Quiz - Wednesday 28th September

[angieh]

Just getting settled here - paper and pen, Qs ..... may have to go and get another G&T before we start.

Hope there are peeps out there who want to play???

[dandysmom]

Here's one... hi, Angie!

[Stephan]

Pen and paper at hand-but love`s young dream may distract us

[angieh]

Hi Eileen ...... just got back with the G&T! Are you OK - sorry to hear about your miserable temperatures over there!

[angieh]

Hey Steph! What it's like to be young!!!

[dandysmom]

It's warmed up ... 25 C... and the sun is trying to shine.

Hi, Steph, welcome!

[lynz85]

hi all!! :)

[Stephan]

The bones ache but the heart leaps lol

[dandysmom]

Hi lynz! ........

[pamela81]

evening everyone, im loaded with the popcorn, angel delight and stiffies!!!

[dandysmom]

The bones ache but the heart leaps lol

Whoever said there are no second acts was wrong ........

[lynz85]

you need to share pamela!!

[Stephan]

hello quizers-been a long time since I was here

[pamela81]

feel free to come to mine and share!! had a ruibbish day at work so ive earned it!!! :P

[angieh]

Hi Lynz and Pamela .........

Shall we start??? Haven't seen any posts from Shelley lately, don't know if she's away.

[dandysmom]

Popcorn, yum!!

[dandysmom]

Yes, let's start.

[pamela81]

i love popcorn!!! goes especially nice with cola cube stiffies!!!

im ready to start angie

[lynz85]

nahh.. you bring it down here!! its starting to get cold outside!

[angieh]

OK then here goes.

Q1. What is the meaning of the term “polymath”?

[pamela81]

its still warm here, we are just back from P@H and it was 20 degrees!!!

[Shelley123]

Hello everyone, been away, back now. Missed you all

[dandysmom]

Skilled in many disciplines ........

[lynz85]

hi shelley! dont know this one angie!

[pamela81]

hey shelley :) angie, no idea !!!

[angieh]

Hi Shelley - welcome back. Have you been to Scotland again?

[dandysmom]

Hi, Shelley ........

[pamela81]

can i pb eileen please?

[lynz85]

im gonna pb eileen!

[Shelley123]

yes been to Scotland, will tell all news tomorrow, hopefuly.
sorry no idea on question

[dandysmom]

Angie, isn't this a repeat???

[angieh]

Angie, isn't this a repeat???

Shhhhhhhhhhh!

Yes, my definition was someone with great or varied learning, so Eileen's answer is spot on .......

Q2. Who was captain of The Golden Hind?

[pamela81]

ermmmmmmmm.......... pass on this 1, sorry

[dandysmom]

I know this and can't remember ....an Englishman; Raleigh?

[Stephan]

steph's computer crashed - Linda here beside him - we will meet another time - sorry!

[dandysmom]

Bye, Steph and Linda.....

[Shelley123]

Christopher Columbus ???????????????

[angieh]

Good luck Steph and Linda .... hope computer is well again soon!

[dandysmom]

Drake........???

[lynz85]

i have no ideas for this one

[angieh]

I do have one correct answer, he was an Englishman but it wasn't Raleigh ....................

[pamela81]

im going with drake

[dandysmom]

I knew it was Elizabethan era .... took a while for the little retrieval cells to pull it up like an answer in the Eight Ball....

[lynz85]

guess il go with drake aswell

[angieh]

Yes, Sir Francis Drake is the right answer .......

Q3. Who was Shirley Crabtree better known as?

[angieh]

I did wonder if Calismum might be with us this evening ....

[dandysmom]

Not a clue ........

[dandysmom]

Wasn't CM going away to sell some lambs?

[angieh]

Ah yes, guess she may still be away then.

[Shelley123]

big daddy .........

[pamela81]

i remembered an episode of last seasons apprentice where the teams had to create fast food places and 1 team did a british food theme and they had a columbus burger or something and the mentor guy pointed out that columbus wasnt british

[angieh]

Yes, that was bad, wasn't it? These people just prove that you can be clever but not know much!

[dandysmom]

LOL at that, Pamela! A good Genoese boy he was!

[pamela81]

Yes, that was bad, wasn't it? These people just prove that you can be clever but not know much!

did you watch it aswell angie? Its amazing what you take in when you dont realise it!!!

[angieh]

OH, who is a keen watcher, told me about it!

[pamela81]

ahhh!!! thats why i was watching it too OH likes to watch it and we had it on that night

[lynz85]

dont know this one either

[Shelley123]

i remembered an episode of last seasons apprentice where the teams had to create fast food places and 1 team did a british food theme and they had a columbus burger or something and the mentor guy pointed out that columbus wasnt british

whoops, shows how long ago i was at school :roll:

[pamela81]

i have no idea for this 1 either

shelley until i saw that episode, i would have thought he was english aswell

[dandysmom]

Columbus used to a big deal here, as he "discovered" us, and we had a large Italian immigrant population .....

[Shelley123]

may have to briefly disapear around 9, as will need to see visitors out

[angieh]

I have one right answer to this Q and Shelley is right, it was “Big Daddy”, a record breaking English professional wrestler.

How did you know that Shelley? Did you used to watch wrestling on a Saturday afternoon too????

[angieh]

Q4. What is the common name for a medicinal herb that is also known as “knit-bone”?

[pamela81]

can i pb shelley please then :)

[dandysmom]

Not a "sport" that ever held any interest to me .....

[dandysmom]

Could that also be known as bone set, a common plant here........

[pamela81]

hard but good questions tonight angie :)

[Shelley123]

don't know how i knew it Angie :D

[angieh]

This herb, knit bone or bone set (probably) is also used as a composting herb and when steeped in water as a fertiliser, especially good for tomatoes and around fruit bushes.

[Shelley123]

just can't think of the next answer

[Shelley123]

oh no still can't think :)

[dandysmom]

Don't know, even with the hint ......

[angieh]

Not a "sport" that ever held any interest to me .....

don't know how i knew it Angie :D

I used to watch it with my Dad! I don't know how OH can watch the WWE so-called "wrestling" on the TV now. It's all talking or bragging - just can't see the attraction of it at all now.

[angieh]

This herb used to grow on the roadsides in UK and has lovely blue/mauve flowers. Its leaves are quite rough and a bit prickly and large. It exudes a clear sap.

[Shelley123]

my dad used to be a weight lifter and as a child i was dragged to competitions

[dandysmom]

Still no idea .......

[Shelley123]

me neither

[pamela81]

no idea angie

[angieh]

Goodness Shelley - that's an interesting thing for a kid to see!

[angieh]

OK - I'll tell you. It's a marvellous herb and I grow it in my garden. Called Comfrey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfrey

Q5. Who was the youngest President of the USA?

[pamela81]

is taht obama????

[Shelley123]

Goodness Shelley - that's an interesting thing for a kid to see!

i hated it, lots of muscley grunting men, used to scare me when they dropped the weights. Purple sweaty faces with bulging veins :shock:
Can remember seeing a body builder sprayed with gold paint doing his stuff to the tune wheels. My mum told me he would die if the paint wasn't washed off before a certain time, i can remember being horribly fascinated at this.
At one time my dad was a champion in Lancashire

[Shelley123]

Jfk ???????????????

[dandysmom]

Should know ..... Kennedy?

[dandysmom]

Very interesting, Angie, I've grown Comfrey and never knew any of that!

[lynz85]

i dont know, guess jfk?

[angieh]

i hated it, lots of muscley grunting men, used to scare me when they dropped the weights. Purple sweaty faces with bulging veins :shock:
Can remember seeing a body builder sprayed with gold paint doing his stuff to the tune wheels. My mum told me he would die if the paint wasn't washed off before a certain time, i can remember being horribly fascinated at this.
At one time my dad was a champion in Lancashire

I agree, those purple-faced sweaty men would scare anyone! And was that gold painted man before or after the James Bond film "Goldfinger"???

[dandysmom]

I think weight lifters are just grotesque ........ not the least bit attractive

[angieh]

I had to go back and check this ...... but Theodore Roosevelt is still the youngest US president on the day of inauguration.

Theo was 42yrs 322 days; JFK was the next at 43 yrs 236 days.

No points there, I'm afraid.

Q6. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’ housekeeper?

Sorry - just edited that - I'd put a year on Theo's life!

[dandysmom]

Another one I pass on!

[Shelley123]

saw the gold man sometime in the 60's Angie

[dandysmom]

Shelley, just dawned on me that remark about weightlifters wasn't very tactful or kind; sorry If I offended you. I didn't mean your Dad. I was thinking of the current ones on steroids, not way back then .

[lynz85]

no idea either angie...

[pamela81]

me too sorry angie

[Shelley123]

Shelley, just dawned on me that remark about weightlifters wasn't very tactful or kind; sorry If I offended you. I didn't mean your Dad.

:lol: :lol: not at all Eileen, i quite agree.
I hate the look of body builders and i hated the competitions, found them scary.
I was proud of my dad though when he was a champ, although he was strong he wasn't a muscle bound man

[Shelley123]

sorry Angie, i don't know either

[angieh]

I can't believe that no-one reads Sherlock Holmes much any more! Used to be a firm favourite of mine, although I have to say that generally I wasn't able to follow the great man's deductions! Also thought it was topical, because a few days ago, Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle's first novel was published. He'd never intended it to be but I must admit the few snippets I've read I've found very interesting!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15054089

Sherlock Holmes' housekeeper was Mrs Hudson.

Q7. Who recorded an album entitled Dark Side of the Moon in 1973?

[pamela81]

pink floyd

[lynz85]

pink floyd......................

[dandysmom]

I read most of Sherlock Holmes when I was in my mid to late teens, and that's been a long, long time ago, Angie....... now that you mention it, I remember.