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keehotee

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Isn't this all moving just a little bit away from pub quiz territory of late - or is it just me being thick?

Last time I entered a pub quiz laptops, mobile phones and encyclopedias (printed or otherwise) were definitely not allowed............

drdick&vick

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Must admit that some of the recent question were of a level that required more than memory and I quite happily admit to using my collection of DVD's and books as some of the subjects were a bit obscure.I did think that using GC.com was permitted though.

keehotee

+keehotee

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Welcome to the Groundspeak Arms, come in, take your coat off - put your feet up! :)

 

I'm going to ask a question, whoever answers correctly can post the next question and so on...

 

Rule 1 - No googling!

 

Rule 2 - Try and keep your question at the level someone in a pub quiz might be able to answer...

 

If the pub lets you use t'internet and carry books in, why not..... :)

Chudley Cannons

Chudley Cannons

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OK, I think this is pub quiz level.

 

I have certainly heard it in a pub quiz.

 

No googling, no wikipedia-ing, no using the Guinness Book of Hit Singles.

 

 

Which is the English language newspaper with largest daily circulation?

Pharisee

+Pharisee

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OK, I think this is pub quiz level.

 

I have certainly heard it in a pub quiz.

 

No googling, no wikipedia-ing, no using the Guinness Book of Hit Singles.

 

 

Which is the English language newspaper with largest daily circulation?

 

The Sun?

keehotee

+keehotee

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Heard this one in a quiz too - or possibly QI.

I know it's not British, and have a feeling it's not in an English speaking country either - but that's as far as my memory goes......

Chudley Cannons

Chudley Cannons

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Once again, Belgian music ;)

 

A Belgian band had it's music used in several US TV series, one of them "Cold case". Name the band.

Perhaps you don't understand the rules. Where is says keep the questions to pub quiz level, it really means UK pub quiz level. Not Belgian Pub Quiz level.

 

I spent an hour yesterday on Google and Wikipedia and still couldn't find the answer to the question.

keehotee

+keehotee

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I spent an hour yesterday on Google and Wikipedia and still couldn't find the answer to the question.

 

Aaaah - you're not Googling hard enough....

 

Band has a one word name - first half sounds like something you'd clean a house with - or an american dam; second half rhymes with chronic but is more musical........... ;):D:ph34r::lol:

careygang

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Once again, Belgian music ;)

 

A Belgian band had it's music used in several US TV series, one of them "Cold case". Name the band.

Perhaps you don't understand the rules. Where is says keep the questions to pub quiz level, it really means UK pub quiz level. Not Belgian Pub Quiz level.

 

I spent an hour yesterday on Google and Wikipedia and still couldn't find the answer to the question.

 

Bad googler then (Perhaps you don't understand the rules. Where it says NO GOOGLING :) )

 

Hint (just for you): "cold case" "third season" "sanctuary"

 

BTW, I saw other questions here that are "non UK" and my previous "Belgian music" question was answered so fast it scared me :)

Nobody said they had to be UK questions, just Pub Quiz level and lets face it the only worthwhile thing about Belgium is their Chocolate :lol: Featuring in the TV series Cold Case for an episode several years ago is hardly fame, every Cold Case programme will have music relevant to the time period of the story...

But now back to the Quiz!

careygang

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Well it was 6:00pm on Friday when the correct answer was given by HarryHotSpur and was 'Dinged' shortly afterwards, so as a Satrurday and 2 full evenings have now passed without a new Question being set, I'm going to jump in to keep this going (sorry HarryHotSpur ;) ).

 

The 1700s were still a period of expansion for the major European Empires and when a bit of a war broke out, it was common for a countries Army to be supplemented with Regiments and 'Armies' from friendly powers.

We would now call them mercenaries, but these forces would be raised by Barons, Counts, Earls etc from their local populace and for the required wages would go off and fight for the side they fancied.

 

The Question is...

Which 2 mainland European nations were significant contributors to the US War of Independence from Great Britain and for which side did they turn out?

drdick&vick

+drdick&vick

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Having read quite a few books based around that time I would hazard a guesse that it was France and Spain in that order.

 

As hinted in a previous question I am a big fan of Alexander Kent's Bolitho books and in the early ones he was involved with naval battles fighting the Americans with their French and Spanish allies.

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keehotee

+keehotee

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Germany didn't exist until the 1860s, so I'll guess that Hanover gave us mercenaries given we had a king of Hanoverian descent.

 

A federated Germany didn't exist - but there were dozens of german (with a small g) principalities.......

careygang

+careygang

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We (British) used german mercanaries - did the americans use french?

 

Again my questions are tooooooo easy.

A DING for keehotee.

 

The nasty Frogie French sided with the breakaway colonies, surreptitiously at first, but later the French Navy took an active part (we were of course up against the French over what became Canada).

 

Germany was still a collection of some 300 Principalities, but many of these provided troops, a majority of which came from the region of Hesse-Cassel, so generally all the Germanic fighting with the British were/are know as Hessians, but for the purpose of this question I'll accept German.

 

Incidentally, we British also used the Native Americans, not a clever move to encourage the natives to attach the white settlers, I'm guessing that may have hardened feelings towards them for the latter Indian Wars.

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*mouse*

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Ho ho ho...

 

1. When did the people of Norway first give London a Christmas tree?

2. When were the lights turned on this year?

3. Who provides the crib?

4. When is the Trafalgar Square tree traditionally taken down?

 

edired to add - whoops - that'll learn me not to check who we're logged in as - keehotee

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keehotee

+keehotee

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Ho ho ho...

 

1. When did the people of Norway first give London a Christmas tree?

2. When were the lights turned on this year?

3. Who provides the crib?

4. When is the Trafalgar Square tree traditionally taken down?

 

edited to add - whoops - that'll learn me not to check who we're logged in as - keehotee

Simply Paul

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Ho ho ho...

 

1. When did the people of Norway first give London a Christmas tree?

2. When were the lights turned on this year?

3. Who provides the crib?

4. When is the Trafalgar Square tree traditionally taken down?

 

edited to add - whoops - that'll learn me not to check who we're logged in as - keehotee

1. After the second world war, as a thank you- So I'll try 1946

2. November the 29th (a Saturday) or December the 1st as a guess

3. Rotary Club? (Wild guess)

4. 12th Night- January the 6th would make sense, but I suspect they remove the lights then, and take it down later. I'll take a swing at January the 12th.

 

While I'm here, on behalf of The Golem who started the original thread, and myself, thank you to everyone who's contributed to the UK forum's most popular ever thread, and to the lurkers who've made it the most viewed too. Cheers! <_<

dodgydaved

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While I'm here, on behalf of The Golem who started the original thread, and myself, thank you to everyone who's contributed to the UK forum's most popular ever thread, and to the lurkers who've made it the most viewed too. Cheers! :D

 

 

....and it is the second such thread. The first reached 80 pages, 3966 replies and 48312 view before being accidentally archived on 31st March 2007 at 1744hrs (erm, my birthday I fear) by an absent minded and totally irresponsible reviewer clicking where he ought not to have been clicking <_<:);):)

Dorsetgal & GeoDog

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...well firstly, the tree, this year looks a bit sad, was there recently while doing this cache.

 

We saw the board at the base of the tree, and agree it was donated from 1946 onwards by the people of Oslo.

 

We think it was lit on the 4th of December and will be taken down on the eve of 12th night which makes it 5th January 2009!

 

The crib comes from the local church St Martin in the Fields and the crib ceremony this year was on the first Sunday following the lights, which was the 7th.

careygang

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Well my guesses are:

1 - just after WWII, but I think '46 would have been too soon to have thought of it and got the arrangements in place, so I'll say 1947.

2. - As the lights are turned on by a mix of dignitaries including people from Norway, I doubt it would be a Saturday, so I'll say either the first Thursday or Friday in Dec, so that would be the 4th or 5th this year.

3 - Must be that famous church that is in Trafalgar Sq, St Martins in the Fields.

4 - Sticking with tradition, 12th Night?

keehotee

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...well firstly, the tree, this year looks a bit sad, was there recently while doing this cache.

 

We saw the board at the base of the tree, and agree it was donated from 1946 onwards by the people of Oslo.

 

We think it was lit on the 4th of December and will be taken down on the eve of 12th night which makes it 5th January 2009!

 

The crib comes from the local church St Martin in the Fields and the crib ceremony this year was on the first Sunday following the lights, which was the 7th.

 

DING

careygang

+careygang

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...well not such a wasted wander round the square in the rain after all then <_<

 

Next question:

 

What do the following people have in common and why?

 

Sir Isaac Newton

Anwar el-Sadat

Sissy Spacek

 

Well, I know Issac Newton shared his Birthday with my Mother, being born on Christmas Day in 16 something (Issac Newton, not my Mother :) ) , so I'll go with them all being born on Christmas Day, though several years apart.

As to Why?, how about because they were conceived in March ... ;)

 

Incidentally, if the board at the Trafalgar Square Tree says it was first put up in 1946, I bet that board wasn't provided by the Norwegians. I just checked the Norwegian Embassy website which says the first one was in 1947...

Simply Paul

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http://www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare/events/xmas.jsp says (my bolds): Christmas in Trafalgar Square

Christmas tree lighting ceremony

Each year since 1947, a Christmas tree has been given to the people of London from the people of Norway in gratitude for Britain's support for Norway during World War II. For many Londoners the Christmas tree and carol singing in Trafalgar Square signal the countdown to Christmas.

 

This year the Christmas tree lighting ceremony was on Thursday 4 December 2008, with the Mayor of London, the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayor of Oslo taking part, and carol-singing led by the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields.

 

Dedication of the crib

As in previous years, a crib is provided by the Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields. It features figures inspired by people and cultures from around the world, by Japanese artist Tomoaki Suzuki. There was a special dedication service on Sunday 7 December which started with a torch-lit procession, led by the Salvation Army Band with the Choir and Clergy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, from the church into the square.

 

Carol-singing

The Christmas tree in the square provides a central focus for the traditional carol-singing programme.

 

From Monday 8 December to Friday 19 December 2008 Trafalgar Square plays host to groups performing Christmas carols in the square, by the traditional Norwegian Christmas Tree. A large variety of groups from across the country take part, raising funds for voluntary or charitable organisations. All are welcome to come to the square to listen - and perhaps join in.

 

Carol-singing groups wishing to take part, to raise funds for voluntary or charitable organisations, must book their one-hour slot(s) in advance - please see Carol-singing in the square for further information.

 

About the tree

In 2007, marking the 61st year of the tradition, the Norwegian Christmas tree was lit on 6 December by the Mayor of Oslo and the Lord Mayor of Westminster. The ceremony began at 6pm with carols sung by the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields, accompanied by the Westminster Salvation Army band.

 

The tree is usually a Norwegian spruce (Picea abies) over 20 metres high and 50-60 years old. It is selected from the forests surrounding Oslo with great care several months, even years, in advance. The Norwegian foresters who look after it describe it fondly as 'the queen of the forest'.

 

The tree is felled in November during a ceremony in which the Lord Mayor of Westminster, the British ambassador to Norway and the Mayor of Oslo participate. It is brought to the UK by sea, then complete its journey by lorry. A specialist rigging team erects it in the square using a hydraulic crane. It is decorated in traditional Norwegian fashion, with vertical strings of lights - energy-efficient light bulbs are used.

 

Recycling the tree

The Christmas tree remains in Trafalgar Square until just before the Twelfth Night of Christmas, when it is taken down for recycling. The tree is chipped and composted, to make mulch. [The night of January the 6th is Twelfth Night, so I suspect 'just before' means during the day of the 6th]

 

I make that two dings to Dorsetgal and two to careygang, with him getting the final dings... Anyway, Happy Christmas <_<

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Dorsetgal & GeoDog

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Next question:

 

What do the following people have in common and why?

 

Sir Isaac Newton

Anwar el-Sadat

Sissy Spacek

 

Well, I know Issac Newton shared his Birthday with my Mother, being born on Christmas Day in 16 something (Issac Newton, not my Mother :shocked: ) , so I'll go with them all being born on Christmas Day, though several years apart.

As to Why?, how about because they were conceived in March ... :shocked:

 

 

DING!

 

Yes, indeed they all share the same birthday which is December 25th.

MartyBartfast

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What is the connection between the following global locations?

 

Adelaide

Caracas

Kabul

New Deli

St John's

Tehran

 

I don't think this is right but I'll have a guess anyway that they've all got the same value for latitude, but some are N. and some are S.

careygang

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Finally one of my questions is a little bit harder... Nobody is close yet.

 

A clue would be that this is not a complete list of such global location, though very nearly. Think more of the location than the city.

careygang

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What is the connection between the following global locations?

 

Adelaide

Caracas

Kabul

New Deli

St John's

Tehran

 

They all have international airports (I doubt this is what the quizmaster intended :unsure: )

 

Something slightly more unique, that separates them from the likes of New York Paris, Moscow and the vast majority of other cities/locations around the world... :rolleyes:

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