Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

1. On what date does Halloween fall? Answer = 31st October Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of Hallows' Even or Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed 2. In which Scottish town was James Watt born? Answer = Greenock He is best remembered for his improvements to the steam engine. Watt introduced a design enhancement, the separate condenser, which avoided this waste of energy and radically improved the power, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of steam engines. Eventually he adapted his engine to produce rotary motion, greatly broadening its use beyond pumping water. 3. How many metres in a mile? Answer = 1609 (and a bit) 4. In which Dickens novel does Thomas Gradgrind of Coketown appaer? Answer = Hard Times In the opening paragraph of the second chapter of Hard Times, Dickens creates the straw man Thomas Gradgrind, a creature of mere fact and no humbugging sentiment, a modern, no-nonsense figure of the industrial age. 5. Spanish flu, 1918-1920, claimed 50 million lives. Where did it start? Answer = Cansas, USA While it's unlikely that the “Spanish Flu” originated in Spain, scientists are still unsure of its source. France, China and Britain have all been suggested as the potential birthplace of the virus, as has the United States, where the first known case was reported at a military base in Kansas on March 11, 1918. 6. In which year was the Apple iphone launched? Answer = 7th June, 2010 Following a number of notable leaks, the iPhone 4 was first unveiled on June 7, 2010, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, and was released on June 24, 2010, in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan. 7. Which Harrod’s boss became Chairman of Fulham FC? Answer = Mohamed Al Fayed 8. Who said, after winning the Grand National, “Sex is an anti-climax after that”? Answer = Mick Fitzgerald The race was won in a time of nine minutes and 0.8 seconds and by a distance of 1 1⁄4 lengths by Rough Quest, the 7/1 favourite. = Mick Fitzgeral’s passion, alterative to horse riding lasted under nine minutes. 9. By what name is polytetrafluoroethylene better known? Answer = Teflon 10. What was the name of the raft which Thor Heyerdahl used to sail from Peru in 1947? Answer – Kon-Tiki 11. Which country invaded Kuwait in 1990? Answer = Iraq On this day, Aug 2nd, in 1990, at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq's tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait's defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia. 12. Which British cathedral has three spires? Answer = Lichfield ? There are only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires. Lichfield Cathedral, dating from the 13th and early 14th centuries is the only medieval cathedral. Between the 14th and 16th centuries Lincoln Cathedral also had three spires and was the tallest building in the world for 238 years until the central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. Both Truro Cathedral, Cornwall (late 19th–early 20th century) and St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh (late 19th century) were built in the Gothic Revival style and also have three spires. I’ll bet you didn’t know …. King George I couldn’t speak English. Answer = I didn’t

@Jammy - I remember Mary Raisbeck, went to St. Bedes :-

When working shifts on the National Insurance computer system we had a Handover Book where each shift would document anything that was worth passing on + a list of outstanding tasks that required action.It used to make me laugh when the shift taking ouver from ours would comment on my spelling. My response was always - if you know what the word is supposed to be does it matter how it's 'spelt'. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghi t pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I nivva (that ones for HPW) tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

I have similar Bill and it's on both PCs- old & new. The most frustrating one is when I try to go back, using the reverse/backward arrow key, and correct a spelling mistake (that I make all the time) nowt happens. So even when I just want to go back a couple of characters to correct an 'i before e' (and @Canny lass knows all about my errors🙂) I have to use the mouse to click onto the exact letters I want to change - it is frustrating. ps. don't know anything about jelly guns - got hit a couple of times with a pellet from a Webley air rifle or pistol.

Can't remember them at all. The main sweets we got as kids were Barley Sugars and that was because my dad worked for Hugh Bolcows - breakers yard - at Cambois. All the men at Bolcows would search all the cabins on the ships that were there to be broken as the 'sailors' would have jars of Barley Sugars and many got left aboard there would have been other jars of sweets but I can't remember them🙃. My favourite was McGowans Highland Black Toffee - Cambois beach -c1953. Wouldn't mind some now but I don't think my dentures would would stay put trying to bite through a bar

As I will have a spare 1hr 20mins next week I will try the same as you and see if Greg is working 5 days a week😷. Never seen any updates from councillor @Malcolm Robinson - for a while . he normally keeps the group up to date - he must be having a well earned holiday🙂

Anyone who wants to gamble, responsibly, I don't have a problem with but surely if everyone used that site and made accurate predictions then all the bookies would be losers🙃. Surely to be a winner you have to have knowledge + a certain % of luck and enough money to withstand runs of bad luck.😰

Unfortunately no easier way Eddie. The majority of cases where I have created an album I have only had one photo to start it off then adding additional ones one at time.The system that this group runs on was upgraded a couple of years ago and I don't think I have attempted to create a new album, with multiple photos, since the upgrade. What I think might be the case is that after you have created an album you can then go into the 'Add Images' option and I think when you select Add Images it gives you a second screen with a black circle and a white cross in the middle. Select that circle and the system directs the procedure to your 'Download' folder on your PC/Tablet etc. and you can the select one, or multiple photos, and and the system will upload them into the album. If you don't have the photos in the Download photo you can still direct the procedure to the area, ie Desktop, where you have the photos. I'm expecting that the system will upload multiple photos so go it a go. If you need any help or would like me to upload them all into the album you create I will do that. Example of adding images to an existing album :- This is a link to the album - Bates Pit by High Pit Wilma - that I created for @HIGH PIT WILMA :-

@Eddie Yarrow - I'll work my way through your photos, adding numbers & text, and see if the Facebook members on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group; Cambois Facebook group & Friends of Bates Colliery group can identify anyone. As there are a lot of photos it might be better to create an album in the Gallery under Historic Bedlington as it would make it easier viewing of all the photos.

@Bedlingtonian - can't remember seeing this photo before. Checked the old maps and Beech Grove & Hirst Terrace North are not on the 1898 map and are on the 1922. Ok if I share your photo on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group? Then & Now

@Eddie Yarrow - would you like me to add any names that anyone comes up with to your photos? I could also post your photos, with numbers and text, on the Cambois Facebook group as there are relatives of the miners from Camboois, Sleekburn and West & East Sleekburn in that group. @HIGH PIT WILMA - might be able to give you some good info on the photos. This is an example of what I would do.

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I remember the first time I bit into a mince pie at xmas. I blame the person who offered me one, can't remember who it was, but I thought I was being offered a minced beef pie. Can't remember anyone calling them sweet mince pies

Stay safe maaaraaa🙂

1. In which 1984 film did Sean Connery return as James Bond after a 13 year gap? Answer = Never Say never Again 2. What in the building trade is called ‘harling’ in Scotland? Answer = Harling is a rough-cast wall finish consisting of lime and aggregate, notable for its rough texture 3. Who was the first woman to participate in the University Boat Race? Answer = Sue Brown She was the first woman to cox the Boat Race, winning with Oxford in 1981 The result justified her selection. 'I steered extremely badly, but we still won.' She was hardly a novice, in any case, having coxed the British women's four in the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow. She guided Oxford to victory again in 1982. After taking part in the World Championships, she gave up 'serious' rowing in 1986. 4. In which country was Salman Rushdie born? Answer = Mumbai, India Early Years. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie was born on June 19, 1947, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. The only son of a wealthy Indian businessman and a school teacher, Rushdie was educated at a Bombay private school before attending The Rugby School, a boarding school in Warwickshire, England. 5. What sort of creature is a pipistrelle? Answer = Bat Common pipistrelles feed in a wide range of habitats from grasslands to urban areas. They roost in tree holes, bat boxes and even the roof spaces of houses, often in small colonies. 6. Helleborus niger is better known as which perennial plant? Answer = Christmas Rose Christmas rose, is a winter-blooming evergreen perennial which blooms around Christmas time in warm winter regions, but later ,February or March, in the cold northern parts of the growing range. 7. Which animal is Canada’s official emblem? Answer = beaver The beaver was given official status as an emblem of Canada when “An Act to provide for the recognition of the Beaver (Castor canadensis) as a symbol of the sovereignty of Canada” received royal assent on March 24, 1975 8. Which word meaning ‘divine wind’ describes suicide missions of Japanese pilots? Answer = Kamikaze Cherry Blossoms and Kamikaze. ... Cherry blossom send off. Kamikaze means "divine wind" in Japanese, and originally referred to a miraculous typhoon that saved Japan from a Mongolian invasion force in the 13th century. The Japanese Navy used this term to describe their suicide attack planes. 9. Who, in the bible, was the youngest son of jacob? Answer = Benjamin Though not named in the Quran, Benjamin is referred to as the righteous youngest son of Jacob, in the narrative of Joseph in Islamic tradition. Apart from that, however, Islamic tradition does not provide much detail regarding Benjamin's life, and refers to him as being born from Jacob's wife Rachel. 10. Which letter of the Greek alphabet is the equivalent to T? Answer = Tau 11. The 1969 Eurovision Song Contest ended in a four-way tie between France, UK, Spain and which other country? Answer = Netherlands 12. What is Magnesium Sulphate called when used as a laxative? Answer = Epsom Salts But if you don’t like Epsom Salts go for Laxido I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Oliver Cromwell passed a law forbidding anyone to eat mince pies or Christmas pudding. Answer = I didn’t – but if I was Prime Minister I would bring that law back. Giving liberty to carnal and sensual delights From this point until the Restoration in 1660, Christmas was officially illegal. Although Cromwell himself did not initiate the banning of Christmas, his rise to power certainly resulted in the promotion of measures that severely curtailed such celebrations. Nowhere, they argued, had God called upon mankind to celebrate Christ's nativity in such fashion. In 1644, an Act of Parliament effectively banned the festival and in June 1647, the Long Parliament passed an ordinance confirming the abolition of the feast of Christmas.

I would probably be the same if it wasn't for 'Mad Cow Disease' - BSE = bovine spongiform encephalopathy - 1996. We were a group of 3 couples that regularly ate out on a Saturday evening - Manzil's Indian restaurant, Morpeth. The other 5 had Indian meals and I would have a rump steak, very well done. So when they had to take steak off the menu I was sat in the restaurant one Saturday evening wondering what to try. The staff said they had mild curries that I should try and they recommended chicken tikka for starters and chicken korma for main, I accepted. Chicken tikka Ok, but still toooo warm for me - chicken korma, very mild and creamy and I have stuck with that, as my foreign food dish, for the last 24 years. I was working in London, late 1980's, on an MOD project, with a load of contractors and we used to have a project night out once a month at various restaurants. So we ended up in an Indian's one night and having partaken in a few pints beforehand I decided to be adventurous and go for a starter before my steak. Ordered Mulligatawny Soup - never again has Mulligatawny Soup passed my lips. Nobody else thought it was hot but my mouth was still feeling the taste/heat for the following two days.