Phoenix Gets Its Bus Pass

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:16 pm

Who was Martha Washington? His bit of skirt?

(sorry, just realised people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones).

Abraham Lincoln?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:22 pm

Roosevelt?

(and that exhausts my knowledge of American presidents

)

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:58 am

One of my great great great uncles William Harrison or Benjamin Harrison ?

dmac · Post by **dmac** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:53 am

It probably isn't one you'd guess

Want the answer?

peter1230 · Post by **peter1230** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:07 am

James Buchanan jr first 'wife' was Harriet Lane

dmac · Post by **dmac** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:16 am

yep you're right.

Harriet Lane was James Buchanan's niece and she acted as his First Lady.

peter1230 · Post by **peter1230** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:12 pm

When Sir Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile he was not the first person to cross the line!! why not and who was the person who crossed before him??

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:19 am

A priest.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:39 am

i know he had two pacemakers, the first of whom dropped out half way through and was replaced by a second chap. so him.
dunno the name but chris chataway pops up in this sort of thing so him?

peter1230 · Post by **peter1230** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:22 pm

nope

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:27 am

How about some sort of motorcycllist camerman??

stuart4010 · Post by **stuart4010** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:22 am

Was it some sort of Handicap race with Roger having the highest handicap i.e. having to run the full mile?

peter1230 · Post by **peter1230** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:13 pm

ok maybe i'll re-phrase the question:-

Who was the last person who crossed the line before him?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:22 am

The pacemaker, don't know the name. Trivia fact, the commentator was Norris McWhirter, whom, along with his brother, Ross, wrote the Guinness Book Of Records until the IRA blew the latter up in the seventies.

Flying Spaghetti Monster · Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:51 pm

would it be the person who came last in the previous race, perhaps the slowest female runner as sometimes a female race is run before a men's?