2000 Post Celebration Quiz

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 26 Feb 2005, 20:07

Sticky Please!

I finally understand the concept of a Labour of Love and here I am on the verge of 2000. Thanks for all the heartfelt good wishes.

I knocked up a little quiz and the winner will recieve a box of Milk Tray or something of that ilk. Please PM me your answers DONT POST THEM HERE. I will announce the winner towards the end of next week.

Quiz

1. There are numerous POL posters who are related to each other by either being Spouse, Partner or Blood. I make it 12 relationships but there may well be more. Can you name them?

2. What significant event took place in Portobello in 1964?

3. What year did the Open Air Pool open?

4. True or False: I bumped into Wangi and as far as I could tell he didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have a Camera on him?

5. This POL poster doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have a Handle but if they did it could be The Great Contender. Who?

6. What are the Villas that overlook Portobello Golf Course from Milton Road collectively known as?

7. Who is the longest serving teacher at Portobello High School?

8. Scottish Rugby used to have 84 Clubs spread over 7 Divisions with 12 teams in each Division. Out of 96 what was is the highest position ever achieved by Portobello FPRFC at season end?

9. What is the most successful sporting club to hail from Portobello?

10. True or False: I owe dcCairns Ã‚Â£3 for a hideous PCATS T shirt. She is going to let me off with it.

11. Who was Dinky and what caused his twitch?

12. How many murders would you say have taken place in Portobello since 1970?

a) 3 or less
b) 5 or less
c) More than 5.

13) Name all of the churches in Portobello.

14) True or False: I once met Bob and he told me that he detests the Profanity Filter?

15) Dead Or Alive?

Mrs Lornie
Yogi
Olive
Miss Wishart
Ned Barney
Lawrence Marshall
Mrs Dale
Cubby
Cheesey
Edward Woodward (The Janny not the Actor)

16) True of False: Beach Babe told me that Dada has a portrait of Margaret Thatcher ready to hang in the spare room at Dada Towers.

17) True or False: Jay wears a wig.

18) In the early 70Ã¢â‚¬â„¢s a Portobello Band made the Top 100 Singles Chart, the song was subsequently, in fact simultaneously, released by Paul Macartney. What was the song and who were the band?

19) Name the all of the pubs between The Rockville and The First and Last?

20) True or False: Marya doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t read the exam papers she marks, she just has a guess at the score.

21) True or False; Catz is not in a correctional facility?

22) True or False: Bellybabe couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t give a four x about parental rights?

23) Why did I stop at 23?

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 26 Feb 2005, 20:40

I'm afraid this quiz is way out of my league but I hope you are going to post the answers for all to see.

Congrats on the big 2000 by the way

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 26 Feb 2005, 20:59

Is it against the rules to influence one of the answers to a question in the quiz if it ensures you get to be right and the others wrong? The dada's not for turning.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 26 Feb 2005, 21:25

I presume you meant to call it "2000 Post Celebration Quiz" Porty...you'd probably used 2000 words by the end of your first week

Congratulations on reaching 2K...it's a rare thing that you've done

DG · Post by DG » 26 Feb 2005, 21:34

I just posted my congrats on the wrong thread - and, yes Porty, isn't that typical of me

. But congratulations again on post 2000

and - just from me -

DG

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 26 Feb 2005, 21:49

Re question 1, I'm sure that you have greatly under-estimated the number of relatonships on the forum. For example, there is a relationship between you and Flearoy, between you and Bruce and between Flearoy and Bruce, so that's three for starters. I reckon on at least twenty and probably more.

To clarify, I'm assuming that a poster is by defintion someone who has made at least one post, as opposed to a lurker. There is anecdotal evidence of relationiships and inter-breeding among lurkers but nothing that can be verified.

My congratulations on your 2000th post. You are truly a man of many words.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 26 Feb 2005, 22:00

Congratulations on hittting the big 2000, Porty, and mucho respecto

at my posting rate I should get there sometime about 2035

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 26 Feb 2005, 23:35

Thanks Foxy zzz

Bob, yes I mean that Me, Bruce and Flearoy are one relationship..

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 27 Feb 2005, 00:07

It just seemed like yesterday it was 1000..( it practically was!!)

Well done on the Big 2K Porty

Well got to go now, because its lights out!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 27 Feb 2005, 04:44

Dadaist wrote:Is it against the rules to influence one of the answers to a question in the quiz if it ensures you get to be right and the others wrong? The dada's not for turning.

No.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 27 Feb 2005, 08:17

Congrats, Porty.

This quiz is great. It'll give me something to do this week at work.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 27 Feb 2005, 16:59

well done porty on reaching 2000!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 27 Feb 2005, 17:24

ecm wrote:Congrats, Porty.

This quiz is great. It'll give me something to do this week at work.

What???? You're going to stay awake???????????????????

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 27 Feb 2005, 17:30

Poppy wrote:
What???? You're going to stay awake???????????????????

Only if you stop blethering long enough.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 27 Feb 2005, 17:48

That made me laugh at least - especially the one about Dinky and his twitch - and he should be on the dead list

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 27 Feb 2005, 21:13

Porty wrote:

the winner will recieve a box of Milk Tray

Will you be dressing up in black to deliver it Porty?

PS
Handy tip 'i before e except after c...' . Leave poor Flearoy and her spelling alone

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 28 Feb 2005, 17:27

Marya wrote:Porty wrote:
the winner will recieve a box of Milk Tray
Will you be dressing up in black to deliver it Porty?

PS
Handy tip 'i before e except after c...' . Leave poor Flearoy and her spelling alone

I'm not the one that has an A in Higher English and studying English Lit at Uni.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 28 Feb 2005, 17:41

OK you might have a point.....

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 02 Mar 2005, 19:35

I can certainly answer No. 17 - but would I be believed?

- and anyone who attempts to tug my hair to test this question will not enjoy the result!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 05 Mar 2005, 20:08

Anybody managed to answer your quiz yet Porty?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 05 Mar 2005, 23:28

Porty, Marjory says you owe her Ã‚Â£50 for the time you took up on the phone the other day........

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 07 Mar 2005, 10:18

I do have some entries and I will be publishing the answers later in the week. Still waiting on ECM's , she must have been busy at work last week.

Epykat, I think Marjory enjoyed the chat as much as I did. In terms of how much I owe her? I think we are talking a lot more than Ã‚Â£50 for all the guidance and advice she has doled out to myself and the Porty offpring over the Years.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 07 Mar 2005, 21:04

Quiz

1. There are numerous POL posters who are related to each other by either being Spouse, Partner or Blood. I make it 12 relationships but there may well be more. Can you name them?

1. DG and GG
2. Bob and Froglette and Farside
3. ECM and Ali
4. Dada and Beachbabe
5. DCCairns and Hawkeye
6. Bellybabe and Nicky
7. Sandra and Bearcub
8. Lizzie and Ed
9. Teddygirl and Mr. Spoon
10. Porty and Macco and Flearoy and Bruce
11. Marya and Homer
12. Epykat and rathbone and Prombabe and CoC
13. Nick and Maureen Child

2. What significant event took place in Portobello in 1964?

Current High School Building Opened

3. What year did the Open Air Pool open?

Every year….. from 1936 to when it closed in 1979 with the exception of the war years
4. True or False: I bumped into Wangi and as far as I could tell he didn’t have a Camera on him?

TRUE: it was on the bus. Wangi did have a big coat on which made me suspicious. However, we drove past a partially sunlit puddle and as soon as he didn’t take a photo of it, I just knew. I was going to ask Wangi for a loan of his camera, so I could take a picture of him without one, but I was worried in case he did have one on him.

5. This POL poster doesn’t have a Handle but if they did it could be The Great Contender. Who?

Brian McCrow

6. What are the Villas that overlook Portobello Golf Course from Milton Road collectively known as?

12 Disciples

7. Who is the longest serving teacher at Portobello High School?

Alan Keay beats Derek Wilson by 4 months both joined in 1969. Maria Chapman is third 1970.

8. Scottish Rugby used to have 84 Clubs spread over 7 Divisions with 12 teams in each Division. Out of 96 what was is the highest position ever achieved by Portobello FPRFC at season end?

PFPRFC finished 15th Just missing out on the Elite League by a flunked Conversion

9. What is the most successful sporting club to hail from Portobello?

Portobello Water Polo Club once again they have qualified for the Semi-Finals of the British Cup. An event they have won on several occasions. They have provided many Internationalists an GB players. Even our own Mr Lizzie has been capped from PWPC. Although it is his second team sport.

10. True or False: I owe dcCairns Ã‚Â£3 for a hideous PCATS T shirt. She is going to let me off with it.

FALSE: Dc is from Yorkshire

11. Who was Dinky and what caused his twitch?

”Dinky” Dempster was Head of Music at PHS and due to a Malaria attack when younger he developed a facial twitch. I once got caught doing an impersonation of him, by him and it resulted in 6 of the lash from him and a further 6 from Mr McRobbie.

12. How many murders would you say have taken place in Portobello since 1970?

a) 3 or less
b) 5 or less
c) More than 5.

If you count individuals murdered there has been more than 5. If you count murder events there has been less than 5. I will accept B or C.

13) Name all of the churches in Portobello.

Portobello Parish Church Bellfield Street
Portobello Spiritualist Church Bath street
St Johns Evangelist
St Marks
Duddingston Kirk
And some other ones

14) True or False: I once met Bob and he told me that he detests the Profanity Filter?

FALSE: If Bob was French he would be asterisk the Gaulle

15) Dead Or Alive?

Mrs Lornie: Alive
Yogi :Dead
Olive Don’t know
Miss Wishart: Dead
Ned Barney Dead
Lawrence Marshall: Alive (And not just from the neck down as one particpant quipped)
Mrs Dale Dead
Cubby Alive
Cheesey Dead
Edward Woodward (The Janny not the Actor) Dead

16) True of False: Beach Babe told me that Dada has a portrait of Margaret Thatcher ready to hang in the spare room at Dada Towers.

FALSE: BB would never rat on her hubby

17) True or False: Jay wears a wig.

FALSE: A fine head of hair

1 In the early 70’s a Portobello Band made the Top 40 Singles Chart, the song was subsequently, in fact simultaneously, released by Paul Macartneys’ Wings. What was the song and who were the band?

http://www.scotchproductions.com/ironvirgin.html

I think there was 2 of them at PHS and PoP hs a signed copy of the single.

19) Name the all of the pubs between The Rockville and The First and Last?

Seahaven
Ormelie
Dalraida
Figgate Whins
Glassblower
The Portobello Bar
Old Pier
The Plough
The Gallean
PopInn
Forresters
The Plough
Tides Inn
The Old Lavvy (?)

We also have THe Masons Club and the Conservative and Unionist Club.

20) True or False: Marya doesn’t read the exam papers she marks, she just has a guess at the score.

FALSE: She cant even be bothered guessing the score, she gets Homer to do it.

21) True or False; Catz is not in a correctional facility?

TRUE: deportation was considered punishment enough

22) True or False: Bellybabe couldn’t give a four x about parental rights?

FALSE: Parental rights are dearer to BB heart than Belly dancing itself.

23) Why did I stop at 23?

The Brothers Johnson came on the radio, I thought of my strawberry hat and that did it.

And the Winner is???? Foxy, the fountain of Portobello knowledge.[

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 07 Mar 2005, 21:06

Porty, very entertaining and a fitting tribute to your 2000th post. Congrats again.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 07 Mar 2005, 21:10

Congrats to Foxy - just how many did she get right?

DG · Post by DG » 07 Mar 2005, 21:30

Yes, congratulations, Foxy

And well done Porty for putting your time and efforts into this quiz

DG

CatzVP · Post by **CatzVP** » 07 Mar 2005, 21:42

Well Done Foxy

and Porty... the forum needs more quizzes....

hint hint

Why not start a quiz thread!

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 07 Mar 2005, 22:13

Wow I'm overwhelmed. I haven't even had time to prepare my acceptance speech but I'd like to thank my parents for having me, God of course and the ability to guess most of the answers

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Mar 2005, 18:10

ecm wrote:Congrats to Foxy - just how many did she get right?

Can't remember and I deleted the responses.

From memory;

All true and falses correct
Iron virgin correct
Brian correct
relationships correct
rugby correct
Water polo correct
Dates correct

I dont think Foxy attended PHS in the 70's.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 09 Mar 2005, 18:27

Completists should note that Lindsay the Book is my sister in law.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » 09 Mar 2005, 19:03

I am in total awe

.... first of Porty for concocting the quiz

.... and secondly of Foxy for answering it all (mostly) correctly!!!

If I could find the emoticon that bows down I would use it!!!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Mar 2005, 19:59

CatzVP wrote:Why not start a quiz thread!

Good idea, that could be the first question.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 09 Mar 2005, 20:40

I'd never heard of Iron Virgin and at first, I thought it was an elaborate spoof - quite Spinal Tap!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 09 Mar 2005, 20:44

They are definetly real. The only one I'm sure about being at PHS was Lawrie. Anyone in his Year?

He came from Magdalene from a family of 4 or 5 brothers.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 09 Mar 2005, 22:23

Never heard of them myself until I started trying to win the quiz

iron virgin