Why did she say Christine Keeler was "close", when it was nothing like the right answer and derived from completely the wrong idea? It sounded like she was close to giving them a point.
I must record for posterity that for the first time ever yesterday I got the answer from the first clue; the Chris Chataway - Roger Bannister one.
Yes, I know none of you care, but please humour me.
(It helps if you were around at the time of the events. ).
Me too! Me too! Well done both of us!
I was on a roll last night - two I got after a couple of clues:
Round 1: First messages via a new invention
Round 2: Galactic centre - sun - (earth) - moon
However I had never heard of the word copacetic, so I guess that sends me to the bottom of the class.
Edit: Oh - it's another American import, like Hallowe'en, so I'm excused.
I must record for posterity that for the first time ever yesterday I got the answer from the first clue; the Chris Chataway - Roger Bannister one.
Yes, I know none of you care, but please humour me.
(It helps if you were around at the time of the events. ).
I guessed it too because Chattaway and Bannister are inextricably linked in that achievement, although I thought it might be the finishing order in the first sub 4 minute race.
And their conferring was amazing. Never heard of Chattaway, thought Laszlo Tabori might have invented the Biro.
The captain of the other team was a bit clueless though, always managing to buzz in just a fraction too late.
I guessed it too because Chattaway and Bannister are inextricably linked in that achievement, although I thought it might be the finishing order in the first sub 4 minute race.
And their conferring was amazing. Never heard of Chattaway, thought Laszlo Tabori might have invented the Biro.
The captain of the other team was a bit clueless though, always managing to buzz in just a fraction too late.
I think that was quite deliberate as they didn't have an answer. He appeared somewhat humourless, which tends to stick out like a sore thumb on the show.
I was very smug when I got the Delia question right on the first clue
I got it on omelette pans, but the team didn't seem to have any idea. Do these people walk around with their eyes and ears shut? They might be good at dredging up the obscure stuff but anything obvious seems to have them completely stumped.
I got it on omelette pans, but the team didn't seem to have any idea. Do these people walk around with their eyes and ears shut? They might be good at dredging up the obscure stuff but anything obvious seems to have them completely stumped.
You are aware that there will be stuff which you think is obscure but other people think is obvious ... or is that in itself not blindingly obvious?
You are aware that there will be stuff which you think is obscure but other people think is obvious ... or is that in itself not blindingly obvious?
Of course, but do you accept that some things are definitely more obscure than others? That omelette pan thing was hard to avoid at the time, and Chris Chattaway was certainly very well known, and I am surprised that people selected for their exceptional knowledge and quizzing abilities would not have recognised either.
The Wiki page on Halloween is up to 14 pages of archives! The actual article is barely longer than a couple of pages (and about the same again for the list of references).
The Wiki page on Halloween is up to 14 pages of archives! The actual article is barely longer than a couple of pages (and about the same again for the list of references).
I thought Jeff's comment was he hadn't heard of the word copacetic, but that was because the word was an American import just like the word Halloween.
I merely pointed out that whilst copacetic might be an American word Halloween was not, being Scottish in origin.
(In a similar way that calling the season Fall isn't really an Americanisation as it's the word used in England when the pilgrims left so they took it with them. Whilst they were away we changed to using Autumn whilst they kept Fall. So "the Fall" is in fact more traditional than Autumn)
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and yet the answer given on the show for the fourth movie was "4.0"
Anyway, good show today. I am not getting any better at it though lol
Because she could have called herself Tina (but didn't, as it happens).
Yes, I know none of you care, but please humour me.
(It helps if you were around at the time of the events.
Well done
I didn't get it so I am just jealous!
Although I am also not old enough to remember...
I was on a roll last night - two I got after a couple of clues:
Round 1: First messages via a new invention
Round 2: Galactic centre - sun - (earth) - moon
However I had never heard of the word copacetic, so I guess that sends me to the bottom of the class.
Edit: Oh - it's another American import, like Hallowe'en, so I'm excused.
And their conferring was amazing. Never heard of Chattaway, thought Laszlo Tabori might have invented the Biro.
The captain of the other team was a bit clueless though, always managing to buzz in just a fraction too late.
I think the best team scraped through.
I think that was quite deliberate as they didn't have an answer. He appeared somewhat humourless, which tends to stick out like a sore thumb on the show.
You are aware that there will be stuff which you think is obscure but other people think is obvious ... or is that in itself not blindingly obvious?
The Wiki page on Halloween is up to 14 pages of archives! The actual article is barely longer than a couple of pages (and about the same again for the list of references).
I thought Jeff's comment was he hadn't heard of the word copacetic, but that was because the word was an American import just like the word Halloween.
I merely pointed out that whilst copacetic might be an American word Halloween was not, being Scottish in origin.
(In a similar way that calling the season Fall isn't really an Americanisation as it's the word used in England when the pilgrims left so they took it with them. Whilst they were away we changed to using Autumn whilst they kept Fall. So "the Fall" is in fact more traditional than Autumn)