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Much to easy but yep, the original name was from the keyboard player 'Manfred Mann ' and the drummer 'Mike Hugg'

 

So DING and over to you

 

On a similar theme, which successful group did 70s band The Tourists mutate into?

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Who or what is "Kobayashi Maru"

 

Original Star Trek Trivia - That is the 'No-Win' battle simulation at Starfleet Academy which James T Kirk won, by breaking in the night before and changing the programme, thus becoming the only student ever to beat the scenario.

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Who or what is "Kobayashi Maru"

 

Original Star Trek Trivia - That is the 'No-Win' battle simulation at Starfleet Academy which James T Kirk won, by breaking in the night before and changing the programme, thus becoming the only student ever to beat the scenario.

 

Kilngons on the starbord bow..... DING

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Resisting the temptation to turn this into a Sci-Fi quiz, here's a 2 parter on British Military Trivia...

 

Only one Victoria Cross has ever been struck/minted which does not get listed in official records.

 

It was placed somewhere by Queen Victoria in 1856.

 

Where was it placed and where is it now?

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We have some 3/4 right on both counts.

 

It was in what we would now refer to as a Time Capsule at a hospital, but which Hospital? It was know by at least 2 names that I am aware of...

 

Secondly it is near Aldershot, but of course that is a big Army area, so lets try to get a bit more specific...

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OK my PAF has just confirmed that it is a medical museum near Aldershot and that it came from the Victoria Military Hospital which explains the connection between the medal and it's original location.

Must admit 60% of this came from my PAF at Aldershot base so I am not that clever. So if anybody else wants to set a question feel free, going off line now so will check in tomorrow am and if no question I will set one.

Edited by DrDick&Vick
Posted (edited)

OK my PAF has just confirmed that it is a medical museum near Aldershot and that it came from the Victoria Military Hospital which explains the connection between the medal and it's original location.

Must admit 60% of this came from my PAF at Aldershot base so I am not that clever. So if anybody else wants to set a question feel free, going off line now so will check in tomorrow am and if no question I will set one.

DING for the Dr (quite fitting really :D )

 

Queen Victoria placed it in the foundations of the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley in Hampshire, which was also know as Netley Hospital.

 

When it was demolished in the 1960's, the artefacts including the VC were recovered and the VC went to the Army Medical Services Museum near Aldershot.

Edited by careygang
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A Dutch band's song was used in the movie Reservoir Dogs.

 

Song's title + band name??

 

one of my most fav films...

 

George Baker, Little Green Bag... opening theme... Cheers MaxKim

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It's either Alison Krauss (which sounds a bit Belgian), Sarah Bettens, or Kim Ferron.

Ooooooh- who's been looking through the cd rack.....?

It's Sarah Bettens - I thought every Buffy fanatic knew that?

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Sorry missed the slot... the question would have been... What connects horses,cattle, asses, mules, sheep, pigs, goats and dogs.... and no others!!! not for a DING now.... just for fun... MaxKim.

Edited by maxkim
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Sorry missed the slot... the question would have been... What connects horses,cattle, asses, mules, sheep, pigs, goats and dogs.... and no others!!! not for a DING now.... just for fun... MaxKim.

 

Not sure what the definition is but I think these are the animals you have to report if you knock 'em over with your car!

 

missed my go......... ;-(

 

I'm confused now as to if this is a 'Ding-able' Question?? :laughing:

keehotee should have set a question but hasn't done so and Rutson is right about the animals; they're the definition in the Road Traffic Act for animals if you are involved in an accident with an 'animal'... Cats don't count because they are regarded as free roaming like chickens...

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Oh do keep up careygang, Silver-Fox missed his go a week or so ago :laughing::D<_<

 

Seems the last couple of winners have not been around at the eventual answer to set the next Q :unsure: ... So where do we go from here?

 

Maxkim said theirs was just for fun, but there's been no 'official Q' from keehoetee...

 

Anyone care to set a Question? <_<

 

How about Rutson?

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As it's my (no longer) secret ambition to see this become the UKs first 100 page thread, I'm going to jump in with a question.

 

What does 49!/(6!*(49-6)!) mean, and what numerical figure does it give you?

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As it's my (no longer) secret ambition to see this become the UKs first 100 page thread, I'm going to jump in with a question.

 

What does 49!/(6!*(49-6)!) mean, and what numerical figure does it give you?

 

hhmmm lets see - the ! notation means all the numbers multiplied together upto that number, so:

 

(1x2x3......x49) / ((1x2....x6)x(1 x 2 x 3....x 43)) = (44 x 45 x 46 x 47 x 48 x 49)/ (1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6) = 13983816?

Posted (edited)

As it's my (no longer) secret ambition to see this become the UKs first 100 page thread, I'm going to jump in with a question.

 

What does 49!/(6!*(49-6)!) mean, and what numerical figure does it give you?

 

It's the odds against getting 6 numbers (in no order) on the lottery. 13 983 816 is the result. Being pedantic about it, the ! is the factorial symbol meaning, as said above, all of the +ve integer numbers up to and including that number multiplied together.

Edited by jerryo
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That was quick. chizu gets the DING! just two minutes ahead of jerryo- bad luck! Yep, it's the chances of winning the lottery, but as my question wasn't that specific, lotto didn't need to be mentioned in the answer.

Edited by Simply Paul
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This isn't covered by the copy of British Hit Singles I have, so I'm going to have a wild guess at Elton John, Cliff Richard, 'Various Artists' (Do They Know It's Christmas?), Slade and Queen.

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