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

New Home

looksee wrote: »

Don't think we have an open question at the moment, though Srameen now owes us one.

Here is another one to be going on with:

Alfred Nobel is well known as the inventor of dynamite, but his father was also a handy inventor - what everyday useful thing did Nobel senior invent?

Sliced bread! :pac:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

New Home wrote: »

Ken, is that you?

Do you mean Kenneth Sean Carson?

You have to take the prize. Barbara is of course Barbie.

New Home

I didn't want to say, in case I got accused of doxxing. :pac:

BRB (which, funnily enough, are also the consonants found in "Barbie")

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

looksee wrote: »

Don't think we have an open question at the moment, though Srameen now owes us one.

Here is another one to be going on with:

Alfred Nobel is well known as the inventor of dynamite, but his father was also a handy inventor - what everyday useful thing did Nobel senior invent?

My farther utilised this invention and used to tell us it was related to dynamite.

I'll let it run for a while for others to have a stab at.

New Home

"YVAN EHT NIOJ" - What does that refer to? Please add a bit of background, too. Thanks.

IrishZeus

New Home wrote: »

"YVAN EHT NIOJ" - What does that refer to? Please add a bit of background, too. Thanks.

Join the Navy, backwards.

Is it the Simpsons link/background you are looking for?

New Home

IrishZeus wrote: »

Join the Navy, backwards.

Is it the Simpsons link/background you are looking for?

Yes, it was, and a couple of lines explaining how/why/where that sentence appeared.

EDIT: Woohoo!! This is my 50,005th post, which is a palindrome! \o/ I love palindromes...

feargale

New Home wrote: »

Yes, it was, and a couple of lines explaining how/why/where that sentence appeared.

EDIT: Woohoo!! This is my 50,005th post, which is a palindrome! \o/ I love palindromes...

An emordnilap. Congratulations on reaching 50,000. Long ago that figure was beyond anyone's comprehension other than as the Irish Sweepstakes' biggest prize. Then the
organisers got found out.

looksee

New Home and I joined the same year, obviously I have not been paying attention!

There can't be many 50,000 s around!

Ted_YNWA

Ah there is a few of us in that club

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

looksee wrote: »

New Home and I joined the same year, obviously I have not been paying attention!

There can't be many 50,000 s around!

My year too and I'm only half that.


It must be all the wild guesses at answers adding up. 😁

looksee

Ah Srameen that's mean. And not true. But funny!

New Home

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

My year too and I'm only half that.
It must be all the wild guesses at answers adding up. 😁

looksee wrote: »

Ah Autumn Harsh Cloud that's mean. And not true. But funny!

Nope, it's not mean, it's absolutely true. All those dead sparrows are adding up. But like some teachers used to say, "At least she's trying" (the rest said "She should apply herself more", but we won't go there :rolleyes:). Besides, all those counting up and down threads also help. Those, and all those CVPL images, too.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

looksee wrote: »

Don't think we have an open question at the moment, though Srameen now owes us one.

Here is another one to be going on with:

Alfred Nobel is well known as the inventor of dynamite, but his father was also a handy inventor - what everyday useful thing did Nobel senior invent?

Edit: Sorry Srameen, missed your question and Rubes, didn't refresh the page before posting.

I hope my father had it right....was it a wood lathe of some sort?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Rubecula wrote: »

here is one

what can you tell me about Hans Tallhoffer ?

Bumping this as it has been buried.


Personally, the name doesn't trigger anything.

looksee

Your spidey senses are kinda in the right area Srameen, but it wasn't a lathe, or indeed a tool.

IrishZeus

I owe one.

For what is Elvita Adams known?

Rubecula

I am not too sure of this but is this the woman who jumped of a skyscraper and lived?

looksee

Ok, it kinda doesn't look as though anyone knows the other Nobel invention - it was plywood. Apparently the Egyptians invented it first but the modern iteration was down to Nobel senior.

Another question coming when I think of it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The connection please...…


Kevin Eldon
David Jason
Alexander Armstrong
Terry Scott

New Home

Comedy?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

New Home wrote: »

Comedy?

No I'm serious.

What about comedy?

New Home

Badum tsss!

Funny you should ask that. :pac:

They're/were all comedians or comedy actors.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

New Home wrote: »

Badum tsss!

Funny you should ask that. :pac:

They're/were all comedians or comedy actors.

Not that simple, I'm afraid.

New Home

Ah, well... On the plus side, that makes 50,067 posts. :rolleyes:

Quazzie

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

The connection please...…


Kevin Eldon
David Jason
Alexander Armstrong
Terry Scott

Voice actors for a cartoon? Danger Mouse? or Wind in the Willows?

IrishZeus

Rubecula wrote: »

I am not too sure of this but is this the woman who jumped of a skyscraper and lived?

Correct. Jumped from the 86th floor of the Empire State and the wind blew her back onto the ledge of the 85th - survived with a broken hip/pelvis apparently. Your question Rube.

Rubecula

not wanting to repeat myself but here is one I asked earlier

what can you tell me about Hans Tallhoffer ?

Steve

Anyone remember latin?

What does this this mean?

TOTI
EMUL
ESTO

Inscription on a post found in ancient Rome.

Rubecula

is that spelled right Steve?

my latin is not so good but that doesn't look right to me.