Trivia Quiz 14

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Trivia Quiz 14
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Posted by: forwardone

Quiz 14
Clue 1

I have a love of the water.

WHO am I?

Geoff

Posted by: jaukki

I'll bet this quiz will last at least until clue no 2.

Posted by: rixzta

Thar she blows....................

Arrghhh...it be Cap'n Ahab......swabbies...........Arrghhh...eewwwwwwww. ..parrot sh*t on me shoulder !

Posted by: suilv2n

Is it a dolphin?

Posted by: forwardone

Cap`n Ahab? Didn`t he come from Whales?

Sorry rixzta, I think jaukki might be right.

This one might last a bit.

Geoff

Posted by: forwardone

Quote:

Originally Posted by suilv2n

Is it a dolphin?

Nice try, but it`s Who not What.

Geoff

Posted by: rixzta

Quote:

Originally Posted by forwardone

Cap`n Ahab? Didn`t he come from Whales?

Sorry rixzta, I think jaukki might be right.

This one might last a bit.

Geoff

Ahab was of-course the legendary Captain who hunted Moby ****, the famous white whale..

Posted by: rixzta

OMG........

You censored my Moby D_ick

Posted by: betrdanevr

Lloyd Bridges?

on old Moby being censored!

(Let's see if Emily ****enson gets it too)

Whoa!!! Poor Emily . .

Posted by: forwardone

Sorry, Terri, not Lloyd (Mike Nelson of Sea Hunt fame).

Geoff

Posted by: memorex

The French Marine Biologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau

regards
memorex

Posted by: jaukki

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Originally Posted by memorex

The French Marine Biologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Wow.. a nice guess! I hope you got it

Posted by: forwardone

Sorry guys, good attempt, but it`s not Jacques-Yves Cousteau, although he certainly fits the description.

Geoff

Posted by: forwardone

Quiz 14
Clue 2

I have played Rugby at International level for my country on a number of occasions.

WHO am I?

Geoff

Posted by: rixzta

Gotta be Bob Ballard then ??

Raise the Titanic and all that hoohaa ?

Posted by: admin

Quote:

Gotta be Bob Ballard then ??

Raise the Titanic and all that hoohaa ?

Did he play rugby too

Posted by: rixzta

Quote:

Originally Posted by forwardone

Quiz 14
Clue 2

I have played Rugby at International level for my country on a number of occasions.

WHO am I?

Geoff

Quote:

Originally Posted by rixzta

Gotta be Bob Ballard then ??

Raise the Titanic and all that hoohaa ?

Musta posted at the same time..................I have NO idea if he played rugby

Posted by: admin

I don't think Robert played rugby, he was too busy finding the titanic

Posted by: forwardone

So I think we now know the Bob Ballard answer isn`t correct.

Geoff

Posted by: rixzta

Bugger

Posted by: hyiplinks

Would it be Wendell Sailor?

hyiplinks

Posted by: forwardone

Hey hyiplinks, I almost wish it was Wendell Sailor, who I must admit I`ve just had to `Google` to find out a bit about him.

Quote:

A big, powerful, fast winger who is constantly compared with the great Union winger Jonah Lomu

Anyway, no it`s not, my first clue wasn`t that cryptic, but nice try.

Geoff

Posted by: friendly

Closest one I could find was "Ted Hunt":

Quote:

One of the all-time great athletes at UBC, was a UBC rugby star representing Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada internationally. Skied for UBC representing Canada at world championships as a ski jumper and was a UBC intramural champion as a boxer. Played pro football with the BC Lions, Lions' Rookie and Canadian Player of the Year. Also a star lacrosse player.

This same school year, while playing rugby, Hunt involved himself in his third campus sport as a member of the UBC water polo team. Also a noted diver, Hunt, along with rugby teammate Donn Spence, would entertain the people of Vancouver with their diving skills and routines.

It it's not him, it sounds pretty close though http://web-life.org/vb/images/smilies/wink.gif

Robyn.

Posted by: forwardone

Well Robyn, there`s coming pretty close, and there`s being right.

But as for it being Ted Hunt, on this occasion, sorry, you`ve not scored a conversion.

Is this one going in to a 3rd day?

Geoff

Posted by: curly

Jonah Lomu?

Posted by: forwardone

No Curly, not Jonah Lomu.

Geoff

Posted by: forwardone

Quiz 14
Clue 3

My profession is an Orthopaedic Surgeon, specializing in sports injuries.

WHO am I?

Posted by: international_buyer

Who is J.P.R. Williams?

GG

Posted by: forwardone

No, not J.P.R. Williams.

Geoff

Posted by: hyiplinks

What about.....Jacques Rogge...

hyiplinks

Posted by: forwardone

Brilliant, hyiplinks.

The answer is Jacques Rogge, the 8th President of the I.O.C., the International Olympics Committee. He is the second Belgian to hold that position. He speaks 5 languages fluently, which no doubt comes in handy in his present position.

He competed in previous Olympics as a yachtsman, and played rugby a number of times for Belgium.

I thought that this week`s Quiz was a toughie, but topical, with the Olympics currently being held in Greece.

So, hyiplinks, please PM me your Egold No. and I`ll get your $5 sent off to you. I will also be sending $20 to the Charity Egold account as promised, so that the total Robyn collects can be sent at the month end to the charity with the most votes.

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http://www.npr.org/programs/npc/images/jrogge.jpgPhoto: Mike Hewitt ALLSPORT

Belgian surgeon, yachtsman and athlete Jacque Rogge was elected to head the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the wake of the organization's Salt Lake City bribery scandal. Rogge -- with his unblemished reputation and impressive sporting record -- was seen as the one who could best implement reforms after it was revealed IOC members took bribes from Salt Lake officials during the city's 2002 Winter Olympics bid.

Rogge joined the IOC in 1991, served on the executive board for three years, and was chief coordinator of the 2000 Sydney Games. He is the organization's eighth president and will serve an 8-year term.

Born May 2, 1942, Rogge is a sailor and rugby player. He competed in yachting during the Olympic games of 1968, 1972 and 1976, won the world championship once and came in as runner-up twice. Rogge played on Belgium's national championship rugby team and also played for his country in 10 international rugby games.

Rogge earned his Doctor of Medicine and is an orthopedic surgeon and frequent lecturer on sports medicine. He speaks Dutch, French, English, German, and Spanish

http://www.npr.org/programs/npc/2001/011127.jrogge.html

Geoff

Posted by: hyiplinks

I can't believe I actually won something!!!

You can add the $5 to the charity donation.

hyiplinks

Posted by: forwardone

Not an easy one to get this time, you did well, hyiplinks.

Thanks for your donation to the Charity Fund, I`ll send the $25 off now.

Account 1524398 (Web Life Charity Fund)

Posted by: admin

Well done hyiplinks and Geoff, a fantastic gesutre by both of you

Maybe Robyn can give us an update on how much is now in the Charity Fund so far for this month

And Geoff, why dont you do the same for the next quiz but this time I will donate to the Charity Fund depending on how many days the quiz goes for

http://www.web-life.org/banners/win.gif

Posted by: friendly

Damn thing is... I posted a nice thankyou in the charities thread last night...

and lost it!

I decided it was too late to try remembering what I'd typed to try and post it again. But I'll give it a go now - and thanks to both of you for the donations.

Cheers!

Posted by: forwardone

Phil, thanks for your generous offer. It`ll be really good if we get the Charity Fund off to a good start for this, the first month of operation.

The next Trivia Quiz starts this coming Sunday.

Geoff