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How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:25 pm
by SimonScott
Included in the most recent Allon White email was a link to a fascinating website http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk which I thought was worth sharing more widely...

The 'How Many Left' website provides detailed figures on how many cars were produced by make and model and when, and how many are still left on the road.

Search for a mass production car of the 1970s or 1980s and it is amazing how few remain on the road. :o

The winter evenings will just fly by.. :) .

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:53 am
by Bob Bull
Alternatively you could try your hand at an Formula 1 quiz I devised for some friends. To avoid giving the game away why not send replies via pm.
Sorry that 'Morgan', TOK, Plus 4, Ahlers do not figure anywhere in the answers. :oops:

Bob’s Brainbuster Quiz.
For the purpose of this quiz the Indianapolis 500 been ignored.
1. Name the make’s of car that Jack Brabham drove during his Formula 1 career?
2. Explain how the name MARCH originated.?
3. Which driver has won the most Monaco Grands Prix?
4. Name F1 three drivers whose surname begins with Z?
5. The ‘Constructors’ title was introduced in 1958. When did Ferrari first win it?
6. Which three circuits have held a round of the German GP?
7. McLaren have used seven different engines in their cars over the years, name them?
8. How old was Sebastien Vettel when he won his first Grand Prix?
9. How many races did Brawn win in their Championship year?
10. Where and when did Jackie Stewart make his Grand Prix debut?
11. How many World Driver Championships has Brazil won.?
12. In which years did America drivers win the F1 Championship, and name them?
13. Name the driver who has competed in the most GPs, and how many?
14. What links Alan Rees with two Grand Prix marques?
15. Olivier Panis only won a single Grand Prix, where and when?
16. In what year did Frazer Nash contest GPs?
17. Damon Hill took Jordan’ first victory in Belgium 1998, what marked the start of the race?
18. Who were the ‘Three F’s’ ?
19. Name the World Champions whose sons also drove in Formula 1?
20. Which circuit has held the most Grands Prix?
21. Which driver has the lowest career points score?
22. Where was Jenson Button’s last win?
23. How did Nico Rosberg overtake his father this year?
24. At which race did Sebastien Vettel clinch his 2013 World title?
25. In 1952 Alberto Ascari won 6 of seven Grands Prix, who won the other one?

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:34 pm
by TonyLees
Are you sure there's no hidden panto agenda in this post?

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:46 pm
by Mary Lindsay
1. Santa's Sleigh
2.Make All Rich Children Happy
3. Elf number 4
4. Zefastest, Zerichest, Zefirst
5. 1957
6.Pembrey, Anglesy and Mondello
7. engine no.1, engine no.2, engine no.3, engine no.4, engine no.5, engine no.6 and engine no.7
8. 8 years old

OK I'll give the rest of you a chance now….. :-k

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:16 pm
by Bob Bull
TonyLees wrote:Are you sure there's no hidden panto agenda in this post?

See Mary's post above!!!

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:27 pm
by SimonScott
Hi Bob
That was fun...have just PM'ed you! :D
Best wishes
Simon

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 7:35 am
by Greg Mackie
Bob, has Bernie given you permission to do this ? :roll:

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:18 am
by Mary Lindsay
Simon, the idea of a forum is that we all share your pearls of wisdom and wit….

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:33 am
by Bob Bull
Congratulations to Simon on a score of 24-4/5ths out of 25, a superb effort, clearly more than just a Morgan Racer!

Bob.

My next quiz will concern Racing Drivers named Smith. :lol:

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 9:28 pm
by Bob Bull
Greg Mackie wrote:Bob, has Bernie given you permission to do this ? :roll:

Greg, Bernie has to ask ME for permission on all matters regarding posts on BHP. :roll:

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:08 pm
by Leigh Sebba
I shall try to sign Simon up for our next village quiz team - assuming he knows about other stuff besides F1 :)

As for the Smiths – there was Mike Smith the DJ who died this year

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:39 pm
by Bob Bull
Simon (and anyone else who finds winter evenings dragging).

Quiz Part 2; http://1drv.ms/1v5Qlnd

Simply identify these cars and drivers.

Easy really.

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:16 am
by peter rafter
i give in.
Which one is a Morgan?

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:58 pm
by TonyLees
The red one of course

Re: How to make the winter evenings fly by!

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:08 pm
by SimonScott
Hi Bob
9 out of 10 (I hope!)...fingers crossed! [-o<
Hopefully someone will know them all...and there is a Morgan driver in there this time... =D>
Best wishes from a quizzed-out Simon!