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looksee · 28-01-2016 9:38pm

Wasn't it Finistarre, German Bight, thats what comes to mind, though there is not a lot of mind to come to these days...

looksee · 28-01-2016 9:39pm

Rockall, Finistarre, German Bight...

looksee · 28-01-2016 9:43pm

Lol, no my memory was playing tricks on me, just checked it up...on the other hand...

garancafan · 29-01-2016 2:22am

Yes indeed. Both Srameen and looksee are in the right domain. The question referred to the shipping areas.

In 1955 Heligoland became German Bight and in 2002 Finisterre became Fitzroy.

The latter is an appropriate tribute to vice-admiral Robert Fitzroy who founded the Met Office and devised the sea-areas for forecasting purposes. Some other highlights of a stellar career include captaining HMS Beagle on a voyage of discovery in the Southern hemisphere with responsibility for crew and specialist passengers amongst whom was a certain Charles Darwin. Robert Fitzroy was also a Governor of New Zealand.

Srameen was again first past the post and is next to bat. (Forgive the mixed sporting metaphors).

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 29-01-2016 1:00pm

Oh dear. A quick one off the top of my head, literally....What country traditional makes Panama Hats?

feargale · 29-01-2016 3:46pm

Ecuador?

feargale · 29-01-2016 4:18pm

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Yes indeed. Off you go.

Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra was president of Ecuador five times in the 20th century, and deposed four times. A powerful orator, he is most famously quoted as saying: " give me a ******* and I will be president again." "Give me a " what?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 29-01-2016 4:23pm

Army?

Not enough letters. Not a notion.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 29-01-2016 4:23pm

Army?

Not enough letters. Not a notion.

feargale · 29-01-2016 5:32pm

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Army?

No.

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Not enough letters. Not a notion.

True, not enough letters. Think powerful orator.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 29-01-2016 5:33pm

Pure guess. Audience.

Aah. Still not enough letters.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 29-01-2016 5:33pm

Pure guess. Audience.

Aah. Still not enough letters.

feargale · 29-01-2016 5:38pm

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Pure guess. Audience.

Aah. Still not enough letters.

No. The indefinite article is "a", not "an."

garancafan · 29-01-2016 10:51pm

feargale wrote: »

Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra was president of Ecuador five times in the 20th century, and deposed four times. A powerful orator, he is most famously quoted as saying: " give me a ******* and I will be president again." "Give me a " what?

Whiskey?

feargale · 30-01-2016 12:48am

garancafan wrote: »

Whiskey?

No. That's something the candidate buys for the voters, in Ireland at any rate.

looksee · 30-01-2016 10:44am

Lol, I just checked it up because I knew I had no idea, I'd say we could be at this for a while!

feargale · 30-01-2016 9:09pm

Hint: It's not a butterbox. ( though I could imagine someone saying " give me a butterbox and I'll get into Kerry County Council again." )

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 30-01-2016 9:43pm

Soapbox?

Doesn't sound very South American though.

Rubecula · 30-01-2016 9:51pm

may I guess at Revolution?

feargale · 30-01-2016 11:23pm

Rubecula wrote: »

may I guess at Revolution?

No. As already said, think powerful orator.

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Soapbox?

Ah jaypers lads, we're talking about a presidential poll, not the election of a local dog catcher for Ballydehob. Allow the man his bit of dignity.

Jellybaby1 · 31-01-2016 12:44am

Well I looked it up and maybe in Ecuador it was an important item. Here in Ireland we used whatever we had handy!

feargale · 31-01-2016 1:22am

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Well I looked it up and maybe in Ecuador it was an important item. Here in Ireland we used whatever we had handy!

Yes, I know. My father told me that in the 1920s luminaries of a certain political party came to canvass in his village. They had a soapbox/butterbox/whatever set up outside the church ready to address the people after Sunday Mass. They had to abandon ship as the exiting worshippers pelted them to the outskirts of the village. I believe turf was scarce in the place that winter.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-01-2016 10:03am

Looked it up. Hardly the first thing comes to mind in this country for oration.

feargale · 31-01-2016 5:20pm

Ok. Are you all out then or do you want to continue? Rubecula? garancafan?

looksee · 31-01-2016 6:50pm

I think we could move on, pretty sure no-one knows the answer

apart from those of us that have looked it up!:D

garancafan · 31-01-2016 7:27pm

I'm stumped.

feargale · 31-01-2016 7:54pm

Ok. I was going to suggest to Srameen that he might be a little more uplifting of the El Presidente.

. Really, can you imagine him on a fair day in Quito, standing on a soapbox while his chest was covered in medals?

The answer is balcony.
Since Srameen made the most attempts maybe he should post the next question.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-01-2016 8:01pm

What have Bolivia, Rwanda, Serbia and Paraguay got in common?

bonzodog2 · 31-01-2016 8:20pm

Did they all have heads of state assassinated?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-01-2016 8:35pm

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Did they all have heads of state assassinated?

No idea. Not that I know of and not the link I'm thinking of.

feargale · 31-01-2016 8:54pm

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

What have Bolivia, Rwanda, Serbia and Paraguay got in common?

They are all landlocked.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 31-01-2016 9:10pm

feargale wrote: »

They are all landlocked.

Taa Daa!!! Well done.

feargale · 31-01-2016 11:47pm

A strange bird is singing

Sweet notes of the sun,

Tho’ song time is over

And Autumn begun.

Words from "Autumn Evening in Serbia" - by which Irish war poet?

Jellybaby1 · 01-02-2016 12:28am

The only war poet I know of is Francis Ledwidge. There must have been others though.

feargale · 01-02-2016 2:50am

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

The only war poet I know of is Francis Ledwidge. There must have been others though.

I'll take that as an answer. Correct.

Jellybaby1 · 01-02-2016 8:14pm

Well, thank you.

In what year did Good Friday fall on a Monday?

garancafan · 01-02-2016 8:15pm

There was a horse of that name but I've no idea of the year.

Jellybaby1 · 01-02-2016 8:21pm

Anyone else?

bonzodog2 · 01-02-2016 8:28pm

Anything to do with the start of the Gregorian calendar?

Jellybaby1 · 01-02-2016 8:30pm

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Anything to do with the start of the Gregorian calendar?

I know nothing about the Gregorian calendar, but I very much doubt it had anything to do with it.

samsid · 01-02-2016 8:41pm

the horse 'Good Friday' fell at an English National Hunt meeting in 1946, in addition another horse named 'Good Friday' fell at NH meeting
on Boxing Day , St Stephens Day to us, in 1899. From an old school quizzer, who gave up when the quiz's were permiated by the chirping of mobile phones , 20 years on it must be so much worse now

bonzodog2 · 01-02-2016 8:43pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar

10 days disappeared in 1582 but it was in October

When the new calendar was put in use, the error accumulated in the 13 centuries since the Council of Nicaea was corrected by a deletion of 10 days. The Julian calendar day Thursday, 4 October 1582 was followed by the first day of the Gregorian calendar, Friday, 15 October 1582 (the cycle of weekdays was not affected).

Jellybaby1 · 01-02-2016 8:49pm

samsid wrote: »

the horse 'Good Friday' fell at an English National Hunt meeting in 1946, in addition another horse named 'Good Friday' fell at NH meeting
on Boxing Day , St Stephens Day to us, in 1899. From an old school quizzer, who gave up when the quiz's were permiated by the chirping of mobile phones , 20 years on it must be so much worse now

Spot on! No mobiles here thank goodness, your turn samsid.

samsid · 01-02-2016 9:10pm

OK which actor ,later a U.S. Ambassador and proposed Senate candidate was signed to play 'James Bond' only to be eventually bought out of his contract?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-02-2016 9:42pm

samsid wrote: »

the horse 'Good Friday' fell at an English National Hunt meeting in 1946, in addition another horse named 'Good Friday' fell at NH meeting
on Boxing Day , St Stephens Day to us, in 1899. From an old school quizzer, who gave up when the quiz's were permiated by the chirping of mobile phones , 20 years on it must be so much worse now

Jockey Club rules state you cannot ever have two horses of the same name. I have heard both given as an answer to that question but nobody has been able to show documented proof of either. Most Table Quizzes go with 1946.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-02-2016 9:44pm

samsid wrote: »

OK which actor ,later a U.S. Ambassador and proposed Senate candidate was signed to play 'James Bond' only to be eventually bought out of his contract?

Think that came up before. John Gavin.

He was great in Destry in the early 60s

samsid · 01-02-2016 10:01pm

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Think that came up before. John Gavin.

He was great in Destry in the early 60s

that's correct, was bought out of contract after Sean Conneru was paid 1.2 million, at the time a record fee plus development money for 2 independent film projects, to reprise the role, John Gavin would be also remembered for his role in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho, can't remember Destry tho , must have been a tv show? as I do remember the movies Destry with Jimmy Stewart & my late Dad's favourite Audie Murphy

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-02-2016 10:21pm

samsid wrote: »

that's correct, was bought out of contract after Sean Conneru was paid 1.2 million, at the time a record fee plus development money for 2 independent film projects, to reprise the role, John Gavin would be also remembered for his role in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho, can't remember Destry tho , must have been a tv show? as I do remember the movies Destry with Jimmy Stewart & my late Dad's favourite Audie Murphy

Yes Destry was TV.

What have these in common?

Hoagy Carmichael, John Cleese, and Henri Matisse.

recylingbin · 01-02-2016 10:27pm

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Yes Destry was TV.

What have these in common?

Hoagy Carmichael, John Cleese, and Henri Matisse.

All studied law?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 01-02-2016 10:42pm

recylingbin wrote: »

All studied law?

yes.

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