Pub Quiz thread

[Bolton's Boots]

Song performed by Latvia?

No - more to do with one of the bands

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Patricia Penrise came second in the uk qualifying competition...

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Patricia Penrise came second in the uk qualifying competition...

Did not know that, but she didn't take part in the actual Eurovision Song Contest - the band I'm thinking of did, quite a few years earlier, but failed rather miserably.

 

[andytoprankin]

Bill Maynard finished 4th in the UK heat of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Bill Maynard finished 4th in the UK heat of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest.

But not in the final.
Getting warmer though.

 

[Bolton's Boots]

The final in question was held in Bergen.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

1986

Something to do with Ryder?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

1986

Something to do with Ryder?

Yes - look them up in Google

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Maynard Williams the son of bill Maynard of heartbeat

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Maynard Williams the son of bill Maynard of heartbeat

That's it - lead singer of the band.

Over to you

 

[yorkshirehornet]

What film?

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[Hornet-Fez]

One of my all time favourites!!

Castorweigh!!

 

[Hornet-Fez]

One of my all time favourites!!

Castorweigh!!

"WILSON!!!"

 

[yorkshirehornet]

One of my all time favourites!!

Castorweigh!!

You got it!

 

[Hornet-Fez]

What was the original intended use for bubblewrap?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

What was the original intended use for bubblewrap?

The inventors were supposedly trying to make 3D wallpaper, but failed?

 

[Hornet-Fez]

The inventors were supposedly trying to make 3D wallpaper, but failed?

Yep. Too easy. Ho hum, all yours...

 

[Bolton's Boots]

Yep. Too easy. Ho hum, all yours...

Probably just as easy - which race of people used strings to keep historical records, and what were they called?

 

[Bolton's Boots]

They had no written language so used a combination of knots and tassels on the strings to record their stories.

 

[yorkshirehornet]

Aboriginal?