Question of the day

[Oneball]

Cutty Sark? But isn’t she iron clad?

 

[zagatoes30]

Cutty Sark? But isn’t she iron clad?

Correct, her bottom half is iron clad but I would she is fundamentally a wooden ship with iron used for protection and strength in key areas. I would not call her an iron ship though

Over to you for the next question

 

[Oneball]

Ok, here’s one of those things your Dad tells you as a kid and sticks in your brain:

What links the White House, Danger Point South Africa and the Crystal Palace?

 

[MarkMas]

What links the White House, Danger Point South Africa and the Crystal Palace?

Well, the White House and Crystal Palace both burned down....

 

[Oneball]

Well, the White House and Crystal Palace both burned down....

The current White House rather than the one we burnt down.

 

[zagatoes30]

The current White House rather than the one we burnt down.

Maybe we should do that again but this time with Tango man inside

 

[Oneball]

Perhaps I should have put Danger Point Lighthouse.

 

[MarkMas]

What links the White House, Danger Point South Africa and the Crystal Palace?

Crack House, Crystal Meth, Danger!

 

[zagatoes30]

Ok, here’s one of those things your Dad tells you as a kid and sticks in your brain:

What links the White House, Danger Point South Africa and the Crystal Palace?

None of them have decent wendyball teams ?

 

[Oneball]

None of them have decent wendyball teams ?

Is that like women’s handball? I was in Norway during the 2012 Olympics and it seemed to be the national sport.



Clue; it’s in Smethwick.

 

[daverichardson]

What?
The Olympics were in Smethwick?
Where was I?

 

[zagatoes30]

Is that like women’s handball? I was in Norway during the 2012 Olympics and it seemed to be the national sport.

Wendyball is what some of the regulars on here call football

 

[Oneball]

I’ve probably posed a question that’s way too hard unless you happened to be in a Maxi with my Dad.

Another clue: you can see it from the M5.

 

[midlifecrisis]

Dudley castle? Merryhill shopping centre? Ikea.. No M6.... A BIG flag, the Hawthorns... Oh hold on... The hotel in West Bromwich?

Which junction of the M5?

 

[Navcorr]

I’ve probably posed a question that’s way too hard unless you happened to be in a Maxi with my Dad.

Another clue: you can see it from the M5.

It's a good question - and the lighthouse a good clue.

 

[Oneball]

Dudley castle? Merryhill shopping centre? Ikea.. No M6.... A BIG flag, the Hawthorns... Oh hold on... The hotel in West Bromwich?

Which junction of the M5?

Just before Jn1, on your right heading north.

 

[MarkMas]

Just before Jn1, on your right heading north.

Well, I looked on Google Maps (is that allowed?) and I found this:



So is it something to do with the glass in all three?

 

[Oneball]

Yes

 

[MarkMas]

So..... I suppose that the glass for all three was made at the Chance Glass Works, maybe????

 

[Oneball]

So..... I suppose that the glass for all three was made at the Chance Glass Works, maybe????

Yes, Chance Brothers made the glass in all three, as well a large majority of the lighthouses built before the 1950s, they also made the glass in the face of Big Ben.

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