Lonan3

My memories obviously go back to a previous age, when every teacher had an apposite nickname such as 'Pinhead,' 'Seaweed,' 'Hitler,' 'Deek,' 'Wimpy,' 'Poppa,' 'Pansy,' 'Wag,' 'Tatty,'

'Spider,' and so on.

They all did their level best to educate us, but the 1960s were a time of rebellion and some of us fell by the wayside.

ANSWERS

1) Who was the first 'voice' of the PG Tips Chimps in 1956? Peter Sellers (he was paid £100)

2) Alma Cogan, Gary Miller, Pete Murray & Susan Stranks were the panellists on the first edition of which TV show? Juke Box Jury

3) What was 'invented' by Dr Gregory Pincus and was first approved by the US Food & Drug Administration in 1960? The Birth Control Pill

4) How much did the first British edition of Cosmopolitan in 1972 cost:

a) 45p B) 90p c) 20p d) 65p 20p

5) Louise Clarke, Babs Lord, Dee Dee Wilde, Ruth Pearson and Andrea Rutherford were members of which 1970s British group? Pan's People

With just Nos 1 & 3 to be answered, I'll post them tomorrow if no-one succeeds in .the meantime

"LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is one of the major drugs making up the hallucinogen class. LSD was discovered in 1938"

So... no!

2 more 'noes'! Think I might have to allow 'Googling' after all.

Was the second one thalidomide?

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Nope!

Juke Box Jury

 

20p

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Two more correct!

 

1 out of 5 (must try harder!)

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Ahhh which one!

I gotta go!!!

Your recollection of Pan's People does you... errrr... credit?

1) Athur Mullard

2) Hit or Miss

3) Valium

4) 45p

5) Pans People

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1 out of 5 (must try harder!)

1) Who was the first 'voice' of the PG Tips Chimps in 1956?

2) Alma Cogan, Gary Miller, Pete Murray & Susan Stranks were the panellists on the first edition of which TV show?

3) What was 'invented' by Dr Gregory Pincus and was first approved by the US Food & Drug Administration in 1960?

4) How much did the first British edition of Cosmopolitan in 1972 cost:

a) 45p B) 90p c) 20p d) 65p

5) Louise Clarke, Babs Lord, Dee Dee Wilde, Ruth Pearson and Andrea Rutherford were members of which 1970s British group?

Frances Posted Yesterday, 11:33 PM

"A choice not to live in Foxdale may well be made on climatic grounds"

 

More likely to be on aesthetic grounds, wouldn't you think?

Rog Posted Today, 08:18 PM

QUOTE(thebees @ Apr 27 2005, 08:08 PM)

There were tales of old about strangeness around the lead mines at Foxdale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the high incidence of cancers in Laxey.

 

 

Check out www.leetyrer.com for a paper on health, mortality etc in IoM (sorry to bother you with facts)