Trivial Pursuit

[chris blanc]

617 squadron

 

Roddy MacDowell played 3 different apes in the Planet of the Apes series of movies and the TV show, what were the names of the characters he played?

[David Holden]

Cornelius - Planet of the Apes

Caesar - Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Galen - Back to the Planet of the Apes

 

Who wrote the Sci-Fi thriller about Blood Banks, The Second Angel?

 

[AFF]

OFFSIDE REF!!!

 

Thank you David, but I am aware that Spurs and Arsenal aren't squadrons of the R.A.F. In addition, I was aware that 617 Squadron were the Dambusters etc. Further, I don't believe that 617 Squadron are eligible to enter the F.A. Cup

 

According to [apologies it's on another page thing] Slartibartfastbart, neither Portsmouth or Mighty Gravesend are the correct answer to his question about the F.A.Cup. I offered Spurs and Arsenal as answers to that one.

 

 

 

[David Holden]

I think you will find that Gravesend is the correct answer. Look at the times of the messages.

[AFF]

I know that this is your game etc, DH, but you answered "Gravesend" at 10.56 and he said "Nope" at 10.58.

 

Now to my untrained eye, that means that Gravesend is the wrooooonnnnnnngggggg answer.

 

Anyway, apply logic. A team winning the F.A,Cup in two successive years, entered the thing in November or whenever in one year, won it in May the following year, continued their run the following November, won it again in the next May and were finally knocked out the following year. That's longer than 5 months and 27 days or whatever.

 

I hope that this wont affect my application to be appointed Director?

[Rob_the_Saint]

Philip Kerr

 

When was the last time the UK was invaded, whereabouts and by whom?

[AFF]

OI!!!!! STOPAMINUTE!!!!!!!!!

 

TIMEOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Where the 'ell is Slartifastbartfast when you need him?

[Big J R]

The UK was invaded during the second world war by the Germans

 

ALL the Channel Islands, (Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and Sark).

Unknown to some, Alderney, towards the end of the occupation, housed an SS regiment who built a concentration camp to house the slave labour being used by the Germans. All the islanders from Alderney were moved to the other three. To this day, this matter is Verbotten in Alderney. They still deny it ever happened.

 

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My question.

 

In the United States, a breed of pedigree cat is known as the 'Shaded Silver'. By what name do we call this breed in the U.K. ('Er indoors and me used to breed 'em !)

[AFF]

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[Rob_the_Saint]

Sorry, I meant Britain, not the UK, but I'll let that one go while you sort out your FA Cup question.

 

Didn't Blackburn win it three years on the trot in 1880-something? Don't think that's what Slartiblartfast meant though, re-read the question AFF.

[AFF]

Fact: Which team holds the record for the longest F.A. Cup run?

 

a). If a team wins the thing two years on the trot, that's a two year cup run in my book.

 

Fact: 10.56 Answer: Gravesend

Fact: 10.58 Nope

 

. That suggests to me that one person answered Gravesend and the questioner replied in the negative. Therefore, unless the rules have changed, the person who answered incorrectly cannot ask another question.

 

So. What's the d*mned answer?

[David Holden]

Quote:

AFF said:
I know that this is your game etc, DH, but you answered "Gravesend" at 10.56 and he said "Nope" at 10.58.

Now to my untrained eye, that means that Gravesend is the wrooooonnnnnnngggggg answer.

Anyway, apply logic. A team winning the F.A,Cup in two successive years, entered the thing in November or whenever in one year, won it in May the following year, continued their run the following November, won it again in the next May and were finally knocked out the following year. That's longer than 5 months and 27 days or whatever.

I hope that this wont affect my application to be appointed Director?

AH but the questioner specified that it ended with either the final or an ealier round indicating one season, and (and this is the clincher) the questioner is a Gravesend fan <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[AFF]

Doh!

 

What's the next question?

 

[The other answer to Rob's question is a single ship with French soldiers lead by an Irish patriot.]

[Slartibartfast]

Quote:

AFF said:
OI!!!!! STOPAMINUTE!!!!!!!!!

TIMEOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where the 'ell is Slartifastbartfast when you need him?

Sorry boys its Friday lunchtime and I had an urgent appointment with a bottle.

I was posting nope to ChrisB while DH was giving the correct answer, apologies for any confusion. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[Rob_the_Saint]

Actually AFF, the answer I was thinking of was the 'invasion' of Fishguard by 1400 French troops in 1797 who got drunk and mistakenly took a lot of Welsh women in tall hats for redcoats and were summarily rounded up and imprisoned.

 

Next question please. Oops, we still haven't answered Big JR's one about the cats.

 

Are they known as silver tabbys?

[Big J R]

Nope Rob,

 

BUT if you check a breed-book, the breed numbers are VERY close.

 

(Clue: Think "James Bond" !)

[chris blanc]

silver shorthair?

 

[Big J R]

No, not a shorthair !

 

Persian type, and another clue:-

 

It has the same name as a rodent that is kept as a pet, expensive, and has quite a short life span. Similar fur markings, hence the name.

[Rob_the_Saint]

Chinchilla? Or is that a rabbit?

[Big J R]

Well done Rob ! The rodent is from South America, with long silky fur. The Chinchilla Cat on Donald Pleasance's lap in the Bond Film was 'Soloman' We have one of his Great Great Grand-Daughters in this house. [color:"blue"] (Soloman: Not Donald Pleasance ! Ha-Ha !)

 

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Your turn, Rob.