Pub Trivia - AKA things that may be beyond the scope of Moorey’s knowledge

[Dales Cannon]

Dikkins, the famous Dutch author.

 

[Brow]

I will name him Joe, but I would have thought he already had a name. And I am only on my first beer after a ride.

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

I know Australians aren’t renowned for being big on books, or literacy in general but this is a famous enough piece of work to be both referenced in The Simpsons and turned into an absolutely epic Iron Maiden song

 

[pink poodle]

Epic iron maiden song? That can only be empire of the clouds! What an epic long song.


Or is it rhyme of the ancient Mariner....Tha would have been my answer until the the iron maiden clue.

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

It’s Rime of The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

 

[pink poodle]

Surely a small spelling variation isn't an issue?

Other than Bruce Dickinson, name one of the Iron Maiden lead singers to appear on their recorded music?

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Paul Dianno, Blaze Bayley

 

[pink poodle]

Paul Dianno, Blaze Bayley

That'll do donkey.

I don't mind Paul. Blaze...not so much.

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

While we’re on a theme. Who was ‘The Iron Lady’ and for bonus points can you tell me where she is now?

 

[The Duckmeister]

Margaret Thatcher, and she's in a cemetary somewhere in London.

 

[smitho]

While we’re on a theme. Who was ‘The Iron Lady’ and for bonus points can you tell me where she is now?

Margaret Thatcher. She ded.


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[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Margaret Thatcher, and she's in a cemetary somewhere in London.

Half correct.

The Fiery Pits of Hades was the answer I was looking for.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Maybe they dug a really deep grave, so still plausible.....

Anyway, on with the show. Sticking with my recent theme of big birds, what is the tallest bird known to have existed?

Hint: it's extinct.

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Maybe they dug a really deep grave, so still plausible.....

Anyway, on with the show. Sticking with my recent theme of big birds, what is the tallest bird known to have existed?

Lauren Jackson

 

[The Duckmeister]

I'm talking literal, not colloquial bird.....
And she's a midget against the one I'm after.

 

[PINT of Stella. mate!]

Is a giant auk a thing?

 

[The Duckmeister]

No it isn't.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Hint 2: it lived in NZ, and is possibly one of the earliest known examples of human-driven extinction.

 

[Haakon]

Moa. They found one in a cave with intact feathers a little while back, possibly a contender for resurrection along with the tassie Tiger and Mammoths.

Was wiped out by humans of course…

 

[The Duckmeister]

Bang on.

There are (were) nine known species, not all enormous. The tallest could exceed 3.5m in height.

Play on.