seven Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Who opened the ceremony in Berlin Olympics in 1936? 1 Quote Link to comment
Quietguy Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 4 hours ago, seven said: Who opened the ceremony in Berlin Olympics in 1936? Goebbels? I think he was propaganda minister then. 1 Quote Link to comment
blind boy grunt Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Quietguy said: Goebbels? I think he was propaganda minister then. Adolf Himself i think. 'Twas the year of Jesse Owens the Black American beating everyone, much to Hitler's chagrin. 1 Quote Link to comment
Woodie Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 It hurts me to agree with the two above, but yes it was Hitler. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 6 hours ago, Quietguy said: Goebbels? I think he was propaganda minister then. I also would have guessed Goebbels but it was Herr Fuhrer. Quote Link to comment
Quietguy Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Pdoggg said: I also would have guessed Goebbels but it was Herr Fuhrer. I did put Hitler first, then thought that was too obvious and edited my answer. 1 Quote Link to comment
globetrotter1 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 6:46 PM, seven said: Whats her name and in what Olympic Games/year did she win three gold medals? Florence Joyner aka Flo Jo (she of crazy long finger - nails and now deceased) guessing LA ' 84 (probably later though) Quote Link to comment
Woodie Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 41 minutes ago, globetrotter1 said: Florence Johnson aka Flo Jo (she of crazy long finger - nails and now deceased) guessing LA ' 84 (probably later though) It's Lily! 1 Quote Link to comment
seven Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 18 hours ago, blind boy grunt said: Adolf Himself i think. Adolf it was. 13 hours ago, globetrotter1 said: LA ' 84 Seoul '88 Quote Link to comment
Tomcat Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 11:43 PM, Tomcat said: The JRA..responsible for the Lod Airport Massacre.....so extreme they said that most members of their own population should be executed , Who were the JRA bump Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/17/2020 at 11:43 PM, Tomcat said: Probably not as hardcore as the JRA ...responsible for the Lod Airport Massacre.....they said that most members of their own population should be executed , yes indeed, real loonies this bunch.....just take a look at Wikpedia Who were the JRA Lod sounds like somewhere in Indonesia. Maybe the J stands for Java? Resistance Army? Quote Link to comment
Tomcat Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 oh ..the Airport was renamed " Ben Gurion International Airport" sometime after .. its in Israel , but its known as " Lod Massacre " in the history books. Im amazed that no one has this .. it was a pretty big deal at the time... these guys were really heavy duty. i think it was a suicide mission 1 Quote Link to comment
seven Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, Tomcat said: Im amazed that no one has this Never heard of it, but I did read about it after your post. Its in the name really. J.... red army 1 Quote Link to comment
Tomcat Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Red_Army https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lod_Airport_massacre there you are 2 Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Which Irish poet did Joe Biden quote in his speech accepting the Democratic nomination last night? Quote Link to comment
Quinn Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Give us the quote then ! Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, Quinn said: Give us the quote then ! History says; Don’t hope on this side of the grave; But then, once in a lifetime; The longed-for tidal wave; Of justice can rise up; And hope and history rhyme. Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 I was thinking Yeats as the young boy with the stutter who made a speech yesterday mentioned Biden gave his some text by Yeats to help combat his stutter. But on the news a few mins ago they mentioned who Biden quoted so I’ll leave it open. Quote Link to comment
Quinn Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 All I could think of was Yeats - top feller - who came up with the line ".... no country for old men' ! Quote Link to comment
Quietguy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Sounds like something Shelley might write. I only remember one line of his - 'Rise like lions after slumber.......We are many, they are few'. Quote Link to comment
Quietguy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, Quietguy said: Sounds like something Shelley might write. My second choice would be Byron. Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 At pub quizzes we generally guess Oscar Wilde if it is a somewhat witty quote. Unfortunately not the correct answer. Nor is Byron, Shelley, or Yeats. Or Spike Milligan. I had not heard of this guy. Perhaps only the Irish know him. Or I'm not cultured. Quote Link to comment
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