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Keep the lights on?

 

Carbon Hunter, you came the closest on this one first, so the 'Ding' is yours. The book and e-mail was titled 'Don't panic' and it was in response to the number of South Africans that were leaving the country at the time due to the load shedding.

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Which airline was the launch customer for Boeing's latest 'plane, the B787 "Dreamliner", and when did it enter service? {Month and year will suffice.]

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OK. No takers on this one I see.

 

It was ANA - All Nippon Airways - and the launch aircraft entered service October 2011.

 

NEW QUESTION

 

Which ex-President of INTERPOL is currently service a prison term?

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Guess how many prisoners per 100 000 people are there in our country's prisons.

 

I'm guessing 47million/150000 prisoners = 500/100 000

 

500 is just a bit high.

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Daisy de Melcker is probably one of the most infamous women in South african criminal history. Her surname "de Melcker" was from her third husband (at the time of her trial and execution). What was her husband, Syd de Melcker, best known for (apart from being her husband)?

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OK - clue needed - Syd De Melcker was better known as a "celebrity" in hos own right and would have been on TV fairly often in his "hey-day" had he been around nowadays.

......probably over the weekend ......

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OK - clue needed - Syd De Melcker was better known as a "celebrity" in hos own right and would have been on TV fairly often in his "hey-day" had he been around nowadays.

......probably over the weekend ......

 

Rugby player?

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OK - clue needed - Syd De Melcker was better known as a "celebrity" in hos own right and would have been on TV fairly often in his "hey-day" had he been around nowadays.

......probably over the weekend ......

 

Rugby player?

Yep - Syd de Melcker was a Springbok who toured with Paul Roos to the UK on the tour where the name "Springboks" was first used.

 

He later married Daisy and was her husband at the time of her conviction and execution. He always believed in her innocence. It was a few years after her death that a gramophone from here estate was sold on an auction. The new owner took it in for a repair a while later and inside a white envelope containing poison powder (Daisy's preferred method) was discovered. On the outside of the envelope was written "For my dear Syd." :ph34r::unsure::yikes:

 

All yours.

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OK - clue needed - Syd De Melcker was better known as a "celebrity" in hos own right and would have been on TV fairly often in his "hey-day" had he been around nowadays.

......probably over the weekend ......

 

Rugby player?

Yep - Syd de Melcker was a Springbok who toured with Paul Roos to the UK on the tour where the name "Springboks" was first used.

 

He later married Daisy and was her husband at the time of her conviction and execution. He always believed in her innocence. It was a few years after her death that a gramophone from here estate was sold on an auction. The new owner took it in for a repair a while later and inside a white envelope containing poison powder (Daisy's preferred method) was discovered. On the outside of the envelope was written "For my dear Syd." :ph34r::unsure::yikes:

 

All yours.

 

Hmm, a conspiracy...

 

Easy one (hopefully): Which country has the oldest flag still in use?

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It has to be the Crusaders or the Vikings. So I guess Scotland or Denmark.

 

I was sure CH was going to play Scandanavian Battleships and get there first, but no, cincol got it right. Denmark has used the Dannebrog since 1219.

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I think it is VW - and I guess it is still in the original plant?

 

Half correct. Indeed VW now own Bentley but they are no longer manufactured in England. The city where the plant is located has a very strong connection to England, albeit not a very nice one. Another clue - the plant is made of glass and the production line can be seen from the street. The actually location is almost in the city centre and located in a beautiful green belt leading to the city centre.

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Dresden - the firebombed city?

 

Spot on! Maybe the next question could give us something about the beautiful city of Dresden? That part of Germany is steeped in history and beauty. When I was last there a nearby village was celebrating 1000 years!!

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Sorry - don't know too much of Dresden or that part of Germany...

 

Talking of steeped in history - what is the first nation to become a Christian nation? The nation still exisits.

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