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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 29, 2011 11:14:38 GMT 1
Unableto get back on her last night, this is my first opportunity, sorry.
The vehicle is a Lincoln Continental, very odd seeing it is an American car or pephaps a Chinese copy.
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 29, 2011 15:28:42 GMT 1
Q57, sorry can't help you there, the only city on the coast or near as dam it with two first class football teams, that I know of is Rome but that is not on a Riviera, they are all up north.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 29, 2011 22:02:29 GMT 1
There's only three real 'Rivieras' in Italy - the Italian Riviera, which is the question above, the Adriatic Riviera, which is south of Venice, and includes Rimini, and the Neapolitian Riviera, which centres on the Bay of Naples.
The Rome area is sometimes called the 'Golden Riviera' and includes Sorrento & Capri, but that is just a figurement of some travel agent's imagination...(!!)
My apologies here, also, as we've just got back in from a funeral Service in Congleton.
So, to the question # 57.
The Italian Riviera dei Fiori (or Riviera of Flowers) and also known as 'Liguria', is a stretch of coastline between [Ventimiglia (by the French border)] and [ La Spezia (towards Pisa in the east) and is centred by a city - Genova with two top-class football teams. - Genova and Sampdoria
The Provincial Capitals of the region are (from west to east) - Imperia, Savona, Genova, and La Spezia.
And now for Q # 58:
What happened in England for the last time at Christmas in 1960?
YL.
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 29, 2011 22:39:59 GMT 1
I should have known the answer to that question Yeni, had a holiday in Lerici and Portofino and hired a villa back in the 70's in Viarragio, and as for the view coming down the Autostrader from the mountains and seeing Genoa below is breathtaking.
As for the next qustion, will have to try and concentrate a little more, Xmas 1960,was at Wyton then, let me think...................................................
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Post by yenilira on Dec 29, 2011 22:48:19 GMT 1
"Autostrada" is the word, I believe, Whit? Bella, bella, Portofino. As to Q # 58 - Wyton, 1960, eh? Yes, the year you gave a couple of guys a lift to a 'Gers European match in London.... ;D Back at around 11:30 hours
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 29, 2011 22:58:45 GMT 1
Q58.
The last person to be executed, by hanging in this country.
The last time a steam train hauled a regular passenger train.
The Eagle comic finished publication
The last black and white film was produced at Ealing studios
some sort of rationing finished.
We gave back to a foreign country something that did not realy belong to us.
Last time we had a state funeral.
Over to you Yeni.
Sorry about the autostrader thingy, had just been looking on the autotrader websit, hence the mixup on stradas
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Post by yenilira on Dec 29, 2011 23:03:20 GMT 1
Sorry, but none of those.
Wasn't Princess Di the last state funeral?
Drinka pinta beera daya......
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 29, 2011 23:06:00 GMT 1
Didn't even know she was dead!!when did that happen, wait a mo, will have that as my next question, meanwhile back to 58, bye the way I have edited my last post re the stradas, now leave me alone, I have to give a lot of thought to 58.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 30, 2011 0:59:15 GMT 1
Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances; née Spencer;born 1 July 1961) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, the wedding held at St Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. Her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997 as followed by a state funeral which took place atWestminster Abbey on 6 September 1997. Oooops! Sorry, Whit - have I let the cat out of the bag? Think long & hard....
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 30, 2011 12:13:19 GMT 1
I give up Yeni, unless it was football related, then I would say it was the last time PNE won a game of football. By the way have sent you a couple of Pm's
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Post by yenilira on Dec 30, 2011 12:21:36 GMT 1
Morning. Thanks, Whit - will look at them when I sort this Q.#58.
Answer:- In 1960 the Post Office delivered letters for the last time on Christmas Day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland ended Christmas Day deliveries a few years later.
Q # 59 :-
What, during the last war, was affectionately knicknamed “jungle juice” ?
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 30, 2011 12:59:21 GMT 1
Juice from Coconuts?
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Post by yenilira on Dec 30, 2011 14:18:55 GMT 1
On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd say two....... (maybe three). Oh, just a clue - Nothing to do with a (real) jungle.........
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Post by tangerinerob79 on Dec 30, 2011 16:37:40 GMT 1
I think the last person to be executed by hanging was a guy called hanratty or something, think he killed a women on the roadside but was aquited a few years later, was in the 60's i think! After his aquital the abolished the death penalty in this country.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 30, 2011 16:54:17 GMT 1
Thanks, Rob - that's correct.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 30, 2011 21:00:09 GMT 1
Time's up for Q # 59 - which is held over
and we go on to Q # 60
In France it is occasionally known as "La Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde" , but we know it as [what?] which is now exhibited at a museum, but where was it originally hung?
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Post by yenilira on Dec 30, 2011 22:41:48 GMT 1
I'll close this question around 2330 hours, and post a new Q for the morning session (say, to 0900hrs) -
unless a correct answer is given in the interim...
if everyone is OK with that sensible solution to a late night question?
the sawdust and spitoons are calling me.........
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Post by yenilira on Dec 31, 2011 1:03:53 GMT 1
Q # 60 now held over as nobody answered correctly within the time limit.
(probably all gone to beddy-byes, but never mind.....)
Q # 61:
What were the Beaches that the British & Commonwealth forces used in 'Operation Neptune'?
See youse all in the morning.... well, 9-ish, then!
YL.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 31, 2011 11:56:05 GMT 1
Q # 61 - held over ....
Q # 62
an easy one ...
Who built the 'Titanic' and where?
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 31, 2011 12:24:55 GMT 1
It was launched in Belfast, so must have been built there, only know of one shipbuilder there and that is H&W.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 31, 2011 12:29:41 GMT 1
Morning, Whit - correct on both accounts.
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 31, 2011 12:52:48 GMT 1
Q#63
As it is match day and all our strengths are focusing on the game an easy one for you.
The Battle of Waterloo took place close to which city.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 31, 2011 13:20:23 GMT 1
Bruxelles
We were intending to go there in May, as part of our 'In Flanders Fields' trip in May with brother-in-law+wife, but there's so much more to see round Ypres.....
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Dec 31, 2011 14:31:23 GMT 1
Correct.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 31, 2011 14:49:13 GMT 1
Q # 64
Which author wrote the text for the first Royal Christmas Broadcast and when was it?
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