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Xenophon PCDGS
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Dunnet Head is the name of the peninsula and Easter Head is the northern-most point on the peninsula.
pne
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What does it mean for a "church to be made out of wool"?
Marton
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One paid for by the wealth of the wool producers. Typically in Suffolk.
pne
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Correct. Also in the Cotswolds, which is where I know the term from (my grandparents used to live there).
Often much bigger in relation to the size of the parish it serves than other churches.
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Since Marton hasn't claimed the floor after answering correctly for two days now, I'm going to declare open floor.
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Peter Mugridge
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Who or what is the connection between the late novelist Arthur Hailey ( of "Airport" fame ) and Southfork Ranch?
Springs Branch
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The actor Patrick Duffy?
Duffy played Bobby Ewing in Dallas which was centred largely on goings-on at Southfork Ranch.
Duffy also appeared in the 1980s US TV drama Hotel, which was based on Arthur Hailey's book of the same name.
Duffy played Bobby Ewing in Dallas which was centred largely on goings-on at Southfork Ranch.
Duffy also appeared in the 1980s US TV drama Hotel, which was based on Arthur Hailey's book of the same name.
Peter Mugridge
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You have the right name but ironically the wrong connection, one of which I was in fact unaware but which actually strengthens the connection!
It was Strong Medicine that I was thinking of - he filmed this during the period of his year long shower in Dallas and rather interestingly his character in Strong Medicine was run over by a car, which probably rang more than a few scripting bells for him!
Anyway, your floor...
It was Strong Medicine that I was thinking of - he filmed this during the period of his year long shower in Dallas and rather interestingly his character in Strong Medicine was run over by a car, which probably rang more than a few scripting bells for him!
Anyway, your floor...
Springs Branch
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A well-known English scientist once lost 20 years of research notes on account of a certain precious stone.
Who was the scientist, what type of jewel was it and what happened?
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It's been a good few days without a bite, so I'll close this one off & move the thread along .........
Some regard the story as apocryphal, but Isaac Newton owned a dog called Diamond, which lived with him in his rooms at Cambridge.
One day while Newton was out, the dog allegedly knocked over a burning candle which set fire to manuscripts containing his notes on experiments conducted over the course of twenty years.
Open floor for anyone with a question.
Who was the scientist, what type of jewel was it and what happened?
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It's been a good few days without a bite, so I'll close this one off & move the thread along .........
Some regard the story as apocryphal, but Isaac Newton owned a dog called Diamond, which lived with him in his rooms at Cambridge.
One day while Newton was out, the dog allegedly knocked over a burning candle which set fire to manuscripts containing his notes on experiments conducted over the course of twenty years.
Open floor for anyone with a question.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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What is the largest lake in Central America?
Xenophon PCDGS
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Most correct....the ball is now in your court.
According to legend, a certain composer managed, using unusual tactics, to convince his patron that the members of the orchestra should be allowed to return home to their wives, after a prolonged absence.
Who were the patron and the composer?
What did he do?
What is the popular name given to the result?
Who were the patron and the composer?
What did he do?
What is the popular name given to the result?
Springs Branch
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The composer was Joseph Haydn & his patron the Hungarian Prince Esterhazy.
In the final movement of Haydn's 45th Symphony, members of the orchestra left the stage one-by-one, leaving behind the conductor and a small number of violins (which results in a subdued musical anti-climax)
The piece is known as the Farewell Symphony.
In the final movement of Haydn's 45th Symphony, members of the orchestra left the stage one-by-one, leaving behind the conductor and a small number of violins (which results in a subdued musical anti-climax)
The piece is known as the Farewell Symphony.
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Springs Branch
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What is the name given to a locked case in which decanters of spirits etc. can be seen but not used (e.g. by one's servants), and how did this name come about?
Xenophon PCDGS
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A tantalus.
Tantalus is a figure in Greek mythology who was accepted at the table of Zeus and he killed his son and had him cut up and served as part of a banquet for the Gods. His punishment was to be taken to Tartarus, the deepest part of the Underworld where he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches. The fruit of the tree always eluded his grasp and the water always receded each time that he attempted to take a drink.
(At last, another reason where studying in the Classics stream at St Bede's College, Manchester prior to attending Manchester University in 1962 has proved of use)
Tantalus is a figure in Greek mythology who was accepted at the table of Zeus and he killed his son and had him cut up and served as part of a banquet for the Gods. His punishment was to be taken to Tartarus, the deepest part of the Underworld where he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches. The fruit of the tree always eluded his grasp and the water always receded each time that he attempted to take a drink.
(At last, another reason where studying in the Classics stream at St Bede's College, Manchester prior to attending Manchester University in 1962 has proved of use)
Springs Branch
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Correct on both points.
Incidentally, according to my OED, this unfortunate guy is also the origin of the verb to tantalise.
Your floor Paul
Incidentally, according to my OED, this unfortunate guy is also the origin of the verb to tantalise.
Your floor Paul
Xenophon PCDGS
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With which musical instrument was Dennis Brain associated ?
Marton
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French horn?
Xenophon PCDGS
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Correct....over to you
Marton
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Thank you. On a similar theme.
Which former post office worker had a music award named in her honour and memory.
Which former post office worker had a music award named in her honour and memory.
martinsh
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Clue please !
Darren R
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Is it Kathleen Ferrier?
Marton
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Correct.
Over to you.
Over to you.
Darren R
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As someone born in Blackburn of a musical family I really should have got Kathleen Ferrier much earlier!
Open Floor
Open Floor
Xenophon PCDGS
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What does the musical term "Pesante" signify?
Xenophon PCDGS
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Most correct
...Over to you.
...Over to you.