1. 1977 was released in which year?
2. London Calling was a reference to the capital of which country, in the UK or perhaps England?
3. Who fought the law and why - technically - did he not win?
4. Should he have stayed or should he have gone?
5. White Man in Hammersmith Palais was written about a palais, but where?
6. What's my name?
7. Who needs complete control?
8. How technically could a train be "in vain"?
9. How handsome is Paul Simonon - on a scale of one to fucking hot?
10. If you were given lots of rope, what would you do with it?

2 is a trick question, there is no capital called london calling. i suspect the other questions are trick questions as well. :mellow:

The clue to 2 is London, of London fame.

Have you heard about his museum in the news. It's down by the Westway, where else.

1. 1977? :P

1. 1977 was released in which year? 1949 on Decca by Bing Crosby & was quickly withdrawn for three reasons"[a] didn't sell; [b] not felt to project the new "Bing" image; [3] didn't sell

2. London Calling was a reference to the capital of which country, in the UK or perhaps England? Misprint. "County" & that would be London, Kentucky, where the Clash were to have garnered a bluegrass following

3. Who fought the law and why - technically - did he not win? That would be Sonny Curtis, the song's writer, who wrote it in the Lubbock, Texas jail where he was residing following an ourdoor furniture "collecting" spree.

4. Should he have stayed or should he have gone? He should have stayed. As a matter of fact, until his sentence was served, stayed he did indeed.

5. White Man in Hammersmith Palais was written about a palais, but where?Yemen and was stuffed with myrrh, a real substance with a commercial name but no commercial use

6. What's my name? Puddin'tain; just like the kids' song said

7. Who needs complete control? Robyn Hitchcock who wrote the song, "How Do You Work This Thing"...he was, and is, English

8. How technically could a train be "in vain"? It was "in vein" & was written by Topper Headon

9. How handsome is Paul Simonon - on a scale of one to fucking hot? So effing hot that the scale has yet to be devised...pity about his musical ability though, which is what us ugly guys invariably say when Mr Simonon's looks are brought up.

10. If you were given lots of rope, what would you do with it? I have lots of rope. If given more, I would be able to say, "Look! I've got even more rope!"

7. An Olympic high diver suffering from diarhoerra

1. 1996
2.Bangkok
3. Top Cat - he always lost 'cos he was a cat, technically.
4. Neither, no, both...
5. Leicester
6. Richard
7. Richard
8. A train can only be 'on track', shurley?
9. Two
10. Make reef knots, as taught on boy scouts summer camp in Prestatyn, 1974.

At least one point is mine. :devil2:

Just because you have twice as many tattoos as I do doesn't make you right all the time....I think my Sonny Curtis answer, at least, with withstand scrutiny.

2. (chews end of pencil)There's a London in Ontario.....is it calling for its name back?
8. You can train in vain if your name is Andy Murray.

a bowline on a coil: uses more rope than a reefer knot and you don't have to smoke it.

Twice as many than zero = erm, zero. :D

I only claimed one correct answer. ;)

hah! for all you know, I'm a veritable atlas of tattoos and it's well known"knights of the highway" are covered toenail to tonsure with skin art, much of which is impolite. Me, I don't have anything Her Majesty wouldn't be proud to sport(and probably does). Sirrah.

No tattoos, then! :lol:

Her Majesty has an "I (heart) Hasil" on her left bazoom

No, no tattoos that don't wash off with soap and water :ohdear: :cry:

Think you'll find it's a "I :wub: Hasil" on her right nellie. -_-

Bernie Rhodes has just emailed me to say that this quiz is a travesty.

Yes you are probably correct. She was doing "The Hunch" to the Beatles back in '64 and I was in a box on the opposite side of the theatre and, so as not to call attention to myself, I had borrowed my wife's compact and was watching her in its mirror....everything reversed. It becomes clear now.

Bonus point! What be the real name of the crap racist Bernard Rhodes? PS it is Bernie Rhodes.

Bernie just sent me a telex to say he pleads "The Classical defence" if you're referring to the incident he thinks you are.