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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    I don't think he was born, he was found in an unwashed petri dish.

    I do seem to remember reading that he qualified through birth to be POTUS, so Washington? Boston? New York?
     
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  2. canary-dave

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    Well done BB New York is correct!
     
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  3. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, Kim Philby - all names on a list of rather famous British traitors, but one possibly not so famous was Neal Leach. Who was he and why was he (in)famous?
     
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  4. NZHorn

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    Was he implicated in the sinking of the Luisitania with a number of German agents during WWI?
     
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  5. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    He certainly was... <applause>

    He was questioned on board the Lusitania and placed under arrest before, somewhat ironically, becoming a victim of the torpedo that sank the ship.
     
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  6. NZHorn

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    If "Yes" is the answer to a question about the six wives of Henry VIII, what is the answer to a question about war between Earth and Mars?
     
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  7. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    <yikes>.
     
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  8. NZHorn

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    Break the question down into bits and don't assume the obvious meaning for each word or phrase.
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    chocolate?
     
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  10. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    No.
     
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  11. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    The 'six wives of Henry V111 was a piece of music by Rick Wakeman - formerly of the band Yes. Could the answer be H.G. Wells ?
     
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  12. yorkshirehornet

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    or is Jeff Wayne who created war of the worlds?
     
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  13. NZHorn

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    Nearly there. The answer to the example was 'Yes' not Rick Wakeman.
     
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  14. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    Jeff Wayne?
     
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    Orson Wells?
     
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  16. NZHorn

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    Jeff Wayne wrote War of the Worlds, and Rick Wakeman wrote The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The question links 'Yes' with 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' so what is a similar link for War of the Worlds?
     
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  17. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    Struggling here... rick was in yes.... but jeff wayne wasn't in a band?
     
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  18. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Yes actually played excerpts from 'The six wives' from Wakeman. But I can't think of any musicians who played the other, apart from Jeff Wayne himself.
     
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    Moody Blues
     
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  20. NZHorn

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    Look at the wikipedia entry for Jeff Wayne.
     
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