I award line honours to Col. See that's what you get for being a smartpants, BM ;)
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I award line honours to Col. See that's what you get for being a smartpants, BM ;)
Can't remember any green stuff in Ireland, or Scotland at similar structures but it's been 20 years (it was a bit on the coolish side mind, and the occasional patch of white was around in both cases).
Didn't look like Fingal NSW either! BTW Fingal Heads was named after the Irish Giant who used the causeway to get here apparently.
Cheers,
P (VERY Smarty Pants!) :D :D :D
It was green when I was there. Green and wet. Green, wet and cold. That's why I saw more of the inside of the pubs than anything else. Nothing to do with my weak nature. :o
Ah, Fingal aka Fin McCool. I never made the connection. It's a poor day if you don't learn something new....
Which bridge was too far?
(If you know the answer, give us a bit of explanation so we'll know you really know the answer!)
The bridge at Arnem?
Failed military action in WWII as the Allies tried to advance on Berlin.
Arnhem
And the award goes to:-
craigb
who, despite a touch of the Crabtree's in the execution of the bridge's name, still managed to supply the background detail.
Your go Craig.
Dang. Now I have to think of a question. Nuh I can't. I know it's a cop out but the old grey matter is not quite up to par today.
I'll donate my go to Termite as he had the right answer AND the right spelling :D
Actually, he did technically circumnavigate the globe - just not in one go. In the voyage on which he died, Magellan had passed the eastern most point he had visited on a previous voyage. So he did not do it in one go, but he was credited with being the guy who proved the earth is round.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Damn, that'll teach me Craig. :(
OK, what was the one name David Niven took great pains to work into every movie except his first five. :p
Technically, he didn't because the term circumnavigate means "to proceed completely around", which he didn't, owing to his demise. Practically he did though, although you could liken it to claiming you have climbed Mt Everest by climbing half way, turning back, and then getting dropped off by a helicopter at the summit and working your way back down.
:D :D
Sorry, Wednesday is my 'pedantic' day.
Fair cop, silentC - though as I said, it is fair that he is credited with being the guy who proved the earth is round.
I was not really trying to say that the answer was wrong; but there have been some that have said Magellan was credited just by being the boss, which was a tad unfair.
Absolutely and think where we'd be today if he hadn't. Well, I guess we'd be sitting over there next to you. Sobering thought, isn't it? ;)
Trubshawe? The name of an old mate from the army.Quote:
Originally Posted by Termite
He also managed to work the man himself into at least one movie: The Guns of Navarone.
I didn't think it was one particular name, I thought he just tried to use real names of friends whenever possible. Obviously his old mate Philleas Fogg was chuffed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Driver
Simon
Listen: he was credited just because he was the boss. Can you recall the name of his first lieutenant? (A man who, along with the rest of the crew, was highly significant in getting ol' Ferdie even as far as he did get before he carked it).Quote:
Originally Posted by hexbaz
Here's another example: Abel Tasman discovered the island we now (belatedly) call Tasmania. However, Tasman himself named it Van Diemen's Land. His boss back home was called Van Diemen. Of course, this might have simply been a smart move by Abe ahead of his annual salary review. :D
I s'pose that's why one A. Bond is credited with winning the America's cup and wasn't even on the boat either.
The crew got their Rolex's though, (and probably a canned fruit commercial to boot).
All the countries had been named by the time he did it but they named a beach in Sydney after him I heard.
Bondi.
Cheers,
P (What was the question again?)
:D :D :D
Driver got the prize. Your turn mate. :D
OK
Still with David Niven. He won an Oscar for his performance in Separate Tables. On whose play was the screenplay based?
an absolute guess: Noel Coward ?
No, mate. Try again.
tERRANCE rATTIGAN
CorrectamundoQuote:
Originally Posted by Termite
I didn't know, I cheated and looked it up on the Net. :o :o :o :o
Doesn't matter - you got it right so it's still your go!Quote:
Originally Posted by Termite
I might sneak in another David Niven question:
Apart from acting, what do David Niven and Peter Ustinov have in common professionally?
Several things:
They both wrote autobiographies.
They're both dead.
They were in the army together (Ustinov was a private and Niven an officer. When they worked together on a movie during World War II, to satisfy military sensibilities, Ustinov was listed as Niven's batman).
Take your pick!
They were both authors.
You missed the obvious one ... They were both male. :D
How is that relevant to their professional lives Hexbaz? :confused: :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by hexbaz
Well, I don't think they were amateur men - so, professionally, they were indeed men. QED.Quote:
Originally Posted by duckman
And it was meant to be a joke - so quit splitting hairs :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by hexbaz
:D :D :D :D :D
They were both ham actors? :D
Serving together in the army was the one I was thinking of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Driver
It's still Termite's go for his correct identification of Terence Rattigan.
I might squeeze one in here:
Where are the Northern-most, Southern-most, Western-most and Eastern-most points in the USA.
I don't need towns, just states. Note, this is a bit of a trick.
Alaska, Hawaii, Alaska & Alaska
Is the correct answer!Quote:
Originally Posted by Grunt
I thought is quite interesting that three of them were in Alaska and none were in the USA "mainland".
Your go, Grunt.
Simon & Garfunkel's first single was released under which artists names?
3 days, no answer.
Hint: Shared a name with a cartoon duo.