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Post by Pal Joey Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:43 am

Created by hughie1986 on Fri 16 Sep 2011.

Following the trend on here, I'll give the first question, answer it and ask another pub quiz question

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Which well known children's book includes the chapter "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn"?

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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:00 am

I think it's The Wind in the Willows.

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Post by Mickado Wed Nov 09, 2011 8:33 am

I’ll guess the Hobbit, but Luckless is probably right. I’m just bookmarking this page really…

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Post by Guest Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:38 pm

Hmm not sure on this one, sounds like something from one of the Narnia books to me, but then I don't think the chapters in that had names Headscratch

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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:47 pm

It's either The Wind in the Willows or Winnie-the-Pooh, I think.

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Post by Kenny Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:57 pm

Im pretty sure your right with The Wind in the Willows , ive read a book on Pink Floyd and sure it mentions it .
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Post by PJHolybloke Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:00 pm

Wind in the Willows it is, chapter 7 Very Happy

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Post by TwisT Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:44 pm

Lets start this again..........

A football goal is ofter described as being 8 x 8. But what does 8 x 8 actually mean?

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Post by Mickado Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:54 pm

8 yards wide by 8 foot tall?

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Post by TwisT Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:10 pm

Good one. Off you go Mick

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Post by Mickado Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:13 pm

This might have come up on this thread before but here goes.

Where was the first place that British racing green was used?

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Post by TwisT Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:16 pm

On the spitfire wasn't it? Or some such WW2 plane

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Post by Mickado Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:22 pm

You could be right but that’s not the answer I have here (classic quiz show patter).

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Post by Adam D Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:35 pm

I would have guessed at Le Mans 24 hour race - hence the use of "British"

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Post by Mickado Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:42 pm

Not quite.

Actually, it’s not really that simple an answer so I’ll just give it to you.

Back in the day (don’t ask me when, but it was a LONG time ago) when there was a speed limit of 5mph in Britain they wanted to hold a grand prix in Hyde Park (I think), but couldn’t get the nod because of the speed limit. So they moved the British grand prix to Dublin and held it in the Pheonix park. As a nod to the Irish government they changed their racing colour to a deep green. Hence “British” racing green, is kind of Irish racing green…

That was kinda poor form on my part, so anyone who wants can ask one now…

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Post by Adam D Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:47 pm

I will give it a crack then:

What is the world’s largest desert?

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Post by Davie Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:48 pm

Antarctica

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Post by greybeard Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:33 pm

Jordans brain

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Post by PJHolybloke Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:21 pm

The Altiplano - or sounds like. The one in South America up in t'mountains?
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Post by Adam D Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:39 pm

It was Antarctica

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Post by Davie Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:50 pm

Indeed it was ... and still is!

Here is a question I heard about the other day. I can't promise the accuracy of the answer but it sounds good to me!

Which country started the Christmas tradition of exchanging gifts?

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Post by TwisT Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:52 pm

Norway?

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Post by Davie Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:52 pm

Nope

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Post by PJHolybloke Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:17 pm

Germany, sort of?
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Post by Davie Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:18 pm

Nope

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Post by PJHolybloke Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:19 pm

T'aint France, they wouldn't gift the steam off their pish.

Am it in Europe?
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Post by Davie Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:19 pm

Yes, Europe

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Post by PJHolybloke Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:31 pm

Hmmm, rules out the yanks then - Sweden?
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Post by Pal Joey Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:51 pm

Switzerland?

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Post by braveheart101 Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:04 am

If it has anything to do with Saint Nicholas then it's either Turkey or Russia

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Post by Davie Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:03 am

no one got it yet (at least according to the answer I have)

I'm starting to doubt it though

EDIT: I've done some digging and the answer I have is basically correct though the use of the word "Christmas" is perhaps a little misleading. Maybe that will give you a clue

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Post by PJHolybloke Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:09 am

It's given me a clue allright - your question is a duffer! Very Happy

So we now have a question mark over whether or not it's actually Christmas, this leads us to two possibilities:

1. It predates the birth of Christ, in which case I'd say China or the Romans.
2. It's a non-Christian country, in which case I'd say Syria or Jordan.

I'm oot.
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Post by Davie Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:21 am

A duffer indeed! Sorry about that.

You are correct though that it dates back to Saturnalia which was the predecessor of Christmas and the Romans did indeed celebrate it by exchanging gifts (amongst other things!)

I'll try to do better next time

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Post by PJHolybloke Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:36 am

Haddon Sundblom was an American artist who's best known work was in advertising and is particularly remembered for his works commissioned by Coca-Cola.

Sundblom was the man responsible for popularising our current image of Father Christmas witha big belly, kindly face, big white beard and a red and white suit, he based his interpretations on the poem "Twas the night before Christmas..." (I don't know what it was actually called).

The question is, prior to Sundblom's work, with which colour was Father Christmas most commonly connected?
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Post by Thomond Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:50 am

Green

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Post by PJHolybloke Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:52 am

BAM! That's the answer right there Thomond.
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Post by Thomond Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:59 am

Who composed the soundtracks for A Fist Full of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad And The Ugly?

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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:08 am

Ennio Morricone, wasn't it?

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Post by PJHolybloke Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:11 am

Beat's me.
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Post by Thomond Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:24 am

Luckless got it right.

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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:25 am

Okay, here's another music question: which rapper is namechecked in 'Rapture' by Blondie?

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Post by Adam D Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:00 am

Cant answer the Blondie question but I just wanted to comment on Ennio Morricone - brilliant composer. My favourite theme he did was for the Untouchables - sublime.

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Post by Kenny Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:19 pm

Fab 5 Freddie or Grandmaster Flash
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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:21 pm

Good man, Kenny - it was Grandmaster Flash. She might mention Fab 5 Freddy too, come to think of it, but I remember seeing an interview with Grandmaster Flash and he was saying that Debbie Harry told him she would namecheck him on their next record and he didn't believe she'd do it.

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Post by Kenny Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:28 pm

I rememeber the song wasn't sure if Fab 5 Freddie was a rapper or not .

Who holds the record for the most appearances at The Masters golf tournament ?
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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:31 pm

Now then... would it be Arnold Palmer?

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Post by Kenny Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:33 pm

No he is second
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Post by Davie Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:35 pm

The man in black - Gary Player

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Post by Kenny Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:36 pm

Correct Davie thumbsup
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Post by Davie Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:47 pm

OK - we all know that in computer terms, storage has grown and grown. We used to talk about Kilobytes, then Megabytes, Gigabytes and now Terabytes - what is the next step? The name for 1000 Terabytes?

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