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RiP Freddie Mars
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I don't think he actually said Freddie, did he? Just the "lead singer of Queen". "Freddie" would have triggered the correct answer subconsciously without having to think about it.
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As well as a rock group with a member also called Mars
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There are certain things I imagine, whether you're interested in them or like them or not, that you'd have to have been living under a rock your entire life to have never once picked up on - knowing who Freddy Mercury and Queen are strikes me as one of these instances.
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Johhny - do the Smiths count as a rock group?
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If you're in a certain age group, perhaps.
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Johhny - do the Smiths count as a rock group?
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Johhny - do the Smiths count as a rock group?
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Yes, it's another Tipping Point moment but I completely lost it on this one:
Q: "The name of which sandwich restaurant means 'ready to eat' in French?" A: Subway ![]() Actual answer was Pret A Manger. |
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Tipping Point, ITV:
Ben Shephard asked "Grenadiers were traditionally named after what weapon that they threw?" Contestant: "Spears". The Chase, ITV: Bradley Walsh asked "Which famous ship began construction in 1510?" Contestant: "The Titanic" Pointless, BBC Alexander Armstrong asked "We're looking for the name of any team who took part in the qualifying stages of Euro 2016" Contestant: "Well, there are three that I know which have already gone so I'll say Uruguay" (I just thought I'd get the thread back on topic) |
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The Chase, ITV: Bradley Walsh asked "Which famous ship began construction in 1510?" Contestant: "The Titanic" |
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Tipping Point just now...
Q: "The surname of Freddie, the lead singer of Queen, shares its name with which Planet?" A: Mars |
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Yes, it's another Tipping Point moment but I completely lost it on this one:
Q: "The name of which sandwich restaurant means 'ready to eat' in French?" A: Subway ![]() Actual answer was Pret A Manger.
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Exactly, I have absolutely no clue about anyone in todays, what we used to call, hit parade.
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Exactly, I have absolutely no clue about anyone in todays, what we used to call, hit parade.
Freddie's been dead 25 years! As to the thread title, this answer pretty much fits into the category. And when I asked a class of Year 10 pupils recently in a Christmas quiz, over 20 of the 30 knew who he was ... first and second name! |
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Today's?!!
Freddie's been dead 25 years! As to the thread title, this answer pretty much fits into the category. And when I asked a class of Year 10 pupils recently in a Christmas quiz, over 20 of the 30 knew who he was ... first and second name! |
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It's Johnny Marr, not Mars!
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Today's?!!
Freddie's been dead 25 years! As to the thread title, this answer pretty much fits into the category. And when I asked a class of Year 10 pupils recently in a Christmas quiz, over 20 of the 30 knew who he was ... first and second name! |
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I am informed that it is largely populated by modern beat combos, m'lud.
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Today's?!!
Freddie's been dead 25 years! As to the thread title, this answer pretty much fits into the category. And when I asked a class of Year 10 pupils recently in a Christmas quiz, over 20 of the 30 knew who he was ... first and second name! Quote:
I think it was a reaction to the 'I'm too young' reason for not knowing and showing that people who were alive through the period when the group was successful did not know their names.
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I think it was a repeat episode of Pointless, but one of the clues was "Number of US states". The bloke didn't answer it but did say "I'm pretty sure it's 51 or 52, it changes all the time"...
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If you're in a certain age group, perhaps.
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![]() ![]() Correct, we know about Freddie because we were about at the time and listening to the music of the day. I doubt very much my granddaughters have any idea who he was just like I have no idea who is about the music scene these days. I think I only came across him because of Live Aid. |
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You're surely not playing the "before my time" card
![]() For people who are elderly now, it could even be "after my time" - they may not have been interested in the pop scene at the time they were middle-aged. |
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Win Your Wish List
Conchita represented which country in the Eurovsion Song Contest? Uruguay |
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Not such a stupid answer if you don't/didnt watch it that year (or don't generally) plus Conchita sounds like a South American name.
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