Quiz time

[Driver]

.... but there have been some that have said Magellan was credited just by being the boss, which was a tad unfair.

Listen: he was credited just because he was the boss. Can you recall the name of his first lieutenant? (A man who, along with the rest of the crew, was highly significant in getting ol' Ferdie even as far as he did get before he carked it).

Here's another example: Abel Tasman discovered the island we now (belatedly) call Tasmania. However, Tasman himself named it Van Diemen's Land. His boss back home was called Van Diemen. Of course, this might have simply been a smart move by Abe ahead of his annual salary review.

[bitingmidge]

I s'pose that's why one A. Bond is credited with winning the America's cup and wasn't even on the boat either.

The crew got their Rolex's though, (and probably a canned fruit commercial to boot).

All the countries had been named by the time he did it but they named a beach in Sydney after him I heard.

Bondi.

Cheers,

P (What was the question again?)

[Termite]

Driver got the prize. Your turn mate.

[Driver]

OK

Still with David Niven. He won an Oscar for his performance in Separate Tables. On whose play was the screenplay based?

[craigb]

an absolute guess: Noel Coward ?

[Driver]

No, mate. Try again.

[Termite]

tERRANCE rATTIGAN

[Driver]

tERRANCE rATTIGAN

Correctamundo

[Termite]

I didn't know, I cheated and looked it up on the Net.

[Driver]

I didn't know, I cheated and looked it up on the Net.

Doesn't matter - you got it right so it's still your go!

[simon c]

I might sneak in another David Niven question:

Apart from acting, what do David Niven and Peter Ustinov have in common professionally?

[Driver]

Several things:

They both wrote autobiographies.
They're both dead.
They were in the army together (Ustinov was a private and Niven an officer. When they worked together on a movie during World War II, to satisfy military sensibilities, Ustinov was listed as Niven's batman).

Take your pick!

[duckman]

They were both authors.

[hexbaz]

You missed the obvious one ... They were both male.

[duckman]

You missed the obvious one ... They were both male.

How is that relevant to their professional lives Hexbaz? :confused: :confused: