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Playing quizmaster against some proper cockneys and few londoners.
Need some ammo, The harder the better,
Historically which station has been used as a reference to the centre of the metropolitan London area? This was too easy
Need some ammo, The harder the better,
Historically which station has been used as a reference to the centre of the metropolitan London area? This was too easy
In reply to goldmember:
Well I know that and I'm not a Londoner.
The other obvious one is the address of Apsley House, but that will be too easy.
What about naming the underground river the underground river that runs from Camden to the Thames.
> Historically which station has been used as a reference to the centre of the metropolitan London area? This was too easy
Well I know that and I'm not a Londoner.
The other obvious one is the address of Apsley House, but that will be too easy.
What about naming the underground river the underground river that runs from Camden to the Thames.
In reply to goldmember:
On which London bridge was Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov famously assassinated with a poison tipped umbrella?
On which London bridge was Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov famously assassinated with a poison tipped umbrella?
In reply to goldmember:
What tube line would you be on if you passed through 10 stations in a row starting with H?
What tube line would you be on if you passed through 10 stations in a row starting with H?
In reply to The New NickB:
You could have a whole assassinations round.
In which hotel was Alexander Litvinenko poisoned?
Where was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated when he was killed?
Which MP was assassinated by the INLA in 1979? Bonus points for where and how.
Where did three members of the Abu Nidal Organisation attempt to assassinate Shlomo Argov, and act which led to the 1982 Lebanon War?
You could have a whole assassinations round.
In which hotel was Alexander Litvinenko poisoned?
Where was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated when he was killed?
Which MP was assassinated by the INLA in 1979? Bonus points for where and how.
Where did three members of the Abu Nidal Organisation attempt to assassinate Shlomo Argov, and act which led to the 1982 Lebanon War?
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In reply to Oceanrower:
All of them, no. Several will have Heathrow in the name!
> Yep. Now, without looking it up, can you name them?
All of them, no. Several will have Heathrow in the name!
In reply to goldmember:
And, while we're on the subject, which tube line connects with every other tube line at some point?
And, while we're on the subject, which tube line connects with every other tube line at some point?
In reply to Dave Garnett:
No - several don't connect with the Waterloo and City, for instance. Although the question no longer works since the East London Line became part of the overground rather than the tube.
I've had long arguments about whether there are two or three tube stations including all five vowels, but that's a decent question if you can shout down the dissenters.
No - several don't connect with the Waterloo and City, for instance. Although the question no longer works since the East London Line became part of the overground rather than the tube.
I've had long arguments about whether there are two or three tube stations including all five vowels, but that's a decent question if you can shout down the dissenters.
In reply to goldmember:
So a group of Cockneys in the pub, so every question is going to be on the London Underground...lol
How about some rhyming slang questions? try this website for some good ones...could do a whole round on it
http://londontopia.net/londonism/fun-london/language-top-100-cockney-rhymin...
So a group of Cockneys in the pub, so every question is going to be on the London Underground...lol
How about some rhyming slang questions? try this website for some good ones...could do a whole round on it
http://londontopia.net/londonism/fun-london/language-top-100-cockney-rhymin...
In reply to Oceanrower:
Dredging up my old pub quiz days.
Which is the only tube line to run completely underground from start to finish (Waterloo & City doesn't count)?*
And on this line, which is the only station not to connect with another tube or overland station?
Circle line?
*I haven't lived there for 4 years so things might have changed
Dredging up my old pub quiz days.
Which is the only tube line to run completely underground from start to finish (Waterloo & City doesn't count)?*
And on this line, which is the only station not to connect with another tube or overland station?
> And, while we're on the subject, which tube line connects with every other tube line at some point?
Circle line?
*I haven't lived there for 4 years so things might have changed
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In reply to goldmember:
Where is the Northern entrance to the tunnel (Tower Subway) whose Southern entrance is on Vine Lane?
Answer: Tower Hill
Where is the Northern entrance to the tunnel (Tower Subway) whose Southern entrance is on Vine Lane?
Answer: Tower Hill
In reply to goldmember:
Only have lame ones, sorry:
- Which tube station has the shortest escalator?
- Which is the oldest tube station?
You could also find some interesting things about the blitz - might be more interesting than tube questions!
Only have lame ones, sorry:
- Which tube station has the shortest escalator?
- Which is the oldest tube station?
You could also find some interesting things about the blitz - might be more interesting than tube questions!
In reply to Oceanrower:
Northern?
> And, while we're on the subject, which tube line connects with every other tube line at some point?
Northern?
In reply to psaunders:
Euston Square and Warren St?
> Which 2 underground stations, on different lines, are closest?
Euston Square and Warren St?
In reply to goldmember:
Which pair of stations allow you to walk into one and out of the other without catching a train?
Which pair of stations allow you to walk into one and out of the other without catching a train?
In reply to goldmember:
I may have missed the point, but wouldn't it be easier to make things hard for them by asking them about stuff north of Watford?
> Playing quizmaster against some proper cockneys and few londoners.
> Need some ammo, The harder the better,
I may have missed the point, but wouldn't it be easier to make things hard for them by asking them about stuff north of Watford?
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In reply to goldmember:
Q: Traditionally, a cockney is said to be somebody born within the sound of Bow bells. In a similar way, what is somebody born within the sound of Stamford Bridge known as?
A: An utter c@nt.
Q: Traditionally, a cockney is said to be somebody born within the sound of Bow bells. In a similar way, what is somebody born within the sound of Stamford Bridge known as?
A: An utter c@nt.
In reply to Clauso:
A Man U fan?
> Q: Traditionally, a cockney is said to be somebody born within the sound of Bow bells. In a similar way, what is somebody born within the sound of Stamford Bridge known as?
A Man U fan?
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Any good ones on London History?
In reply to goldmember:
Q: Historically, a cockney is said to be somebody born within the sound of Bow bells. In a similar way, what is somebody born within the sound of Stamford Bridge known as?
A: An utter c@nt.
> Any good ones on London History?
Q: Historically, a cockney is said to be somebody born within the sound of Bow bells. In a similar way, what is somebody born within the sound of Stamford Bridge known as?
A: An utter c@nt.
In reply to goldmember:
In which hotel was Alexander Litvinenko poisoned?
Millennium Hotel
Where was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated when he was killed?
House of Commons - Spencer Percival, 1812
Which MP was assassinated by the INLA in 1979? Bonus points for where and how.
Airey Neave, car bombing at the House of Commons
Where did three members of the Abu Nidal Organisation attempt to assassinate Shlomo Argov, and act which led to the 1982 Lebanon War?
Dorchester Hotel
> Any answers ?
In which hotel was Alexander Litvinenko poisoned?
Millennium Hotel
Where was the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated when he was killed?
House of Commons - Spencer Percival, 1812
Which MP was assassinated by the INLA in 1979? Bonus points for where and how.
Airey Neave, car bombing at the House of Commons
Where did three members of the Abu Nidal Organisation attempt to assassinate Shlomo Argov, and act which led to the 1982 Lebanon War?
Dorchester Hotel
In reply to Chris Harris:
Wot?? There's stuff north of Watford? (You mean sheep and Hadrian's Wall?)
> .....wouldn't it be easier to make things hard for them by asking them about stuff north of Watford?
Wot?? There's stuff north of Watford? (You mean sheep and Hadrian's Wall?)
In reply to yorkshireman:
These are some pretty basic Mornington Crescent questions, albeit I guess the correct answer, in each case depending on how you analyse it, depends on whether Waterloo is in nid. You run the risk of being taken apart by Cockneys, who can take this sort of thing pretty seriously (post-Deptford Schism.)
> Which is the only tube line to run completely underground from start to finish (Waterloo & City doesn't count)?*
> And on this line, which is the only station not to connect with another tube or overland station?
These are some pretty basic Mornington Crescent questions, albeit I guess the correct answer, in each case depending on how you analyse it, depends on whether Waterloo is in nid. You run the risk of being taken apart by Cockneys, who can take this sort of thing pretty seriously (post-Deptford Schism.)
In reply to Trevers:
Monument & Bank?
> Which pair of stations allow you to walk into one and out of the other without catching a train?
Monument & Bank?
In reply to goldmember:
Where is the London Stone?
(Cannon St)
What links the British Library, Clerkenwell Green and Highgate Cemetery?
(Communisim - where Marx worked, where Lenin worked - and may have met Stalin for the first time, and where Marx is buried).
What was unusual about the London Flood of 1814?
(It was a flood of beer in Tottenham Court Road. Don't laugh - eight people were killed after a brewery explosion - mostly drowned in cellars.)
When did London have it's first Indian restaurant, and it's first Indian MP?
(1810 - Sake Dean Mahomed established the Hindoostane Coffee House in George Street, central London. 1892 - Dadabhai Naoroji became MP for Finsbury Central.)
And since tube questions seem popular - which line has the most suicides?
(Northern line of course!)
Where is the London Stone?
(Cannon St)
What links the British Library, Clerkenwell Green and Highgate Cemetery?
(Communisim - where Marx worked, where Lenin worked - and may have met Stalin for the first time, and where Marx is buried).
What was unusual about the London Flood of 1814?
(It was a flood of beer in Tottenham Court Road. Don't laugh - eight people were killed after a brewery explosion - mostly drowned in cellars.)
When did London have it's first Indian restaurant, and it's first Indian MP?
(1810 - Sake Dean Mahomed established the Hindoostane Coffee House in George Street, central London. 1892 - Dadabhai Naoroji became MP for Finsbury Central.)
And since tube questions seem popular - which line has the most suicides?
(Northern line of course!)
In reply to goldmember:
To be fair, we get the BBC London news (despite not living there) and the news is primarily about transport and murder. We call it 'the stabbing news' but perhaps it should be 'the stabbing, buses, trains, taxis, bikes and airports news'
> I love how we have got two great categories so far Murder and transport.
To be fair, we get the BBC London news (despite not living there) and the news is primarily about transport and murder. We call it 'the stabbing news' but perhaps it should be 'the stabbing, buses, trains, taxis, bikes and airports news'
In reply to alanw:
I'll answer my own question - The Oxo Tower, when built in the 1920s advertising was banned along the Thames so they built it with windows that just happened to spell out 'oxo', completely by accident of course.
> Which was the first company to 'advertise' along the Thames?
I'll answer my own question - The Oxo Tower, when built in the 1920s advertising was banned along the Thames so they built it with windows that just happened to spell out 'oxo', completely by accident of course.
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