OT - The Pub Quiz Thread

Good on her!

Who is Ronald Wayne, and what did he sell for only $800

 

Reckon it’s a patent or something.

Patent for the TV?

 

Neither of those gents....if he'd kept it he'd be one of the richest men in the world.....

 

No takers? What he received $800 dollars for in 1976 is now worth over $100M......

 

It’s either a share of Microsoft or of Apple then.

 

Don't sit on the fence.....which one is it?

 

Microapple

 

Apposoft

 

McDonald's

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Ok then, I'll give it to you. Ronald Wayne was a founder member of Apple, along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. After setting up the company, and designing the Apple logo, he quit just 10 days later, and sold his 10% share back to them for $800, then for a further $1500 payment signed a disclaimer that he would not profit from any future claim

All yours....

 

Dammit, I was waiting to pounce when Stan went for the wrong one.

 

A Notre Dame question.

The (alleged) Crown of Thorns was rescued from the fire in Notre Dame, how many other places claim to have a bit of it?

It’s journey to Notre Dame is brilliant. It was given to Louis IX of France, by Baldwin II, Emperor of Constantinople in 1263. But first Baldwin had to pay off the Venetians who he had pawned it to.

 

Yeah, Steels was a bit generous there.

 

There is one in Scotland I believe

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Not according to the Gazetteer of Relics and Miraculous Images, the key reference work for those interested in this kind of stuff. Apparently.

The Gazetteer has only a couple of sacred bells in Scotland. All the best stuff is in Italy of course, including the entire head of St Thomas the Apostle in the basilica at Ortona, Abruzzi, which knocks the (genuine I think, I’ve seen it) head of St Catherine of Siena at the church of St Dominic in Siena into a cocked hat. Whatever that is.

I think only genuine atheists can get full enjoyment from sacred relics.

 

Well you did go for Apposoft Strolls, so you were both fence-sitting....

 

https://www-scotsman-com.cdn.amppro...ead-of-christ-that-came-to-scotland-1-1545477

It belonged to Mary Queen of Scots...and was kept in a monastery or nunnery I thought.

Okay now in British Museum... possibly... Need to check

I love relics...I saw the finger of St Cecilia in Albi......I think

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The single thorn given to Mary Queen of Scots is now claimed to be in two different places in England.

I’m only looking for a number for places that claim to bit of the crown - take a guess someone!