Post by Sir Jock o The Strap on Jun 4, 2007 16:36:12 GMT
Simple one this, 10 points for correct answers, don't imagine much humor here, but points available probably for bravery. :D :D :D
yellow ones are already answered
1. Name the mining village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales where coal waste overwhelmed a school and houses in 1966, bonus for how many died (sorry)
2. In which year did the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor occur?
3. Name the Oil Tanker which ran aground in Prince William sound in 1989?
4. Which nautical disaster occurred overnight on 14th April 1912?
5. What was the nature of the disaster at Nhopal, India?
6. Who or What was piper Alpha?
7. Where in the USA is the volcano Mount St Helens? bonus for the year it last erupted
8. Name of the Russian nuclear submarine that was flooded and stranded on the sea bed in August 2000?
9. Which American city was devastated by fire and earthquakes in April 1906?
10. Which military disaster did Lord Tennyson famously mourn in verse. bonus for the opening line?
11. Name the vessel that capsized on 6th March 1987, bonus for the port it sailed from?
12. In which year was the Lockerbie disaster, bonus for flight details.
13. What kind of disaster struck central America in 1988, killing almost 10,000 people and leaving millions dependent on aid, bonus for correct name?
14. At which British Airport did 54 people die when the engine of a Boeing 737 exploded on take off in August 1985?
15. At which football stadium were 96 Liverpool fans crushed to death, bonus for the correct date.
16. Name the London Underground Station where fire killed 31 in 1987, bonus for the exact date?
17. On March 27th 1977 the worlds largest multiple aircraft air disaster happened, name the Island it happened over, name the aircraft involved and how many died.
18. In which year did 8 members of Manchester United football team killed in an air disaster? Bonus points for naming them?
19. Which of these Ill fated space shuttles disintegrated on take off in January 1986: Challenger or Columbia?
20. And the year of the Great Fire of London please?
Good Luck
yellow ones are already answered
1. Name the mining village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales where coal waste overwhelmed a school and houses in 1966, bonus for how many died (sorry)
2. In which year did the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor occur?
3. Name the Oil Tanker which ran aground in Prince William sound in 1989?
4. Which nautical disaster occurred overnight on 14th April 1912?
5. What was the nature of the disaster at Nhopal, India?
6. Who or What was piper Alpha?
7. Where in the USA is the volcano Mount St Helens? bonus for the year it last erupted
8. Name of the Russian nuclear submarine that was flooded and stranded on the sea bed in August 2000?
9. Which American city was devastated by fire and earthquakes in April 1906?
10. Which military disaster did Lord Tennyson famously mourn in verse. bonus for the opening line?
11. Name the vessel that capsized on 6th March 1987, bonus for the port it sailed from?
12. In which year was the Lockerbie disaster, bonus for flight details.
13. What kind of disaster struck central America in 1988, killing almost 10,000 people and leaving millions dependent on aid, bonus for correct name?
14. At which British Airport did 54 people die when the engine of a Boeing 737 exploded on take off in August 1985?
15. At which football stadium were 96 Liverpool fans crushed to death, bonus for the correct date.
16. Name the London Underground Station where fire killed 31 in 1987, bonus for the exact date?
17. On March 27th 1977 the worlds largest multiple aircraft air disaster happened, name the Island it happened over, name the aircraft involved and how many died.
18. In which year did 8 members of Manchester United football team killed in an air disaster? Bonus points for naming them?
19. Which of these Ill fated space shuttles disintegrated on take off in January 1986: Challenger or Columbia?
20. And the year of the Great Fire of London please?
Good Luck
