The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

Rubecula

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Who has won a BAFTA in Black and White, Colour, HD, and 3D

Bruce Forsythe?

BrensBenz

looksee wrote: »

'Who has won a BAFTA in Black and White, Colour, HD, and 3D.'

Awww lads, come on! I've been lurking here for a few days and can't believe that yiz haven't been able to guess the creator of outstanding work, for decades, worthy of BAFTAs in all formats..........David Attenborough! Sheeesh!!!

Rubecula

Diolch yn fawr Brens

(Thanks a lot)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

BrensBenz wrote: »

Awww lads, come on! I've been lurking here for a few days and can't believe that yiz haven't been able to guess the creator of outstanding work, for decades, worthy of BAFTAs in all formats..........David Attenborough! Sheeesh!!!

Lurk no more. Correct.

You're up.

BrensBenz

Apologies, Folks, for delay - grandson's birthday; daughter's birthday; son's graduation (he's now a fully qualified physical terrorist); baby-sitting grandson and opening up a new front with "Civil Service Hitlers" to allow me to put Irish plates on my pet car. 12 weeks so far and we have ONE step accepted. I don't even know how many more steps will be required.

Anyway, rant over.....for now.

Which company, outside the US, was the first to mass-produce cars?

looksee

Mercedes? (wild guess, I seem to recall the firm was named after the owner's daughter)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

That was Citroen. Probably spelled that wrong but you know the one I mean.

Rubecula

looksee wrote: »

Mercedes? (wild guess, I seem to recall the firm was named after the owner's daughter)

Dunno if that is the answer Looksee but you are right in Mercedes being a german lady. Not sure if it was Benz or Daimler to be honest.


I think the first company to mass produce vehicles was Daimler (or maybe Renault)

The first to have the controls of the car in mass production in the modern positions (clutch/brake/accelerator in the current places) was Austin with the baby 7.

I suppose Austin may have a claim to mass production then,

garancafan

BrensBenz wrote: »

Which company, outside the US, was the first to mass-produce cars?

Unsure if the terms "outside the US" is intended to exclude American companies or the territory of the USA.
If it's the latter, then the Ford company's assembly line in Cork would be a candidate.

red sean

Srameen is right I'm pretty sure.
I watched a great documentary on tv a few years ago about Citroen, maybe to celebrate their centenary or something such, and they
definitely claimed to be the first outside the US. They were also the first to introduce disc brakes and power steering to standard road cars
as far back as the mid 50's. They were always at the front in technology and aerodynamic design.

BrensBenz

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

That was Citroen. Probably spelled that wrong but you know the one I mean.

And we have a winner. It was indeed Citroen. Their list of "firsts" is impressive and I still lust after the DS. I'm way too young (ahem) to remember but this must have looked like an alien spacecraft in the mid 1950's.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

What is Paul McCartney's middle name?

Poor Uncle Tom

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

What is Paul McCartney's middle name?

Paul,

James is actually his first name....

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Correct.

Poor Uncle Tom

How many people have ever been to space who were not astronauts?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

How many people have ever been to space who were not astronauts?

I thought by definition anybody who has been trained to go to space in any capacity is an astronaut.

Of course it depends on the definition of space as well.

I'll guess 18

Poor Uncle Tom

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

I thought by definition anybody who has been trained to go to space in any capacity is an astronaut.

Of course it depends on the definition of space as well.

I'll guess 18

No, you were right the first time,

An astronaut is someone trained to travel in a space craft and since any craft that enters space is a space craft. Therefore since there are no passengers on a space craft, all occupants are astronauts.

garancafan

I know that it's the "all new easier" etc. But really - questions and answers in the bloody obvious. C'mon lads.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

garancafan wrote: »

I know that it's the "all new easier" etc. But really - questions and answers in the bloody obvious. C'mon lads.

Right so, off you go. Set the next one.

Poor Uncle Tom

garancafan wrote: »

I know that it's the "all new easier" etc. But really - questions and answers in the bloody obvious. C'mon lads.

Just, WOW....

garancafan

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Right so, off you go. Set the next one.

Ok. Gauntlet picked up. Try this one:-

Prior to 1987, Irish car registration plates consisted of two or three letters followed by numbers allocated in sequence. The two letters, or the second and third letters where there were three, represented the different counties of registration.

What counties were represented by the following combinations: IN, RI, ID, ZX?

looksee

Goodness I used know some of those. I think ZX is in the North, Six Counties, and I have a feeling IN might be Kilkenny.

garancafan

All are in the South. IN is not Kilkenny.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I owned some of these

Kerry
Dublin City
Cavan
Kerry.

Jellybaby1

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

I owned some of these

Kerry
Dublin City
Cavan
Kerry.

(Show-off!) :rolleyes:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

(Show-off!) :rolleyes:

They were bangers back in the day. Unlike the sleek new cars I buy now.

garancafan

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

I owned some of these

Kerry
Dublin City
Cavan
Kerry.

Spot on. Bloody obvious if you owned them, I suppose .

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Next in the sequence

0.25; 0.50; 1; 3; 6; 12; 24;.............

BrensBenz

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Next in the sequence

0.25; 0.50; 1; 3; 6; 12; 24;.............

30.

I think they're are the number of old pennies in coins, e.g. Farthing (0.25), Halfpenny (0.5), Penny (1), Thruppence (3), Tanner (6), Bob (12), Two bob (24), Half Crown (30).

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Well done. That's it.

Rubecula

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Next in the sequence

0.25; 0.50; 1; 3; 6; 12; 24;.............

Excellent question.

BrensBenz

In a similar vein, this sequence is in chronological order.

Hint 1: They're in Roman numerals because, well, it's more appropriate.
Hint 2: 20th and 21st century only.

X, XV, XI, XII, XXIII, VI, I, II, XVI, I

garancafan

Habemus papas.

BrensBenz

garancafan wrote: »

Habemus papas.

Gratulatione, tu sunt rectam. Nova quaestio, placet.....


BrensBenz shall not be held responsible for the accuracy of Google translation services.

Jellybaby1

Oh for the love of Pete!!!!! LATIN! I'm outta here. (one of those words looks rude)

garancafan

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Oh for the love of Pete!!!!! LATIN! I'm outta here. (one of those words looks rude)

Recte dicis. Eamus hinc.

garancafan

The following mantra was hammered into us in English classes in days of yore:

abba abba cdcdcd or cde cde.

To what did it refer?

(It had nothing to do with Swedish pop groups or recording media)

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It's a sonnet of some sort but I don't know which. Shakespearean started ABAB .

garancafan

That's fine. Sonnet was all I was looking for.
You're up.

Rubecula

garancafan wrote: »

The following mantra was hammered into us in English classes in days of yore:

abba abba cdcdcd or cde cde.

To what did it refer?

(It had nothing to do with Swedish pop groups or recording media)

I seem to remember that being used for typists to learn key positions

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Next in the sequence.

Micheal, Mary, Mary,...

OldGoat

Patrick

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

OldGoat wrote: »

Patrick

Yep. Presidents back from the current Mickie D.

OldGoat

Maidhc the dog and Puisín were supporting characters. Who was the main character?

garancafan

Séamas Bond. Maidhc was usually known as "M" and let us not forget Puisín Go Leor.

OldGoat

garancafan wrote: »

Séamas Bond. Maidhc was usually known as "M" and let us not forget Puisín Go Leor.

Much as I'd like to say this is true, it isn't.

Think RTE telly in the early 60's

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Not being a child of the 60s, nor having a word of Irish despite the best efforts of the Brothers for 14 years, I haven't a clue.

Mrs S tells me it's Dáithí but I'm none the wisher as to who or what this is all about.

Jellybaby1

Surely not Wanderly Wagon? Daithi was Daithi Leacha. Ah you must remember Daithi Leacha. Don't know if I've even spelled that correctly or not.

Rubecula

Well the Daíthí bit is spelled right lol

OldGoat

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Surely not Wanderly Wagon? Daithi was Daithi Leacha. Ah you must remember Daithi Leacha. Don't know if I've even spelled that correctly or not.

It is indeed Dáithí Lacha. A comic strip childs program that I never understood but is indelibly stamped on my brain.

Not sure who gets this, Mrs Srameen or Jelly. Ah sure just fight it out betwixt yerselves.