QUIZ TIME IN UDON

[Bandung_Dero]

3 = Ampere is a unit of current- Amp Hour is usually associated with Battery capacity.
4 = Yep Eagles in the Hotel California.

AND:-
4 - What are the Dutch East Indies called now? = Indonesia
10 - A helicopter pilot uses two control sticks to fly a helicopter - what are they called?
Collective - Rotor Pitch
Cyclic - (Joy Stick) vertical and horizontal pitch

[Earnest]

Describe a

"Pickelhaube"

It's a First World War German helmet with a spike on the top, DooDoo.

[deankham]

Bloody hell, don't mention the war old chap!

[BillaRickaDickay]

How does this work then? The Quiz I mean, I promise not to Google if you dont.

[Bandung_Dero]

IMHO one can use Google so long as they do not publish the results, in doing so they will only be cheating themselves. No satisfaction in that!

[stattointhailand]

I think its called "cheating yourself" if you do, what would be the point? It's supposed to be a bit of fun

[deankham]

Exactly BD. You're only cheating yourself. What's the point.

I'm guessing a few of the people who were doing that (not mentioning any names) have given up anyway due to no one giving a nonsense if your clever or not.

Edit, chief cheater Satto was posting at the same time. Only joking.

[BillaRickaDickay]

Boys will be boys and Egos can often stand in the way. There's some strange people out there who will do anything to get attention.

[can123]

Just two questions which will be difficult answer even using Google. A man whose Christian name was "Adrian" lived and died in my town. He lies in an unmarked grave and his invention has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions. He passed away on Christmas Day 1876 having had a comfortable life but not with the riches he would have had if he had patented the revolutionary item.

What was his surname and what did he invent?

[samster]

Fat Barry the Samster, I'll bump in the morning.

Fat Baz is in the UK atm so, I'm running around doing things. Just done a 6k run to lose some lard and going for a game of golf in an hour or so. Back to LOS in 2 weeks. Thanks for the concern.

[samster]

After a quick scan, I think most have been answered. The Emperor was a Radio 1 DJ and also did a stint on Caroline and(maybe) Luxemburg.

[stattointhailand]

Just two questions which will be difficult answer even using Google. A man whose Christian name was "Adrian" lived and died in my town. He lies in an unmarked grave and his invention has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions. He passed away on Christmas Day 1876 having had a comfortable life but not with the riches he would have had if he had patented the revolutionary item.

What was his surname and what did he invent?

Not a lot to go on. Can we assume your town is Udon, or is "my town" somewhere else?

[can123]

UK town and he was 81 years old when he died. Born in Cornwall.

[stattointhailand]

Would I be "whistling in the wind" if I said it was to do with steam?

[deankham]

Just two questions which will be difficult answer even using Google. A man whose Christian name was "Adrian" lived and died in my town. He lies in an unmarked grave and his invention has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands, possibly millions. He passed away on Christmas Day 1876 having had a comfortable life but not with the riches he would have had if he had patented the revolutionary item.

What was his surname and what did he invent?

Crikey, good question and I don't know the answer. Can think of some famous inventions around that time;
Electric Light Bulb - Didn't Edison steal that of a Brit?
Telephone - Bell might have stolen that?
Winchester Rifle - but that would be responsible for taking lives and not saving them?

Can we get a clue?

[stattointhailand]

See my previous question Deano, and have a word with Stephen ......... if he doesnt know get him to phone the other Stephen and between them they should have the answer

[can123]

Well done, Statto ! There is a shabby earthenware plaque on the ground as one enters the cemetery but this has weathered and is barely decipherable. Yes, Adrian Stephens invented the steam whistle. He worked with Richard Trevithick and our town saw the first locomotive run on rails. Not George Stephenson. It's amazing to think that every time one sees an old film with steam engines the first whistle to be heard was in my home town.

[Whistler]

It took two people to invent the steam whistle? I hope there is a huge sign upon entering the town, Cox on Devenham (or whatever its called) home of the steam whistle. Perhaps accompanied by a coin-in-the-slot mechanical thingy that reproduces the shrill sound as it was meant to be heard.

PLEASE DONT ADD ME TO YOUR FOES LIST

[stattointhailand]

Just coz 'is whistle was bigger than yours Mr Whistler sir

[Doodoo]

"perspicacious"

Means?