Pub Quiz thread

[yorkshirehornet]

Can't remember the name of it, but I think it's a reproduction of the device thought to have been used in Ancient Greece for predicting planetary movements, lunar and solar eclipses etc? Found in the sea about a hundred years ago.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56377567
yes.... over to you

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Cheers Yorkie...

What do the US, Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands still do that other countries don't?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Cheers Yorkie...

What do the US, Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands still do that other countries don't?

Is it MPH?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Is it MPH?

No - I know that the Marshall Islands use kph...

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Use Fahrenheit?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Use Fahrenheit?

That's it - the only countries where Fahrenheit is still used as the 'official' scale for measuring temperature.

Back to you...

 

[yorkshirehornet]

That's it - the only countries where Fahrenheit is still used as the 'official' scale for measuring temperature.

Back to you...

Ok... some research needed here.... what 125 record looks to be beaten soon?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Football

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Ok... some research needed here.... what 125 record looks to be beaten soon?

Football

The only football related 125 records I can think of are Peter Shilton's 125 international caps and Blackpool's number of goals conceded in a top flight season. Not too sure that either is in danger of being beaten anytime soon though...

 

[yorkshirehornet]

The only football related 125 records I can think of are Peter Shilton's 125 international caps and Blackpool's number of goals conceded in a top flight season. Not too sure that either is in danger of being beaten anytime soon though...

mmm.... .you are getting there...........with one of these

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Top level

 

[yorkshirehornet]

oops........................... this record was beaten by a yank years ago..

 

[yorkshirehornet]

OK.... I hade better rephrase this...what Yank beat an England goalies record?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

DaMarcus Beasley? He retired a while ago with 126 caps.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

The Yank is not American

 

[Bolton's Boots]

The Yank is not American

Then how is he a Yank?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

i am thinking of a name...

 

[yorkshirehornet]

A female

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Rachel Yankey?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Rachel Yankey?

Yes.... sorry to lead you astray at the beginning... my mistake.... . but yes she beat Peter Shiltons record.... a few years back....

over to you