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Peatbog Faeries and stuff at SolFest   (1 messages)   Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:26:09 +0100
A great line-up at SolFest this year, but I was particularly looking forward to seeing the Peatbog Faeries, whom I've managed to miss seeing perform live for years and years, despite their being a Scottish band. I didn't ...

Does anyone remember ...   (37 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:02:59 +0100
.... the good old days before this shite came along? Steve Howarth ...

Quiz Question #60   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:10 +0100
Which daughter of Zeus was the cause of the Trojan War? ...

Quiz Question #59   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:10 +0100
In which year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany? ...

Quiz Question #58   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:09 +0100
At the outbreak of World War I, who was the British Prime Minister? ...

Quiz Question #57   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:09 +0100
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii and which other city? ...

Quiz Question #56   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:08 +0100
What was Commonwealth day called before 1958? ...

Quiz Question #55   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:08 +0100
In what year was the "Gunfight at the OK Corral"? ...

Quiz Question #54   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:08 +0100
The Battle of Edgehill was the first battle in which conflict? ...

Quiz Question #53   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:07 +0100
Which British King married Mary of Teck? ...

Quiz Question #52   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:07 +0100
Lexington & Concord were names pertaining to the first battle in which conflict? ...

Quiz Question #51   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:06 +0100
Who was king of England at the time of the War of Independence? ...

Quiz Question #50   (3 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:05 +0100
Who famously said: "I counted them all out and I counted them all back again"? ...

Quiz Question #49   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:05 +0100
In what year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated? ...

Quiz Question #48   (5 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:04 +0100
Who designed the dome of St. Peter's, Rome? ...

Quiz Question #47   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:04 +0100
Donald F. Duncan introduced in 1929 a toy based on a weapon used by 16th-century Filipino hunters. What is it called? ...

Quiz Question #46   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:03 +0100
Who, according to a diary entry, said on March 17 1912 "I am just going outside and may be some time"? ...

Quiz Question #45   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:03 +0100
Where are the Scottish Crown jewels held? ...

Quiz Question #44   (2 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:02 +0100
Which people made Saddleworth Moor famous? ...

Quiz Question #43   (3 messages)   Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:02:02 +0100
Who made the first telephone call to the moon? ...