Full Version: Try These Tricky Trivia..1
1. In the UK the county of the West Midlands would be number 1, Merseyside comes in at 2 ,while Tyne and Wear is at 3,but ..?
2. Their first car was produced in the 1890's, and the company name dated back to the 1910's, the marque vanished in the 1970's,what was the famous old cars name..
3. Which was Britain's best selling toy three times in the late 1980's,though I must confess I have never heard of it..!!
4. Next to Wembley which is the next largest sporting stadium in the UK ,capacity wise.
5. Two records were banned by the BBC in 1969 one a number 1, the other maybe less known made the top ten...?
6. In 2008/09 it was £312,000 ,in 2009/10 it is £325,00 and in 2010/11 it will be £350,000..?
K.R.O.
1/. german market stall holders
6/. blues season ticket
6/. blues season ticket
QUOTE (scooby @ Dec 3 2009, 11:11 AM) 
1/. german market stall holders
6/. blues season ticket
6/. blues season ticket
K.R.O.
4. Has to be Twickenham now the ground's finished.
6. One of them has to be Je' taime? I'll go for a Lennon track for the other - Cold Turkey?
Is 3, The Cabbage Patch doll. People went mad for them.
5. One would be Je t'aime - moin non plus. Thought very dirty at the time!
5. One would be Je t'aime - moin non plus. Thought very dirty at the time!
Bugger Stret got in first. Do I get a point for a fuller answer and better spelling Sid?
QUOTE (Panja @ Dec 3 2009, 11:23 AM)
4. Has to be Twickenham now the ground's finished.
6. One of them has to be Je' taime? I'll go for a Lennon track for the other - Cold Turkey?
6. One of them has to be Je' taime? I'll go for a Lennon track for the other - Cold Turkey?
Yes...well done Panja 4 is correct and 'Je'taime is as well but it wasn't Cold Turkey but the other one I thought was awful,in fact it was the only hit he ever had over here...thankfully..
K.R.O.
QUOTE (Bluerain @ Dec 3 2009, 11:30 AM)
Is 3, The Cabbage Patch doll. People went mad for them.
5. One would be Je t'aime - moin non plus. Thought very dirty at the time!
5. One would be Je t'aime - moin non plus. Thought very dirty at the time!
5 is correct ,but not '3' ,I'll tell you what it wasn't as a clue...not Rubiks Cube,Star War toys or Transformers they were all best selling toys in the 1980's but this 'toy' was three years the toy of the year during the late 1980's
K.R.O.
QUOTE (Bluerain @ Dec 3 2009, 11:36 AM)
Bugger Stret got in first. Do I get a point for a fuller answer and better spelling Sid?
I'm sure Panja wouldn't object..!
K.R.O.
Is No.1 population, Smudger?
QUOTE (Panja @ Dec 3 2009, 12:01 PM)
Is No.1 population, Smudger?
Very warm but more needed on the 'population theme' ..!
K.R.O.
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 12:13 PM)
more needed on the 'population theme' ..!
K.R.O.
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I don't know the Population theme, Smudger, as it was banned in 1969 when I was just a small boy..
Is it the population of the administrative centres of the respective counties?
Is 6 the PM's wages or the loose change found down the back of Panja's sofa?
QUOTE (Panja @ Dec 3 2009, 12:33 PM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 12:13 PM)
more needed on the 'population theme' ..!
K.R.O.
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I don't know the Population theme, Smudger, as it was banned in 1969 when I was just a small boy..
Is it the population of the administrative centres of the respective counties?
Actually they are the most densely populated counties in the UK....as Greater London lost its county status many years ago. 1. 7,470 per sq. mile...2. 5,436 per sq.mile.....3 5.216 per sq.mile. as per the end of last year.
K.R.O.
QUOTE (sussexblue @ Dec 3 2009, 12:40 PM)
Is 6 the PM's wages or the loose change found down the back of Panja's sofa?
Might be...
K.R.O.
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 11:01 AM)
1. In the UK the county of the West Midlands would be number 1, Merseyside comes in at 2 ,while Tyne and Wear is at 3,but ..?
2. Their first car was produced in the 1890's, and the company name dated back to the 1910's, the marque vanished in the 1970's,what was the famous old cars name..
3. Which was Britain's best selling toy three times in the late 1980's,though I must confess I have never heard of it..!!
4. Next to Wembley which is the next largest sporting stadium in the UK ,capacity wise.
5. Two records were banned by the BBC in 1969 one a number 1, the other maybe less known made the top ten...?
6. In 2008/09 it was £312,000 ,in 2009/10 it is £325,00 and in 2010/11 it will be £350,000..?
K.R.O.
2. Their first car was produced in the 1890's, and the company name dated back to the 1910's, the marque vanished in the 1970's,what was the famous old cars name..
3. Which was Britain's best selling toy three times in the late 1980's,though I must confess I have never heard of it..!!
4. Next to Wembley which is the next largest sporting stadium in the UK ,capacity wise.
5. Two records were banned by the BBC in 1969 one a number 1, the other maybe less known made the top ten...?
6. In 2008/09 it was £312,000 ,in 2009/10 it is £325,00 and in 2010/11 it will be £350,000..?
K.R.O.
2. Worcester lunch car company?
4. Croke Park?
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 12:45 PM)
QUOTE (sussexblue @ Dec 3 2009, 12:40 PM)
Is 6 the PM's wages or the loose change found down the back of Panja's sofa?
Might be...
K.R.O.
Might be which one,sid?
QUOTE (sussexblue @ Dec 3 2009, 01:29 PM)
Might be which one,sid?
Which side of the sofa you're talking about..
QUOTE (Moose @ Dec 3 2009, 01:23 PM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 11:01 AM)
1. In the UK the county of the West Midlands would be number 1, Merseyside comes in at 2 ,while Tyne and Wear is at 3,but ..?
2. Their first car was produced in the 1890's, and the company name dated back to the 1910's, the marque vanished in the 1970's,what was the famous old cars name..
3. Which was Britain's best selling toy three times in the late 1980's,though I must confess I have never heard of it..!!
4. Next to Wembley which is the next largest sporting stadium in the UK ,capacity wise.
5. Two records were banned by the BBC in 1969 one a number 1, the other maybe less known made the top ten...?
6. In 2008/09 it was £312,000 ,in 2009/10 it is £325,00 and in 2010/11 it will be £350,000..?
K.R.O.
2. Their first car was produced in the 1890's, and the company name dated back to the 1910's, the marque vanished in the 1970's,what was the famous old cars name..
3. Which was Britain's best selling toy three times in the late 1980's,though I must confess I have never heard of it..!!
4. Next to Wembley which is the next largest sporting stadium in the UK ,capacity wise.
5. Two records were banned by the BBC in 1969 one a number 1, the other maybe less known made the top ten...?
6. In 2008/09 it was £312,000 ,in 2009/10 it is £325,00 and in 2010/11 it will be £350,000..?
K.R.O.
2. Worcester lunch car company?
4. Croke Park?
I'm afraid not,though '4' has been answered.
K.R.O.
QUOTE (Panja @ Dec 3 2009, 02:23 PM)
QUOTE (sussexblue @ Dec 3 2009, 01:29 PM)
Might be which one,sid?
Which side of the sofa you're talking about..
Well I do understand Panja's sofa is a very large comfortable one and quite heavy as well...!
K.R.O.
Is number 3 My Little Pony Sid? Gosh I had hours of fun with those equine beauties 
Was number 5 the Pink Floyd track Rusty Bullet Hole?
Was number 5 the Pink Floyd track Rusty Bullet Hole?
QUOTE (lobster @ Dec 3 2009, 07:40 PM)
Is number 3 My Little Pony Sid? Gosh I had hours of fun with those equine beauties
Was number 5 the Pink Floyd track Rusty Bullet Hole?
Was number 5 the Pink Floyd track Rusty Bullet Hole?
Interesting....but not correct, the other 'banned' record just made the top ten just after the end of the football season in that year.....here's a clue his surname features in a play by Shakespeare..!
K.R.O.
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 08:23 PM)
here's a clue his surname features in a play by Shakespeare..!
K.R.O.
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It's not Romeo Zondervan, is it?
QUOTE (Berkshire Exile @ Dec 4 2009, 09:49 AM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 08:23 PM)
here's a clue his surname features in a play by Shakespeare..!
K.R.O.
K.R.O.
It's not Romeo Zondervan, is it?
It was a singer called Max Romeo....anybody heard of him...
the record was called 'Wet Dream' it got to number 10 in the charts....it was bloody awful..K.R.O.
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 4 2009, 11:15 AM)
QUOTE (Berkshire Exile @ Dec 4 2009, 09:49 AM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 08:23 PM)
here's a clue his surname features in a play by Shakespeare..!
K.R.O.
K.R.O.
It's not Romeo Zondervan, is it?
It was a singer called Max Romeo....anybody heard of him...
the record was called 'Wet Dream' it got to number 10 in the charts....it was bloody awful..K.R.O.
Lie down girl, ,let me push it up, push it up, lie down. I actually used to play this record when I ran the Wednesday night disco at the old Parkinson Cowan social club.
QUOTE (puds @ Dec 5 2009, 08:41 PM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 4 2009, 11:15 AM)
QUOTE (Berkshire Exile @ Dec 4 2009, 09:49 AM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 08:23 PM)
here's a clue his surname features in a play by Shakespeare..!
K.R.O.
K.R.O.
It's not Romeo Zondervan, is it?
It was a singer called Max Romeo....anybody heard of him...
the record was called 'Wet Dream' it got to number 10 in the charts....it was bloody awful..K.R.O.
Lie down girl, ,let me push it up, push it up, lie down. I actually used to play this record when I ran the Wednesday night disco at the old Parkinson Cowan social club.
A blast from the past there Puds, used to know think it was Wayne who was the entertainment secretary there ,but its probably the best part of 20 years ago now.
K.R.O.
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 6 2009, 03:28 PM)
QUOTE (puds @ Dec 5 2009, 08:41 PM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 4 2009, 11:15 AM)
QUOTE (Berkshire Exile @ Dec 4 2009, 09:49 AM)
QUOTE (s a smith @ Dec 3 2009, 08:23 PM)
here's a clue his surname features in a play by Shakespeare..!
K.R.O.
K.R.O.
It's not Romeo Zondervan, is it?
It was a singer called Max Romeo....anybody heard of him...
the record was called 'Wet Dream' it got to number 10 in the charts....it was bloody awful..K.R.O.
Lie down girl, ,let me push it up, push it up, lie down. I actually used to play this record when I ran the Wednesday night disco at the old Parkinson Cowan social club.
A blast from the past there Puds, used to know think it was Wayne who was the entertainment secretary there ,but its probably the best part of 20 years ago now.
K.R.O.
Jeez no Sid, Im talking 40 years ago mate, Jimmy Stone was the MC in those days.
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