Quiz Questions - 'Bright Sparks' required

[Chris Plumb]

Well, I'm not 100% convinced - but pretty sure. If you split the clue in 2 after incompetent. Then the answer to the first part is Peter. (The Peter Principle is the preponderance for anyone within an organisation to rise upto their level of incompetence). And the second part could be Borough as in the area of New York.

 

Unless I get any better answers I'm sticking with this. :confused:

 

Chris

[Orca]

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Originally posted by Graham X:

 

what was the name of the main character in 'Fiddler on the roof'?

 

 

It was Tevye and he was played by topol

 

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[Guest sslatter]

Chris Plumb:

Well, I'm not 100% convinced - but pretty sure. If you split the clue in 2 after incompetent. Then the answer to the first part is Peter. (The Peter Principle is the preponderance for anyone within an organisation to rise upto their level of incompetence). And the second part could be Borough as in the area of New York.

 

Unless I get any better answers I'm sticking with this. :confused:

 

Chris

Brilliant-you got it.

[Guest sslatter]

Not sure if someone has already mentioned this, but:

 

64 Sandown class member from the Borders

 

I googled out the list of Batch 2 Minehunters, but can't be bothered now to hunt out the Batch 1 list, and there is only one seven-letter Sandown class Minehunter from this second batch, and it is HMS Grimsby... can't see any "borders" connection though. If you have any strength left, maybe you can find the list of Batch 1?

[Chris Plumb]

Graham, I've been down the Minehunter route and could only come up with Grimsby like yourself. HOWEVER I did find a passing reference to Sandown Class in connection with Motorsport - hasn't led me anywhere yet - but there's a few on here into rallying and such like - any clues guys??

 

 

Chris

[Chris Plumb]

Dang it!! the break away from this has done me good!!! Got another one!

 

 

86 Dogs of Dewsbury is a book by Cliff Ashby (No - I've never heard of him either!) this was published in 1976, 2 years before another of his works entitled, yes you've guessed 'Lies and Dreams'

 

 

3 more to go!

 

 

Chris

[Chris Plumb]

And another one....

 

44 - This IS a poem (and a justly neglected one at that!) by Alfred Noyes - it is also subtiled PORTSMOUTH 1805.....

 

 

2 more.....

 

 

Chris

[Eddie]

45 TERMINALIZATION WAS HIS TERM (10)

 

 

If this is a link to genetics a possibily of Sutherland or Darlington maybe?

[Chris Plumb]

Well it is a genetics term - What's that got to do with Darlington??? (Got to be the name of an English town or city...)

 

 

Chris

[Chris Plumb]

Thanks Eddie - just Googled Darlington and Terminalization - looks like you're right.

 

 

Many thanks!

 

 

Chris