Pub Quiz thread

[colognehornet]

A quickie...

Acrylic, clay, silicon rubber. What is missing, and where should it be in the sequence?

I'll take a guess at grass - ie. as in the development of tennis courts, grass, acrylic, clay, silicon rubber ?

 

[Hornet-Fez]

I'll take a guess at grass - ie. as in the development of tennis courts, grass, acrylic, clay, silicon rubber ?

Yes it is grass. It is the finishing surface of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. Grass third on the list. All yours

 

[colognehornet]

Cheers Fez. In which country are the World championships in wife carrying held and what is the prize for the winner ?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Cheers Fez. In which country are the World championships in wife carrying held and what is the prize for the winner ?

SEXISM ALERTS!!!!!

Finland and your wife's weight in beer

 

[colognehornet]

SEXISM ALERTS!!!!!

Finland and your wife's weight in beer

All yours Yorkie

 

[yorkshirehornet]

OK...
What is this:

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[J T Bodbo]

It's a 'coiled metal sort of spring' toy which sort of jumps and hops.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

A slinky?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Yorkie??

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Whilst we're waiting for Yorkie, here's one to test your research skills...

In second spot on the table below is my hometown Rugby League team. There is (an admittedly obscure) link between them and Watford FC - what is it?

Hint - it's not me.

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[oldfrenchhorn]

Pure guesswork now. Their leading try scorer was Heath Eggleston. Could he be a relative of Tommy Eggleston?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Pure guesswork now. Their leading try scorer was Heath Eggleston. Could he be a relative of Tommy Eggleston?

I don't know about that to be honest, but suspect not. The link has something to with a coach and his 'heritage' rather than a player.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

The coach in question is the current coach.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

A slinky?

You got it...
Sorry was on the move and not online..

 

[Bolton's Boots]

You got it...
Sorry was on the move and not online..

My 'interim' question still stands...

 

[yorkshirehornet]

I don't know about that to be honest, but suspect not. The link has something to with a coach and his 'heritage' rather than a player.

So something to do with Kim Williams

 

[Bolton's Boots]

So something to do with Kim Williams

No - something to do with the current coach Lionel Harbin.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

No - something to do with the current coach Lionel Harbin.

HIs dad was a fitness coach in English football ?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

HIs dad was a fitness coach in English football ?

And a coach - but what is the Watford link?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

And a coach - but what is the Watford link?

That is the question!