Vic Patterson

1. Mince pies 2. Reuter 3. 1.8 milliseconds 4. USA 5. 4'6" 6. Polar bear, bearded seal, walrus, and moose, 7. Shake hands (right handed) 8. As a possible Hermaphrodite who knows? 9. Over 70 items are listed! 10. Redheads 11. Proto-Germanic 12. India 13. “Thou shalt "NOT" commit adultery”? Book of Exodus 14. Which language could “would” King George 1 not speak? English 15. False, was preserved in a cask of brandy, or rum, 16. Carl Diem, the chief organizer of the Berlin Games 17. Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex 18. 17.5 miles 19. Ohio 20. Vomited

Too late to learn John, find a teenager, or be like me and reck everything! I usually figure it out eventually but never sure how. Merry Christmas.

1. White Christmas 2. i) Iceland. ii) Italy. iii) Spain. iv) Denmark. v) Germany. 3. Turkey. 4. 808, (178 actual legs) 5. Cupid 6. Ebenezer 7. Michael Caine 8. Krampus 9. Jingle Bells 10. Home alone 11. Tiny Tots 12. Albus Dumbledore. 13. Scottish Reformation, (split from Catholic Church.) 14. Justin Trudeau 15. Norway 16. George V 17. Clement Clarke Moore 18. Christmas, Merry. 19. Reindeer, named Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen 20. Professor Hinkle

Merry Christmas everyone, best wishes to you and your families, I hope you all stay safe and healthy.

1. Land of Nod 2. Limestone 3. Exchange currency 4. Hungary 5. Crewe Alexandra 6. DNA 7. Gorky Street 8. Left foot 9. Anchor. 10. Liquorice 11. Special Processed American Meat. (spiced ham) 12. Sherlock Holmes

1. What is the name of the vertical bar dividing the panes in a window called? Muntin bar 2. Which rock group was called The Detours and The High Numbers, prior to 1964? The Who 3. What name is commonly given to the Hippocampus? Seahorse 4. Which letter of the Greek alphabet is equivalent to ‘G’? Γ gamma 5. In what year did the IRA bomb a hotel in Brighton during the conservative Party Conference? 1984 6. Bluto is the arch rival of who? Popeye the sailor man 7. Which writer was imprisoned as a result of his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas? Wilde 8. In which sport has Ard Schenk been a world champion and record holder? Speed skating 9. Who played the headmaster in Carry on Teacher? Ted Ray 10. How many cubic centimetres are there in a cubic metre? 1,000,000 11. From which island did Bonnie Prince Charlie row a boat to the Isle of Skye? South Uist 12. Which of Mr Pickwick’s friends married Arabella Allen ? Nathaniel Winkle I’ll bet you didn’t know ….Finally, I did know that. But I only knew one quiz answer! The Silverstone racing circuit is built on abandoned RAF runways.

It would be interesting to hear the reasoning why it took 6 months, was it scheduling, staffing, costs or just the booking system? And not anther person! (you must win a lot of games! sorry!) A posted monthly usage report would be nice and possibly encourage more use.

I believe most people liked the old front street we once knew but if we look at the history of front streets we can see that it has changed and won’t return as we fondly remember them. With the inventing of the steam engine (partly thanks to Bedlington) produce from all over the country and later the world became more available for local sales and hence the front street grew as we knew it. Then along came large box stores like Woolco (yes I helped build them!) and as people became more mobile one stop shopping became the latest (cheapest and convenient ) way of shopping. I see the front streets still having a few essential fresh foods (smell that bakery!) or personal services etc but not all of the shops we had, I see more leisure, parks, recreational and meeting areas, but the pandemic situation may dictate otherwise. The front street brought people out of their homes and together, electronics and technology is putting many back into their houses (TV, Internet and shopping) How do we get people out and together? I don’t know. But I’m sure it won’t be the old front street shopping. In my humble opinion.

New height is 8,848.86m (29,032 ft). (or 348,384 inches!)

1. Jenny 2. KLM 3. Dresses 4. Contamination with human waste 5. 8848 ft 6. Midway 7. Convenient transportation (1/5 gallon) 8. Oil 9. 10 then 7 10. Floyd Patterson, NY Yankee Stadium 11. Wireless Fidelity 12. Babur,

1. In a game of snooker, which colour ball is worth 5 points? Blue 2. In which novel did Michael Henchard sell his wife for five guineas? The Mayor of Casterbridge: 3. What do we call the loss of water from the leaves of plants? transpiration. 4. Who had a hit in 1972 with the song Sylvia’s mother? Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show 5. If A is Alpha and T is Tango what is M? Mike 6. True or false: Glyndebourne Opera House is in East Sussex? True 7. In which country is the Vosges mountain range? France 8. What do the initials C.G. stand for on an Ordnance Survey Map? Coast Guard 9. How many standard bottles are there in a Nebuchadnezzar? 20 10. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards hummingbird 11. If a person is lapidated what happens to them? Stoning 12. Whose legendary horse was called Lamri? King Arthur

Also known as a choke.

Best Covid therapy ever, getting down and "fixing stuff " oil and grease everywhere, finding muscles you forgot existed! then the pleasure of achievement! I've just replaced the rear axles and added a couple of period safety features, very rewarding at the end of the day. White racing suit, naturally only way to show the oil and grease1

No I don't have a period type hat but my friend has a Biggles type helmet with goggles, I very occasionally use a hat but these are what I use.

Alan, The truck is in a tent style garage at the side of my house, unheated. The car is in my attached garage, heated. The ambulance belongs to my doctor and it is in his heated garage, He also has a 1915 touring he moved to another garage for the winter, I think his wife wanted an indoor space for the winter! I drive the car quite often but not in the rain!

Is your OH a mechanic or mechanically inclined? quite a project, metal or fibre body planned?

I started restoring Matilda 2006, just a rusty shell but that was the fun time, now I need another project, I do get to work on another T, 1917 Ambulance, The first project was Lizzie with my late brother, a 1926 Grain truck, its all in the chase!

November 12 Lights on, Music on, just waiting for the chestnuts.

1. What is the highest building in the world? Burj Khalifa 2. By which name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio better known? Francis I 3. Who discovered penicillin? Fleming 4. In what year did the Titanic sink on her maiden voyage? 1912 5. Which pop group was formed in 1973 by amalgamating the two groups: Choise and Golden Hammers? Showaddywaddy. 6. What is the average life-span of a dragonfly? 6 months 7. Approximately how many breaths does an adult male take every day? 23,000 8. Which year did Arsenal move from Highbury to The Emirates Stadium? 2006 9. Who dropped a feather and a hammer on the moon to show that, without air, they would fall at the same speed? David Scott 10. How many players in a water-polo team? 7 11. In which country can you find Angkor Wat? Cambodia 12. In which James Bond novel/film do we meet the character Tee Hee? Live and Let Die Well into our snow season here, but not accumulating a lot in town.

1. Who was totally for non-violence but never received the Nobel Peace Prize, despite being nominated five times? Gandhi 2. What was the earlier name of Tokyo? Edo 3. What is the text of an opera called? Libretto 4. What name do we give to a group of donkeys? Herd 5. How many edges does a cube have? 12 6. For what was the Arc de Triumph, in Paris, built? Battle of Austerlitz 7. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on which island? Robben Island 8. What is C2H5OH? Ethanol 9. What year is represented here: MDCCLXXVI? 1776 10. Which Greek wrote The Iliad and Odysseus? Homer 11. For what is Ag the chemical symbol? Silver 12. Cedar is the national tree of which country? Lebanon

I'm from Blyth and my wife from Bedlington, we still find many words we use differently. I used to work around the area and found I could easily recognize where people were from especially Blyth (port) Bedlington (pits) Morpeth (farming) Ashington ( pits) and later to all the country regions, localized dialects probably developed because most people didn't travel far from home or work. Yes we do adapt our way of talking in public more than we think, you have too or go hungry! our town is very multi cultural but heads turn when my wife meets up with her sister-in-law (also from Hollymoont) its not a conscious change but it definitely happens. You can not get rid of all your accent, you can usually pick up a trace in some words, an example was recently in the Trump impeachment farce, a key witness was from the N.E. The other night on a TV interview from a Nova Scotia University they talked to the Head, he sounded just like he had come from the match at the toon! Little ditties! how they are dying out, I can always find one to fit the occasion, has the kids laughing a lot, two four six eight...., round and the garden...! I hope we see HPW pop up soon.

1. What is the more common name for the clavicle? Collar bone 2. With which sport do you associate Michael Jordan? Basketball 3. Who was the last Saxon king of England? Harold #2 4. Which English playwright was murdered by his lover , Kenneth Halliwell, in 1967? Joe Orton 5. What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg? Norwegen 6. Where in London would you see the White Tower? Tower of London 7. Which sorceress turned Odysseus’ men into swine? Circe 8. What is the Celtic name for ‘river’? Avon 9. Who said “We live over the shop”? Margaret Thatcher 10. Which Berkshire school did Prince Charles attend? Cheam 11. In which TV series did Jimmy Nail play a Geordie detective? Spender 12. Pomeroy, Von Schneider, Winterbottom and Sir Toby,were the dinner guests. Who was the hostess? Miss Sophie

Los Angeles !

1. Which former pop-star owned the company that made The Life of Brian and had a one line part in a crowd scene? George Harrison, 2. What can be upside down, ginger or Dundee? Cake 3. Which country hosted the summer Olympics in 1932? U.S.A. 4. What occupation is involved with stretchers and headers? Bricklayer. 5. On which river does Amsterdam stand? Amstel 6. What is the millionth of a metre called? Micron 7. Who is the prime minister of France? Jean Castex 8. What sort of drink is pekoe? Tea 9. Who had a pet chimp called Chee Chee? Dr Dolittle 10. Which Bridge on the River Thames has a central portion that can be raised to allow ships into London? Tower bridge 11. Which sports commentator talked of an ‘up and under’ and an ‘early bath’? Eddie Waring. 12. What is a dirndl? Dress