by Prop » 26 Jul 2022 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Dean Reynolds
Correct!
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by SnookerEd25 » 26 Jul 2022 Read
Which snooker player featured in the opening credits of seminal 90s satire ‘the Day Today’?
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by chengdufan » 27 Jul 2022 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Which snooker player featured in the opening credits of seminal 90s satire ‘the Day Today’?
I'll get the ball rolling with a guess of The Nugget
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by Juddernaut88 » 27 Jul 2022 Read
Tony Knowles
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by SnookerEd25 » 27 Jul 2022 Read
It was neither the Nugget, nor the stud.
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by Juddernaut88 » 27 Jul 2022 Read
Jimmy White?
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by SnookerEd25 » 27 Jul 2022 Read
It was not.
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by Prop » 27 Jul 2022 Read
Eddie Charlton.
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Jul 2022 Read
Prop wrote:Eddie Charlton.
Not Steady Eddie
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Jul 2022 Read
John Parrott?
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Jul 2022 Read
Nope.
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by Prop » 28 Jul 2022 Read
SnookerEd25 wrote:Prop wrote:Eddie Charlton.
Not Steady Eddie
https://youtu.be/6ZEkg5_jUOE
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Jul 2022 Read
Alex Higgins
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Jul 2022 Read
It was not Alex Higgins
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by Juddernaut88 » 28 Jul 2022 Read
Doug Mountjoy
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by SnookerEd25 » 28 Jul 2022 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:Doug Mountjoy
Not Doug either.
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by Prop » 29 Jul 2022 Read
The Silver Fox, David Taylor?
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by SnookerEd25 » 29 Jul 2022 Read
Not David Taylor.
You are looking for somebody who hit a peak World Ranking of no.6, won one Ranking Title, and competed in Q-school as recently as two years ago.
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Jul 2022 Read
Mike Hallett?
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by SnookerEd25 » 29 Jul 2022 Read
That’s it! You’ve struck gold!
It was Mike Hallett!
Now you are required to set a question, or face your own wrath
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Jul 2022 Read
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Jul 2022 Read
What city/town was Mike Hallett born in?
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by chengdufan » 29 Jul 2022 Read
Grimsby
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by Juddernaut88 » 29 Jul 2022 Read
chengdufan wrote:Grimsby
Correct
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by chengdufan » 29 Jul 2022 Read
What Chinese brand of water, often seen being drunk by snooker players during ranking event matches, am I currently enjoying a bottle of?
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by csprince » 29 Jul 2022 Read
evian or highland spring.
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by chengdufan » 29 Jul 2022 Read
csprince wrote:evian or highland spring.
I'm afraid not. Evian is French, and I believe Highland Spring is likely Scottish
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by HappyCamper » 29 Jul 2022 Read
农夫山泉
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by chengdufan » 30 Jul 2022 Read
HappyCamper wrote:农夫山泉
Indeed
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by HappyCamper » 02 Aug 2022 Read
false or true; former professional snooker player barry west was the brother of actor and batman star adam west. he used this connection to make a cameo appearance in an episode of the popular serial as a pool husting henchman of the penguin?
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