h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well Done Sir Geggs Sakkosekken

2. Who said “I’ve looked and I’ve seen the promised land”? - Martin Luther King

Was correct

According to my book there were 3 Gibb brothers

I agree that there were 3 in the group, but I'm sure the third member was the cousin of the other two.


Geggs

After searching around it seems that I'm wrong. They were all brothers.

Ho hum.


Geggs

There are 3 replacement questions in the 60s quiz (the last replacements for now, I have to log off)

1. What was British Eagle?

2. In which 1969 war film did Burton and Eastwood co-star?

3. Which 90s fashion designer was being brought up by Barnardo’s in the 60s? (clue: his initials are BO)

4. Which comedian wore a fez?

5. What did British TV weathermen use for the first time in 1962?

2. Where Eagles Dare

4. Tommy Cooper


Geggs

1. "British Eagle" - either a type of kids' bike or a Boeing 707.

This is all guess work.
2. and 4. were answered by Sir Geggs (hopefully his answers were right?)
3. ???
5.Maps with sticky weather symbols.

3. Bruce Oldfield?

Well Done Geggs

2. In which 1969 war film did Burton and Eastwood co-star? - Where Eagles Dare

4. Which comedian wore a fez? - Tommy Cooper

Were correct

What questions are you still waiting answering or are there more new ones now

Good guesses boddhisatva

You're on the right track with the plane, though the answer is not an actual plane.

More questions posted soon Bovril King

Well Done Sheep in wolf's clothing

3. Which 90s fashion designer was being brought up by Barnardo’s in the 60s? - A Bruce Oldfield.

Was correct

British Eagles, was it an airline in the 50's/60's

1 What was British Eagle

2. Which pop group was co-founded by Syd Barrett in 1965-66?

3. Who wrote the play ‘What the Butler Saw’?

4. Of what was Dame Kathleen Lonsdale a professor?

5. What did British TV weathermen use for the first time in 1962?

"British Eagles, was it an airline in the 50's/60's"

Correct bovril_king, but there's a bit more to the answer, what happened to the compnay?

1. was it an airline

2. Pink Floyd

3. Joe Orton

4. was she something to do with medicine, name rings a bell

5. just guessing here, pointers?

British Eagle, not too sure what happened to them after the airline bit, you have got me there, the only other i know about them is that they folded, is it anything to going into another line of transport

1. Airline company lost out to BEA and BOAC in the late sixties.
2. Pink Floyd
3. Joe Orton.
4. She had something to do with crystallography.
5. Maps?

Well Done bovril_king

1. What was British Eagle - An airline that went bust (it was just the 'went bust' or similar term that was required)

2. Which pop group was co-founded by Syd Barrett in 1965-66? - Pink Floyd

3. Who wrote the play ‘What the Butler Saw’? - Joe Orton

Were correct

Well Done boddhisatva (I'll assume yours was a simu-post with bovril_king)

2. Pink Floyd
3. Joe Orton.

Were correct

4. was she something to do with medicine, name rings a bell

On the right track.