Pub quiz

[meddyg]

What do Rhoose , Roissy and Ringway have in common ?

[Tim Hall]

Airports. Or former names of current airports I think.  Ringway is now Manchester, Roissy is CDG I think, no idea about Rhoose.

[Nuncio]

It's Cardiff.

[Jaded]

Airports. That's what I would have said.

[Torslanda]

Much too vague for our pub quiz.

Wipeout!

[T42]

Airports. Or former names of current airports I think.  Ringway is now Manchester, Roissy is CDG I think, no idea about Rhoose.

While folk may talk of Manchester Airport and Cardiff airport, the French - other than in the media - usually call CdG airport Roissy.  Funny that.

[hellymedic]

Isn't 'Castle Donnington' a much more helpful name than East Midlands?

Heathrow, Gatwick, Finningley and Luton are places. Robin Hood, Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon are not.

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Airports. That's what I would have said.

I'd have said airports beginning with R.

Isn't 'Castle Donnington' a much more helpful name than East Midlands?

Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton are places. Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon are not.

John Lennon airport is in Speke,which is the origin of my favourite Liverpool joke.

[PeteB99]

Airports. That's what I would have said.

I'd have said airports beginning with R.

Isn't 'Castle Donnington' a much more helpful name than East Midlands?

Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton are places. Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon are not.

John Lennon airport is in Speke,which is the origin of my favourite Liverpool joke.

You'll have to tell it now.

In the meantime what aviation record does a Hawker Hurricane flying out of speke in 1941 still hold?

[Tim Hall]

Airports. That's what I would have said.

I'd have said airports beginning with R.

Isn't 'Castle Donnington' a much more helpful name than East Midlands?

Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton are places. Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon are not.

John Lennon airport is in Speke,which is the origin of my favourite Liverpool joke.

You'll have to tell it now.

The one I know involves buses. But I'll let Kirst tell hers.

In the meantime what aviation record does a Hawker Hurricane flying out of speke in 1941 still hold?

No eye deer.  I shall have a think.

[Jaded]

Airports. That's what I would have said.

I'd have said airports beginning with R.

Isn't 'Castle Donnington' a much more helpful name than East Midlands?

Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton are places. Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon are not.

John Lennon airport is in Speke,which is the origin of my favourite Liverpool joke.

You'll have to tell it now.

In the meantime what aviation record does a Hawker Hurricane flying out of speke in 1941 still hold?

It took off with no wheels?

[PeteB99]

It took off with no wheels?

Nope

[clarion]

Is that the incident where the pilot shot down an enemy aircraft while taking off?

[PeteB99]

Is that the incident where the pilot shot down an enemy aircraft while taking off?

Yep - fastest ever air to air kill- The JU88 hit the ground before the Hurricanes undercarriage had finished retracting

[clarion]

Blimey, that must have been fast!  Great flying and nerves of steel, then.

[PeteB99]

And for anyone who asks what did Eastern Europe ever do for us - it was done by members of a czech squadron No 312

[clarion]

Question,  then:

What sounds faintly Grub by about Ed Reardon and his 'friend'

[madcow]

Isn't 'Castle Donnington' a much more helpful name than East Midlands?

I know" Spelling that makes you cringe"  is that way.

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Airports. That's what I would have said.

I'd have said airports beginning with R.

Isn't 'Castle Donnington' a much more helpful name than East Midlands?

Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton are places. Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon are not.

John Lennon airport is in Speke,which is the origin of my favourite Liverpool joke.

You'll have to tell it now.

The one I know involves buses. But I'll let Kirst tell hers.

If it also involves a parrot, it's the same one.

[David Martin]

What goes at 15 seconds a minute?

[hellymedic]

The Earth's rotation on its axis.
15 degrees in an hour = 15 arcseconds per minute.

[Torslanda]

We discovered tonight the de-merits of winning our pub quiz.

Since we began to take part in the quiz last February our worst position is 3rd. The prize is 8 pints of bitter and I don't think I've paid for any since September last year. The quizmaster decreed that anyone winning 2 weeks in a row would incur a 5 point handicap. Tonight we had a 20 point handicap and came in 4th.

At least next week we can start again with a level contest.

[ElyDave]

I've only ever entered one pub quiz, misheard the obscure last round rules and went from first to fourth.  Bugger.

At least the prize for winning yours is not to set the questions next time around, as was the case with my parents on the expat compound in Saudi - lots of competition for 2nd place.

[T42]

What notable birthday present did "Sonny" Albert Francis get from his daddy?

[clarion]

Question,  then:

What sounds faintly Grub by about Ed Reardon and his 'friend'

Oi!  Still waiting for an answer.