A quiz

[stewey]

Name five things, incidents, or people, or anything really, which Newcastle-Under-Lyme is renowned for.

[JackDanielsU]

On the sporting side

Dominic Cork and Robbie Earle were both born in the town.

[Jemisa]

errr! nothing coming --- Give up.

[paddywak]

Thats nearly as bad as having to name five famous Belgiums

[boxtops]

Take your pick http://en.wikipedia.o.../Newcastle-under-Lyme

[stewey]

Oooops.............I completely forgot that I posted this thread! Anyway it's famous for me being born there:) Wasn't the inventor of the Spitfire born there also?

[jomifl]

There is only one Belgium but it isn't as famous as some of its people. Jaques Brel (singer & song writer), Herge (auther of Tintin comic strip) Eddie merckx (cyclist), Audrey Hepburn (actress) Adolphe Sax (inventor of the saxophone) and the sixth is Kim Clijsters ( tennis player)

[jomifl]

R.J. Mitchell was born in Staffordshire.

[Jemisa]

What about Hercule Poirole? he's Belgium

[boxtops]

what about Belgian Buns, they are yummy.
Also Bruges lace, lovely stuff.
Hilversum is in Belgium, where would our ancient radios have been without Hilversum?

[bibblebub]

good old Adolphe because of whom it's possible to use the words sax and blow in a sentence without being rude

[wildwood]

Bibblebub behave yourself. Belgiums are clever people. Well..... they are people at least.

[boxtops]

That's not good Stewey, perhaps you should subscribe to the thread as you post it originally, so an email to you boings up every time anyone answers it! It was 230am here when you posted, so most of us were asleep....