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Rubecula

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

I was in Morton Stadium that day with my father, who was an Irish mile champion.


What is a Pica pica?


An while we're on vacuums. Who invented the vacuum flask?

Erithacus rubecula is a robin

Turdus merula is a blackbird

and pica pica is a magpie

garancafan

feargale wrote: »

Speaking of Delaney, why did he run the 800 metres in Rome, having won the 1500m in Melbourne? Just asking. Runners usually move up distances with age.

Good question, but remember Seb Coe and Steve Ovett?

garancafan

Rubecula wrote: »

Erithacus rubecula is a robin

Turdus merula is a blackbird

and pica pica is a magpie

Well well. So Rube is a robin. Whoda thunk it?

Jellybaby1

garancafan wrote: »

Good question, but remember Seb Coe and Steve Ovett?

Yes, I do remember Seb Coe and Steve Ovett! OH YEAH! I got a question right! Tad-ahhh!!

feargale

garancafan wrote: »

Good question, but remember Seb Coe and Steve Ovett?

My recollection is that they did 800 and 1500 at the same time.
P.S. I listened to Herb Elliott's Santry win on the radio.

garancafan

feargale wrote: »

My recollection is that they did 800 and 1500 at the same time.

Yes they were contemporaries but Coe was the (supposed) 800 specialist and won gold at the 1500 whereas, the (supposed) 1500 specialist, Ovett won gold at the 800. (I can't remember which Olympics).
And then along came Steve Cram!

Little did you know as you listened to that '58 broadcast that amongst that cheering crowd were two boys called Srameen and garancafan.

Gellobaby now owes us a question.

feargale

"garancafan wrote:

Little did you know as you listened to that '58 broadcast that amongst that cheering crowd were two boys called Srameen and garancafan.

And me thinking that both of you were well into middle age in 1958! :eek:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

garancafan wrote: »

Would the vacuum flask have been invented by a chap by the name of Dewar?

Dewar it is. In the states they still call them Dewar flasks.

Rubecula wrote: »

Erithacus rubecula is a robin

Turdus merula is a blackbird

and pica pica is a magpie

The lovely Magpie it is.


You two are up.

garancafan

The Velocette 150 LE was a common sight in Britain in the '50s and '60s - in what role?

bonzodog2

Was it those dreadful light blue invalid carriages?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

garancafan wrote: »

The Velocette 150 LE was a common sight in Britain in the '50s and '60s - in what role?

I know they were a damned ugly motorbike but not sure of the role. Velo, for bike, gives it away.

Britain specifically? I'd guess Police motorcycle so.

bonzodog2

Or maybe an AA patrol bike?

looksee

I imagine they were the preferred 'mods' transport!

garancafan

Some good answers - one of which is substantially correct, but they were known by a particular name. Anybody?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

garancafan wrote: »

Some good answers - one of which is substantially correct, but they were known by a particular name. Anybody?

Aha, I have you but I'll let it run as I can't think of a new question.

garancafan

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Aha, I have you but I'll let it run as I can't think of a new question.

Kinda gives it away, but worth running a while longer.

feargale

Scooter?

garancafan

Shake of head.

red sean

Nobody getting the nod yet, eh Garanca?

garancafan

Careful Redser. You could be handed the baton.

Rubecula

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Dewar it is. In the states they still call them Dewar flasks.




The lovely Magpie it is.


You two are up.

Note that I have not posted a question, the reason being I feel there are too many floating around at the same time just now. :cool:


Have no fear Rube is here. LOL A question will appear as and when I feel it is right.

By the way I am open for a subject to ask a question on. Any suggestions? :rolleyes:

feargale

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Aha, I have you but I'll let it run as I can't think of a new question.

Holy smoke. I never have a problem thinking of a question. I have huge problems however thinking of answers.

looksee

Only the Vellocette question at the moment I think rube? And there is a fair bit of prevaricating going on about that! Or have I missed one?

garancafan

The answer, as has been alluded to by two shrinking violets, was the infamous police vehicle the "noddy bike".



Not being particularly fast it was often an object of derision, it had the operational advantage, however, of being very quiet thereby allowing the bobby to sneak up into the heart of many trouble spots. It also came with its own mobile phone!

I'll spare the shrinking violets on this occasion and invite feargale to submit a question as he never has a problem.

red sean

Well this "shrinking violet" will have a go.
What is the name of the only bone in the human body that is not connected to any other bone?


BTW the 'noddy' was the most horrible looking bike ever produced.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The hyoid.


Who wrote Amazing Grace?

red sean

That didn't last long. Ye're too smart !!!!

garancafan

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

The hyoid.


Who wrote Amazing Grace?

Brendan?

feargale

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

The hyoid.


Who wrote Amazing Grace?

John somebody, Methodist slave-ship owner who converted to anti-slavery agitation.
Newcombe?

Jellybaby1

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

The hyoid.....

Hmmm and I thought it was the funny bone! :D:D:D:D:D:D See?

feargale

What was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to officially abolish slavery?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

feargale wrote: »

What was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to officially abolish slavery?

That was on TV recently. The UK technically but Mauritania in practice.

feargale

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

That was on TV recently. The UK.

No. UK is not in th Western Hemisphere.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

feargale wrote: »

No. UK is not in th Western Hemisphere.

It most certainly is in the western hemisphere as the 0 meridian is through Greenwich. I'm confused by the question now.

feargale

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

It most certainly is in the western hemisphere as the 0 meridian is through Greenwich. I'm confused by the question now.

The Americas.

Rubecula

Haiti?

feargale

Rubecula wrote: »

Haiti?

No.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

feargale wrote: »

The Americas.

In the Americas it was Brazil in the late 1880s. But Mauritania (in the western hemisphere ) was in 1981 - just for completeness.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

feargale wrote: »

John somebody, Methodist slave-ship owner who converted to anti-slavery agitation.
Newcombe?

Come on, you are sooooooo close.

Jellybaby1

feargale wrote: »

John somebody, Methodist slave-ship owner who converted to anti-slavery agitation.
Newcombe?

Come on, come, you know you know it. He may have had a daft relative who had an apple drop on his 'ead!

q2ice

John Newton

What is a lusophone?

Jellybaby1

feargale, yiv been pipped!

q2ice

Jellybaby1 wrote:

feargale, yiv been pipped!

The clue gave it away. Isaac Newton
Wouldnt have known otherwise.

What is a lusophone?

Jellybaby1

q2ice wrote: »

The clue gave it away. Isaac Newton
Wouldnt have known otherwise.

What is a lusophone?

But I didn't know you were listening to me!

I could guess was a lusophone is but I would be very wrong.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

q2ice wrote: »

The clue gave it away. Isaac Newton
Wouldnt have known otherwise.

What is a lusophone?

What clue?

But it's right.

The Portuguese equivalent of a Francophone is a Lusophone. A speaker of Portuguese.

Who wrote Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.

q2ice

Thats correct. The clue was that he may have a daft relative who had an apple fall on his head. Isaac Newton theorised gravity when an apple fell on his head while sitting under an apple tree. 


Beatles?

Edit: in case I am right - what is the national colour of Ireland?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

q2ice wrote: »

Thats correct. The clue was that he may have a daft relative who had an apple fall on his head. Isaac Newton theorised gravity when an apple fell on his head while sitting under an apple tree. 


Beatles?

Edit: in case I am right - what is the national colour of Ireland?

Beatles? No.

Jellybaby really should get the credit for that correct answer. Come on JB, set a question.



Oh and our national colour is Blue.

looksee

John Lennon

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

looksee wrote: »

John Lennon

Aannnddd???

looksee

Yoko watsername?

Edit: Ono (sp?)