Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

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

Remember it from the BBC news a couple of months ago :- Homes to be heated by warm water from flooded mines By Roger HarrabinBBC environment analyst 9 June 2020 A new garden village in County Durham will soon be getting its heat from a surprising source: it will be warmed by water from a disused mine. Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52963645#:~:text=A new garden village in,district using a single system. I would have thought most of the disused mines, like the Bedlington 'A' pit, would have housing estates built on them by now. Must be warm in the Bower grange houses🤬 - @John Fox (foxy) mustn't have a heating bill🙂