Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Jr6468 - did you see the Glove Factory photos above?

1. What does a cricket umpire signal by raising one arm horizontally? Answer = No Ball 2. Which writer was imprisoned because of his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas? Answer = Oscar Wilde 3. A strobilus is another name for what? Answer = Cone A strobilus (plural: strobili) is a structure present on many land plant species consisting of sporangia-bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem. Strobili are often called cones, but some botanists restrict the use of the term cone to the woody seedstrobili of conifers. 4. What was the occupation during the French revolution of a tricoteuse? Answer = Knitter 5. When referring to radio waves what do the initials AM stand for? Answer = Amplitude Modulation - that is only transmitted between 00:00 and 12:00 6. Which island separates the two principal parts of Niagara Falls? Answer = Goat Island There are eight goats total on the island, seven adults and one baby. 7. In which film did Bob Hoskins play Eddie Valiant? Answer = Who Framed Roger Rabbit 8. Who won the women’s Olympic 100 metres in 1992? Answer = Gail Devers – by a finger nail 9. Which terrier is the largest of the terrier breeds? Answer = Gateway Terrier 10. In mythology what happened if you drank the water of the River Lethe? Answer = Can’t remember what I did yesterday = that’s normal 11. For every seven white keys on a piano how many black keys are there? Answer = 5 = we should start a campaign to get more black keys + some other colours 12. The deficiency of which vitamin can cause rickets? Answer = D = stops me bones from collapsing I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Queen Christina of Sweden had a 10 cm long cannon which she used to fire cannonballs at flies! Answer = I didn’t. I wonder if she used a Cotton Wool Bud as a sponge instead of a long staff or rammer with a piece of fleece sheep or lambskin wound about its end for scouring the cannon when discharged.

Noo o apgze kneeded aboot yur spellin, that' was just my sense of humour referencing Liza Minnellie's song

1. Who was the original lead singer with heavy rock band Deep Purple? Answer = Rod Evans Deep Purple are a British hard rock band originally from Hertford. Formed in March 1968, the group originally included vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice. 2. Who was Liza Minelli’s famous mother? Answer = Judy Garland Ps It’s Liza with a ‘nn’ not Lisa with a ‘n’ 3. Which football league club used to play at Goldstone Ground? Answer = Brighton & Hove Albion 4. Roy Jenkins was the founder of which political party? Answer = Liberal Democrats 5. What type of creature is a ‘flying phalanger’? Answer = marsupial = squirrel Glider, also called Flying Phalanger, orFlying Possum, any of about six small phalangers—marsupial mammals of Australasia—that volplane from tree to tree like flying squirrels. 6. What is the capital of Honduras? Answer = H Tegucigalpa, city and capital of the Republic of Honduras. It is located on hilly terrain hemmed in by mountains, at an elevation of 3,200 feet (975 metres) above sea level. 7. What name is commonly given to the area around Stoke-on-Trent? Answer = The Potteries – Ovalteeny lived there J 8. Who invented the bouncing bomb (and no, it wasn’t Bobby Ball)? Are you sure? Answer = Barnes Wallis 9. Over what distance is the Classic horse race ‘The Oaks’ run? Answer – 2,646 yards = 2,419.502 meters The Oaks race day originated in England in 1779 and is the female equivalent of the Derby restricted to three year old fillies. It was named after the Surrey residence of the Earl of Derby. 10. Who coined the phrase “a land fit for heroes to live in”? Answer = David Lloyd George At the end of World War One, David Lloyd George, who was then prime minister, promised to create a land fit for heroes to live in . In 1919, a new Housing Act announced plans for councils to build 500,000 new homes within three years. 11. Which reactive metal is represented by the symbol Ba? Answer = Barium Now try this – A Barium meal may cause constipation or impacted stool after the procedure if it isn't completely cleared from your body. You may be told to drink plenty of fluids and eat foods high in fiber to help the rest of the barium leave your body. You may also be given a laxative to help with this. 12. If Monday’s child is fair of face what is Wednesday’s child? Answer = Full of Woe So will probably require a Barium meal I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Queen Elizabeth I was the first English queen to see herself in a mirror. She banned them from court as she aged. Answer = I didn’t