.

I took no notice of logic

[SlytherinAlex]

I'm geographically challenged but my dear lady says:

 

Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Dundee.

If C L D E CR B had two right, and D C L B CR E had three right, C B L CR E D can't possibly be correct, sorry. However, L C CR B D E was said to have one correct, although it has no matching elements with C L D E CR B. There's a mistake somewhere, making the logical approach pretty tricky.

Clear as mud !!! I'll check my answers though.

 

Having double checked, I'm happy that all my answers have been correct so far.

Edited October 25, 2008 by SlytherinAlex

[SlytherinAlex]

I'm geographically challenged but my dear lady says:

 

Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Dundee.

One correct.

 

OK, let's simplify things a little.

 

BRISTOL is the furthest east.

[+Simply Paul]

Clear as mud !!! I'll check my answers though.

 

Having double checked, I'm happy that all my answers have been correct so far.

I see my mistake, sorry to have cast doubt on your workings-out. I think I can now say:

 

Bristol... Hang on, I had it then, but I've dropped my notes...

[+Simply Paul]

Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Carlisle and Dundee. Nope, hang on... Bristol is furthest EAST? I see my mistake now... Gurr

Edited October 25, 2008 by Simply Paul

[+jerryo]

Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Carlisle and Dundee. Nope, hang on... Bristol is furthest EAST? I see my mistake now... Gurr

You're back then?

[+Simply Paul]

I never went away

 

Edinburgh, Cardiff, Liverpool, Dundee, Carlisle, Bristol. Phew.

[+chizu]

Wow after having been to Bristol a few months ago (and having done some caches there) and living in Edinburgh, I never noticed Bristol was further East - that's quite amazing!

[SlytherinAlex]

I never went away

 

Edinburgh, Cardiff, Liverpool, Dundee, Carlisle, Bristol. Phew.

Well worked out.

 

Edinburgh is indeed the most westerly. Who wudda thunk it?

[+Simply Paul]

Thanks. I just wanted to move things on. What am I talking about here:

 

"Claimed by the inventors to be from the supposed past tense, being coined when they realised after much thought that the type of an argument in ALGOL 60 could be predetermined at compile time; not, as is sometimes claimed, from the interjection, being the supposed sound made by data hitting the stack or an accumulator"?

[+jerryo]

Is it that stupid xylophone tune thing you get with every Intel advert?

 

LDX #$00

LDA BING BING BONG BING,x

CMP #$00

BEQ Out

JSR CHROUT

INX

JMP Loop

RTS

[+Lost in Space]

Somewhat plagiaristic.............

[+Lost in Space]

Double post somehow

Edited October 26, 2008 by Lost in Space

[+jerryo]

Double post somehow

Because you were itching and in a hurry to post the first one, I suspect.

[Ayondin]

Thanks. I just wanted to move things on. What am I talking about here:

 

"Claimed by the inventors to be from the supposed past tense, being coined when they realised after much thought that the type of an argument in ALGOL 60 could be predetermined at compile time; not, as is sometimes claimed, from the interjection, being the supposed sound made by data hitting the stack or an accumulator"?

 

You visit some strange pubs

[Sharpeset]

Hmm, it's a sound - how about 'clunk'?

 

or 'ding' ?

[+Simply Paul]

Both close, but both wrong, sorry. LiS might be onto something though.

[SlytherinAlex]

Both close, but both wrong, sorry. LiS might be onto something though.

Plagiarism? Yup, I would have thunk it?

 

give the Ding to LiS.

Edited October 26, 2008 by SlytherinAlex

[+Simply Paul]

Both close, but both wrong, sorry. LiS might be onto something though.

Plagiarism? Yup, I would have thunk it?

 

give the Ding to LiS.

Ding to LiS it is!

[+Lost in Space]

Here's a topical multi part question:-

 

1. WHERE DID THE CELEBRATION OF HALLOWEEN ORIGINATE?

2. WHICH CULTURE DID HALLOWEEN ORIGINATE FROM?

3. WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN?

4. WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE DAY AFTER THAT? (NOV 2ND)

[+dino-irl]

3 4. All Souls Day

4 3. All Saints Day

 

Those may be the wrong way around but that's what they are called in the Catholic Church Saturday is a Holy Day so that's All Saints and Nov 2nd is All Souls

 

Halloween is known in Irish as Samhain which was a pagan festival so I assume that 2. is Celtic and 1. may be Ireland or one of the other old Celtic nations?

Edited October 27, 2008 by dino-irl

[+Lost in Space]

3 4. All Souls Day

4 3. All Saints Day

 

Those may be the wrong way around but that's what they are called in the Catholic Church Saturday is a Holy Day so that's All Saints and Nov 2nd is All Souls

 

Halloween is known in Irish as Samhain which was a pagan festival so I assume that 2. is Celtic and 1. may be Ireland or one of the other old Celtic nations?

 

Ding!

 

1. Ireland

2. Druids (Celts)

3. All Saints Day

4. All Souls Day

 

Over to you.......

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

The Druids? Then mixed with Roman festivites?

 

Somewhere in the Celtic lands, Ireland?

[+Guanajuato]

Both close, but both wrong, sorry. LiS might be onto something though.

Plagiarism? Yup, I would have thunk it?

 

give the Ding to LiS.

Ding to LiS it is!

Someone care to explain the question and the answer - I still don't understand!

[+Lost in Space]

Someone care to explain the question and the answer - I still don't understand!

 

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thunk

Edited October 27, 2008 by Lost in Space

[+dino-irl]

Ok....off work today as it's a BH here and being entertained by kids' TV so that's the theme.

 

Name the Kids' TV programme each of these characters is from:

 

1. Makka Pakka

2. Sporticus

3. Riff

4. LaLa

5. Tutter

 

Whoever gets the last one gets the ding

[+Simply Paul]

1. Makka Pakka - Bob The Builder?

2. Sporticus - Lazy Town

3. Riff

4. LaLa - The Teletubbies

5. Tutter

[+dino-irl]

1. Makka Pakka - Bob The Builder? No

2. Sporticus - Lazy Town ding

3. Riff

4. LaLa - The Teletubbies ding

5. Tutter

[choccymandm]

1. Makka Pakka - In the Night Garden

2. Sporticus - Lazy Town

3. Riff - Carrie and David's Pop Shop

4. LaLa - The Teletubbies

5. Tutter - Bear in the Big Blue House

 

... and I can't really believe I signed in just to answer this???!!!

[+dino-irl]

I was thinking Barney for 3. but I've checked your answer (one I've yet to have the delight of experiencing) and it's correct so....

 

DING

 

and over to you

[choccymandm]

... call it one of the joys of being a housedad!

 

(one I've yet to have the delight of experiencing)

 

Thankfully for us all it's only on on Saturdays and Sundays, it is truely awful!

 

and over to you

 

Ok, I've just read a couple of the threads (not wanting to go OT here) but it appears the forums need some love so ...

 

Name as many artists who have recorded or recorded a cover of a song called the "The Power of Love"

 

4 or more will get a ding