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

A Mighty King died.

Who?, When?, How?.

This person was born. She was the first.

Who?, What?, When?.

A youngster won his first race.

Who?, Where?, When?.

Something was launched.

What?, Where?, When?.


No Google or Wiki.

Yes, there are quite a few klaxons, so be careful, and think outside the box!!!


Good Luck!


GT

King Henry VIII? Alexander the Great?

1066?

Was Mother Theresa born? The first woman to get a Nobel?

Was the race the space race? The first country to get a spaceship out there? Or the first man to walk on the moon?

Was it a boat that was launched? The Titanic?

I will come back with a few more ideas when I've eaten something...

>>This person was born. She was the first.<<

Could it be Amandine, the first in-vitro baby? That would have been 1982, I think. They mentioned it on the news yesterday. And the Where would be France, I believe.

I've no idea about the others, but I'll risk a saying the thing that was launched might be a rocket of some kind?


Also, may I ask, have you sorted them chronologically?

Also, do you allow looking things up in books?

lol, as soon as I saw this I thought of looking for a BBC 'On This Day'

Right ladies!!

Did I not say, 'Think outside the box?'

Post 2 silvernalot

Alexander the Great -5
Henry VIII - no

1066 -5

Mother Theresa -5
Nobel Laureate - no

Space Race -5
Spaceship - no
Man on the Moon - no

Titanic launch -5

(Use a mine detector in future!


Post 3 frenchie

Not in-vitro baby
Not 1982
Not France

Rocket launch -5

Yes, the four clues are in chronological order.

I will be generous here! The dates range from about 1200AD and about 1970AD

Wot a lot of klaxons hit there!!!!


GT

Books are acceptable!!

lol, now that was a minefield!! Look at all those pretty lights!

First rule of QI - Do not state the obvious!!



GT

Ouch!

1. Are we looking for an actual king, that is, a man with a crown on his head? Or someone called king, or a lion king or something?

"Mighty king" brings to mind Charlemagne, Charles the Great, but he was crowned in 800, so I do NOT* think he could have died between 1200 and 1970.

* So, please don't me on this one.

2. We are looking for a woman, though, right? An actual, human, female? Is she still alive?

3. Is the youngster a person, or could it be a young horse / hound / pigeon? Is it even a living thing?

4. I'll have to look "launch" in my dictionary, for the exact meaning.


Bye for now, and please don't find all the answers before tomorrow.

Post 9 frenchie

Hmmm. Let me think. Was he a King? In a way, yes he was, but he was never crowned as such....

I will let you off with Charlemagne!

Yes, she was a woman. No, she is long, long dead!

I will give you a +1 for a person!


GT

ok ok, I thought it would be fun, and it was...

Outside the box? A great king dies? Is that a shakespearian king?

Or is it Aragorn? or Isildor? Who was killed by bandits after the One ring betrayed him...18/8/second age?

Are they all real people from history or fictional?

*wipes forehead* Thanks!

- Ah. More a king like "The King Of Something-or-other"? Or really a King, but one that wasn't crowned (for some reason)?

- Lucy the Australopithecus? OK, there's no way to know on what day she was born, but maybe she was unearthed on a 18th August? And she is often considered to be our first ancestor.
There's a coming now, isn't there?

A Mighty King??

Please not Elvis??

Glad you are enjoying it!!

Not a real clue, so I can tell you that they (3) are real people...



GT

So the youngster that won the race was not a horse? named Redrum?

Post 12 frenchie

(Post 14 was for silver)

The person was titled 'Mighty King'

Not Lucy!


GT

Post 13 silver

Yes please Elvis -5


GT

Post 15 silver

Think lass!!! The grand National is run in April!!

Guess what then??

Red Rum -5


GT

Martin Luthor King, he was mighty. I believe he was shot. (assassinated by the American Government if you believe in conspiracy theories)

Ooooooooooooooo!

Forgot him!!!


Not Martin Luther King!


GT