QoD - August 7, 2008

[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?


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.

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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[Rexer25]

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1. Lord Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Kiwi McBrit
4. NAC

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

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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

[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

[NellyLunatic1980]

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1. Admiral Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Ernest Rutherford?
4. George V?

[jarnon]

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1. Lord Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Rutherford
4. Edward VII

[Catfish]

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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.

[plasticene]

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1. Lord Nelson
2. Rex Harrison
3. Davies?
4. Edward VII?

[frogman042]

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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)

[wintergreen48]

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1. Horatio Nelson

2. Rex Harrison

3. Rutherford?

4. Edward VII

[SportsFan68]

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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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[SportsFan68]

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!!!

[Prince Albert In A Can]

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....

[tanstaafl2]

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.

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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.

[Here's Fanny!]

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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.

[Here's Fanny!]

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

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Does LFHP LOSE points if he accidentally gets one right?

[MarleysGh0st]

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

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Does LFHP LOSE points if he accidentally gets one right?

I don't know; I've seem to have misplaced my humor points rulebook!

[Here's Fanny!]

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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.

[JJ Cale]

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

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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!

[Here's Fanny!]

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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

[Gimme A Squiggly]

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?

[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?

[ulysses5019]

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Lord Nelson

Rex Harrison

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Edward VII

[KilljoyWasHere]

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!!!

[Artificial Gratuitousness]

Did somebody call me?

I was in the can with Prince Albert at the time.