Pub Quiz thread

by the Doctor?

 

To do with Doctor Who and the series in which the Krynoid is found.

 

It’s a question of matching an actor to two projects, one of which is that series of Doctor Who.

 

connected to the seeds of doom?

 

Yep. A guest actor who might sell a “1980 Simca estate”.
“I only made 850 on it. Mind you, what’s 850 these days? Barely heats my swimming pool for a week.”

 

http://www.geocities.ws/hookyscripts/Episode_10.html

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0562952/?ref_=ttmi_tt

 

Ah.... John Challis!?

 

Correct! Phew! Yes, John Challis, second-hand car salesman ‘Boycie’ in Only Fools and Horses (who once spoke of selling a “1980 Simca estate”) was baddie ‘Scorby’ in Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom, in which the main baddie was the Krynoid (as well as the totally underrated brilliant actor, Tony Beckley).
Over to you, yorkshire.

 

That was a challenge... Google wasnt helping at all!

Ok

What do Goodall and Carr have in common?

 

It must be how Google sorts for particular people. Both quotes I put in came up with ‘John Challis’ and a photo when I checked it - sorry.

There is a Howard Carr who was a composer years ago, and of course Howard Goodall, the popular more modern composer. So, musical Howards?

 

No worries!!

No not music

 

Both ex Watford players. Both in the Australian squash rankings between 200 and 300. Simon Carr was a trustee of the Jane Goodall Institute.

 

I presume we are talking about Jimmy Carr and John Goodall?

Goodall was Watford’s first professional manager, was Carr our first professional player?

 

Yes.... so what is the link ??

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Carr_(bowls)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carr_(footballer)
These were clearly one and the same person.

The following link mentions Goodall’s ability at bowls:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Goodall
Did they play bowls together?

 

I found this link on John Goodall, an auction of a programme he signed along with a number of other players. It says he captained England twice out of his 14 appearances for the national side.
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ukauctioneers.com/pdf_catalogues/5629_with_images.pdf

 

That's it.. They both played bowls for England.. Over to you

 

Terrific. I couldn’t find anything on Goodall’s bowl-playing beyond he was reputed to be good at it!

In 1973, which ex-Watford player set the record for the youngest ever Hornet to play in the first team?

 

Was it Keith Mercer?

 

It was. He was 16 years and 125 days, when he came on as a sub against Tranmere Rovers, on 15th February, 1973. It’s amazing to me to think he is only 63 now!

Over to you, yorkie.