Trivial Pursuit

[Martin]

Mr. Erie?

[chilled out entertainer]

corect, on you go

[Martin]

Which President named Lake Erie?

[Martin]

Seeing as we have had no takers - the answer was President Polk who named it after the inventor Mr. Erie apparently.

 

New question:

 

What substance did Hitchcock use to recreate blood whilst making Psycho?

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

Wine?

 

No I aint got a clue.

[American FLEET FAN No1]

Tomato Ketchup?

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

Did he pr1ck himself and then re use his own blood?

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

Beetroot?

[AFF]

Sorry chaps. It's been a bit frantic. 12 points from 17 games. Bottom of the League. One manager goes, a new one arrives. Weighty affairs of state so no time for trivia.

 

It's chocolate sauce. The movie was made in black and white to lessen the horror of the 'blood' in the shower scene.

[Martin]

AFF is spot on. Over to you.

[chilled out entertainer]

as there has been no new question, here is a stop gap.

 

what is a transmissometer and what is it used for?

[chris blanc]

It's a device that measures how much light that travels underwater from point A arrives at point B

[chilled out entertainer]

aaah, now i thought it was only used to measure touchdown, midpoint and stop end runway visibility in times of fog etc, but it does measure light betwen points. And it is a bit ignorant of me to assume that it is not used elsewhere......so in conclusion, correct. On you go.

[AFF]

Once again, sorry chaps. I've been more than a little distracted. Bottom of the League. 14 points from 19 games. A new manager resigns after 7 days for no discernable reason. His assistant, Chris Lilliput or something like that, steps up and tells everyone that he is the new boss. 3 players out. 3 in, 2 more transfer-listed. Eventually, two weeks later, he is appointed to the post. 2 points from the last two games against Mighty Margate and Mighty Hornchurch vindicates the decision as he is our most successful manager this month.

 

I think that the first prize in the Supporters Club raffle on matchdays should be 'Manager for the day'. Thinking about it, the prize should be 'Manager for the next match' as the raffle is usually drawn at half-time, and that would be too late to start for that day.

 

No time for trivia, therefore. More's the pity. I have a question but I'll hold it until I answer another.

 

Apologies again.

[chilled out entertainer]

just ask us!

[AFF]

B-b-b-b-b-but, Chris Blanc is a Gravesend chap! Friends in [very] high places, believe me.

 

O.K. I'll risk the wrath of 'you-know-who'. Here's the question:

 

Why was the table football game 'Subuteo' so named?

[MK James]

 

I did know this, I'm sure it has no relevance to football... just like the game in fact!

[AFF]

Greetings MKJ!

 

So you've forgotten? Do you think that it's the onset of senile dementia?

[MK James]

 

Something to do with the logo perhaps...? Or is subbuteo the Italian for hobby?

[David Holden]

It's named after the European Hobby (Subbuteo Subbuteo) The story is that he wanted to call it "Hobby Football" but the patent office wouldn't let him so this was the closest he could get.

 

BTW a hobby is a small bird of prey related to the falcon.