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yoyothehobo

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WAs going to say Kielder, however my guess is that its something massive in Scotland.

Whats the name of the one you can see from the train at Dalwhinnie? Loch Ericht?
 
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This is a bit spooky, as that exact question came up in our pub quiz a few weeks ago and Rutland Water was given as the right answer. So I've just checked with Mr Google and it seems both answers are right! Kielder has the greater capacity, but Rutland has the greater surface area. Who'd be a quiz setter eh?!
 
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SuspectUsual said:
This is a bit spooky, as that exact question came up in our pub quiz a few weeks ago and Rutland Water was given as the right answer. So I've just checked with Mr Google and it seems both answers are right! Kielder has the greater capacity, but Rutland has the greater surface area. Who'd be a quiz setter eh?!
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As the raison d'etre of a reservoir is storing water, that is why Kielder Water is the largest man-made entity in the UK. Since I am an old fogey of 80 and remember the pre-used Imperial measures, the capacity of Kielder Water is said to be 44 billion Imperial gallons of water.
 
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Things become a bit confusing, one way and another -- assuming that I first got the right answer: I've been having trouble thinking of a question to set; so I'll "stand down".
 
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Calthrop said:
Things become a bit confusing, one way and another -- assuming that I first got the right answer: I've been having trouble thinking of a question to set; so I'll "stand down".
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You were declared correct and it passed to you...

...so I'll put a hopefully easy one in on the same theme:

What is the claim to fame of the Derwent Dam ( on the Derwent Reservoir ) in Derbyshire? ( Not to be confused with Derwent Water in Cumbria ).
 
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yoyothehobo said:
Long Johns?
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That's right. R&B singer Long John Baldry was the voice of Dr. Ivo Robotnik in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series and he sang Mexico which was the official song of the 1968 UK olympics team, the pirate is Long John Silver and the underwear is long johns. Your turn...
 
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Ashley Hill said:
Pedant Alert!!!
It’s Cyril Blamire, Walter Dewhurst, Herbert Truelove and Luther (Hobbo) Hobdyke is missing.
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The "Walter" part of Foggy's name is so rarely mentioned I thought it might be too obscure to use for this.

The first five "third man" characters were, I thought, sufficient... nothing saying a list has to be complete as long as it's obvious what it is, is there? :)
 
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Peter Mugridge said:
The "Walter" part of Foggy's name is so rarely mentioned I thought it might be too obscure to use for this.

The first five "third man" characters were, I thought, sufficient... nothing saying a list has to be complete as long as it's obvious what it is, is there? :)
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I only mentioned it as I asked a similar question in 2023 to which @Greenheart also guessed correctly (apart from not knowing Hobbos name). We must all be fans!:lol:
 
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