Darts Quiz!

ciarraibhoy

ratinakeg wrote: »

Right then I give up!:o:(:D

Can you reveal who the where Ciarraibhoy please!;)

The 1981 Marlboro Team of Champions were - John Lowe, Tony Brown, Colin Baker, Leighton Rees, and Rab Smith

Double Top

got one for ye's

what was Alan Evans real name?

ratinakeg

David "Alan" Evans!:D

Double Top

ratinakeg wrote: »

David "Alan" Evans!:D

fair play:D:D

MACK DE KNIFE

Double Top wrote: »

fair play:D:D

get this trick 1..????

whats de highest?score u can get wit 3 darts on de board?. clue. trick Q??;)

Double Top

MACK DE KNIFE wrote: »

get this trick 1..????

whats de highest?score u can get wit 3 darts on de board?. clue. trick Q??;)

might aswell give the obvious answer 180

MACK DE KNIFE

Double Top wrote: »

might aswell give the obvious answer 180

turn de board leftsisde up 16 becums 91 3 trebles becume 819 think about it it is real ?? seen big cliff lazerenko do this in exhibition a few years ago got every 1 going:pac::pac::pac:

Daffy501

Question:

What is a "Belopterophilist" ?? (believe it or not it is about darts)

ratinakeg

Daffy501 wrote: »

Question:

What is a "Belopterophilist" ?? (believe it or not it is about darts)

I read about this on Patrick Chaplins site last week, it's someone who collects flights!

http://www.patrickchaplin.com/home.htm

ciarraibhoy

Which 1972 film starring Sir Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine featured an exploding dartboard?

ratinakeg

Sleuth I think!;)

ratinakeg

Who holds the record for least darts to finish a 1,001 game?

Daffy501

was it Cliff Inglis?? 19 dart leg

ratinakeg

Daffy501 wrote: »

was it Cliff Inglis?? 19 dart leg

Yeah it sure was Daffy, surprised nobody has broke it since as it was way back in 1975!

ciarraibhoy

ratinakeg wrote: »

Sleuth I think!;)

Correct

Daffy501

ratinakeg wrote: »

Yeah it sure was Daffy, surprised nobody has broke it since as it was way back in 1975!

It is yeah when you consider that the least amount of darts it could be done in is 17 darts by scoring 180x5 then T17 , bull

Daffy501

When was drinking alcohol and smoking banned from the stage of tv darts events??

getz

Daffy501 wrote: »

When was drinking alcohol and smoking banned from the stage of tv darts events??

i dont think alcohol is banned but smoking was banned about 2 years ago in the UK-what is a manchester board ?

ratinakeg

Daffy501 wrote: »

When was drinking alcohol and smoking banned from the stage of tv darts events??

Good question, I'll guess 1987!

getz

Daffy501 wrote: »

was it Cliff Inglis?? 19 dart leg

once played against him, his show off bit would be to throw 6 inch nails at the board

Daffy501

getz wrote: »

i dont think alcohol is banned but smoking was banned about 2 years ago in the UK-what is a manchester board ?

Manchester board or log end board is a regional board mainly used in manchester and surrounding areas. it is made of elm wood and is kept in a bucket of water when not in use


In darts what is a "champagne breakfast" ???

ratinakeg

getz wrote: »

i dont think alcohol is banned but smoking was banned about 2 years ago in the UK-what is a manchester board ?

A Manchester log end dart board looks like this;

Daffy501

ratinakeg wrote: »

Good question, I'll guess 1987!

Close mate ,The BDO banned alcohol and smoking on stage during all matches from the 1989 World Championship

ratinakeg

Daffy501 wrote: »

Manchester board or log end board is a regional board mainly used in manchester and surrounding areas. it is made of elm wood and is kept in a bucket of water when not in use


In darts what is a "champagne breakfast" ???

Hitting T20,T1,T5 with 3 darts!:cool:

Double Top

here we go again, just like the name the player thread, Rat and Daffy taking over:P:P:P:P:P,

ratinakeg

Double Top wrote: »

here we go again, just like the name the player thread, Rat and Daffy taking over:P:P:P:P:P,

What do you mean!:eek:;):D

Daffy501

Double Top wrote: »

here we go again, just like the name the player thread, Rat and Daffy taking over:P:P:P:P:P,

Down with that sort of thing :D

ratinakeg

Which player is nicknamed "the Dutch Crown"?

clivebaby

Its the BDO woman Huntalar or something like that

ratinakeg

clivebaby wrote: »

Its the BDO woman Huntalar or something like that

Correct Clive:D! Francis Hoenselaar to be precise!

getz

this may get you thinking ,who was the english [femail] world darts champ who left her husband for E bristow ?[she was from stockport]. 2 what was a french dart also called a penny dart ?t in england

Daffy501

The only female english world darts champion i can think of is Trina Gulliver and its possible she is with Bristow now as she divorced her husband in 2005.

French dart or "penny dart" ?? the only reference i can find on this is sewing!!

ciarraibhoy

getz wrote: »

this may get you thinking ,who was the english [femail] world darts champ who left her husband for E bristow ?[she was from stockport]. 2 what was a french dart also called a penny dart ?t in england

Maureen Flowers, but I thought she was from Stoke

getz

ciarraibhoy wrote: »

Maureen Flowers, but I thought she was from Stoke

no, maureen flowers had a pub in stockport that is the place she first met bristow,all the top players [at that time used to go in it].the french dart it was the first dart i ever had in the 50s [and it used to cost a penny in manchester]was but its no longer made, a wooden dart with a feather flight and a peace of lead in it for weight,now i am giving away my age

ratinakeg

Darts first appeared on British television in which year?

getz

ratinakeg wrote: »

Darts first appeared on British television in which year?

not sure but i remember watching the news of the world final on BBC tv in the late 1950s, which dart player was called the cobra? here is a tip he was welsh

ciarraibhoy

getz wrote: »

no, maureen flowers had a pub in stockport that is the place she first met bristow,all the top players [at that time used to go in it].the french dart it was the first dart i ever had in the 50s [and it used to cost a penny in manchester]was but its no longer made, a wooden dart with a feather flight and a peace of lead in it for weight,now i am giving away my age

Maureen Flowers father had a pub called The Foaming Quart in Burslem, Stoke on Trent, not Stockport. She was married to professional footballer John Flowers and had two children by the time she was 24 and running a pub in Stoke on Trent.

getz

whoops

Daffy501

ratinakeg wrote: »

Darts first appeared on British television in which year?

1972 News of the World championship??

Daffy501

sorry found this on wikipedia , so 1972 is wrong

Darts first appeared on British television in 1962 when Westward Television broadcast the Westward TV Invitational to the south-west of England.

Daffy501

getz wrote: »

which dart player was called the cobra? here is a tip he was welsh

Is it Leighton Rees due to his style of throw being"cobra" like ??

ratinakeg

Daffy501 wrote: »

1972 News of the World championship??

Nope!;):P

ratinakeg

Daffy501 wrote: »

sorry found this on wikipedia , so 1972 is wrong

Darts first appeared on British television in 1962 when Westward Television broadcast the Westward TV Invitational to the south-west of England.

Correct, just saw this post now!:o:D

Daffy501

Which darts player has/had the nickname "H" ?

clivebaby

guessing Hamilton

Daffy501

nope guess again

bettyswollox

Daffy501 wrote: »

Which darts player has/had the nickname "H" ?

is it dave honey, is it from the current era.

clivebaby

What does the H stand for?

Daffy501

Got no idea mate but here is the link i found the info on

http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Sports/Darts-4644.html

wayne76

daffy this is driving me mad whats the answer :mad: