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OT - The Pub Quiz Thread

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Rollercoaster Ranger, Jun 15, 2013.

  1. kiwiqpr

    kiwiqpr Barnsie Mod

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    night all
    sure you will get it
    up again in 4 hours
     
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  2. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Hannibal the Cannibal, Anthony Hopkins...
     
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  3. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    As Kiwi hasn't surfaced I'll go ahead anyway.

    This is a challenge - Starting with Sunday and continuing through the week with Monday, Tuesday etc, name seven songs that have a day of the week in their title giving the song and the artist/band...
     
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  4. qprbeth

    qprbeth Wicked Witch of West12 Forum Moderator

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    I will start
    I don't like Mondays or Monday Monday
    Ruby Tuesday
    Wednesday morning 5 am??? Simon and G
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    Freaky Friday
    Saturday Nights alright for fighting
    Pleasant Valley Sunday afternoon
     
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  5. Rollercoaster Ranger

    Rollercoaster Ranger Well-Known Member

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    Oh Beth, DT is going to have your guts for garters!

    Thursday's Child - D. Bowie
     
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  6. qprbeth

    qprbeth Wicked Witch of West12 Forum Moderator

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    Oh dear.....and so got into Bowie following going to the exhibition at V&A, and now nominated (oldest ever) for the Mercury prize

    Should have gone with Friday I'm in love, the cure... a favourite song of mine

    I am ashamed take it away Roller

    and I think it is 3am not 5am for the S&G song
     
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  7. Queenslander!!

    Queenslander!! Well-Known Member

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    Fame at last....!!

    Bit disapointed that my e-wife didnt know that....Whats reasonable grounds for e-divorce then nines ?

    By the way, that was the best job i ever had....take drunken english, kiwi & Aussies out on the piste...have a laugh..and generally sleep with the hot chicks !!...Sorry "wifey"! <laugh>

    If anyone has never tried skiing, then do..dont bother with snowboarding.its for people who cant ski! <ok>
     
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  8. qprbeth

    qprbeth Wicked Witch of West12 Forum Moderator

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    Blotted it from my memory Queens...my selective memory of the "hot" chicks is the only reason we are still together<whistle>
     
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  9. Queenslander!!

    Queenslander!! Well-Known Member

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    Love you too babe XXX
     
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  10. Rollercoaster Ranger

    Rollercoaster Ranger Well-Known Member

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    Time to drag this back up again.....

    Which 20th century poet's nickname was Possum?
     
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  11. QPR999

    QPR999 Well-Known Member Staff Member

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    Old possums book of cats? It must be TS Eliot.
     
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  12. Rollercoaster Ranger

    Rollercoaster Ranger Well-Known Member

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    Indeed it is. Your turn old boy.
     
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  13. sb_73

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    Rogue question:

    Q: Why am I driving a Toyota Yaris around Indianapolis this week?

    A: Because there are no hotel rooms downtown, within walking distance of my office, because there is a convention of mobility cart users, or something, on. Plus, as I have discovered, the road surfaces were designed to enable a full workout not only of your vehicles suspension but your own spinal column. And, of course, the speed limit even on dual carriageways is 35, with random temporary reductions whenever there is a school within 5 miles. In these circumstances the Yaris is the ideal set of wheels because you don't care wtf happens to it. Axle snapping quite likely, what a hoot that will be.

    Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

    Alternative question - has anybody ever actually seen Chris baird?
     
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  14. Shawswood

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    The only people who have seen him lately are the Luxembourg eleven who made him dizzy last week, he's recovering poor soul.
    Edit; He was on the bench
     
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  15. QPR999

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    Why doesn't the South Bank Lion get dirty?
     
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  16. Swords Hoopster.

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    I can only imagine what it must be like driving a Supermini in the States considering the cars they drive over there are as big as Tanks.

    Would nearly be gobbled up out on the Freeway, would it Stan?
     
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  17. Sooperhoop

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    Something to do with the material it is made from, it's not actually stone...
     
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  18. Kilburn

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    Yes, indeed - I never knew that - amazing, from 1837 - still really clean looking after all these years. Someone should re-establish that company - wonder if they had a patent on the process? Also wonder how durable this material would be for say grave stones?

    The South Bank Lion, London

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    http://www.nothingtoseehere.net/2008/12/south_bank_lion.html

    The South Bank Lion stands proudly at the south-west corner of Westminster Bridge. Created in 1837 by W. F. Woodington, he's been about a bit, starting off as one of a pair on the Red Lion Brewery. When this was demolished in 1949 to make way for the Royal Festival Hall, King George VI took a shine to him and he was moved to Waterloo Station. But he wasn't there for long either. It was extended in 1966 and he ended up in his final resting place on Westminster Bridge near County Hall.

    He also had a bit of a facelift on the way. When they were guardians of the Red Lion Brewery, both lions were red. The other one, which ended up on the Rowland Hill Memorial Gate at Twickenham Stadium, is now painted gold but the South Bank lion has been restored to show us what he's made of - Coade Stone.

    Coade stone is a rather peculiar thing, not being a stone at all. Instead it’s a durable ceramic material which is resistant to the elements, explaining why our friend looks so sprightly today. Created by Eleanor Coade and first sold in 1769, it was easily produced in moulds, widely used, and hugely successful. Mrs Coade's Artificial Stone Company on Westminster Bridge Road catered for the high end of society, with its wares ending up in all kinds of high falutin' places, even Buckingham Palace.

    However, Coade Stone's star waned as quickly as it appeared and in 1833 the company was declared bankrupt. Portland cement became a cheaper, more viable alternative and Coade stone was rarely used after 1840. According to records there are around 650 examples left, all over the world, with the South Bank Lion one of the finest. So for those of you crossing Westminster Bridge, this is no ordinary statue, this is one very special lion.

    Photo by Alistair Hall. Used with thanks.
     
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  19. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    What is unique about all the bollards painted black with red and white trim throughout the City of London?...
     
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  20. Kilburn

    Kilburn Well-Known Member

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    Bollards to you too.......and Bollards to Brighton & Hove Albion!

    Everything you ever wanted to know on the topic - I'm sure the answer is in there somewhere?

    Match time!

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    http://www.bollardsoflondon.co.uk/2011_10_01_archive.html
     
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