Hahaha 😅 I am famous in a very small world for getting song titles completely wrong. True to form. The thing is he plays literally anything. Then you can switch lyric off and wait for John Kelly in the evening for another (cooler) selection of God knows what. Pssst....Moustache...moustache...mousta...

Hammered in the end after a great start, disappointing stuff

There's be no wild garlic at this time of the year though right? Unless you're disturbing the soil too

As no one has risen to the question, Speranza. Poet, author and Irish nationalist. Had dropped out of favour in the 20th century as she was not really the right type of nationalist for mid 20th century Ireland. Right, going really simple for the next question. Where did Queen Meave/Meabh rule from?...

Hm, something to do with bees? (Hummel in German)

Didn't even know it was a real thing

Knucklehead6 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:48 pm @riff, are you gonna come back with an answer?

Ups, sorry forget, it was Alasdair MacColla

You want to ask the next one?

Did he just join in when he saw something was going on? Very civic/social of him really

Sticking with that conflict what was the name of the famous Scottish warrior who fought in both Scotland and Ireland, said to be 7 feet tall and nicknamed 'the Devastator'

Ok, my turn again! Oliver Cromwell is well known in Ireland for his attacks on various towns throughout 1649/50. Most surrendered relatively quickly but one town proved a tough nut to break and cost over 2000 of his men, with the defenders even managing to slip away the day before the surrender. Wh...

quodec wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:41 pm This is a real teaser!
What is so unusual about the adult life of Miss Jennie Hodgers (1843-1915) from Clogherhead, Co Louth, who emigrated to America in 1859?
Possible clues to follow!

Something to do with Presidents?

The Continental Op wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:12 pm Why not knock yourself out and edit the Wikipedia Glossary of cricket terms.

Batsman is used 404 times, batter only 8.

Well someone else has already done the main page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket

78 mentions of batter and only one of batsman

Ah I thought the name was Georgian, I should have guessed

Not a big deal imo, we already have bowler, fielder, wicketkeeper, scorer, umpire, captain.

I guess they've phased out chinaman already. Just like 'going Irish' isn't something that you'll hear anymore

Hairy-Joe wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:05 am Ah crap! I finished reading "Titans of history" by Simon Sebag Montefiore and it's mentioned there. Now I'm struggling to think of it?

I've Babur and Akbar in the head but I'm going with Babur.

Babur is correct!

quodec wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:44 pm Hmm, that's a tough one! Do I know ANY mughal emperors? Their from the Indian sub-continent, right?

Yep, his great-great-grandson built the Taj Mahal and they were estimated to control about 25% of the world's GDP at one point

quodec wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:13 am Yep Norway, Riff - Beerenberg volcano, up in Jan Mayen island, last erupted there in 1985. Well done!
Over to you for the next one.

Cheers, right who was the first Mughal emperor?

quodec wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 10:18 pm Well done Riff. Portugal is correct with Mount Pico in the Azores, which last erupted in the 18th century.
One more to go. Clue - Think northern wastes but not Russia!

Norway then I'm guessing? Finland seems a bit too flat for it

quodec wrote: ↑Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:03 pmNo

Hm, Portugal?

Albania?

Iceland too

Are we talking Europe geographically here or European states (So like how Russia has volcanoes on its Pacific coast, Turkey also has some in the east)

Vinyl is back in a big way the past few years

Ncdjd2 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:29 amEarl of Kildare ?

Yep and his nickname is/was?

(16th century earl btw)

Berties_Horse wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:57 pm Not a bother to you, take it away.

Cheers

What name is Thomas Fitzgerald better known by?

Berties_Horse wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:57 pm Right you be Joe, he did it battling the LA heat.

What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?

Green, black, red,yellow, blue?