Ada's Deal/No Deal TBall Game 2 QUESTIONS

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 5 with effect from Draw 2 on Wednesday 14th March.

Anybody can take part.

Sputnik I was the first artificial object to orbit the Earth.
The Best Picture Oscar went to The Bridge On The River Kwai.
Christian Dior died in Italy.

Name the year.

Good Luck

Ada.

[mathare]

1957?

[vegyjones]

1962?

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

1957

Therefore...

Mathare, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 5.
(That's the maximum you can own now, Mat)

Ada.

[petercide]

boo thief! :(

[mathare]

boo thief! :(That'll learn you for following Vegy's link here and not mine :wink

[Nick777]

WD Mathare.....:box

[petercide]

shouldve paid more attention to your sig :splapme

[vegyjones]

He googled! :ermmm

[vegyjones]

shouldve paid more attention to your sig :splapme

Don't start caving in now.

You made the RIGHT decision. Stick by your guns!

A vegy in the pocket is better than a Mathare in the pond, or something :doh

[mathare]

He googled! :ermmmThat's a lie!


(I wikipedia'd :))

[petercide]

Don't start caving in now.

You made the RIGHT decision. Stick by your guns!

A vegy in the pocket is better than a Mathare in the pond, or something :doh

I cant help worrying that my turn went too quick. Im not too worried tho as even tho I didnt get it, my combination definately proved true value.:snooze

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball 13 with effect from Draw 3 on Saturday 17th March. :irish:

Anybody can take part.....except Mathare......who owns the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

Television was invented by John Logie Baird.
Hirohito became Emperor of Japan.
Escapologist Harry Houdini died aged 52.

Name the year.

Good Luck

Ada.

[bigcumba]

1926

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

1926

Therefore...

Bigcumba, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball 13.
(That's the maximum you can own now, BigC)

Ada.

[bigcumba]

Cheers Ada :)

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 12 with effect from Draw 4 on Wednesday 21st March.

Anybody can take part.....except Mathare & Bigcumba.....who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) became a professional boxer.
Clark Gable died.
Theodore Maiman built the world's first laser.

Name the year.

Good Luck

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

1960

[TheGoodGuy]

Fast reply Chris....you were far too quick for the opposition (if there was any) :D

The correct answer is:

1960

Therefore...

Iron Chris, well done, you have successfully retained ownership of Thunderball 12.

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

Thanks Ada...:D ...and thanks again for changing the day. I think it helped a bit with Mat & BigC already having two numbers BUT they would have had to have been quick...:laugh

[bigcumba]

I'd certainly have got the answer right away as I knew the Clark Gable and Cassius Clay bits... well done though Chris on keeping hold of your own ball :wink

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball 14 with effect from Draw 5 on Saturday 24th March.

Anybody can take part.....except Mathare......who owns the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

Tennis star Monica Seles was born.
Killing Me Softly with His Song won the Grammy for Best Song.
Tolkien, Picasso & Noel Coward all died.

Name the year.

Good Luck

Ada.

[vegyjones]

1979 ?

[TheGoodGuy]

Vegy,

1979...

Afraid not......wrong answer...have another go....

Ada.

[vegyjones]

I'll limit myself to 3 goes so as not to monopolise this whilst every one else is busy this Friday evening :D

How 'bout 1977?

[TheGoodGuy]

Vegy,

1977....getting closer but still wrong I'm afraid.

Please have as many guesses as you like/need to get the right answer.

Maybe I should post the question at a more 'popular' time, but as you're here, then go for it....get another TBALL........it may improve your chance of at least getting a guess at the combination......as TBALL 2 wasn't very lucky for you in the last game was it? :)

Ada.:thumbs

[vegyjones]

I think t'ball number 2 is trying to break the longest run of a ball not appearing in conjunction with your quizzes! :mad:

She can't be older than my brother, so it must be

1978 ?

[TheGoodGuy]

Vegy,

1978..Afraid not....she is older than your brother.

Try again.

Ada

[vegyjones]

I'll try

1976!

I'm looking desperately like I'm going through the years 1 by 1 now :laugh

[TheGoodGuy]

Vegy,

1976.............no...wrong.....if you're going to try 1975 next......don't....it's wrong as well!!!! :D

Ada.

[vegyjones]

:laugh

I feel really guilty now taking all these goes.

But it must be

1974!

There's no way Monica Seles is in her mid 30's, or I'm Elma Fudd!

[TheGoodGuy]

Elma Fudd,

1974.....wrong.....:(

Don't skip a year & go for 1972.......it's wrong.....& so is anything earlier :wink

Ada.

[vegyjones]

You pesky wabbit!

1973 ?????????

She's never 34. Monica Seles. I'm in shock!

[TheGoodGuy]

Listen up everybody.......

Vegy knew the year Monica Seles was born :spinning and as a result........

The correct answer is:

1973

Therefore...

Vegyjones, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 14.
(That's the maximum you can own now, Vegy)

Ada.

[bigcumba]

you lucky git Vegy, just as well I wasn't around last night or I'd have got that right away! :)

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following 2 questions will become the new owner of Thunderball number 9 with effect from Draw 6 on Wednesday 28th March.

Anybody can take part....except Mathare & Vegyjones......who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

To mark Elton John's 60th birthday.....

1) In which year did Elton become Sir Elton?
2) From which singer did Elton get his surname?

Good Luck

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

1. 1997
1. John Baldry

[TheGoodGuy]

Chris

One of your answers is correct.

Have another go at the year.

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

1998

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answers are:

1) 1998
2) Long John Baldry

Therefore...

Iron Chris, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 9.
(That's the maximum you can own now, Chris)

I will update the "In Play" thread first post once Bigmazey has posted his combination guess.

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

Thanks Ada...:) ...was surprised to come in after playing football to find no reply an hour after your post...:yikes:

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following 2 questions will become the new owner of Thunderball number 3 with effect from Draw 7 on Saturday 31st March.

Anybody can take part....except Iron Chris, Mathare & Vegyjones......who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

1) Susan Brown was the first woman to take part in which race?
2) Who did England have to beat to stay in cricket's 1999 World Cup (and didn't)?

Good Luck

Ada.

[bigcumba]

1 - Oxford and Cambridge boat race

2 - India

[TheGoodGuy]

I had every confidence in you securing your second TBall BigC :wink

The correct answers are:

1) University Boat Race
2) India

Therefore...

Bigcumba, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 3.
(That's the maximum you can own now, BigC)

Looks like another penalty may be on its way if Mattw07 doesn't post by midnight.
Standby Scaaty.....a possible free choice of combination could be heading your way.

Ada.

[bigcumba]

Cheers Ada, I timed that new post search just right! :)

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following 2 questions will become the new owner of Thunderball number 3 with effect from Draw 8 on Wednesday 4th April.

Anybody can take part....except Iron Chris, Mathare & Vegyjones......who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

1. Michael Barrett was not the last person to be hanged in the UK, but why was he a famous "last"?

2. In 1902 Harry Jackson was the first person convicted on the basis of what evidence?

Good Luck

Ada.

[bigcumba]

1 - last public hanging
2 - fingerprints

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answers are:

1) Last public hanging in the UK
2) Fingerprint evidence

Therefore...

Bigcumba, well done, you are still the owner of Thunderball number 3.
(That's the maximum you can own now, BigC)

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following 2 questions will become the new owner of Thunderball number 7 with effect from Draw 9 on Saturday 7th April.

Anybody can take part....except Bigcumba, Iron Chris, Mathare & Vegyjones......who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

1. What are the first names of these 'Allo 'Allo characters whose surnames are:
a) Geerhart
b) Gruber

2. John D. Collins is the actor who played one of the "Brottish Earmen" (as Officer Crabtree might say) in 'Allo 'Allo, but what was his character's name?

Good Luck

Ada.

[Fadetoblack]

Helga
Hubert

Flying Officer Fairfax

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answers are:

1) a) Helga b) Hubert
2) Flying Officer Fairfax

Therefore...

Fadetoblack, well done, you are still the owner of Thunderball number 7.

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following questions will become the new owner of Thunderball number 7 with effect from Draw 10 on Wednesday 11th April.

Anybody can take part....except Bigcumba, Iron Chris, Mathare & Vegyjones......who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

Who remembers the early '70's kids programme Here Come The Double Deckers?

The stories centred on a gang of 7 children whose clubhouse was a double-decker bus situated in a junk yard. Each week the children became involved in some amusing escapade or other, assisted by their adult friend Albert.

Four of the children are named below, but can you name the other three?

Scooper
Sticks
Billie
Doughnut

Good Luck

Ada.

[mathare]

I'm glad I can't take part in this because I have never even heard of this programme. But 7 kids in a junk yard with an adult friend :yikes: Try getting away with that these days....

[markwales]

Brains
Spring
Tiger

[TheGoodGuy]

Very quick response Mark......do you remember it?

The correct answers are:

Brains
Spring
Tiger

Therefore...

Markwales, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 7.

Ada.

[piggy]

:censored: to late, mark did you google that by any chance :D

[markwales]

I do remember the show well - but must admit to having to search for Tiger (I knew the other 2)

[piggy]

i used to watch it but the only 2 i could remember offthe top of my head where brains and doughnut

[bigcumba]

That was a great program, used to love watching that when I was a kid! And to show just how popular it was.... here's the fan club website! Check out the where are they now section...

http://www.thedoubledeckers.com/

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following questions will become the new owner of Thunderball number 10 with effect from Draw 11 on Saturday 14th April.

Anybody can take part....except Markwales, Bigcumba, Iron Chris, Mathare & Vegyjones......who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

Back to the days of the original Wacky Races.....

Below....are 5 out of the original 11 vehicles & their 5 drivers/companions that used to compete in the kids programme Wacky Races.

Your task is to correctly match each vehicle with it's rightful occupants.

The Drivers
1. Red Max
2. Professor Pat Pending
3. Luke and Blubber Bear
4. Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth
5. Dick Dastardly and Muttley

The Vehicles
A. The Buzz Wagon
B. The Mean Machine
C. The Arkansas Chuggabug
D. The Ring-a-Ding Convert-a-Car
E. The Crimson Haybailer

Post your answers as five sets of: one number/one letter, ie 1A, 2B etc.

Good Luck

Ada.

[Nick777]

5B, 2D, 4C, 1E, 3A

Cheers

[sparkyminer]

1E, 2D, 3C, 4A, 5B for me please Ada.:)

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answers are:

1E Red Max/The Crimson Haybailer
2D Professor Pat Pending/The Ring-a-Ding Convert-a-Car
3C Luke and Blubber Bear/The Arkansas Chuggabug
4A Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth/The Buzz Wagon
5B Dick Dastardly and Muttley/The Mean Machine


Check them out & refresh your memory:
www.hotink.com/wacky/

Therefore...

Sparkyminer, well done, you are still the owner of Thunderball number 10.

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following questions will become the new owner of Thunderball number 10 with effect from Draw 12 on Wednesday 18th April.

Anybody can take part....except Markwales, Bigcumba, Iron Chris, Mathare & Vegyjones......who each own the maximum 2 Thunderballs allowed.

1. Who was the first person executed by lethal injection in the US?
2. Who was quoted as saying, "I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark."

Ada.

[Fadetoblack]

Charles Brooks Jr.
Muhammed Ali

(Had to google the first)

[TheGoodGuy]

Wow, another lightning fast reply!!!!

The correct answers are:

1. Charles Brooks Jr.
2. Muhammad Ali.

Therefore......

Fadetoblack.....well done & welcome back.....you are the new owner of Thunderball 10.

Ada.

[Fadetoblack]

Promise to be on my best behaviour this time Ada. :)

[TheGoodGuy]

:D :D :D

Ada. :thumbs