Pub Quiz thread

[andytoprankin]

What plant under certain circumstances might explode

Is it that cucumber relation that explodes its seeds? There’s a few plants that use that method.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

no.... this is current news too

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Himalayan balsam?

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Himalayan balsam?

Scourge of the environment...but no....think news

 

[andytoprankin]

Scourge of the environment...but no....think news

OK, probably still missing the point, but is it the 200 year-old oak tree in Portland, Oregon, that exploded, with arborist saying “No tree is safe.” Something to do with build up of gases in extreme prolonged heat.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

no sorry...

the plant i am talking about is not 'vegetable' but 'mineral'

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

Is this a nuclear power plant?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Is this a nuclear power plant?

Hope not - I tried that a few days ago...

 

[yorkshirehornet]

A nuclear power plant.

oops I missed that...my apols Bolton...
yes........

 

[Bolton's Boots]

oops I missed that...my apols Bolton...
yes........

Which real life character was known as Mr. Duck?

 

[andytoprankin]

Which real life character was known as Mr. Duck?

Mark Waugh?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Mark Waugh?

No - nothing to do with cricket, or any sport. And this pre-dates Waugh by a couple of decades.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

The current neighbours of ofh & yorkie might know of him.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

A plaque commemorating his exploits was installed by the Le Devoir de Mémoire organisation in 2019.

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

I have never heard of him, but I think this is the "Tartan Pimpernel", the Rev Dr Donald Caskie, code name Monsieur Le Canard.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

I have never heard of him, but I think this is the "Tartan Pimpernel", the Rev Dr Donald Caskie, code name Monsieur Le Canard.

It certainly is. Over to you.

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

A quickie. Where and when did a bomb scare clear the fans from a Watford game.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Birmingham 1985 - a 2-1 win for us?

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

Birmingham 1985 - a 2-1 win for us?

Correct.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

What was recently described as a 'mouth monster' in the US?