Question of the day

[zagatoes30]

pugh pugh barney mcgrew cuthbert dibble and grub

A lot of argument about the first two but I think the guy who created them confirmed it was Pugh, Pugh

 

[zagatoes30]

OK and linked question

How many houses do they actually pass and how many times do they pass them on the way to a shout?

 

[midlifecrisis]

OK and linked question

How many houses do they actually pass and how many times do they pass them on the way to a shout?

They must have a rubbish GPS or the driver was a London cabbie...

 

[zagatoes30]

There are 4 houses and they normally pass them 5 times although it does differ occasionally.

OK back to sensible questions

What was unusual about the year 1752 ?

 

[2b1ask1]

No idea, it was a bit before my time...!

Maybe two changes of Pope?

 

[StuartW]

Was it something to do with time / the calendar - a leap year of sorts?

 

[allandwf]

I remember something now you mentioned calendar, it's something to do with how many days were in it I think.

 

[zagatoes30]

I remember something now you mentioned calendar, it's something to do with how many days were in it I think.

It certainly is, there were only 354 days in the year due to a change to the Calendar we now have.

Your turn

 

[daverichardson]

Not sure but I think we changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calender and lost some time during the change over about then.
Either that or something to do with the mini ice age and the Thames freezing etc

 

[allandwf]

OK, back to music. "In a Broken Dream" was sung by Rod Stewart, but as a guest vocalist. Name the band, and which well known DJ recorded it?

 

[hodroyd]

From memory that was an Aussie band, something to do with snakes, but can remember the name yet..??

 

[allandwf]

From memory that was an Aussie band, something to do with snakes, but can remember the name yet..??

It's in there somewhere

 

[daverichardson]

I know the band
but
I don't know the DJ

 

[zagatoes30]

I know the band
but
I don't know the DJ

I think I know the DJ but no idea of the band

 

[CatmanV2]

Again know the band, not the DJ

C

 

[allandwf]

It was recorded in 1969.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Before my time, but he was in the small faces and I'll guess at Jonathan King...

 

[StuartW]

I know his vocal was sampled in the Asap Rocky / Mark Ronson record earlier this year but I have no idea who was credited with the original version

 

[zagatoes30]

I think John Peel was the DJ, he did loads of supporting bands in the early days. Band no idea but if snakes are involved, Vipers, Cobras, Pythons all come to mind

 

[allandwf]

Correct on the DJ. Very influential man.