Person trivia - another forum game

[Mikkel]

Thought I might try and get another ball rolling here.

The idea is to guess a "famous" person based on obscure clues. The more obscure and difficult the better...

The rules:

1. Whoever comes up with the right answer posts the next clue.
2. All questions have a duration of 24 hours - if 24 hours passes and noone has guessed the person, whoever gets in first posts the next clue.
3. No team-sports sportspeople - otherwise this will degenerate into a rugby/baseball/football frenzy from which it shall never recover.
4. Motorsports are excluded from rule #3.
5. There is no rule #5.
6. It's all fun and games - keep it clean.

First clue:

We can thank this scottish veterinary surgeon, who was a good friend of Queen Victoria, for smoothing out our rides.

[Madness]

John Boyd Dunlop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_Dunlop)

[MisterD]

That would be John Boyd Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tyre.

Edit:

Gah! Foiled!

[Maha]

Henry Tarmac

[Steam]

Jeez, that was quick! 6 minutes.
Madness has to post the next clue, but he's listed as offline.

[Madness]

What former English plasterer made an international household name for himself by being exceedingly average at his chosen winter sport?.

[MisterD]

Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards.

[Madness]

Correct.

I realised after I posted the clue that I broke the rules already (sportsperson).

[MisterD]

So you did, ah well ski jumping is a minority sport just like motor racing. :jerry:

This Sir bolted a blower onto his motor to take on the might of the Germans and won.

[Fooman]

Sir Stanley Hooker? - "Not Much of an Engineer" - great book!

[MisterD]

Not who I had in mind no, although I can see why you came up with that answer.

[davejenknz]

This Sir bolted a blower onto his motor to take on the might of the Germans and won.

Walter Owen Bentley?

[Kickaha]

That would be John Boyd Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tyre.

Edit:

Gah! Foiled!

Thats not correct although thats what everyone thinks, Robert William Thomson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Thomson)was the man who did that

[riffer]

This Sir bolted a blower onto his motor to take on the might of the Germans and won.
R J Mitchell? (Supermarine Spitfire).

[Mikkel]

Correct.

I realised after I posted the clue that I broke the rules already (sportsperson).

No worries... I'll update ze rulez! :yes:

[98tls]

Cmon then.........give us a clue.

[T.W.R]

This Sir bolted a blower onto his motor to take on the might of the Germans and won.

Joe Stevens ?? supercharged AJS 500 V4

[Mikkel]

Sir Frederick Henry Royce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Royce) was co-founder of Rolls Royce who built the supercharged Merlin engine which was used in, among other applications, the spitfire. While Royce died in 1933 the Merlin engine was derived from air race engines designed by him. Rolls Royce bought Bentley in the 30s as well...

Is this the one you were looking for?

[riffer]

I call foul. Mitchell designed the Spitfire and threw the Merlin in. It was his idea to use a PV-XII in the Spitfire, not Royce's. :(

[Skyryder]

So what's the next question??


Skyryder

[98tls]

:argue:yea cmon..............

[Mikkel]

I call foul. Mitchell designed the Spitfire and threw the Merlin in. It was his idea to use a PV-XII in the Spitfire, not Royce's. :(

Well, it was Royce's engine :yes:

I'm not 100% sure I was right though... Which is why I haven't posted the next clue.

[MisterD]

Walter Owen Bentley?

Close, but not quite a cigar owing yet. WO was dead set against the modifications our man made to the Bentley.

[Mikkel]

Close, but not quite a cigar owing yet. WO was dead set against the modifications our man made to the Bentley.

So, you're saying that my guess was correct? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley#Bentleys_of_the_Rolls-Royce_era_.281931-1998.29)

[MisterD]

So, you're saying that my guess was correct? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley#Bentleys_of_the_Rolls-Royce_era_.281931-1998.29)

Nah. I'm looking for the name of the driver that convinced a wealthy lady friend to finance the addition of a supercharger to his Bentley.

Strictly speaking the blower Bently didn't win at Le Mans, but it was so quick that the Mercs expired as well, allowing a normally aspirated version to win...

Additional clue - he wasn't known by his first name, and if you read Mikkel's link he does get a mention.

**Edit**

Hopefully that gives you enough that you can be certain when you do get it - I'll be back tomorrow morning.

[Mikkel]

Nah. I'm looking for the name of the driver that convinced a wealthy lady friend to finance the addition of a supercharger to his Bentley.

Strictly speaking the blower Bently didn't win at Le Mans, but it was so quick that the Mercs expired as well, allowing a normally aspirated version to win...

Additional clue - he wasn't known by his first name, and if you read Mikkel's link he does get a mention.

**Edit**

Hopefully that gives you enough that you can be certain when you do get it - I'll be back tomorrow morning.

First name would have been correct then - Sir Henry Birkin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Birkin). :D

Next clue:

This stateless european died at his sister's house in the 19th century.

[MisterD]

Next clue:

This stateless european died at his sister's house in the 19th century.

Friedrich Nietzsche?

[Mikkel]

Friedrich Nietzsche?

Indeed. :)

[MisterD]

Cool. First in sets the next question, I won't be online for most of the rest of the day.

[riffer]

I'll try one.

Which figurehead became an honourary member of a famous travelling sports entertainment troupe?

[martybabe]

Pope john paul 2, the Harlem Globetrotters?

[riffer]

Damn, that one was too easy. First time a coconut!

[martybabe]

1. He carried a piece of luggage that cost lives but could have saved many more.

[martybabe]

2. Tom Cruise will play him in a new film.

[riffer]

Paul Tibbets? Enola Gay (dropped the first A-bomb on Hiroshima).

[martybabe]

No mate

3. He is famous for one moment in time. July 20th 1944 when he failed to rid the world of an Austrian/German with a Chaplin moustache.

[Steam]

Count Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

[martybabe]

Count Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg


Yay steam, thank fark for that, I thought I'd killed the bloody thread. Well done dude, over to you. :2thumbsup

[Steam]

Okay, two clues for this person. They will get more explicit as time goes on, so don't worry if they are too obscure right now.

1) The universe is expanding, so look to the stars.
2) The name of a derelict sailing ship more than 150 years old, currently in NZ.

[martybabe]

Agincourt, star trek, captain N'hran Th'ersa.?

[Steam]

Agincourt, star trek

Aha! I see where you are going. But no, he didn't say it, he proved it.

[martybabe]

I'm thinking Mr Hubble but I don't get the sailing ship unless the endeavour maybe. Is that in NZ, wasn't that the hubble shuttle? Dunno my brain hurts. :laugh:

[Steam]

I'm thinking Mr Hubble but I don't get the sailing ship unless the endeavour maybe. Is that in NZ, wasn't that the hubble shuttle? Dunno my brain hurts. :laugh:

You got it! Mr Hubble, his first name is Edwin, and the Edwin Fox is the oldest sailing ship in NZ, and it's stored at Picton.

I like doing the guessing more than the questioning.

[martybabe]

You got it! Mr Hubble, his first name is Edwin, and the Edwin Fox is the oldest sailing ship in NZ, and it's stored at Picton.

I like doing the guessing more than the questioning.

ooh cripes, I didn't think I'd got it, no question prepared. I'll have a think But if any one gets in before I return, fair dinkum. :eek:

[martybabe]

Of, an easy one I'm off to bed.

He created the first steam ship with a propeller. Smoked 40 cigars a day and has a brilliant name. ????

[Steam]

Duh, so easy, Brunel.
Specifically, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/IKBrunelChains.jpg/200px-IKBrunelChains.jpg

[Mikkel]

Nice ones guys :niceone:


Of, an easy one I'm off to bed.

He created the first steam ship with a propeller. Smoked 40 cigars a day and has a brilliant name. ????

Hah! I had that one lined up as my next fella. Although my hint would have been - this industrious fellow was the son of a french-born english knight :D

Steam - you're up...

[Steam]

Steam - you're up...

I abdicate, as I'll be away from the net for a couple of days. Over to whoever wants to do the next one:

[Mikkel]

Oh well.

This bright man, supposedly, conceived one of the greatest achievements in natural science, while skiing in the alps.

[Sanx]

Einstein? He certainly lived in the Alps.

[peasea]

That explains the hairdo.

[martybabe]

Hairdos are all relative.:whistle:

[avgas]

Hairdos are all relative.:whistle:
So is gravity depending on your age

[MisterD]

Max Planck was a bit of a climber I believe?

[Mikkel]

Nope... Keep on going :)

He was a friend of Einstein - but 8 years younger.

[T.W.R]

Niels Bohr ?? structure of an atom & the theory of quantum mechanics

[Skyryder]

Niels Bohr ?? structure of an atom & the theory of quantum mechanics


My head hurts. I'm going fishing.:soon



Skyyrder

[McJim]

Karl Landsteiner, Invented the classification of blood groups.

[T.W.R]

My head hurts. I'm going fishing.:soon



Skyyrder

:rofl: couple of months till the Salmon show up :msn-wink:

I think Niels was only 6yrs younger than Einstein though not 8 :niceone:

[Mikkel]

Niels Bohr ?? structure of an atom & the theory of quantum mechanics

Bohr, Einstein - there was a third man involved with quantum mechanics. Now it's bloody easy.

You have an hour before the time is up. :chase:

[Fooman]

Bohr, Einstein - there was a third man involved with quantum mechanics. Now it's bloody easy.

You have an hour before the time is up. :chase:

Max Planck?

Um already been mentioned...

Werner Heisenberg?

[Mikkel]

No and no.

You would not solve a quantum mechanical problem without using his surname.

Some people, probably, would think of pets when they hear his surname.

Too easy now.

[Trudes]

:weep: I so want to join in, I love quizzes, but alas, I am too thick to know any of these, interesting reading though, I may even learn something.... call me when you start doing song titles or movies.:bye:

[Trudes]

Oww, the latest one is someone Ruphus???

[Mikkel]

Oww, the latest one is someone Ruphus???

Close :)

He's got Rudolf as the first of three middle names :yes:

Characters from popular culture are quite alright... it doesn't have to be railroad tychoon, engineers and quantum physicists all across the line.

[Trudes]

Sir Rudolf Ernst Peierls ??

[Mikkel]

Nop, but a good shot.

This fella was Austrian - and he died of Tuberculosis in Vienna aged 73. He left his cat as part of his legacy...

[Trudes]

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger

[Mikkel]

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrodinger

That's the one :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodinger

Your turn :clap:

[Trudes]

That's the one :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodinger

Your turn :clap:

LOL, I may be thick, but I know how to Google!! http://www.lancs.ac.uk/ug/albring/

[Trudes]

Ok, I knew I'd get one sooner or later so I thought of one... (easy as!)

This person thought that his grandparents were really his parents..... and his mother was his sister.:sherlock:

[Mikkel]

There's something which is nagging me about that clue - something sitting right on the edge of my mind going :nya:

[martybabe]

Bobby Darin. :mellow:

[EJK]

Is that person from a movie? Are we talking about a movie??

[Maha]

Ok, I knew I'd get one sooner or later so I thought of one... (easy as!)

This person thought that his grandparents were really his parents..... and his mother was his sister.:sherlock:


Nodrog?........too easy.....:niceone:

[Trudes]

Nope not from a movie. Let me know if you want another clue. I'm rather liking the idea of having some of you brainy acts stumped. :lol:

[Skunk]

Ted Bundy.

[nodrog]

Nodrog?........too easy.....:niceone:

i thought you were my mother after that spanking you gave me :spanking:

[Trudes]

Ted Bundy.

No, but that would've been a good one!

[nodrog]

Jack nicholson

[Timber020]

Jack nicholson

[Skunk]

Jack Nicholson - crap! Too slow.

[Trudes]

Nope and nope, although I believe he did too.... but not whom I am thinking of.

[Mikkel]

I think we need another clue then - plenty of people matching the first one it would appear. :)

And Ted Bundy makes for some interesting reading.

[nodrog]

Johnny Bruggenkamp

[EJK]

Johnny Bruggenkamp!!

[Trudes]

Ok, more clues. This person played Dominos with Blind Faith, and was the Cream of the birds in the yard and married a Beatle's woman. (Surely someone will get it now!!)

[McJim]

Eric Clapton

[Mikkel]

Ok, more clues. This person played Dominos with Blind Faith, and was the Cream of the birds in the yard and married a Beatle's woman. (Surely someone will get it now!!)

Bloody hell - that's not a clue, that's a spoiler :p

[Trudes]

I know!! I thought saying something about a slow hand might be even more obvious, and I gotta go to work soon, so needed it solved.:innocent: Well done McJim, your turn!!

[McJim]

Who was a very well composed customs officer?

[McJim]

Bloody hell - that's not a clue, that's a spoiler :p

that's not a spoiler - this is a spoiler

[Mikkel]

Earl Phifer-Cottman?

[nodrog]

Christoph DELZ

[Trudes]

Igor Stravinsky

[McJim]

Not quite folks.

He was a bit more modest than that. And he was more a border control guard than a customs officer. He enjoyed looking at pictures from an exhibition.

[McJim]

Igor Stravinsky

Correct nationality.

[McJim]

Aw c'mon - surely someone can google "modest composer russian"?

[Mikkel]

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky)

[McJim]

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky)

Yup, your turn

[Mikkel]

Some say he's made entirely out of cheese.

[McJim]

The moon? :rofl:

[martybabe]

The stig. :apint:

[Mikkel]

The stig. :apint:

I thought it would be quick - but not that quick. :)

Still couldn't help myself...

[martybabe]

The smiley is the clue to this fella, Which is either piss easy or way too cryptic.We'll see.


:slap:

[Mikkel]

Homer Simpson

[martybabe]

Homer Simpson

No mate, this one will bring it home. Again the smiley is the clue.


:wacko:

[Sanx]

Jethro Gibbs from NCIS

[martybabe]

Jethro Gibbs from NCIS

Nah mate sorry.

I think I'm being a bit obscure eh. one last try with the smilies. If you get the connection between Apollo 11 and this smiley, you'll know the man.


:wari:

[Mikkel]

I get the moonwalk - but none of the two other smilies doesn't ring true with Neil Armstrong. And Collins stayed in orbit...

Buzz Aldrin then?

[nodrog]

banana man?

[martybabe]

I get the moonwalk - but none of the two other smilies doesn't ring true with Neil Armstrong. And Collins stayed in orbit...

Buzz Aldrin then?

Nah mate, quite close. It's just a bit of lateral thinking and something ungoogleable. Here ya go, I'll put us all out of our misery.

:slap: One white gloved hand.


:wacko: This smiley is called wacko


:wari: This smilies repertoire includes the moon walk.


BEN will probably get it now, when he does, I'LL BE THERE to see the solution to this THRILLER.

Phew, bring it home someone. :clap:

[nodrog]

micheal jackson

[martybabe]

micheal jackson


Cool, off you go mate. :niceone:

[nodrog]

in 1985 his future didnt look shaky

[Trudes]

Micheal J Fox

[nodrog]

Micheal J Fox

:2thumbsup way you go brainiac :girlfight:

[Trudes]

LOL.

Ok,
this dude is a "national treasure" and a bit of a ginga.

[chanceyy]

LOL.

Ok,
this dude is a "national treasure" and a bit of a ginga.


its not our own shaun harris is it ??

[Trudes]

its not our own shaun harris is it ??

Nup, and it's not Dangerous either!! :lol:

[chanceyy]

Darren Hughes then

[nodrog]

Nicolas Cage

[Trudes]

:no:.... keep thinking.:scratch:

[Trudes]

Too hard? Do you need a little clue?
He's very loyal.

[dino3310]

prince Harry

[nodrog]

dave dobyn

[Trudes]

dave dobyn

Yup, easy eh!
Next...

[nodrog]

he is 182cm tall

[Mikkel]

It's you? :bash:

[Trudes]

David Duchovny

[nodrog]

It's you? :bash:

fuck off im no midget


David Duchovny

who?


ok, he likes soccer and radio controlled toys

[Trudes]

Robbie Williams

[nodrog]

Robbie Williams

no

but he is single and some say he is a Homosexual

[Trudes]

Last stab in the dark.... Ozzy Osbourne?

[nodrog]

Last stab in the dark.... Ozzy Osbourne?

no

heres a clue to make things easier

:scooter::doctor:

[Mikkel]

Valentino Rossi

[nodrog]

Valentino Rossi

:clap::niceone:

[Mikkel]

This man was twice-a-widower.

While his political theories were pretty far from right, he still lent his name to a peace prize.

[nodrog]

Joseph Stalin

[Mikkel]

...or Joe S as we call him :D Indeed, that was quick.

[nodrog]

he invented a piece of protective motorcycle gear

[skelstar]

Barry Sheen

[EJK]

he invented a piece of protective motorcycle gear

QuasiEvil ;)

[nodrog]

Barry Sheen

well done :2thumbsup

[skelstar]

Hope I can do a picture one.

Who's the lead singer of this band? (and whats the band's name)

[Skunk]

Paul McCartney and the Beatles. :lol:

[skelstar]

Nope, v-similar period though.

The band leader's Mother alledgedly killed herself when he died of a chest infection in 1972. She owned a famous club in Liverpool where the Beatles played in the v-early days.

[nodrog]

Rory Storm

Rory Storm and The Hurricanes

[Maha]

Its Ringo Star and the starletts.....:whistle:

[Skunk]

The Quarrymen. Paul McCartney. :killingme

[skelstar]

Rory Storm

Rory Storm and The Hurricanes

Yay.

Ringo Starr played for them before replacing Pete Best, unluckiest person EVER.

[nodrog]

cool

here we go-

He refuses to carry or use a gun due to a childhood accident with a revolver that resulted in the death of a friend

[skelstar]

Johnny Cash?

[nodrog]

Johnny Cash?

no

he was a really clever guy

[EJK]

George Washington?

[Skunk]

Angus MacGyver

[Maha]

Daniel Boon.....:2guns:

[nodrog]

Angus MacGyver

bingo :wari:

[Mikkel]

Bit hard to tell from the clues if the guy is living or dead...

[Skunk]

OK.
From 14 he used drugs. Was bullied because he was not a good athlete. His favorite band was The Beatles.
Piss easy.

[nodrog]

Mark David Chapman

[Maha]

Mark David Chapman

Imagine that?

[Skunk]

Mark David Chapman
Easy eh. Yours...

[nodrog]

ok im going home so ill make it easy

he started this thread, and he thinks the questions are abit hard :laugh::bleh:

[Skunk]

Mikkel the man :killingme

[Mikkel]

he started this thread, and he thinks the questions are abit hard :laugh::bleh:

Cheeky bugger. :) Might have to make an ammendment to the rules or we'll have ourselves with a KB garden party on our hands...

You could have made it harder - or at least I could :p


Mikkel the man :killingme

Admit it - you had to go back to page 1 didn't you :bleh:

[Skunk]

Nope.

Next one;

He's either the luckiest or unluckiest man alive.

[Skunk]

Another clue:
Walter Wolf persuaded him to join the Wolf team after he was fired.

[Mikkel]

Jackie Ickx - the second greatest Le Mans racer. :)

[Skunk]

Nope. Drove for Tecno at one stage.

[Mikkel]

Well, it'll have to be Chris Amon then... Although - Keke Rosberg who also drove for Wolf must be considered an unlucky fellow too.

[Skunk]

You got.

His reputation for bad luck was such that fellow driver Mario Andretti once joked that "if he became an undertaker, people would stop dying".
Over to you...

[Mikkel]

Staying with the motorsports.

This fella stepped his racing team up to F1 by reasoning that failing in F1 wasn't much more expensive than failing in F2.

[Trudes]

Bruce McLaren

[Trudes]

Mikkel!!!!!! Am I right or do we need another clue?

[Mikkel]

This fella is a british nobleman and politician.

[Trudes]

Max Mosley

[Mikkel]

Nope - good call, although he isn't a nobleman.

This fella was not made a knight or lord - he was born into nobility. Also, the step up to F1 was also to have a more appreciative parading ground for all of his toys.

[Skunk]

Lord Alexander Hesketh. You could have mentioned his bikes.

[Mikkel]

I could - I didn't - you guessed it anyway :niceone:

The man (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hesketh%2C_3rd_Baron_Hesketh) - not too terribly interesting.

The team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesketh_Racing) - entertaining read, sounds like a lot of fun.

[Skunk]

He had his first race in the sidecar of his father's motorbike, which they won only to be disqualified.

[nodrog]

John Surtees

[Mikkel]

Sounds plausible - what a guy!

[Skunk]

Nodrog you bastard...

Your turn.

[nodrog]

such abuse :(

ok-


he has got one arm

[Trudes]

Onearmedbandit

[Mikkel]

Rick Allen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer))

[Trudes]

Rick Allen

[Mikkel]

Onearmedbandit

He actually have both arms - one is just a bit lazy.

[Trudes]

He actually have both arms - one is just a bit lazy.

ohhhhhh, oh well:pinch:

[nodrog]

Rick Allen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer))

see that was easy

[Mikkel]

I pass it to Trudes - I'm off to a meeting now :)

[Trudes]

oh, alright, twist my arm (or take pity on me!!)


All this person wanted was a Mercedes Benz, but alas died before they could trade in their Porsche.

[Skunk]

James Dean

[Mikkel]

Janis Joplin

[Trudes]

Janis Joplin

Yep. Go for it.

[McJim]

oh, alright, twist my arm (or take pity on me!!)


All this person wanted was a Mercedes Benz, but alas died before they could trade in their Porsche.

Wasn't there a famous royal person who proved that Mercedes Bends?

[Mikkel]

It is said that this person was a gentleman; he bought his mother flowers and, what's more, he knew how to treat a female impersonator. He also enjoyed nailing people's heads to the floor and to coffee tables, and screwing people's pelvises to cake stands.

[Trudes]

Wasn't there a famous royal person who proved that Mercedes Bends?

You need to answer a question correctly in order to be allowed to ask a question.... play the game McJim :lol:
(But that's kinda funny in a not very nice way!!)

[MisterD]

It is said that this person was a gentleman; he bought his mother flowers and, what's more, he knew how to treat a female impersonator. He also enjoyed nailing people's heads to the floor and to coffee tables, and screwing people's pelvises to cake stands.

Doug Piranha.

[Trudes]

Dinsdale Piranha

[MisterD]

Dinsdale Piranha

No, I'm pretty sure it's Doug. Dinsdale used....sarcasm.

[Trudes]

Stuffed if I know, I google everything and Dinsdale sounded more sadistic.... having not known either personally!;)

[Mikkel]

It's Dinsdale - and I'm amazed how quickly you got that. Unless of course you just did a full text search...

Doug was feared even by Dinsdale - he was the one who used sarcasm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha_Brothers

[Skunk]

"Mad" Frankie Fraser

[MisterD]

Oh nuts, I double-bluffed myself:angry:

[Skunk]

You Google! That's cheating...

[Skunk]

It's Dinsdale - and I'm amazed how quickly you got that. Unless of course you just did a full text search...

Doug was feared even by Dinsdale - he was the one who used sarcasm.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piranha_Brothers
But they're fictional...

[Sanx]

It is said that this person was a gentleman; he bought his mother flowers and, what's more, he knew how to treat a female impersonator. He also enjoyed nailing people's heads to the floor and to coffee tables, and screwing people's pelvises to cake stands.

Either of the Kray twins would fit that description; sadistic fuckers.

[Mikkel]

But they're fictional...

...and? My game, my rules :Pokey:

[MisterD]

Either of the Kray twins would fit that description; sadistic fuckers.

Well the whole sketch is a parody of the whole East-end gangster celebrity cult so it's hardly surprising.

[Trudes]

That was a good one Mikkel, I enjoy reading about sick fucks!! Thanks.
Skunk: Come on, you know me, how the hell would I ever know any of this!!

Alrighty:

This person found their older brother after he'd hung himself but went on to be nominated for 12 Oscars.

[MisterD]

Are you being cryptic with that 12 Oscars clue?

I'm going to say Oskar Schindler - Schindler's List got a dozen nominations didn't it?

[Trudes]

Are you being cryptic with that 12 Oscars clue? haha, that's for you to work out just how cryptic I'm being....


I'm going to say Oskar Schindler - Schindler's List got a dozen nominations didn't it?

Maybe, but not whom I'm thinking of. Google again... :)

[skelstar]

Jack Nicholson

[EJK]

Oscar... Must be a singer/ rapper?
Hanging... Must not be an African-American... :shutup:

[Trudes]

Jack Nicholson

:no: although he is an interesting loonie!

[Skunk]

Jack didn't have a brother or sister.

[MisterD]

Katherine Hepburn.

[Trudes]

Katherine Hepburn.

Yessss!! So, I actually wasn't being at all cryptic!!
You next!

[MisterD]

Okay. This Camel driver was born in India in 1899 and fell in love with a German spy during WW1.

[Skunk]

Biggles - James Bigglesworth

[MisterD]

Biggles - James Bigglesworth

Just too good - I thought that was tricky, must try harder next time.

[Skunk]

OK, I'll try for hard.

"More influential than Einstein"

[Trudes]

Jesus Christ

[EJK]

Thomas Edison?

[Winston001]

Written about by Geoffrey of Monmouth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_of_Monmouth) but his son is better known....?

[Maha]

Ernest Rutherford

[Trudes]

That Muhammad fella :lol:

[Skunk]

Keep going...

[EJK]

Aristoteles?

[Trudes]

Isaac Newton

[Trudes]

Gautama Buddha

[Skunk]

Isaac Newton
Bloody Google...


In a 2005 poll of the Royal Society asking who had the greater effect on the history of science, Newton was deemed much more influential than Albert Einstein.

[Maha]

Hitler!!!!!

[Trudes]

Bloody Google...

Well according to whom? I think I'm more influencial than Einstein... in my own life anyway! :P

[martybabe]

Bloody Google...


I have bloody googled! it keeps coming back with ford anglia or alcho pops. :shit:

[EJK]

Bin laden?

Edit: Aah... Google...

[Skunk]

Trudes got it

In a 2005 poll of the Royal Society asking who had the greater effect on the history of science, Newton was deemed much more influential than Albert Einstein.

[Winston001]

Sir Isaac Newton



Bastards!! Too late. And the Geoffrey of Monmouth above was only cos I thought the thread had gone to sleep. That'll teach me. :gob:



And I'd have thought Charles Darwin would give Newton a close run. So there!!

[Maha]

Bill Gates?

[Skunk]

Maha! Stop. Woah!

[Maha]

Maha! Stop. Woah!

Piss of its my turn..........:girlfight:

[Trudes]

So I googled correctly.... ok, best I think of someone...

This person went to prison initially for killing the guy who beat up his wife. He spent 54 years incarcerated, 42 of those in segregation.

[EJK]

Machang Lalung?

[nodrog]

robert stroud

[Maha]

Machang Lalung?


Who???

My guess is Nelson Mandela.

[Mikkel]

Bloody Google...

Lucky I was out for lunch - otherwise it wouldn't have lasted 2 minutes :p

Isaac Newton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton) was a very interesting man. Worth a read :yes:
And here I'd have to recommend Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, bloody good books.

[Trudes]

Machang Lalung?


robert stroud




My guess is Nelson Mandela.

No, google some more

[EJK]

Who???

My guess is Nelson Mandela.

Machang Lalung, I google searched it and he turns out that hes been incarcerated for over 50 years.

If I don't get this right, I'm gonna blast myself...