Pub Quiz thread

[oldfrenchhorn]

Cheers BB; Which player with a WFC connection was sent off on his birthday while playing in the World Cup finals.

Clue. He never played for us.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Clue. He never played for us.

I think another clue may be needed...

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

I think another clue may be needed...

Forgot all about this.

Not big enough to get into a fight.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Forgot all about this.

Not big enough to get into a fight.

Sounds like it could be Zola?

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

Yes, he was sent off against Nigeria in the USA world cup.

All yours BB.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Yes, he was sent off against Nigeria in the USA world cup.

All yours BB.

Cheers..
What do Brisbane and Bamber Bridge have in common? (apart from starting with the letter B)

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Cheers..
What do Brisbane and Bamber Bridge have in common? (apart from starting with the letter B)

Involves the USA - or, to be more precise, people from there.

 

[colognehornet]

Involves the USA - or, to be more precise, people from there.

They both witnessed armed riots started by US military personnel. In Bamber Bridge they objected that the pubs were serving black American soldiers without any form of separation and it all blew up with shots fired between different factions of the American army. As far as I know the riot of Brisbane pitted American military personnel against Australian servicemen and civilians (hopefully the Aussies gave them a licking though you can fill us in on that BB.

 

[Hornet-Fez]

We drove through Bamber Bridge on Friday on our way to Blackpool. That's it. Thought I would mention it.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

We drove through Bamber Bridge on Friday on our way to Blackpool. That's it. Thought I would mention it.

From my house to Blackpool you could pass it by ....

 

[Bolton's Boots]

They both witnessed armed riots started by US military personnel. In Bamber Bridge they objected that the pubs were serving black American soldiers without any form of separation and it all blew up with shots fired between different factions of the American army. As far as I know the riot of Brisbane pitted American military personnel against Australian servicemen and civilians (hopefully the Aussies gave them a licking though you can fill us in on that BB.

That's near enough - both places witnessed race-related fighting between US troops.

The Brisbane riots were actually a few months before the 1942 Battle of Brisbane which saw Aussie & US troops fighting in the streets - for ten nights in March 1942 black and white US troops fought each in the city centre - the whites objecting to the fact that black troops were allowed in the dance halls and to walk the streets with white girls.

The authorities eventually stepped in and segregated the two sides using the Brisbane River as the dividing line. It didn't work too well though - black troops were given the area South of the river, with no access to the city night clubs - which caused further rioting.

Over to you.

 

[colognehornet]

Cheers BB. If Auberon were King who was Adam ?

 

[colognehornet]

First clue 1904 (1984)

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

Adam Wayne, the provost of Notting Hill?

 

[colognehornet]

Adam Wayne, the provost of Notting Hill?

All yours Frenchie. All taken from the G.K. Chesterton novel ''The Napoleon of Notting Hill''. I must say I find the idea of a randomly chosen King an interesting one !

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

Which UK Foreign Secretary only did the job for twelve weeks and was reported to have hated every minute of it?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Which UK Foreign Secretary only did the job for twelve weeks and was reported to have hated every minute of it?

John Major?

 

[oldfrenchhorn]

John Major?

Yes BB. He was far happier in the Treasury.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

What was the real Batman famous for?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

What was the real Batman famous for?

By 'real' I mean that's his name.