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

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rubecula wrote: »

You have just gone over the page from front to back of the page/leaf.

(I am a bit of a bibliophile. )

My missing question goes back to the Pica pica
question of last month.

What are Bufo bufo, Buteo buteo, and Tribolium confusum

Yes, simply, I turned the page.



Toad, Buzzard, and Flour Beetle.



My specialised subject is Nature and Wildlife. 40 years in the field worldwide.

Rubecula

Bang on target Srameen 100% correct well 99% anyway I was expecting the Confused Flour Beetle but nobody would have said that.

Tempus fugit like an arrow but Drosophila melanogaster likes a banana.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

What did the J in J Edgar Hoover stand for?

Jellybaby1

Justice? :cool:

Rubecula

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Justice? :cool:

Suddenly had a picture of James Bond in a speed boat for some reason :pac:

garancafan

Jayzus!

garancafan

Thread seems to have dozed off!

Let's see if I can stir it up a bit with this one:

Whose companions were Narda and Lothar?

OldGoat

*Gestures hypnotically*


Mandrake the Magician. First ever super hero, pre-dates Superman by about 5 years. Comic fan nerdgasm.
The comic strip ran in the Evening Herald alongside Beetle Bailey and was my gateway into the genres of SciFi & fantasy - a place where I still happily live to the exclusion of almost all other novels. It (literally!) shaped my life, the choices I've made and got me to where I am today. I've had years of working with writers, publishers, artists, film makers, actors and scientists because of that comic strip.

OK, who painted this?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

garancafan wrote: »

Thread seems to have dozed off!

Let's see if I can stir it up a bit with this one:

Whose companions were Narda and Lothar?

They were with that stupid comic character Mandrake (the magician).


Now back to what did the J in J Edgar Hoover stand for?

OldGoat

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

They were with that stupid comic character Mandrake (the magician).

:eek:

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Now back to what did the J in J Edgar Hoover stand for?

Given his unfounded reputation for crossdressing I'm gonna go with Joan.
Or Jane.
Or Jill.
Josephine?
Jacintha!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

OldGoat wrote: »

:eek:



Given his unfounded reputation for crossdressing I'm gonna go with Joan.
Or Jane.
Or Jill.
Josephine?
Jacintha!

Oh how I wish!
But , unfortunately, no.

garancafan

OldGoat wrote: »

*Gestures hypnotically*


Mandrake the Magician. First ever super hero, pre-dates Superman by about 5 years. Comic fan nerdgasm.
The comic strip ran in the Evening Herald alongside Beetle Bailey and was my gateway into the genres of SciFi & fantasy - a place where I still happily live to the exclusion of almost all other novels. It (literally!) shaped my life, the choices I've made and got me to where I am today. I've had years of working with writers, publishers, artists, film makers, actors and scientists because of that comic strip.

Delighted that Mandrake was able to conjure up such reflections.
Correct answer of course.

looksee

OldGoat wrote: »

OK, who painted this?

Turner?

OldGoat

Turner it is. Was in London not so long ago and spent a day in the National gallery, most of it just sat by the Turner collection. Seeing his paintings full scale is awesome.

looksee

Pac-man :pac: is a familiar character, but what year did he first appear?

OldGoat

1978(ish)?

Jellybaby1

looksee wrote: »

Pac-man :pac: is a familiar character, but what year did he first appear?

Working out dates according to my childrens' birth dates, and wondering if Pacman was born after them or before. I think he was born after them, mebbe around 1888?

looksee

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Working out dates according to my childrens' birth dates, and wondering if Pacman was born after them or before. I think he was born after them, mebbe around 1888?

Your children are older than I might have expected JB!

OG, close, lets see if anyone can get it exactly

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Pure guess 1979

looksee

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Pure guess 1979

Still not quite!

Jellybaby1

looksee wrote: »

Your children are older than I might have expected JB!

OG, close, lets see if anyone can get it exactly

Oops, I meant 1988!! This problem pops up regularly when you delve into history/genealogy as often as wot I doo! :rolleyes:

OldGoat

:pac: . . . . . . . 1980?

looksee

You are right! (we got there eventually! )

OldGoat

Who was this lovely man, captured in this image of reflection/introspection.

garancafan

Joey Dunlop?

OldGoat

'tis indeed Joey.

garancafan

Who was the form-master of the Remove?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

garancafan wrote: »

Who was the form-master of the Remove?

I have no idea what the subject of that question is, let alone he answer.



J Edgar was John by the way.

looksee

I suspect it was from the Billy Bunter stories, but have no idea of the name.

garancafan

looksee wrote: »

I suspect it was from the Billy Bunter stories, but have no idea of the name.

Your suspicion is well-founded.

Rubecula

With thanks to looksee for the hint. I think the form master was Mr Quelch _or Squelch?)

looksee

Sounds right now you mention it. I would never have thought of it though.

garancafan

Well-done team. It was, indeed, Henry Samuel (Horace) Quelch MA.

Rube's put-in for dredging up the name.

Rubecula

OK took a bit of memory teasing to get this one out:

It is April 1944, height of WW2. At the Old Bailey criminal court in London, Helen Duncan was found guilty and sentenced. BUT what for? (The last person in Britain to be found guilty of this crime.)

looksee

I should know that, I have seen that name before. Just a guess, was it attempted suicide?

looksee

Ha, no, I am wrong. Just checked it up. Yes I had seen that before, interesting. Good question G.

red sean

Treason?????

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

That was the year I was born and my mother used to talk of her when we were kids. She was a witch.

garancafan

Sorry to hear about your mother. What was Helen Duncan guilty of?

OldGoat

garancafan wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your mother.

garancafan wrote: »

What was Helen Duncan guilty of?

Just read the wikipedia. Interesting story. She was tried undr an aspect of the Witchcraft statute - that of making money by falsely claiming to be a witch.

Tried under witchcraft laws for not being a witch. At the behest of the department of defence just in case she really was a (clairvoyant) witch. Wow.

garancafan

OldGoat wrote: »

Just read the wikipedia. Interesting story. She was tried undr an aspect of the Witchcraft statute - that of making money by falsely claiming to be a witch.

Tried under witchcraft laws for not being a witch. At the behest of the department of defence just in case she really was a (clairvoyant) witch. Wow.

Nice bit of wizardry OG.

Rubecula

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

That was the year I was born and my mother used to talk of her when we were kids. She was a witch.

Correct, your turn.

OldGoat wrote: »

Just read the wikipedia. Interesting story. She was tried undr an aspect of the Witchcraft statute - that of making money by falsely claiming to be a witch.

Tried under witchcraft laws for not being a witch. At the behest of the department of defence just in case she really was a (clairvoyant) witch. Wow.

She was also known as Hellish Nel and served 9 months in prison.

Well done folks that was quite enjoyable.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The 1994 book 'Lost Moon' was made into what film?

Rubecula

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

The 1994 book 'Lost Moon' was made into what film?

The only one of that title I can recall was about Apollo 13. But I assume you mean a fictional story, so sadly I really don't know.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rubecula wrote: »

The only one of that title I can recall was about Apollo 13. But I assume you mean a fictional story, so sadly I really don't know.

Never assume anything Robin. As if I'd waste my time with a work of fiction.

Apollo 13 it was.

Jellybaby1

Pffht! I thought it was 'Paper Moon'! :rolleyes:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Pffht! I thought it was 'Paper Moon'! :rolleyes:

Was paper moon not in the early 70s, with the lost moon book only on 1994? Do please try to keep up with the rest of the class..

bonzodog2

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Was paper moon not in the early 70s, with the lost moon book only on 1994? Do please try to keep up with the rest of the class..

with Ryan & Tatum O'neal IIRC

Jellybaby1

I don't worry about details like dates......at all.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I don't worry about details like dates......at all.

Really? One would never have guessed.