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This week`s contestant is
The six questions are:
Q1 Who, in an Ian Fleming novel, did James Bond marry?
Q2 Where is the most easterly point in the UK?
Q3 When was mainland Britain last invaded?
Q4 What colour was the first adhesive postage stamp?
Q5 What is orology?
Q6 How many pieces does each player start with in a game of backgammon?
Rules:
You can only give one answer to each question.
You can answer the questions in any order - please copy and paste the question and answer.
You can post one, or more, answer at any time between 00.01 [one minute after midnight] and 23.59 [11.59pm] on Thursday 22 August 2019.
Any answer posted before 00.01 or after 23.59 will be declared void.
Please - no googling, Wiki, social media, Youtube in search of the answers.
The results, with the correct answers, will be posted on Friday 23 August 2019.
Each correct answer will be awarded a 
If you get all six questions correct, you will be awarded the Silver Thinker
All members, including those who have already been a contestant or have put their names forward as contestants and those who are considering being a future contestant, are welcome to join in and play along - by making their own list of questions and seeing how many they can get right - but, please do not post your answers on the thread.
Thank you for your interest and good luck @Cleoriff
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Wow!! You must have noticed the thread yesterday, where I said I didn't like James Bond FILMS until Daniel Craig appeared in them 
However, I did read Ian Flemings books.... so I 'may' have a lucky guess at question 1 
I know some and will have to engage brain for the rest of them.....
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@Cleoriff wrote:Wow!! You must have noticed the thread yesterday, where I said I didn't like James Bond FILMS until Daniel Craig appeared in them
However, I did read Ian Flemings books.... so I 'may' have a lucky guess at question 1
I know some and will have to engage brain for the rest of them.....
Pure coincidence 
I had already written the question. Although James Bond`s marriage is quite well known, who he married is less well known - so good luck with that and with the other questions 
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@Mi-Amigo Some really interesting questions this week, I can try and guess most of them but I have no actual clue what the right answers are 
Good luck @Cleoriff, looking forward to seeing your answers and learning some new things again 
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@EmilieT wrote:@Mi-Amigo Some really interesting questions this week, I can try and guess most of them but I have no actual clue what the right answers are
Good luck @Cleoriff, looking forward to seeing your answers and learning some new things again
Thanks for playing along. Good luck and please let us know how you got on after I give the results on Friday.
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Thanks @Anonymous and @jonsie for your comments on my revised avatar
Glad to you find the questions interesting. How many do you think you could answer 
? If either or both of you decide to play along, please let us know how you got on after I give the results on Friday.
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@Mi-Amigo wrote:Thanks @Anonymous and @jonsie for your comments on my revised avatar
Glad to you find the questions interesting. How many do you think you could answer
Three I can answer but educated guess at the others I'm afraid.
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Right, here we go. For any correct answers I will give credit to the fact I used to do lots of quizzes and one answer is down to my 'life experience' (lol) Any wrong answers I will blame on old age.
Q1 Who, in an Ian Fleming novel, did James Bond marry?
A: Theresa "Tracy" Draco (a Countess)
Although I wasn't interested in Bond films I did read Ian Flemings books. I know he went through a fake marriage to a Kissy Suzuki or Suzuka but his genuine marriage was to Theresa. She was killed on their wedding day.
Q2 Where is the most easterly point in the UK?
A: Ness point in Lowestoft. We were holidaying in Corton for a long w.e and decided to go and see it. Awful place.
Q3 When was mainland Britain last invaded?
A: In the late 1700's (1797??) The clue for me was MAINLAND Britain. It was the Battle of Fishguard when the French invaded our shores. They didn't last long. Two days and they were defeated. (That showed them!!) PS Sorry @EmilieT 
Q4 What colour was the first adhesive postage stamp?
A: Black (The Penny Black)
Q5 What is orology?
A: Study of Mountains. (Another funny nursing story to this answer. We were having an exam and the question was Name the science of the Genito Urinary System. I knew this and gave my answer. Urology.
Sadly I misspelt it and wrote Orology. The paper came back with a big red X next to this question and a sarcastic comment from the tutor'. "If you want to study mountains, you are in the wrong profession"
Q6 How many pieces does each player start with in a game of backgammon?
A: Fifteen
That's it. The two I struggled most with were the James Bond one and the exact date of the last time Britain was invaded. I also know that Germany occupied the Channel Islands and tried the Isle of Wight in WW2...however as the question was Mainland Britain, I went for the Battle of Fishguard..
