The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

Jellybaby1

Samaris wrote: »

I do have a bad habit of editing my posts, but don't think I did up above. Odd! Still, my actually posting now might solve it for you.

As for the number of mickles in a muckle...I'm not actually sure what either of those things are. I'm going to say 50.

Nope!

looksee wrote: »

5

Nope!

BrensBenz wrote: »

Just back from chemo-bombing and I see so much progress here - so much new wisdom!

Mickles and muckles? I spent a lot of time in Aberdeen. The Yanks had "issues and prawblems" while the Scots had "mickles and muckles.
It's a bit like "how many venial sins make a mortler?"

"Many".

Correct! You're up Brens!

BrensBenz

What's this?

Jellybaby1

Something for a mer-say-dee-benz?

Samaris

...It looks like either a very small portable pocket-fan, or a wedge for wedging under things to make them stand upright.

Pulsating Star

A ratchet or clasp of some sort.

BrensBenz

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Something for a mer-say-dee-benz?

Nope.

Samaris wrote: »

...It looks like either a very small portable pocket-fan, or a wedge for wedging under things to make them stand upright.

Nope.

Pulsating Star wrote: »

A ratchet or clasp of some sort.

Yes, it clamps onto something. These devices come in a huge range of shapes - the one shown is very simple. Any more detail?

garancafan

Bicycle pedal strap?

garancafan

A capodastre.

BrensBenz

garancafan wrote: »

Bicycle pedal strap?

You're certainly on the right lines but no prize yet. When this design is fitted, the notches appear at the front and the strap encircles an "arm". The effect is "heard" rather than "seen" or "felt".

BrensBenz

garancafan wrote: »

A capodastre.

It is indeed a capodastre, usually known as a "capo". It's fitted onto the "neck" of stringed instruments to increase the pitch, usually because the chords at the correct pitch are awkward or the singer can't manage the low notes.

garancafan

What sport is played for the Calcutta cup?

looksee

Cricket

looksee

No, sailing!

Edit - just checked...oh well!

Samaris

Golf?

garancafan

looksee wrote: »

Cricket

Nope.

garancafan

Samaris wrote: »

Golf?

Nope.

BrensBenz

England vs. Scotland, rugby union, during Six Nations.

garancafan

Spot on BB. Over to you.

BrensBenz

In the classroom, he's known as "Teacher's Pet". What is he called aboard ship?

Jellybaby1

BrensBenz wrote: »

In the classroom, he's known as "Teacher's Pet". What is he called aboard ship?

In my school 'teacher's pet' was always known as a 'crawler'.

P.S. Himself has a 'capo', and I didn't recognise it. Duh! I should have known that.

BrensBenz

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

In my school 'teacher's pet' was always known as a 'crawler'.

P.S. Himself has a 'capo', and I didn't recognise it. Duh! I should have known that.

Hmmm, "Teacher's Pet" (and the term I'm looking for) has favouritism bestowed on him rather than sneakily manipulating circumstances to gain favour, like crawlers do.....I think!

We had a much ruder term for "crawler" but I think it might have been a Skerriesism.

Yes, there is a huge range of shapes of capos and endless debate about which is the best brand and type. My favourite is a "Kyser". Ugly as sin but it can be fitted and removed very quickly. I had one of the "strap / notch" type shown above but it was very fiddly to fit and usually only held five strings properly, i.e. DING DING DING DING DING THUP!

BrensBenz

BrensBenz wrote: »

In the classroom, he's known as "Teacher's Pet". What is he called aboard ship?

All's quiet. Very quiet! Looks like no takers so....
aboard ship, the "Teacher's Pet" is known as the "Ship's Cousin".

Perhaps this will ring some bells:

What is the name of the Irish town which, from the 1600's until 1950, was known as Newtownbarry?

looksee

BrensBenz wrote: »

All's quiet. Very quiet! Looks like no takers so....
aboard ship, the "Teacher's Pet" is known as the "Ship's Cousin".

Perhaps this will ring some bells:

What is the name of the Irish town which, from the 1600's until 1950, was known as Newtownbarry?

Ah come on Brens - Ship's Cousin! In all my seven decades (nearly :P) I have never heard that expression, and the single google reference calls it obsolete ships slang! :eek:

Is that reference to bells a clue? Can't be Shandon. Probably an Irish name. Nah, dunno.

Samaris

..I just spent several minutes trying to figure out what the connection was between Bunclody and Teacher's Pet before realising it was a different question! But yes, Newtownbarry was where the Battle of Bunclody took place during the 1798 rebellion.

BrensBenz

looksee wrote: »

Ah come on Brens - Ship's Cousin! In all my seven decades (nearly :P) I have never heard that expression, and the single google reference calls it obsolete ships slang! :eek:

Very present tense here. But OK, I'll try to avoid the obscure

http://www.seatalk.info/cgi-bin/nautical-marine-sailing-dictionary/db.cgi?db=db&uid=default&FirstLetter=s&sb=Term&view_records=View+Records&nh=8

Samaris wrote: »

..I just spent several minutes trying to figure out what the connection was between Bunclody and Teacher's Pet before realising it was a different question! But yes, Newtownbarry was where the Battle of Bunclody took place during the 1798 rebellion.

Bunclody it is. Your turn.

Samaris

If someone commented to you that petrichor was wonderful, what would they mean?

Besides requiring a clip around the ear for forcing petrichor into a sentence.

looksee

Mutter, mutter, obscure, mutter

Sounds as though it might be something to do with music. Or not.

...petri - frozen ... ichor (ok I have used the i twice) blood - Black pudding icecream?

BrensBenz

I think "petri / petra" is "rock" in Greek but I'm struggling with "ichor". Choir? Choral?

Rocks in formation?

Samaris

You're on the right track with petri in terms of rock, yep. I'll give the clue that ichor refers to liquid, specifically water in this case. It's not lava though

You've all encountered it, probably quite a lot!

looksee

Yes, right about rock Brens, I was kinda going for 'solid'! Could be marble? Rock with veins?