Tag Picture Quiz

[Jon Heptonstall]

It's the youngest member of the Scott expedition.
Apsley Cherry-Garrard.
His book was "The Worst Journey in the World."
a book to look out for.
Jon.

 

[Lee W]

Hubert Wilkins, book Hubert Who? Explorer, spy etc

Lee

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Jon's got it.

Apsley Cherry-Garrard. He was part of the depot team on Scott's expedition, but wasn't chosen for the journey to the pole. He stayed at Cape Crozier over the winter, and went on a mad expedition with two others to the other side of Mount Erebus to collect Emperor Penguin eggs. Everything that could have gone wrong did, and the trio only just made it back with their lives. Later he was with one of the teams that went out to meet Scott, just failing by a few miles and it's said that he had trouble living with the guilt for the rest of his life (which ended in an insane asylum). This is a picture taken just after the egg foray:



I'm never sure if the title ''The Worst Journey in the World'' refers to his expedition or Scott's, but it's a fantastic read.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

A tea-time quickie then.
What are the names and functions of these items?

 

[Tim Marlow]

Rammer, sponge and worm...obviously in reverse order LOL
Rammer, to compact the round before firing, sponge, to wash out debris and extinguish burning wadding, and worm for removing an unfired/misfired powder charge...
Cheers
Tim

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

The Compleat Answer.

Tim's go.
Jon.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Thanks Jon, reminded me of my little lads done at the old place
New one then....
Name both of them.....


Good luck...

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Bruno Walter German Jewish conductor and the young Yehudi Menuhin.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Got it in one Peter, Walter was possibly the greatest interpreter of Beethoven, and Yehudi was a superb violinist and the seed for my favourite Eric Morcombe one liner....

 

[Deleted member 6559]

''I'm playing the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order.''

Whose gnashers?

 

[Tim Marlow]

No, no no no, Peter, that was Mr Preview....though that also included references to Yehudi, the one I mean was...
Ernie: That violin’s a bit old,
Eric, I know, I gave Yehudi Menuhin....
Now i’ve Got to look at teeth...brings on a Tommy Cooper joke that does

 

[stillp]

Winston Churchill's falsies.

Pete

 

[Tim Marlow]

Churchill, sold in Norfolk for 15K...

 

[Tim Marlow]

Arghhhhhhhhhhh!!!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Famous for saying “We shall bite them on the beaches”...
Just had a thought, if anyone looks at our search history they’ll think we’re barking bloody mad LOL

 

[Deleted member 6559]

Yesh!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Apparently he had them specially made so he kept his trademark lisp...

 

[stillp]

OK, a difficult one (I hope); where was this made, and where is it now?

Pete

 

[Jakko]

Made in Essen, Germany, now at Suomenlinna fortress in Helsinki, Finland?

 

[stillp]

Partly right Jakko.

Pete