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Mcr Warrior said:
Thought that was Sandra (Hutchinson) and Beryl (Hennessey). ;)
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Is this perchance something to do with the thing "television", of which I occasionally hear tell <D?

DaleCooper said:
The Lion and the Unicorn
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Afraid not -- they are Liverpool's legendary fowl, as below.

SteveM70 said:
They're the "names" of the Liver Birds
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Correct -- the two relevant "bird" effigies on top of the Royal Liver Building. Bella is the one who looks out towards the river; Bertie looks towards the city.

@SteveM70, wack; next question's yours to set.
 
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Which actor, born in Singapore as 'Cyril Goldbert', most likely in or around 1927, before subsequently changing his name, arrived in the UK in December 1945 and then found popular success in a particular television role on ITV in the late 1960s/early 1970s?
 
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Gloster said:
Peter Wyngarde. All details of his life are ’unconfirmed’.
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Is the correct answer. He with the droopy moustache. The role he portrayed and was perhaps best known for was 'Jason King' in "Department S". Your turn to set the next question.
 
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Gracias, companero.

What is the link between the following? snake / jellyfish / racehorse / hunting dog
 
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DaleCooper said:
Portuguese viper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_seoanei
Portuguese horse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusitano
Portuguese Warren Hound - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Podengo
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Well, I'll be... my question was "cribbed" from a gen. knowl. quiz on another board -- linkage wherein, something altogether else. However -- per your citations, duly clicked-on -- your "Portuguese connection" must needs be recognised as equally valid -- victory is yours !

(Per the alternative above, as was in my mind -- the words refer, respectively, to Sherlock Holmes stories -- The Speckled Band; The Lion's Mane; Silver Blaze; and of course, The Hound of the Baskervilles.)

In no doubt utterly barbarous Portuguese: teu oportunidade, Senhor.
 
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Calthrop said:
Well, I'll be... my question was "cribbed" from a gen. knowl. quiz on another board -- linkage wherein, something altogether else. However -- per your citations, duly clicked-on -- your "Portuguese connection" must needs be recognised as equally valid -- victory is yours !

(Per the alternative above, as was in my mind -- the words refer, respectively, to Sherlock Holmes stories -- The Speckled Band; The Lion's Mane; Silver Blaze; and of course, The Hound of the Baskervilles.)

In no doubt utterly barbarous Portuguese: teu oportunidade, Senhor.
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Thank you.

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What was unusual about Pope John XX?
 
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