+Simply Paul Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Here's a caching related question. If I make the link obvious, it'll give the answer away, so you'll just have to trust me. What happened in Dumfries & Galloway last month which may effect tourism in the area? Link to comment
+ZoomLens Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Had to resort to the Dumfries & Galloway council website for that one, so I won't give the answer - I wish the same was done everywhere else! Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 Here's a caching related question. If I make the link obvious, it'll give the answer away, so you'll just have to trust me. What happened in Dumfries & Galloway last month which may effect tourism in the area? Opened up all of their land to all uses? Free public transport for all? Repealed the evil Anti Tupperware Act of 1784? Haggis found roaming free in the glens? Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Nope, nope, nope and nope. A wee clue: "Chop, chop, chop..." Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Nope, nope, nope and nope. A wee clue: "Chop, chop, chop..." Chopped down all the trees to improve GPS reception? Link to comment
+ZoomLens Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Oh. Well I was wrong, even WITH the website... That's even more embarrasing! ZL Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Anything to do with pigs? Jon Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Nope, not pigs, or anything I could see on the ICDumfries&Galloway site. Another clue: It relates to something that'd been there since 1972. Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Someone chopped down the remaining leg stumps of "The Wicker Man" (the original). Bit of film trivia, Christopher Lee thought that was the best role of his career, and he did it for nowt in order to help keep the production costs down. Link to comment
+Mr'D Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) Grrrr... I couldn't find the date! Wicker Man Edited December 8, 2006 by Mr.Dewdrop Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 A big ol' DING! for Marty, and a 'oh, so close but beaten by a short nose' to Jon (or possibly John) - A terrible business for any fan of the film. The legs feature in a couple of gecaches (including my own 'The Wicker Man - Our More Dreadful Sacrifice') and are a big draw for cult movie fans to a part of Scotland that's not so well known to tourists. I was lucky enough to see the legs last year - it's such a shame no one else will: Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Easy one (If you know the answer :-) What significant event happened at Lacock Abbey in 1835? Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Easy one (If you know the answer :-) What significant event happened at Lacock Abbey in 1835? William Henry Fox Talbot did something!! Whether he invented photography probably depends on your nationality and how you define photography - I think he did the first image from a halide negative or similar... Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Easy one (If you know the answer :-) What significant event happened at Lacock Abbey in 1835? William Henry Fox Talbot did something!! Whether he invented photography probably depends on your nationality and how you define photography - I think he did the first image from a halide negative or similar... DING, I said it was easy. I wasn't expecting anyone to claim that he invented photography but he did take a picture of the Oriel window, which is the oldest surviving photographic negative. Your turn. Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Which characteristic is common to (and unique to) Uzbekistan and Lichtenstein? Link to comment
+Jango & Boba Fett Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Which characteristic is common to (and unique to) Uzbekistan and Lichtenstein? Well Lichtenstein is Europe's largest producer of false teeth (that's individual rather than sets of teeth), so I'm assuming that Uzbekistan has the highest rate of false teeth wearing. Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Which characteristic is common to (and unique to) Uzbekistan and Lichtenstein? Well Lichtenstein is Europe's largest producer of false teeth (that's individual rather than sets of teeth), so I'm assuming that Uzbekistan has the highest rate of false teeth wearing. Might be - but not the answer on the card Something common to both but only them... Link to comment
+chizu Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Which characteristic is common to (and unique to) Uzbekistan and Lichtenstein? The only countries without any train track or stations? Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Which characteristic is common to (and unique to) Uzbekistan and Lichtenstein? The only countries without any train track or stations? Nope Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Well I looked it up on the CIA world fact book, so I know, but I guess that's cheating. Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Its something to do with its location, but not just landlocked because there are many of them. Liechtenstein surrounded by Switzerland and Austria which are both landlocked themselves, so I deduce therefore they are both surrounded by countries who are landlocked themselves. Think I heard it on a University Challenge sometime ago. Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Its something to do with its location, but not just landlocked because there are many of them. Liechtenstein surrounded by Switzerland and Austria which are both landlocked themselves, so I deduce therefore they are both surrounded by countries who are landlocked themselves. Think I heard it on a University Challenge sometime ago. That's a DING surrounded by other dings that have no access to the sea They're the only two doubly landlocked countries Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Whose (acronym please) badge of 'honour' consists of 9 horizontal bars, from top, black, blue, black, blue, white, blue, black, blue, black, with a red (or red and white) symbol on top. Link to comment
+Jango & Boba Fett Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 My penny worth goes on Inter Milan who certainly play in Black & Blue stripes (verticle though) no idea what there club badge looks like. Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 No, not a football question, (but you never know indirectly) Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) Time for a hint, the badges come in at least two forms:- and And you can Google to your hearts content! Edited December 10, 2006 by 2202 Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) Time for a hint, the badges come in at least two forms:- And you can Google to your hearts content! Thanks for allowing Googling - we think we've found it after a lot of guesswork... Looks like the "LP Flag" or possibly "SMBD" Eee the things you learn Edited December 9, 2006 by Archer4 Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Not SMBD but very very close. Think Archer4 you should explain what it fully means before the full ding Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Not SMBD but very very close. Think Archer4 you should explain what it fully means before the full ding Very strict interpretation of the rules BDSM then Typing BDSM and wikipedia into Google will tell you more than you ever need to know Link to comment
Deceangi Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Before the next question, please keep Risky Adult questions for areas were there is less chance of a junior cacher reading it. [the last thing I want to have to do is close down, what is a very popular and enjoyable topic] Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Not SMBD but very very close. Think Archer4 you should explain what it fully means before the full ding Very strict interpretation of the rules BDSM then Typing BDSM and wikipedia into Google will tell you more than you ever need to know Ding Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) Before the next question, please keep Risky Adult questions for areas were there is less chance of a junior cacher reading it. [the last thing I want to have to do is close down, what is a very popular and enjoyable topic] The question was taken from The Independent Magazine dated 02/12/2006 page 9 set by the Jeremy Beadle in a quiz section he hosts every Saturday in the newspaper. A paper that my children have every access to read. dadgum,(Groundspeak want to change my spelling of D A M N) there goes a good source of questions Edited December 10, 2006 by 2202 Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Which letter would you find on a hot water tap in Greece? Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Years since we went to Greece, but is the the thing that you have to be wary of, they put a 'C' there? Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Omega? Years since we went to Greece, but is the the thing that you have to be wary of, they put a 'C' there? Nope & nope (Those pesky French do the "C" thing (and the Italians)) 24 to go (22 Greek letters left...) Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 It has to be Z. Link to comment
+chizu Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 It has to be Z. surely "It has to be U..... it has to be U...." Link to comment
+Tiger-Eyes Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 O I'm not sure whether that is the answer or just an expression of wonder Link to comment
+Archer4 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 It has to be Z. ...for Zestos apparently The sound of a Greek plate hitting the floor, bouncing once then cracking with a Ding Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 It has to be Z. ...for Zestos apparently The sound of a Greek plate hitting the floor, bouncing once then cracking with a Ding I've been poli zesti many times in Greece over the years. I'll stick with my usual theme of ancient pop music for the new question. Pete Townshend was credited with writing the first Rock opera (Tommy). But who wrote an earlier pop opera which was sub-titled "The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire" Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) Not the titled 'excerpt from a teenage opera' by Keith West. Just found out, and I had never heard of this one, the one before, yes. Edited December 11, 2006 by 2202 Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Not the titled 'excerpt from a teenage opera' by Keith West. Just found out, and I had never heard of this one, the one before, yes. No, not that one. I don't think the "teenage opera" mentioned in the title of that song ever came to fruition. alex. Link to comment
+chizu Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Not the titled 'excerpt from a teenage opera' by Keith West. Just found out, and I had never heard of this one, the one before, yes. No, not that one. I don't think the "teenage opera" mentioned in the title of that song ever came to fruition. alex. All together now "Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, come into town don't let us down oh ohooo no-o...." Link to comment
+2202 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 A puzzle by Snaik might be of assistance. Link to comment
+Pieman Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 The Kinks released Arthur which was subtitled Decline and Fall of the British Empire, I guess in the early 70's late 60's. Link to comment
SlytherinAlex Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) The Kinks released Arthur which was subtitled Decline and Fall of the British Empire, I guess in the early 70's late 60's. CORRECT Edited December 12, 2006 by SlytherinAlex Link to comment
+Pieman Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 OK. What's the connection between blue, white, 1926 and a very bad memory. Link to comment
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