Trivial Pursuit

[Red Neck]

Duras' illegitimate son was Toral, named after his 22nd century ancestor.

[David Holden]

That's correct Ian, your question please.

[Red Neck]

Who was the original performer and writer of 'Blue Suede Shoes'?

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Carl Perkins........

[Red Neck]

Correct FLEETFANNo1USA, over to you.

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Why was the novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" a first for it's time?

[David Holden]

The only thing that I can think of was it's use of colloquial American

[American FLEET FAN No1]

No!

[Big J R]

I can only think of 2 possibilities.

 

1. The first book by an American to denounce slavery. (Mark Twains father owned slaves.)

 

or

 

2. It was written as Mark Twains recollections of his own childhood growing up in Mississippi.

[American FLEET FAN No1]

no JR.think technical.

[mala_D]

he used a typewriter?

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Yes...........give the man a cigar....the first book written on a typewriter.

 

[mala_D]

nice one....puff puff..

 

ok. Science.

 

Where would one expect to find Alexander's Band?

[David Holden]

In a Rainbow?

[mala_D]

correct!

[David Holden]

What did Lester Polfus give his name to?

 

[AFF]

Laster Polfus changed his name to Les Paul. He was a Blues musician and invented the solid body guitar in the 1940's. These were subsequently made by Gibson with his signature. The 'Les Paul'.

 

He also invented recording studio equipment and may have given his name to some of that stuff but I don't know everything.

[David Holden]

The guitar was what I was looking for <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[AFF]

Thank you Mr. Holden. [sorry chaps, frantic in the office this week, and 8 points from 11 games.]

 

Not really prepared so here's a quickie:

 

In 1951, the first biscuit factory was opened in the U.K. which was devoted to the exclusive manufacture of but one product. [For clarity, previously loads of different biscuits were made under single roofs.]

 

Name that biccy!

[Rob_the_Saint]

McVitie's Digestive?

 

Cream Cracker?