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The Quiz marque 2

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First thread gave us our first full house in O&O, new thread starts here...

Starting, appropriately, with Srameen's question:

What links Lady Balfour, Mozart and Chopin?

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OldGoat

If it makes it any easier (or just to add a bit more confusion) a chain is 22 yards long.

looksee

Weren't chains used to measure between survey triangulation points? Since the Down survey was done mostly by individuals hiking around with a back pack you would wonder how they physically managed 22 yards of chain! Maybe I am jumping to all kinds of inaccurate conclusions

feargale

looksee wrote: »

Weren't chains used to measure between survey triangulation points? Since the Down survey was done mostly by individuals hiking around with a back pack you would wonder how they physically managed 22 yards of chain! Maybe I am jumping to all kinds of inaccurate conclusions

Maybe the chain made of plastic.

OldGoat

looksee wrote: »

Weren't chains used to measure between survey triangulation points? Since the Down survey was done mostly by individuals hiking around with a back pack you would wonder how they physically managed 22 yards of chain! Maybe I am jumping to all kinds of inaccurate conclusions

Absolutely correct, a geological measuring device. Very accurate too.

IrishZeus

IrishZeus wrote: »

An easy one this time (maybe) - the Latin word catulus refers to which animal?

Any takers?

Its basically the popular opposite of what springs to mind when you read the word first.

looksee

OldGoat wrote: »

Absolutely correct, a geological measuring device. Very accurate too.

How many links to a chain hasn't been established though!

feargale

IrishZeus wrote: »

Any takers?

Its basically the popular opposite of what springs to mind when you read the word first.

Mouse?

OldGoat

looksee wrote: »

How many links to a chain hasn't been established though!

I know, I was refering to your mention of surveying. Sorry to confuse with my ramblings.

IrishZeus

feargale wrote: »

Mouse?

The other opposite

feargale

IrishZeus wrote: »

The other opposite

Rat :eek:

feargale

IrishZeus wrote: »

The other opposite

Dog?

IrishZeus

feargale wrote: »

Dog?

The small version yes - pup/cub

You’re up

looksee

OldGoat wrote: »

I know, I was refering to your mention of surveying. Sorry to confuse with my ramblings.

I was just afraid I might have to find a question

feargale

IrishZeus wrote: »

The small version yes - pup/cub

You’re up

And I suppose dogulus is Latin for kitten.

Anyway here's a question on sport, or law, or history or whatever:

The Unlawful Games Act 1541 (of England) made it illegal to play sport on Christmas Day with one exception. Which sport was exempted from this ban?

P.S. Guessing is allowed.

feargale

Wakey wakey

looksee

I know the answer to this (I used to participate) archery was the only sport permitted, people had to get their practise in!

IrishZeus

looksee wrote: »

(I used to participate)

Back in the 1500’s?

looksee

Well yes, this is O&O after all!

feargale

looksee wrote: »

I know the answer to this (I used to participate) archery was the only sport permitted, people had to get their practise in!

Correct.

In the late Middle Ages the authorities in England frowned on football and similar games because they were seen to distract from the perfecting of the skills of war by means of archery in particular ( maybe swordsmanship too - not sure of that.)

King Edward III of England issued a declaration in 1363: "[m]oreover we ordain that you prohibit under penalty of imprisonment all and sundry from such stone, wood and iron throwing; handball, football, or hockey; coursing and cock-fighting, or other such idle games". Between 1314 and 1667, football was officially banned in England alone by more than 30 royal and local laws.

You're up.

looksee

Ok, question:

The Dutch have a favourite candy called Drop, what would it be called in English (its revolting in either language

)

New Home

Is that the vomit-inducing salted liquorice (also called salmiak by the Scandinavians, if I'm not mistaken)?

looksee

It is indeed, strange people the Dutch! (I have Dutch and half-dutch in-laws, totally lovely people, they adore the stuff.)

New Home

What's round and nasty?

lucalux

looksee wrote: »

How many links to a chain hasn't been established though!

I'm jumping in here sorry, but is it 100?

There's one of them in the shed but i'm too cold to go count them

(sorry for barging in here, but it's an interesting thread!)

looksee

Not barging in at all, only relevant rule is be prepared to ask a question...otherwise you are very welcome! (I suspect you could be right, but I'll leave it for Old Goat to verify.)

New Home, is that a Christmas Cracker question (as in, a bad pun

) - it could be a drop sweetie!

feargale

New Home wrote: »

What's round and nasty?

An alarm clock in the morning.

New Home

looksee wrote: »

Not barging in at all, only relevant rule is be prepared to ask a question...otherwise you are very welcome! (I suspect you could be right, but I'll leave it for Old Goat to verify.)

New Home, is that a Christmas Cracker question (as in, a bad pun ) - it could be a drop sweetie!

feargale wrote: »

An alarm clock in the morning.

Yes.
No.
Yes and no.

feargale

New Home wrote: »

Yes.
No.
Yes and no.

A hand grenade.

looksee

A clock face at twenty to four, or twenty past eight.

New Home

Nope.