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Posted by: piobmhor piper 10-Dec-2007, 07:00 AM
Ok I'm new so here is a new game for the CR.N crew. The never ending quiz! I will ask the first question. The first poster to answer correctly gets to ask the next question. When a question is anwered correctly the poser of the question enters the winners name on the next post and scores 1 point for that player. Thisn way we can keep a running total.
Good Luck, here we go
In the orginal movie The Wizard Of OZ, what was Dorothy's last name?

Posted by: haynes9 10-Dec-2007, 08:35 AM
Sounds like fun, Piper! Welcome to the game forums!

Gale

So, should I wait for confirmation that the answer is correct before posing another question?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 10-Dec-2007, 01:27 PM
Yes you should wait for a reply as it is the posers responsibility to keep score. Simply copy and paste from the last posted score and add one to the correct player. Add the players name as needed.

And yes you are right.
The Scores:
haynes9 - 1

Next question please!

Posted by: haynes9 10-Dec-2007, 08:17 PM
Celtic Trivia - Who is the lead singer for the Irish Trad Band, Dervish?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 11-Dec-2007, 05:42 AM
Cathy Jordan

Posted by: haynes9 11-Dec-2007, 08:27 AM
QUOTE (piobmhor piper @ 11-Dec-2007, 05:42 AM)
Cathy Jordan

Correct!

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haynes9 - 1
piombmhor piper - 1

Next question please!

Posted by: piobmhor piper 12-Dec-2007, 12:44 AM
Give the gaelic term for "The Great Highland Bagpipe"

Posted by: haynes9 12-Dec-2007, 11:27 AM
A' Phìob Mhòr

Posted by: piobmhor piper 12-Dec-2007, 11:54 AM
QUOTE (haynes9 @ 12-Dec-2007, 12:27 PM)
A' Phìob Mhòr

Mark
That would be a correct answer. Although The book from which I got my spelling differs slightly.

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 1

No one else wants to play?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 13-Dec-2007, 01:33 PM
I'll play! (Wombat sits paitiently, awaiting a question...)


Posted by: piobmhor piper 13-Dec-2007, 05:56 PM
Hello Patti, (while playing a jig) I'm glad you are going to join the game. As soon as Mark posts the next question we're ready to go.(breaks into a mournful derg)..When posting a question it is your choice of subject and you can be as specific as you want for your answer.(leaves this post playing Will Ye No Come Back Agin)

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 13-Dec-2007, 07:06 PM
Well, this sounds interesting so I'll be hanging around in the wombat burrow, waiting for the challenge.

Posted by: haynes9 13-Dec-2007, 10:45 PM
Who was the Apollo 11 astronaut who did NOT set foot on the moon?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 14-Dec-2007, 10:57 AM
Michael Collins - He was up in the Command Module. I remember it well.


Posted by: Aaediwen 14-Dec-2007, 08:43 PM
I'll be watching this thread smile.gif Looks like some of the trivia might end up being of use. I still need a bunch of Celtic trivia for the chat.

Posted by: piobmhor piper 14-Dec-2007, 08:53 PM
Ok Aaediwen let's see what moss we can gather.

Posted by: leenieww 14-Dec-2007, 09:06 PM
Can't wait to see the next question. Although haynes is going out of town in a couple of days.

Posted by: piobmhor piper 14-Dec-2007, 09:11 PM
Ok seeing as Haynes is awa for a bit I will award pretentiouswombat 1 point for the correct answer.

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 1
pretentiouswombat - 1

Next question is yours pretentiouswombat.

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 14-Dec-2007, 09:48 PM
Okay, then. How about a little Shakespeare?

Referring to the Scottish play, many scholars believe it was composed to honour which king?


Posted by: piobmhor piper 15-Dec-2007, 05:06 AM
King James

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 15-Dec-2007, 02:51 PM
There were just a few kings named James. You want to get a little more specific?

tongue.gif

Posted by: leenieww 15-Dec-2007, 05:55 PM
Is it James VI, King of Scotland also known as James I ,King of England?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 15-Dec-2007, 10:05 PM
Well I was was beaten to the punch! anyway here is more On King James VI and I
King of Scots, England, and Ireland

James I of England from the period 1603–1613, by Paul van Somer I (1576–1621)
Reign In Scotland: 24 July 1567 – 27 March 1625
In England and Ireland: 24 March 1603 – 27 March 1625
Predecessor Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
Successor Charles I
Consort Anne of Denmark
among others...Issue
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
Elizabeth of Bohemia
Charles I
Robert Stuart, Duke of Kintyre
DetailTitles
HM The King of England
His Grace The King of Scots
The Duke of Rothesay
The Duke of Albany
Royal house House of Stuart
Father Lord Darnley
Mother Mary, Queen of Scots
Born 19 June 1566(1566-06-19)
Edinburgh Castle
Died 27 March 1625 (aged 58)
Theobalds House
Burial Westminster Abbey

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 16-Dec-2007, 12:16 AM
Wow! Brain overload! But I think the point goes to leenie for getting to the forum first. whew!

Posted by: piobmhor piper 16-Dec-2007, 06:24 AM
We can't forget to post the scores.

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 1
pretentiouswombat - 1
leenieww - 1

The next question is your leenie.

Posted by: leenieww 16-Dec-2007, 11:18 PM
Probably going too simple here --

What is Lord Dundee's given name?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 17-Dec-2007, 01:08 PM
John Graham of Claverhouse?

Posted by: leenieww 17-Dec-2007, 10:01 PM
You have it Wombat...now it's your turn for a question...
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haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 1
pretentiouswombat - 2
leenieww - 1

Posted by: piobmhor piper 20-Dec-2007, 06:36 AM
Hey wombat, we need a question to keep the thread going. I'm going to impose one more rule, if there is no replys to questions or no new questions posted within two days I will post a new question to keep the thread going. Fair enough?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 20-Dec-2007, 12:46 PM
That sounds really good to me as I've had a hard time getting computer time the past couple of days. I don't mind if someone else posts a question for me.

Here's one for today:

In the song, Bedlam Boys, what is "Bedlam" referring to?

Posted by: leenieww 20-Dec-2007, 07:35 PM
Bedlam was an insane asylum.

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 21-Dec-2007, 12:51 PM
Not to be confused with my house at times. wink.gif

Very good, leenie. Here are the scores:

haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 1
pretentiouswombat - 2
leenieww - 2

Next question to you, leenie!

Posted by: leenieww 21-Dec-2007, 04:55 PM
The first submarine made its appearance in 1776. What was its name?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 21-Dec-2007, 05:43 PM
Turtle was the world's first submarine used in battle. It was invented in Connecticut in 1775 by American Patriot David Bushnell as a means of attaching explosive charges to ships in a harbor. Governor Trumbull recommended the inventor to George Washington and although the commander in chief had doubts he provided funds and support for developing and testing the machine.

Posted by: leenieww 21-Dec-2007, 09:21 PM
Woo Hoo...score another point to Piper!
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 2
pretentiouswombat - 2
leenieww - 2


Your question Piper.

Posted by: piobmhor piper 23-Dec-2007, 12:06 PM
Sticking with the underwater theme, who and when invented the first under water diving device?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 27-Dec-2007, 10:07 AM
Give up? if so I claim the piont!

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 27-Dec-2007, 10:57 AM
I know that Jacques Cousteau invented the aqualung but don't know the year offhand. Is that who you're looking for?

Takes me back to all those Jacques Cousteau specials I watched as a child.

Posted by: leenieww 27-Dec-2007, 12:57 PM
In 1772, Frenchman, Sieur Freminet invented a "rebreathing" device, this was the first self-contained air device.

Posted by: piobmhor piper 27-Dec-2007, 02:27 PM
QUOTE (leenieww @ 27-Dec-2007, 01:57 PM)
In 1772, Frenchman, Sieur Freminet invented a "rebreathing" device, this was the first self-contained air device.

Close but he wasn't a Frechman. He did invent it in the 18th centrury but quite a bit earlier! Hint he was from Devon England.

Posted by: leenieww 29-Dec-2007, 09:06 AM
This isn't a lot earlier but......

In 1771, John Smeaton invented the air pump. A hose was connected between the air pump and the diving barrel allowing air to be pumped to the diver.

Posted by: piobmhor piper 29-Dec-2007, 06:30 PM
Good research! but not quite there yet. I'll give one more hint. In the year 1715 this inventor from the county of Devon South West England invented a diving machine that was used to salvage valuables from wrecks.

Posted by: leenieww 29-Dec-2007, 07:22 PM
Ah Ha! Major General John Lethbridge was the inventor in 1715 that used his diving "barrel" to salvage wrecks.

I think I discovered why he spent so much time underwater...he had 17 children.... laugh.gif

Posted by: piobmhor piper 30-Dec-2007, 07:32 AM
Close enough! There were two John Lethbridge's of note and both are my ancestors wink.gif
Here's the guy we were looking for:
John Lethbridge (1675–1759) invented the first underwater diving machine in 1715. He lived in the county of Devon in South West England and reportedly had 17 children.[1]

John Lethbridge was a wool merchant based in Newton Abbot who invented a diving machine in 1715 that was used to salvage valuables from wrecks. This machine was an air tight oak barrel that allowed “the diver” to submerge long enough to retrieve underwater material. In Lethbridge’s words:

It is made of wainscot perfectly round, about 6 feet in length, about 2 feet and a half diameter at the head, and about 18 inches diameter at the foot, and contains about 30 gallons; it is hooped with iron hoops without and within to guard against pressure. There are two holes for the arms, and a glass about 4 inches diameter, and an inch and a quarter thick to look though, which is fixed in the bottom part, so as to be in a direct line with the eye, two airholes upon the upper part, into one of which air is conveyed by a pair of bellows, both which are stopt with plugs immediately before going down to the bottom. At the foot part there’s a hole to let out water. Sometimes there’s a large rope fixed to the back or upper part, by which it’s let down, and there’s a little line called the signal line, by which the people above are directed what to do, and under is fix’d a piece of timber as a guard for the glass. I go in with my feet foremost, and when my arms are got through the holes, then the head is put on, which is fastened with screws. It requires 500 weight to sink it, and take but 15 pound weight from it and it will buoy upon the surface of the water. I lie straight upon my breast all the time I am in the engine, which hath many times been more than 6 hours, being frequently refreshed upon the surface by a pair of bellows. I can move it about 12 foot square at the bottom, where I have stayed many times 34 minutes. I have been 10 fathoms deep many a hundred times, and have been 12 fathom, but with great difficulty

After testing this machine in his garden pond (specially built for the purpose) Lethbridge dived on a number of wrecks – 4 English men of war, 1 East Indiaman (both English and Dutch), 2 Spanish galleons and a number of galleys. He became very wealthy as a result of his salvages. One of his better known recoveries was on the Dutch Slotter Hooge which had sunk off Madeira with over 3 tons of silver on board.

Lethbridge is buried in Wolborough church, Newton Abbot

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piombmhor piper - 2
pretentiouswombat - 2
leenieww - 3


Posted by: leenieww 30-Dec-2007, 04:56 PM
What became the first US National Monument?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 31-Dec-2007, 11:41 AM
Devils Tower (Lakota: Mato Tipila) is a monolithic igneous intrusion or volcanic neck located in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5112 feet (1558 m) above sea level.

Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 1347 acres (5.45 km²).

In recent years about 1% of the Monument's 400,000 annual visitors climb Devils Tower. The monolith featured prominently in the 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.


Posted by: leenieww 31-Dec-2007, 01:37 PM
Point goes to Piper....


The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 3
pretentiouswombat - 2
leenieww - 3

Posted by: piobmhor piper 31-Dec-2007, 04:35 PM
What ancient calendar will run out in 2012?

Posted by: leenieww 01-Jan-2008, 02:10 PM
Could that be the Mayan Long Count calendar that will run out very soon?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 03-Jan-2008, 12:02 AM
Yeah, that's the one my kids keep telling me about. I think it's somehow related to them not wanting to do their homework because the world's going to end in 4 years. Kids... wink2.gif

Posted by: piobmhor piper 04-Jan-2008, 12:06 PM
QUOTE (leenieww @ 01-Jan-2008, 03:10 PM)
Could that be the Mayan Long Count calendar that will run out very soon?

Absolutly right! laugh.gif

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 3
pretentiouswombat - 2
leenieww - 4

Ok next question is yours leenieww!

Posted by: leenieww 04-Jan-2008, 01:51 PM
TV Trivia

Major Charles Emerson Winchester had a sister on the show MASH. She had a physical problem that was mentioned in one episode. What was it?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 04-Jan-2008, 01:57 PM
I remember this one! She stuttered!

Posted by: leenieww 04-Jan-2008, 02:16 PM
Alright Wombat!!!


The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 3
pretentiouswombat - 3
leenieww - 4

You get to come up with the next question.

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 04-Jan-2008, 02:18 PM
Okay, here's another tv trivia one.

In the tv show, Rhoda, remember Rhoda's dad? What character did he play in a movie with Paul Newman?


Posted by: leenieww 05-Jan-2008, 03:42 PM
Would that be the movie Harper?

Harold Gould played Sheriff Spanner in that movie.

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 10-Jan-2008, 03:25 PM
Nope. Wrong movie. Think more along the lines of Newman and Redford. (big hint there)


Posted by: leenie 12-Jan-2008, 12:38 PM
I'm guessing Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 12-Jan-2008, 12:55 PM
Nope. That certainly does narrow it down, though. wink.gif

Posted by: piobmhor piper 12-Jan-2008, 03:13 PM
Harold Gould, The Sting
Gould had worked in television and film for almost 15 years before his career really took off with his portrayal of Kid Twist in The Sting. Twist's dignified, dapper appearance and manner put Gould into the ranks of memorable character actors, but he did not seem to be typecast and never lacked for work. He had parts in the Woody Allen movie Love and Death, as a villain in Silent Movie (directed by Mel Brooks), and made guest appearances on television shows such as Hawaii Five-O, Petrocelli, Soap, and The Love Boat.

In 1972, Gould was cast as Martin Morgenstern, the father of Mary's best friend Rhoda, in an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He reprised the role the following year and was hired as a regular when Rhoda was made into a spin-off in 1974. After Rhoda ended, Gould appeared in short-lived series such as The Feather and Father Gang and Washington: Behind Closed Doors. In the 1980 NBC miniseries Moviola, he portrayed Louis B. Mayer and earned an Emmy nomination. He appeared as Chad Lowe's grandfather in Spencer, and played a Jewish widower wooing the Christian Katharine Hepburn in Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry. Other roles included a married man having an affair with another member of his Yiddish-speaking club in an episode of the PBS series The Sunset Years, and as the owner of a deli grooming two African-American men to inherit his business in Singer & Sons. [4] Gould received Emmy nominations for his roles in Rhoda, Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, and Moviola. Gould also played Miles Webber, the steadfast boyfriend of Rose Nylund (Betty White) on the NBC series The Golden Girls (he also played a different boyfriend of Rose's in the show's first season).

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 14-Jan-2008, 01:34 PM
Whew! You did your research. The Sting has always been one of my very favourite movies and I'm pretty darned good with faces so I recognized Harold Gould when he turned up as Rhoda's father. He was also in SOAP, if anyone remembers that.

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haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 4
pretentiouswombat - 3
leenieww - 4

Posted by: pflanary 14-Jan-2008, 03:34 PM
Waiting with baited breath (anyone know the origin of that expression??) for the next question so I can play.

Posted by: piobmhor piper 14-Jan-2008, 05:48 PM
Ok let's do some Celtic knowledge;

What kind of specialized Celtic song-form was urine used in? EEwwww!

Posted by: Aaediwen 14-Jan-2008, 06:10 PM
That'd be the Waulking songs. Sung while Waulking the tweed. Soaking it in human urine to improve water repellent properties of the wool.

Posted by: piobmhor piper 14-Jan-2008, 06:12 PM
Very good Aaediwen!

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 4
pretentiouswombat - 3
leenieww - 4
Aaediwen -1

Your question.

Posted by: Aaediwen 16-Jan-2008, 06:19 PM
How many children were born of the union between the son of the king of Omanya and Trembling?

Posted by: leenie 16-Jan-2008, 06:29 PM
the king of Omanya and Trembling had 14 children I do believe.

Posted by: Aaediwen 16-Jan-2008, 06:34 PM
I thought sure noone would get that so quick.

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 4
pretentiouswombat - 3
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1

Posted by: leenie 16-Jan-2008, 06:37 PM
Tv Trivia:

What were the two dogs names on Magnum PI?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 18-Jan-2008, 06:41 AM
The two dobermans were named Zeus and Appollo.

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 20-Jan-2008, 03:01 PM
This sounds like fun... Count me in!!!

Posted by: leenie 20-Jan-2008, 03:08 PM
You got it right Piper...now it's your turn....


The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 3
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1

Posted by: piobmhor piper 23-Jan-2008, 06:41 AM
How far can you walk into the forest?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 23-Jan-2008, 09:12 AM
Aw, that's an old one.

Half-way. From then on, you're walking out of the forest.


Posted by: piobmhor piper 23-Jan-2008, 10:17 AM
Ok so it's probably older than me but I wasn't in a good thinking mood this morning.

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 4
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1

Your turn to post the next poser wombat. yawn.gif

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 23-Jan-2008, 11:09 AM
What was the name of Dale Evans' horse?

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 23-Jan-2008, 12:52 PM
Buttermilk

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 23-Jan-2008, 01:03 PM
Very good - I should have asked for the name of the Jeep! wink.gif

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 4
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 1

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 23-Jan-2008, 01:11 PM
What form is Rita Skeeter's animagus?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 23-Jan-2008, 01:16 PM
a beetle

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 23-Jan-2008, 01:19 PM
Yay!! Maybe that was too easy??? biggrin.gif

The Scores:
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 1

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 23-Jan-2008, 01:22 PM
Only easy for those of us HP fans.


What was Durin's Bane?

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 23-Jan-2008, 02:04 PM
Durin's Bane is a Balrog corrupted by Morgoth during the First Age. It apparently survived the defeat of Morgoth in the War of Wrath and escaped to hide beneath the Misty Mountains.

Furthermore, A Balrog is a fictional demon from J. R. R. Tolkien's Arda legendarium. A Balrog (Sindarin for "Demon of Might"; the Quenya form is Valarauko) is a tall, menacing being in the shape of a man, having control of both fire and shadow. One was noted to wield both a flaming sword and fiery whip of many thongs. The Balrog induces great terror in friends and foes alike and can shroud itself in darkness and shadow. It can only be defeated by some living person or thing of equal power, and amongst its own evil allies is rivalled only in its capacity for ferocity and destruction by the dragons, but the Balrogs are more powerful than dragons

Since Gandalf and the Balrog were both Maiar, they were beings of the same order. As they faced each other, Gandalf broke the Bridge in front of him, but as the Balrog fell it wrapped its whip around Gandalf's knees, dragging him to the brink. As the Fellowship looked in horror, Gandalf cried "Fly, you fools!" and fell. After the long fall, the two landed in a subterranean lake, which extinguished the flames of the Balrog's body, greatly weakening it. Recognising its own weakness, the Balrog fled, and Gandalf pursued the creature for eight days until they climbed to the peak of Zirakzigil, at which point the Balrog's body flames were renewed, restoring its power. Here they fought for two days and nights. In the end, the Balrog was defeated and cast down, breaking the mountainside as it fell. Gandalf himself died following this ordeal, but was later sent back to Middle-earth with even greater powers as Gandalf the White.

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 24-Jan-2008, 11:48 AM
And you came up with that from memory, right? wink.gif

I had a friend whose name was Durin and I had to drag out my Tolkien books to see where it was referenced since he wouldn't give me a clue as to where exactly it came from.

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pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 2

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 25-Jan-2008, 11:48 AM
Which is the only planet to rotate clockwise?



I had a little help, Wombat....

Posted by: morgana_l_f 25-Jan-2008, 08:33 PM
venus

-A little early though...

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 26-Jan-2008, 01:10 AM
Correct!!!



The Scores:

haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 2
morgana_l_f - 1

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 01-Feb-2008, 10:48 AM
We need a new question! tongue.gif

Posted by: leenie 01-Feb-2008, 06:39 PM
I'll post one and I hope no one objects.......


What does the song title "Oran" by Runrig mean?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 04-Feb-2008, 12:08 PM
I'll take a stab at it!
Beautiful

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 04-Feb-2008, 12:57 PM
Oran = Song


Posted by: leenie 04-Feb-2008, 06:33 PM

You got it Cookie...now you have to post the next question.
haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 5
pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 3
morgana_l_f - 1

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 09-Feb-2008, 11:32 PM
So sorry for the late post....scatterbrained.....



Which Lord Mayor of Cork died from a hunger strike???

Posted by: piobmhor piper 10-Feb-2008, 06:37 PM
In the December elections 1918, MacSwiney was returned unopposed to the first Dáil Éireann as Sinn Féin representative for Mid Cork, succeeding the Nationalist M.P. D.D. Sheehan. After the murder of Tomás Mac Curtain, the Lord Mayor of Cork on March 20, 1920, he was elected Lord Mayor of Cork. On August 12, 1920, he was arrested in Dublin for possession of seditious articles and documents, and also possession of a cipher key. He was summarily tried by court martial on August 16, sentenced to two years' imprisonment in Brixton Prison. In prison, he immediately started a hunger strike. On October 20, 1920, he fell into a coma and died five days later after 74 days on hunger strike.


Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 10-Feb-2008, 10:14 PM
Congratulations!!!!


haynes9 - 2
piombmhor piper - 6
pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
Aaediwen -1
cookieman's wife - 3
morgana_l_f - 1

Posted by: piobmhor piper 11-Feb-2008, 12:43 PM
What is the combination for The Adams Family Vault?

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 13-Feb-2008, 11:41 AM
2-10-11 eyes, fingers, toes

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 13-Feb-2008, 12:03 PM
drat - If it had been about the tv show, I might have had a chance!

Posted by: pflanary 13-Feb-2008, 03:23 PM
I have the worst luck with this thread. I want to play but whenever I check there is no open question. I'll keep trying.

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 13-Feb-2008, 03:39 PM
Thank goodness there's lots more to keep us busy around the Forum!

Posted by: piobmhor piper 14-Feb-2008, 03:44 PM
QUOTE (Cookie Mans Wife @ 13-Feb-2008, 12:41 PM)
2-10-11 eyes, fingers, toes

That would be correct!

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pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
cookieman's wife - 4
haynes9 - 2
Aaediwen -1
morgana_l_f - 1

Your question cookie!

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 17-Feb-2008, 03:42 PM
What does the circle in the center of the Celtic cross represent?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 24-Feb-2008, 05:18 AM
Among some ancient peoples, a circle was used to represent the moon, and a circle with a cross symbolized the sun. Thus, the circle in the Celtic cross could have been a pagan moon or sun that was appropriated by early Christians to help convert the Celtic population.

Posted by: Cookie Mans Wife 26-Feb-2008, 10:42 PM
Correct!!!


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pretentiouswombat - 5
leenieww - 5
cookie man's wife - 4
haynes9 - 2
Aaediwen -1
morgana_l_f - 1

Posted by: piobmhor piper 29-Feb-2008, 06:39 AM
Where in Canada was the Black Watch Regiment formed?

Posted by: leenie 29-Feb-2008, 06:37 PM
Montreal, Quebec biggrin.gif

Posted by: piobmhor piper 28-Apr-2008, 05:18 AM
And now for the long awaited response.....................That's right! next question is yours Leenie

Posted by: leenie 07-May-2008, 12:51 PM
When the show Happy Days first aired...there was an older brother..what was his name?

Posted by: pretentiouswombat 09-May-2008, 10:54 AM
His name was Chuck - and didn't he play basketball all the time?

Posted by: leenie 25-Jun-2008, 03:16 PM
piombmhor piper - 7
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Correct Wombat...sorry it took me so long to get back to this..Next question is yours...

Posted by: pflanary 08-Dec-2008, 01:37 PM
We need a question!!

Posted by: piobmhor piper 08-Dec-2008, 03:11 PM
Well pflanary why don't you post the next question as the pretentiouswombat seems to have gone into hibernation!

Posted by: pflanary 08-Dec-2008, 11:49 PM
What does a red hand on an Irish coat of arms indicate (please be specific)?

Posted by: piobmhor piper 09-Dec-2008, 09:39 AM
The Red Hand of Ulster, also called the Red Hand of Ireland or the Red Hand of O'Neill is a symbol that appers on the O'Neill coat of arms as well as the flag of Ulster. There are several variations of the Legend. In most versions Uí Néill is challenged by Dermott for the crown of Ireland which occurs at sea. The legend is that the first man to touch land will be named the king. Variations occur as sometimes both men are on the same ship, while in other versions they are on seprate ships. In one version the challenge actually occurs as a horse race, where the participants must cross a river at the end of the race.


As Uí Néill and Dermott approach land (either by boat, or cross a river on horseback), Uí Néill draws his sword, takes the sword in his left hand and severs his right hand. Missing his right hand, Uí Néill picks up his severed right hand and throws it past Dermott to be the first man to touch the land, abeit with a disembodied hand. Uí Néill is then named the rightful king of Ireland.

Specific enough?

Posted by: pflanary 10-Dec-2008, 08:48 PM
But what does it mean when it appears on a coat of arms?

Posted by: piobmhorpiper 15-Dec-2008, 08:20 AM
Ok grabbing at straws now but how about it denotes that family is of Irish Royalty.

Posted by: pflanary 22-Dec-2008, 08:00 AM
It does refer to family affiliation but not with Irish royalty.

Posted by: pflanary 17-Mar-2009, 02:47 PM
Sorry to be so long AWOL and to have hung up this thread.

The answer is that the red hand on a coat of arms indicates association with the O'Neill family--by marriage, alliance, etc.

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