Trivial Pursuit

[Martin]

Operation Market was the airborne attack. Operation Garden was the land assault. Together they were collectively known as Operation Market Garden

[David Holden]

Thank you Martin, someone who reads the question.

 

Your go then.

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Everybody read the question DH, some of them just didn't understand it! Know what i mean 'arry? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Rob_Butler]

i got it right <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[David Holden]

Err not really I asked for the names of the the two individual elements, you just ran them together and gave the overall code name.

[Rob_Butler]

shh lol gice us another one then

[Harry J Allstars]

I read it correctly as well. It can't be helped if the quiz master set the question wrong.

[Rob_Butler]

come on then Martin give a question

[Martin]

Which planet was originally going to be called George?

[David Holden]

Pluto?

[Barry Scott]

don't be silly, Pluto's not a planet!

[Rob_Butler]

yea pluto

[Martin]

Its not Pluto.

[David Holden]

Found it, it's Uranus.

 

It was to have been named in honour of George III by Herschel by this didn't suit the Americans for obvious reasons :-)

[Martin]

That's exactly it.

[David Holden]

What does a Bibliotaph do?

[Martin]

Well going back to my classical eduaction I think it is either someone who keeps their books hidden or perhaps someone who steals books.

[David Holden]

That's it Martin, someone who hoards or hides books.

[gnfcmightymole]

Quote:

Grimlock said:
don't be silly, Pluto's not a planet!

pluto is the smallest planet in our solar system

[Martin]

Scientists actually believe it could just be a larger than normal bit of rock caught in the Kuiper belt (least I think that's what it is called).

 

Ok next question - by what name is the island of Formosa now known?