+- South Africa Info Forums (https://globalbuzz-sa.com/forums)
+-- Forum: Trivia and Music Zone (https://globalbuzz-sa.com/forums/Forum-Trivia-and-Music-Zone)
+--- Forum: Trivial Pursuit and More (https://globalbuzz-sa.com/forums/Forum-Trivial-Pursuit-and-More)
+--- Thread: Week 29's Trivial Pursuit (/Thread-Week-29-s-Trivial-Pursuit)
Pages:
1
2
Week 29's Trivial Pursuit - Jangar - 23-07-2005
dudette Wrote:France?
That was my guess too and China if I had a second guess but alas...
I get to do a :cheer: again :haha:
The answer is:
Canada, in 1962. It was names Alouette. The Soviet Union was first, with Sputnik, in 1957; the United States followed with Explorer in 1958.
From what song does the title of the 1973 Robert De Niro baseball tearjerker Bang the Drum Slowly come?
Week 29's Trivial Pursuit - Jangar - 24-07-2005
This must be a record number of :cheer
in a week :haha:"The Streets of Laredo", also known as "The Cowboy's Lament", which dates back to 1876. The lyric - written by Francis Henry Maynard - is generally sung as "beat the drum slowly". The film was based on the 1956 novel by Mark Harris.
At what non-military events do you generally hear the cavalry fanfare "First Call"?
I'm sure that Venus will know this one
Week 29's Trivial Pursuit - dudette - 24-07-2005
Opening of important buildings?
Week 29's Trivial Pursuit - Jangar - 25-07-2005
4 :cheers: so far this week and I finish of with yet another :haha:
:cheer:
The answer is:
Horse races. Also known as "Assembly of the Buglers", it's used to call the riders to the starting gate before the Kentucky Derby and many other horse races.