Silliness Quiz - Page 104

Stitchawl · 02-25-2011, 06:29 AM

SS? Stainless steel???

Stitchawl

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 06:32 AM

Sailing Ship ....

harakiri · 02-25-2011, 07:58 AM

Titanic II - The melting?

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 08:05 AM

mmmm ...

Ok - the SS Politician, on the 5 February 1941, came aground off the beautiful isle of Eriskay. She had, on board, barrels of whisky for the USA market.

What happened became the subject of a book and then a film.....

poohbear_nc · 02-25-2011, 08:31 AM

Cutty Sark?

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 08:35 AM

Is that the name of a film?

poohbear_nc · 02-25-2011, 08:38 AM

NO - the whiskey from the distellery. [It's early, my brain is asleep, I'll go back and read the question again.]

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

NO - the whiskey from the distellery. [It's early, my brain is asleep, I'll go back and read the question again.]

Plus the added clues ....

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 10:09 AM

The book is by Compton MacKenzie, written in 1947.

Bilbo1967 · 02-25-2011, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Is it a [placename] mastiff?

Yes it is (managed to fight off the giant chihuahua).

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Yes it is (managed to fight off the giant chihuahua).

what !

which

how

when ...

erm ....

Bilbo1967 · 02-25-2011, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

The book is by Compton MacKenzie, written in 1947.

Would that be Whiskey Galore?

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Would that be Whiskey Galore?

Give that man the prize ....

We have the smallest distillery in Scotland at Edradour, with 3 production workers. The ship SS Politician which in 1941 became stranded off the rocks of Eriskay.
The locals helped themselves to whisky, which was (mostly) produced by Edradour.

The story became the book, which then spawned the film "Whisky Galore"

GeoffC · 02-25-2011, 11:45 AM

Over to you Bilbo

Bilbo1967 · 02-25-2011, 11:51 AM

Thanks Geoff.

Well, I am still waiting for the name of the breed of the heaviest verified dog (according to the people at Guinness)?

And, who is described below (from a current series of books) - character name and author please?:

A former United States Army Military Police Major. He was born on a military base in Berlin on October 29, 1960. At age 24, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After graduation, he served 13 years as a Military Policeman, during which time he became part of a fictional military police unit, the 110th Special Investigations Unit, formed to handle exceptionally tough cases, especially those involving members of the United States Army Special Forces.

Since leaving the Army, he has been a drifter. He wanders throughout the United States because he felt he never got to know his own country, having spent his youth living overseas on military bases. He usually only travels by hitchhiking, by bus or on foot as to not leave a paper trail. As a drifter, the only possessions he carries are money, a foldable toothbrush and, after 9/11, an expired passport. He wears his clothing for 2–3 days before discarding it, usually purchasing new clothing cheaply from chain outlets. He has no steady income and lives on savings in his bank account and part time jobs. At various points during the series, his bank account is supplemented by taking money from his enemies.

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Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	SS? Stainless steel??? Stitchawl

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Sailing Ship ....

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harakiri Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 464618 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle Oasis 2	Titanic II - The melting?

02-25-2011, 08:05 AM	#1549
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	mmmm ... Ok - the SS Politician, on the 5 February 1941, came aground off the beautiful isle of Eriskay. She had, on board, barrels of whisky for the USA market. What happened became the subject of a book and then a film.....

02-25-2011, 08:31 AM	#1550
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,591 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Cutty Sark?

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Is that the name of a film?

02-25-2011, 08:38 AM	#1552
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,591 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	NO - the whiskey from the distellery. [It's early, my brain is asleep, I'll go back and read the question again.]

02-25-2011, 10:09 AM	#1554
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	The book is by Compton MacKenzie, written in 1947.

02-25-2011, 11:45 AM	#1559
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Over to you Bilbo

02-25-2011, 11:51 AM	#1560
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Thanks Geoff. Well, I am still waiting for the name of the breed of the heaviest verified dog (according to the people at Guinness)? And, who is described below (from a current series of books) - character name and author please?: A former United States Army Military Police Major. He was born on a military base in Berlin on October 29, 1960. At age 24, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After graduation, he served 13 years as a Military Policeman, during which time he became part of a fictional military police unit, the 110th Special Investigations Unit, formed to handle exceptionally tough cases, especially those involving members of the United States Army Special Forces. Since leaving the Army, he has been a drifter. He wanders throughout the United States because he felt he never got to know his own country, having spent his youth living overseas on military bases. He usually only travels by hitchhiking, by bus or on foot as to not leave a paper trail. As a drifter, the only possessions he carries are money, a foldable toothbrush and, after 9/11, an expired passport. He wears his clothing for 2–3 days before discarding it, usually purchasing new clothing cheaply from chain outlets. He has no steady income and lives on savings in his bank account and part time jobs. At various points during the series, his bank account is supplemented by taking money from his enemies.