Maroon Sailor Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 What Edinburgh based football team are known as the Jam Tarts ? Pass We seem to crop up more than Hibs on quiz programmes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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132goals1958 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 5 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: What Edinburgh based football team are known as the Jam Tarts ? Pass We seem to crop up more than Hibs on quiz programmes Pity none of the three knew the answer. Deserved to fail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
been here before Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 6 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: We seem to crop up more than Hibs on quiz programmes Thats the type of claim that pops up on .nugget and we laugh our bollocks off at them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maroon Sailor Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Just now, been here before said: Thats the type of claim that pops up on .nugget and we laugh our bollocks off at them. I don't - I never go on there Just an observation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
been here before Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 35 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: I don't - I never go on there Just an observation Never laughed at the 'first floodlights, teaching Brazil, first to wear green' pish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HMFC01 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 53 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: What Edinburgh based football team are known as the Jam Tarts ? Pass We seem to crop up more than Hibs on quiz programmes I seen it. It was a better question than the tipping point one. I wonder if they would have accepted heart of midlothian as an answer 🤔 💃 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue Daddy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Englunnders are so ignorant when it comes to answering questions on Scotland, on these tv shows! ... and I say this (quietly) with an English wife!... although she claims she was conceived in Scotland. 🤔 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
been here before Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 minute ago, Rogue Daddy said: Englunnders are so ignorant when it comes to answering questions on Scotland, on these tv shows! ... and I say this (quietly) with an English wife!... although she claims she was conceived in Scotland. 🤔 "Glasgow?". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue Daddy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 1 minute ago, been here before said: "Glasgow?". Yes! Scotland’s capital city! 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fort Vallance Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 14 hours ago, HMFC01 said: I seen it. It was a better question than the tipping point one. I wonder if they would have accepted heart of midlothian as an answer 🤔 💃 Obviously Brad didn't know the answer. Clearly Heart of Midlothian would have been the correct answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maroon Sailor Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 5 minutes ago, Fort Vallance said: Obviously Brad didn't know the answer. Clearly Heart of Midlothian would have been the correct answer. I was disappointed with that as well 😄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JALBO Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 17 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: What Edinburgh based football team are known as the Jam Tarts ? Pass We seem to crop up more than Hibs on quiz programmes Madam and I saw it, and were disappointed but not surprised that the contestants passed. Then again, we wondered how many Scots contestants faced with the nickname of an English premiership club (who get far more media exposure), and without any real interest in football, would get them either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maroon Sailor Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 1 minute ago, JALBO said: Madam and I saw it, and were disappointed but not surprised that the contestants passed. Then again, we wondered how many Scots contestants faced with the nickname of an English premiership club (who get far more media exposure), and without any real interest in football, would get them either. It's more the fact they didn't know the Edinburgh clubs rather than the nicknames of the clubs They had a 50/50 Hearts or Hibs If they knew that then Jam Tarts is pretty obvious Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 We got a mention on Pointless last week. Our full and proper name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JALBO Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 15 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: It's more the fact they didn't know the Edinburgh clubs rather than the nicknames of the clubs They had a 50/50 Hearts or Hibs If they knew that then Jam Tarts is pretty obvious Fair point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tasavallan Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 17 hours ago, Rogue Daddy said: Englunnders are so ignorant when it comes to answering questions on Scotland, on these tv shows! ... and I say this (quietly) with an English wife!... although she claims she was conceived in Scotland. 🤔 If I was on Pointless (or Tenable) I would always pick the Scottish based question (be it sport, politics or geography) as 100 people know mostly about SE England. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Section N Rules Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 To be fair i don't know the nickname for Edinburgh City and we share a city with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Findlay Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I have said this before. When it comes to quiz shows on the telly. Scottish contestants know far more about English Geography, history etc, than English contestants know about Scottish Geography, history etc. They dont teach about Britain in English schools, they teach about England. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rogue Daddy Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 11 minutes ago, Tasavallan said: If I was on Pointless (or Tenable) I would always pick the Scottish based question (be it sport, politics or geography) as 100 people know mostly about SE England. Golf as well.... for some reason (I'm talking Pointless here) nobody knows anything about golf! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maroon Sailor Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 21 minutes ago, John Findlay said: I have said this before. When it comes to quiz shows on the telly. Scottish contestants know far more about English Geography, history etc, than English contestants know about Scottish Geography, history etc. They dont teach about Britain in English schools, they teach about England. They always seem to refer to any place in Scotland as Scotland If a ship was going to Devonport it's going Devonport. If it was going to Rosyth it's going to Scotland Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hackney Hearts Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 38 minutes ago, Jamie Walker Tash said: To be fair i don't know the nickname for Edinburgh City and we share a city with them. The Citizens. (I may have looked this up) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Findlay Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 15 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: They always seem to refer to any place in Scotland as Scotland If a ship was going to Devonport it's going Devonport. If it was going to Rosyth it's going to Scotland Correct. My two eldest were educated in the English school system. They were doing history on Shipbuilding in Britain. They covered Liverpool, Newcastle, and Sunderland. Glasgow the second city of the empire and more famous for ship building in the UK than anywhere else never got a mention. I mentioned this to their teachers and both looked at me as if I was something they had found on the bottom of their shoes. There is a four years difference between my two eldest and in four years they never saw fit to alter what they were teaching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Section N Rules Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 35 minutes ago, Hackney Hearts said: The Citizens. (I may have looked this up) If someone asked what team goes by that nickname I would have said Manchester City. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salad Fingers Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 There was a 5-1 question on it one night. Lassie got it right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
henryheart Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, John Findlay said: I have said this before. When it comes to quiz shows on the telly. Scottish contestants know far more about English Geography, history etc, than English contestants know about Scottish Geography, history etc. They dont teach about Britain in English schools, they teach about England. I know that when I was at school in Edinburgh in the 70's I was taught all about English, European and USA history (repeal of the Corn Laws, 1848 revolutions, the American Civil War etc etc) and I loved it, but absolutely nothing about Scottish history. When I lived in England I played in a quiz league and, to be fair, I found out that most of my fellow quizzers knew more about Scotland than I did. The only exception was Scottish football as they tended to know almost nothing. whereas I was well and truly in my element. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francis Albert Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Findlay said: Correct. My two eldest were educated in the English school system. They were doing history on Shipbuilding in Britain. They covered Liverpool, Newcastle, and Sunderland. Glasgow the second city of the empire and more famous for ship building in the UK than anywhere else never got a mention. I mentioned this to their teachers and both looked at me as if I was something they had found on the bottom of their shoes. There is a four years difference between my two eldest and in four years they never saw fit to alter what they were teaching. You could have put in a word for Belfast too. In Dubrovnik's impressive maritime museum models of Clyde-built ships outnumber those of all the English shipbuilding centres put together. Edited March 3 by Francis Albert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stan Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 10 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: It's more the fact they didn't know the Edinburgh clubs rather than the nicknames of the clubs They had a 50/50 Hearts or Hibs If they knew that then Jam Tarts is pretty obvious If a city's name is not in the team name, it's not really a 50/50. Knowing the teams and knowing where they play are two different things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horatio Caine Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 10 hours ago, John Findlay said: I have said this before. When it comes to quiz shows on the telly. Scottish contestants know far more about English Geography, history etc, than English contestants know about Scottish Geography, history etc. They dont teach about Britain in English schools, they teach about England. Indeed. Whenever there's a question that starts "What Scottish city..." they answer `Glasgow` as it's the only one they can think of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maroon Sailor Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 57 minutes ago, stan said: If a city's name is not in the team name, it's not really a 50/50. Knowing the teams and knowing where they play are two different things It was a lack of Scottish football knowledge with these particular contestants. If you are a football fan you will know Hearts and Hibs are Edinburgh clubs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 10 hours ago, John Findlay said: Correct. My two eldest were educated in the English school system. They were doing history on Shipbuilding in Britain. They covered Liverpool, Newcastle, and Sunderland. Glasgow the second city of the empire and more famous for ship building in the UK than anywhere else never got a mention. I mentioned this to their teachers and both looked at me as if I was something they had found on the bottom of their shoes. There is a four years difference between my two eldest and in four years they never saw fit to alter what they were teaching. I think Belfast will disagree with that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Awbdy Oot Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) 19 hours ago, Salad Fingers said: There was a 5-1 question on it one night. Lassie got it right. It was a bloke, I'm sure I recorded it at the time. Edit: See if this works. Edited March 4 by graygo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Findlay Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 10 hours ago, Geoff Kilpatrick said: I think Belfast will disagree with that. Belfast can disagree all it wants😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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