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Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby McManusFan

Iranu wrote:Yorkshire Dales?


Correct! Fans of 'The Trip' may remember the scene where Steve Coogan gets trapped in a conversation with someone on the limestone pavement above Malham cove.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

Iranu wrote:
LDS wrote:A ten gallon hat and a six shooter?

Those are certainly words


pmsl

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

the element calcium was first isolated using electrolysis in 1808 by which english scientist, he also used the methods to isolate several other alkaline metals?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby SnookerEd25

McManusFan wrote:
chengdufan wrote:
McManusFan wrote:Ian Calcium?

pmsl

I'm just stealing Richard Herring gags.


Which one - Me1 or Me2? :chin:

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

McManusFan wrote:
chengdufan wrote:
McManusFan wrote:Ian Calcium?

pmsl

I'm just stealing Richard Herring gags.


Are you Joe Pasquale?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby James Bentley

HappyCamper wrote:Clue: he is perhaps best known for creating a safety lamp used by coal miners.

Humphry Davy (I know the Davy part must be right but not 100% on the Humphry).

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

James Bentley wrote:
HappyCamper wrote:Clue: he is perhaps best known for creating a safety lamp used by coal miners.

Humphry Davy (I know the Davy part must be right but not 100% on the Humphry).


Exactly correct.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby James Bentley

HappyCamper wrote:
James Bentley wrote:
HappyCamper wrote:Clue: he is perhaps best known for creating a safety lamp used by coal miners.

Humphry Davy (I know the Davy part must be right but not 100% on the Humphry).


Exactly correct.

Cool. I had a funny feeling I was getting mixed up with a television producer, turns out that was Humphrey Barclay.


Humphrey Bogart was nominated for an Oscar three times, winning once. For which film did he win?

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

is it first three white moves? or does it depend on what black does.

was never one for the theory, i just moved pieces as seemed like a good idea at the time.