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QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:32 am
by MarleysGh0st
2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon EDT on Friday, August 8.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
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"Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:37 am
by Rexer25
1. Lord Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Kiwi McBrit
4. NAC
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:39 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
Lord Nelson
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Rex Harrison
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Ernest Rutherford
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Edward VII
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:44 am
by LookingForHumorPoints
2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon EDT on Friday, August 8.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
George W. Bonaparte
2.
"Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Ramona Quigley
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Christie, whose discovery led to the formula for Snuggle Exhilarations®
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Prince Albert, who was in the can for 59 years
LFHP
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:55 am
by NellyLunatic1980
1. Admiral Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Ernest Rutherford?
4. George V?
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:50 am
by jarnon
1. Lord Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Rutherford
4. Edward VII
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:07 am
by Catfish
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
Lord Nelson
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Rex Harrison
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
??
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
He was Prince Albert, but I don't know his kingly name.
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:27 am
by plasticene
1. Lord Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Davies?
4. Edward VII?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:33 am
by frogman042
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
Nelson (Nelson's column)
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Rex Harrison
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Cavindish?
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
George (IV?)
---Jay (If you take the same number of days to go to my airing and subtract that number of years from the current year - you will find the year in which Ruth Ellis was hanged in London, the last woman ever to be executed in the UK)
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:22 am
by wintergreen48
1. Horatio Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Rutherford?
4. Edward VII
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:46 am
by SportsFan68
MarleysGh0st wrote:2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon EDT on Friday, August 8.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
Nelson.
2.
"Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Rex Harrison.
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Rutherford.
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Oh, man -- I hate it that I knew Rutherford and don't know this one -- probably just blew my best chance for a perfect score. Although, I guess I can't hate it too much -- I learned about Rutherford in a class I had when I was a freshman in college. The book was "Rutherford and the Nature of the Atom."
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Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:57 am
by SportsFan68
LookingForHumorPoints wrote:
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Prince Albert, who was in the can for 59 years
LFHP
ROFL!!!
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:24 pm
by Prince Albert In A Can
SportsFan68 wrote:LookingForHumorPoints wrote:
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Prince Albert, who was in the can for 59 years
LFHP
ROFL!!!
Oh sure, laugh at me! That's easy to do when you're on the outside of the can....
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:44 pm
by tanstaafl2
MarleysGh0st wrote:2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon EDT on Friday, August 8.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
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Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Rex Harrison
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Nothing is coming to me, not even a guess.
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Edward VII - Prince Chuckles should pass him soon if he hasn't already.
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:18 pm
by Here's Fanny!
2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon EDT on Friday, August 8.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. Whose statue stands atop this column in Trafalgar Square?
Lord Horatio Nelson
2. "Why can't the English?" -- This actor, who would win both a Tony and an Oscar for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins, was born on March 5, 1908.
Rex Harrison
3. What New Zealand-born physicist would win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances, and would later be knighted and then made a British Baron?
Rutherford Are we going by Jeopardy rules? Because I can't remember this cat's first name for nothing.
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Edward VII ne Prince Albert Edward, son of Prince Albert, father of Prince Albert Victor. Sense a theme there? Ha!
Edited to correct spelling on my meaningless comments.
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:21 pm
by Here's Fanny!
LookingForHumorPoints wrote:
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Prince Albert, who was in the can for 59 years
LFHP
Does LFHP LOSE points if he accidentally gets one right?
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:26 pm
by MarleysGh0st
Here's Fanny! wrote:LookingForHumorPoints wrote:
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Prince Albert, who was in the can for 59 years
LFHP
Does LFHP LOSE points if he accidentally gets one right?
I don't know; I've seem to have misplaced my humor points rulebook!
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:26 pm
by Here's Fanny!
tanstaafl2 wrote:4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Edward VII - Prince Chuckles should pass him soon if he hasn't already.
He's got three years to go. Elizabeth still has 7 or 8 years to go to break Victoria's record. Maybe she'll give it up after that.
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:38 pm
by JJ Cale
MarleysGh0st wrote:Here's Fanny! wrote:LookingForHumorPoints wrote:
4. In 1908, what British monarch was nearing the end of his nine year reign, after having waited for the job as Prince of Wales for 59 years?
Prince Albert, who was in the can for 59 years
LFHP
Does LFHP LOSE points if he accidentally gets one right?
I don't know; I've seem to have misplaced my humor points rulebook!
Fanny wrote the rulebook on humour points.... and dammit, Marley! Spell it correctly for my love!
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:45 pm
by Here's Fanny!
JJ Cale wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:Here's Fanny! wrote:
Does LFHP LOSE points if he accidentally gets one right?
I don't know; I've seem to have misplaced my humor points rulebook!
Fanny wrote the rulebook on humour points.... and dammit, Marley! Spell it correctly for my love!
GIMME A U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Re: QoD - August 7, 2008
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:47 pm
by Gimme A Squiggly
Here's Fanny! wrote:JJ Cale wrote:MarleysGh0st wrote:
I don't know; I've seem to have misplaced my humor points rulebook!
Fanny wrote the rulebook on humour points.... and dammit, Marley! Spell it correctly for my love!
GIMME A U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
You rang, my dear?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:51 pm
by MarleysGh0st
All the gratuitious posting by Merry Men in this QoD thread must stop, this instant!
Don't you know we have some serious contenders who haven't played, yet?
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:52 pm
by ulysses5019
Lord Nelson
Rex Harrison
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Edward VII
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:53 pm
by KilljoyWasHere
MarleysGh0st wrote:All the gratuitious posting by Merry Men in this QoD thread must stop, this instant!
I'll take care of this problem! It will never happen again!!!
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:54 pm
by Artificial Gratuitousness
Did somebody call me?
I was in the can with Prince Albert at the time.