Scott Carpenter, Virgil Grissom, Alan Shepard, Gordon Cooper and John Glenn from the Mercury flights were the first Americans in space and Thunderbirds characters were named after them. I think I remember that Gerry Anderson wrote to them all sometime and sent them signed photos of the characters.
That looks like a dodgy site to me. Much better to stick to a Thunderbirds website, much more entertaining. Moral, never ask a question from memory when others have access to Google. One nil to you both or is that two nil in total ?
It wasn't a matter of scoring points. I was beginning to wonder whether I was the only one who could see my posts.
I gave the thunderbirds answer at 17:41 yesterday, at 21:06 you were still giving clues, at 22:50 Dustin effectively says that I gave the wrong answer after which I conceded that I was in error. You then repeated my original answer this afternoon.
Therefore you can probably understand my confusion over my posts.
Seems my memory is going, could have sworn there were two. Ah well, we live and learn, for those that may be interested
Bassenthwaite Lake Buttermere Coniston Water Crummock Water Derwentwater Ennerdale Water Grasmere Haweswater Reservoir Hayeswater Loweswater Rydal Water Thirlmere Ullswater Wast Water Windermere (Courtesy of Google)
And, it was Tony the Tiger who saved Colin Bell's penalty in a Frosties advert !
And which club held the F.A Cup for the most consecutive years (i.e who won it before the war?)
Express, - didn't notice your correct answer to the Lakes question in my haste to show off with the wrong response. Wish I'd been more observant now :0(
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Alan (Shepherd)
Virgil (Grissom)
John (Glenn)
Malcolm (Carpenter)
Walt (Schirra)
Sad I know this but I'm a bit of a saddo when it comes to spacemen (and the book is to hand)
I discover that it is a myth that the Thunderbirds Tracy sons were named after the first American in space.
Gordon was the sixth, not the fifth. Presumably Walter was not thought of as a good name for a puppet hero.
Even after I admitted my mistake in believing in the Thunderbirds myth.
This page is also wrong This_is_the_wrong_answer
Basenthwaite and a.n. other?
The rest are either -waters or -meres
I gave the thunderbirds answer at 17:41 yesterday, at 21:06 you were still giving clues, at 22:50 Dustin effectively says that I gave the wrong answer after which I conceded that I was in error. You then repeated my original answer this afternoon.
Therefore you can probably understand my confusion over my posts.
Ah well, we live and learn,
for those that may be interested
Bassenthwaite Lake
Buttermere
Coniston Water
Crummock Water
Derwentwater
Ennerdale Water
Grasmere
Haweswater Reservoir
Hayeswater
Loweswater
Rydal Water
Thirlmere
Ullswater
Wast Water
Windermere
(Courtesy of Google)
And, it was Tony the Tiger who saved Colin Bell's penalty in a Frosties advert !
I'll get my coat.
(i.e who won it before the war?)
Express, - didn't notice your correct answer to the Lakes question in my haste to show off with the wrong response.
Wish I'd been more observant now :0(
Looks like we are the ones who know all the trick football questions, barnsleyrunner )
It was kept underneath the chairman's bed for quite a few years.
Also Everton were the last team to win the League before WW1 as well.
Wiz, originally I typed in Royal Engineers then thought on a bit more...
1940
1944
And just making one up, which men's Olympic track or field event has no ladies' equivalent