Pub Quiz thread

Ok, what links ELP with Latvia?

 

Might need some 'elp with that one...

 

OK, there is no "direct link". Think seasonal, derivation, rank and European changing boundaries. Probably need Wikipedia for this one.

 

Here was me thinking ELP stood for Emmerson, Lake & Palmer...

 

You are correct BB - except it's Emerson........now go on from there!

 

ELP did a video of Fanfare for the Common Man in a "Russian" Olympic stadium....

 

Toronto... hardly Russia LOL

 

Totally lost - all I can find is the similarity in music styles between ELP and a Latvian band called Holy Lamb...

 

OK this is obviously too obscure - the first clue was "seasonal". Greg Lake had a huge hit "I believe in Father Christmas" at Christmas 1975 which has repeated every year since! The famous guitar riff - heard in every supermarket for October, November and December was based on the Troika from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kije Suite. Lieutenant Kije was a book written by Yury Tynyanov who was born in Latvia.

All traceable in Wikipedia, but I suppose the first step of knowing Greg's hit was based on a bit of very popular classical music. Apologies to BB and anyone else who attempted to find the answer.

So I'll set an easier one along the same lines. What connects Tony Bennett and a Russian Chemist?

 

'Stranger in Paradise' is from 'Kismet' which in turn is drawn from the works of Borodin the famous composer and chemist. More particularly it is from 'Prince Igor' by Borodin. You could say that the melodies were borrowed in Kismet.

 

I think that's right, not that its my question. All round top bloke, Tony Bennett. Always liked him from a young age, I was brought up with the music of the Rat Pack, Bennett, Ella,, Nat, Matt, Babs, Shirley... love all that stuff.

 

Me too, Fez, Matt particularly is a family favourite, but I'm alone with my lot on Tony.

 

Absolutely correct - over to you andy. Borodin was first and foremost a chemist, composing in his spare time! He spent over 20 years composing his masterpiece opera Prince Igor but never finished it before he died. Rimsky-Korsakov pulled it all together and finished it off. For those who like melodic chamber music, try Borodin's second string quartet, third movement - sublime. It also was borrowed for Kismet!

 

Thanks, vic, I'll check that out.

Who assisted Allan Smart's winning goal in 1999?

 

Robert Page ?

 

Peter Kennedy?

 

Quite right, BB. It was the very talented Peter Kennedy.

All yours.

 

What is the unusual link between December 1999 and the numbers 7,8,9,10 and 11?

 

As players with those numbers we are talking about Michel Ngonge, Micah Hyde, Tommy Mooney, Richard Johnson and Nick Wright. Then I get stuck.

 

Steve Palmer wore those shirt numbers... Got Steeeevie Palmer number 11 we got the best team in the land...