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  1. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Wrong on both counts....
     
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  2. colognehornet

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    The very first televised match was Arsenal v Arsenal reserves in the late 30's was that it ?
     
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  3. Bolton's Boots

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    It surely was. Over to you...
     
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  4. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    My question. What did Cornelius Johnson sell to King Henry VIII for the princely sum of 4 shillings in 1526 ?
     
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  5. andytoprankin

    andytoprankin Well-Known Member

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    Football boots. Hand-stitched tick on the side and I suppose, given how old they were... They must have been Predaters... :grin:
     
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  6. colognehornet

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    <applause> That's the one Andy, the first time that football boots are specifically mentioned in history.....it's not known how often Harry used them because he was already quite old, plump (and gouty) by 1526. Over to you.
     
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  7. andytoprankin

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    Sorry for the delay - work is <yikes> a bit at the mo'.

    Who was club captain when John McClelland signed from Rangers?
     
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  8. oldfrenchhorn

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    Guess it might have been Pat Rice.
     
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  9. andytoprankin

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    Good try, ofh. But sorry, no.
     
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  10. colognehornet

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    I'll try Wilf Rostron.
     
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  11. andytoprankin

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    Spot on, cologne. <ok> All yours. :)
     
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  12. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Cheers Andy. In which year did Good Friday fall on a Monday ?
     
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  13. Bolton's Boots

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    1946?

    I've never known whether this is true or not, but a horse named Good Friday fell during a steeplechase race on Easter Monday...
     
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  14. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    That's it BB - meaning of course the racehorse Good Friday. Over to you.
     
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  15. Bolton's Boots

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    Going further back in time...

    The translation in 1585 of a French book called Navigations, Peregrinations And Voyages, Made Into Turkie contained what?
     
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  16. andytoprankin

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    The source of the story for The Merchant of Venice.
     
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  17. Bolton's Boots

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    Not that I'm aware of....

    Am looking for something that was 'invented' in Australia eleven years ago, and is now popular around the world.
     
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  18. andytoprankin

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    Australian Inventions 2003
    Blast Glass – A ballistic and blast resistant glass system was invented by Peter Stephinson. Unlike conventional bulletproof glass it incorporates an air cavity to absorb the shock wave of explosions, and was effective in protecting the Australian Embassy in the Jakarta bombings of 2004.

    So, is there blast glass in this book from 1585? :grin:
     
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  19. Bolton's Boots

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    <laugh> That last clue I have to admit was poorly worded - I'll blame my wife who was nagging to leave early for Xmas shopping...

    I'm looking for a word that is related to something 'invented' in Australia eleven years ago, is popular around the world now, and is prominent for one month every year, although can be seen at other times.

    And if that doesn't confuse you, nothing will...
     
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  20. andytoprankin

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    :)

    Something to do with 'Movember'? Is it a month in which everyone stops shaving?
     
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