Quiz time

[himzol]

That's o.k., a question about a cheesy wrestling show form the '60's got answered in a minute

I thought it was the 70's, I wasn't here in the 60's. (in the country that is)

[craigb]

Well it was probably still going in the '70's but it was v. big in the 60's. When you were only 11 years old, you could almost believe it was real . :rolleyes:

Who else remembers "Killer" Kowalski and his infamous "claw grip" or was it the "sleeper hold" ? :D

[himzol]

Killer was the sleeper hold,
"the claw" was the two japanese wrestlers, I think they were brothers (or meant to be).

[craigb]

Killer was the sleeper hold,
"the claw" was the two japanese wrestlers, I think they were brothers (or meant to be).

Ah yes, that's right.

[himzol]

It's sad isn't it,
I remember this cr@p but can't remember birthdays aniversaries and such. :rolleyes: :D

[himzol]

HARRISON, William Henry
Who was this bloke and what was he famous for?

A clue: it has to do with a current world event

[Driver]

Wasn't Harrison the bloke who came up with a successful design for a marine chronometer and thereby solved the longitude problem in ocean navigation?

[himzol]

Not this one,

[simon c]

I assume that the current world event you are refering to is the US election, so I'm guessing that Harrison was a president. PS it was John Harrison who solved the longitude problem.

[himzol]

so I'm guessing that Harrison was a president.

Indeed he was. Served for 31 days before he died.

your go

[simon c]

Why do I always do that when I'm about to go home. I'll have a new question in the morning. In the meantime - feel free to butt in (especially SilentC as it is still your go from last week!)

[silentC]

OK quick and easy:

Which ship had a computer called 'Mother'?

[himzol]

"dark Star"

[silentC]

... is one of the correct answers. Do you know the other?

[himzol]

nope,

[silentC]

OK, well you picked the more obscure one but nevertheless a correct answer. The other was The Nostromo from Alien. Dan O'Bannon wrote Alien and co-wrote Dark Star.

[himzol]

Well that would explain why I didn't know it.
I consider Alien(s) more of a horror film than a sci-fi film. I'm not really into horror.

OK. keeping on a Sci-Fi theme:

Name the ship from "Blakes Seven" ?

[Driver]

Name the ship from "Blakes Seven" ?

Can't remember but it should have been called "Spaceship constructed from a tatty old hair drier" because that's what the FX crew used as the framework for the model ship used in the location shots.

Col

[IanA]

I have a feeling it was called the "Liberator".

I'd love to see the series again. If Dr Who gets airtime why not Blake?

[himzol]

I have a feeling it was called the "Liberator".

Correct,

your go.

[IanA]

Still on sci-fi. Why no try another ship's name?

What was the name of the time capable ship in Heinlen's "Number of the Beast"?

[IanA]

What? No takers?

Aren't there any Heinlen fans out there?

From memory the ships name was "Gaye Deceiver".

Ok. Let's go back to Blakes 7.

What was the name of the little smart-**** computer? (All clear perspex and flashing lights and totally full of itself.)

For those of you who remember the series, the name of the Liberator's main computer was "Zen". Zen is not the one I'm asking about.

[Bob Willson]

Gay bounce; Gay bounce; Gay bounce;

[IanA]

Bob,

At last!!!! Someone who's read it.

From memory "bounce" had a different meaning to "jump". (20 years dulls the memory.)

[Bob Willson]

Gay bounce was an instruction to go straight up 20 miles or so, so the three bounces took them 60 miles up when their house exploded.

[IanA]

The name of the computer in question was Aurac ( or Orac, the spelling was not spelt out :D )

Bob your response to the earlier question re Gay looks good enough to me.

Over to you Bob

[ozwinner]

Looks like it my turn.

On the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxay.
What is the meaning of life?

Al :D

[AlexS]

42?

[ozwinner]

Too easy.

Your go.

Al :)

[AlexS]

Who was the australian literary character who hung around Spadger's Lane selling wild rabbits and pencilling for a bookie?

[Termite]

Quite an easy one Alex, as he not only hung around there but based a lot of his stories on the characters found there and named his stories with Spadgers Lane in them.
C.J.Dennis

[echnidna]

Henry L.

[AlexS]

Close, Termite, I'm after one of his characters who hung around Spadger's Lane, '...pencilled fer a bookie...and sold wile rabbee'

[Termite]

Ginger Mick, one of the characters who was originaly in the famous "Sentimental Bloke"

[AlexS]

Correct - your go Termite.

[Termite]

What was the most popular timber used for wharf pilings in Sydney Harbour and why?

[AlexS]

A guess - Sydney Blue Gum, because it was straight and there WAS lots of it.

[craigb]

I believe that it was Turpentine, because it doesn't rot.

I think they used a heap of it in building the Panama canal too.

[Termite]

And the winner is....craigb, actually it's because it is resistant to worm. Your go. :D

[craigb]

Bugger. Now I have to think up a question :p

O.K. An easy one. Name the title of Steele Rudd's best known work.

Bonus point if you name the main characters.

[Termite]

Bastard. "On Our Selection" Dad, Dave, Mum, er FW son.

[craigb]

Yep. Over to you :D :D

[Termite]

OK, who played Mum and Dad and Dave in the movie version just recently aired on the idiot box?

[silentC]

Leo McKern was Dad
Joan Sutherland was Mum
Geoffery Rush as Dave

[Termite]

Sucker, now it's yours Darren.

[silentC]

What was Dave's girlfriend's name?

[ozwinner]

Mabel

[Driver]

Mabel also featured in one of the vessels (The Good Ship Venus) in that other thread, viz:

"The captain's wife's name was Mabel ..." (followed by lines ending in able and table, as I recall :rolleyes: )

OK, OK, you don't wish to know that and I will leave the stage ...

[ozwinner]

In WW1, trench raids were carried out by Oz and German troops.

What is the Oz name for the "clubs" used in the raids?
There are a couple of names used.

Al :eek:

[AlexS]

Bastard. "On Our Selection" Dad, Dave, Mum, er FW son.

I don't think they were ever called Dad & Mum in the book - always Father & Mother.

Who, me a pedant?

[ozwinner]

Nah, the clubs were never called dad and mum.


Al :D

[silentC]

Whacking sticks?

[ozwinner]

Not even close!!


Al :D

[silentC]

Tommy Knockers? Jerry Bashers?

[craigb]

Dongers?

Actually, although I have no clue to what they are called, I remember seeing one at the War Memorial. Truely a nasty piece of work. :eek:

[ozwinner]

Ok. not even close.

Ill posta piccy of one tomorrow, which we have in the shop.

They were know as, Life preservers, Or Knobkerries.
In the mean time here is a print of some.

[ozwinner]

Ok. not even close.

Ill posta piccy of one tomorrow, which we have in the shop.

They were know as, Life preservers, Or Knobkerries.
In the mean time here is a print of some.Here is a piccy of one, weve had it authenticated by someone who buys for a militry museum.
The handle is from a gas mask, and the nice looking spikes are cut off 3" nails.

Al :eek:

[echnidna]

Be a good thing to run over the barby steak with afore the BBQ

[bitingmidge]

So what is the question?

P
:confused:

[craigb]

In WW1, trench raids were carried out by Oz and German troops.

What is the Oz name for the "clubs" used in the raids?
There are a couple of names used.

Al :eek:

see above

[bitingmidge]

They were know as, Life preservers, Or Knobkerries.
In the mean time here is a print of some.

OK. I'm clearly missing something here...didn't Al answer his own question?

So what is the new Question?

P
:D :confused: :D

[craigb]

Yes you are right.

Over to Al I guess

[ozwinner]

Someone else have a go.


Al :)

[HappyHammer]

What recently prevented some Westpac staff from being able to use their mobile phones?

HH.

[Grunt]

They were brain dead?

[HappyHammer]

They were brain dead?
:D :D Quite possibly but that's not the answer I was looking for..:D

[echnidna]

They were Telstra phones and the telstra system was down?

[HappyHammer]

Nope

[bitingmidge]

Ned Kelly stole them and gave them to Chopper to mind?

:D :D :D
P

[himzol]

Their boss

[HappyHammer]

It's to do with a security measure that went wrong....

HH.

[echnidna]

They locked them in the nightsafe and lost the keys??

[HappyHammer]

Ok, you give up.....They put a special film on all the windows in the building to prevent wireless LAN signals from being picked up, unfortunately it worked so well all their mobile phones stopped working.

[Grunt]

What is the significance of these numbers
1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995 and 2007

[craigb]

No idea, but I bet it has something to do with cricket :D

[Termite]

12 Years apart :D

[himzol]

12 Years apart :D

Something to do with the Chinese Zodiac ? :confused:

[Grunt]

Something to do with the Chinese Zodiac ?


More information

[craigb]

Year of the cricket ?

[HappyHammer]

More information
Yep.

[himzol]

More information

Well, the only reason that I tweaked to the Chinese Zodiac is that Termite saw that it was twelve years apart. Without Googling I wouldn't know which animal was next in line - so I'm going to leave it up to others with a greater knowlegde to answer.
Not copping out just think that googling for the answer is cheating. Just don't tell me it's the year of the monkey :D :D :D

[Grunt]

Just don't tell me it's the year of the monkey

I think that would be the year of the wanker wouldn't it? :D:D:D:D:D

[echnidna]

I think that would be the year of the wanker wouldn't it?

Of course its not the year of the wanker!!!
Zed and a lot of others don't play cricket!!!

Carn the year of the monkey. :cool: :cool: :cool: :p :p :p :rolleyes:

[Grunt]

It's not the year of the Monkey or wanker for that matter.

That only leave 11 choices left.

[Grunt]

Oh well, it has taken too long to get an answer so I'll give it to Himzol as he was close. No greenie though.

The answer is the Year of the Pig.

Himzol, your turn.

[himzol]

Ok in keeping with the theme that seems to be running through every thread on this BB. :D :D

At which cricket ground did Shane Warne become Australia's most prolific test wicket-taker?

[craigb]

That's a tough one Himzol.

It was so long ago I've forgotten :eek:

[himzol]

That's a tough one Himzol.

It was so long ago I've forgotten :eek:


Yeah it does seem a while ago now doesn't it, Oh well we'll see whether the other cricket crazed members know before I start dropping hints.

H.

[Iain]

Was it the one named after him, WACKER? :confused: :p

[himzol]

Was it the one named after him, WACKER? :confused: :p

Nope,

CLUE: It was during the 2000 calander year.

[craigb]

Home or away?

[Iain]

That's a soapie isn't it?

[himzol]

Home or away?

Away

[craigb]

Well if it was 2000 then it was either in South Africa or New Zealand.

I guess I'll have a stab at umm, Port Elizabeth?

[himzol]

Well if it was 2000 then it was either in South Africa or New Zealand.

I guess I'll have a stab at umm, Port Elizabeth?


Keep stabbing :D

[himzol]

OK, seeing as I'm not going to be able to be anywhere near a computer tomorrow ... It was in New Zealand.

H.

[craigb]

Eden Gardens?

[himzol]

Eden Gardens?

I think it's actually called Eden Park, but close enough. Your go.

H.

[craigb]

I think it's actually called Eden Park, but close enough. Your go.

H.

Quite right Mr Himzol, Eden Gardens is in Kolkatta (or maybe Chenai :o ) , silly me.

I'll defer my question 'till tomorrow. If anybody else wants to jump in in the mean time, please go ahead.

[craigb]

O.K here's the question:

What's the difference between a wrong 'un and a doosra ?