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spkennyuk

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As far as the pigeon question goes. Clay pigeon shooting is 25 per round. Assuming there were at least 6 or more competitors and a couple of rounds at least then you would be looking at 300 plus birds being killed. Allowing for misses.

Yes i know it was a live pigeon shoot competition but i figure clays were based around live events or visa versa.
 

MarkMas

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1956 summer olympics equestrian events. No idea where they were held but i think it was down to the quarantine regulations that they were held in a different country.

Yes indeed, that is correct. Anyone want to come up with the country, or should we give it to spkennyuk ?
 

MarkMas

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I'll go higher 21 ;) Although it could be any number

Great tactic, and you are right it was 21. Pity it was only the supplemental question, so no prize. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Léon_de_Lunden

We had this question in a local quiz and my sons (14 and 16 at the time) actually worked out the answer from first principles, by estimating the number of competitors, elapsed time, etc. They said 22, and that was near enough for the point, and ultimately the win.
 

spkennyuk

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As far as the pigeon question goes. Clay pigeon shooting is 25 per round. Assuming there were at least 6 or more competitors and a couple of rounds at least then you would be looking at 300 plus birds being killed. Allowing for misses.

Yes i know it was a live pigeon shoot competition but i figure clays were based around live events or visa versa.

It would help if i read the question properly ! I was trying to work out total kills in the competition rather than the winners total kills.

:beat_brick: :laugh:
 

MarkMas

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1956 Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, and were the first to be held outside Europe or North America. The athletics events took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but where did the equestrian events take place?
No idea where they were held but i think it was down to the quarantine regulations that they were held in a different country.
Yes indeed, that is correct. Anyone want to come up with the country, or should we give it to spkennyuk ?

I think we will have to declare spkennyuk to be the winner.
The 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Melbourne during the Australian summer (in November & December), but the equestrian events were held in June 1956 in Stockholm, due to the Australian six-month pre-shipment quarantine regulations.
There were only 6 events, and Sweden won 3 Golds, the united East and West Germany team won 2 Golds and Great Britain won 1 Gold.
 

allandwf

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Another quick one. Music trivia.
Where did they get the title for the song from?
[video=youtube;yCOp0yCszg0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOp0yCszg0[/video]
 

CatmanV2

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Another quick one. Music trivia.
Where did they get the title for the song from?
[video=youtube;yCOp0yCszg0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOp0yCszg0[/video]

Wasn't it from a wrong number phone call? Or am I imagining things? Fantastic song, though :D

C
 

zagatoes30

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From a Monty Python sketch?

Great track and as an aside Peter Wyngarde who played Jason King in the TV series Dept S died this week