Quizzy "9"

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rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 17:38 on 20th April 2014 I suspected there might have been a Cornish connection, that got me thinking about mining accidents My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 19:05 on 20th April 2014 OK let's see how this goes I am the least well known of a pioneering twosome who share the same first name. Who am I and what are me and my friend famous for ? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia	Posted at 14:01 on 23rd April 2014 Charles Ulm. Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith were famous Australian pioneer aviators.Ulm was the copilot with Kingsford Smith on many famous flights and raised the funds. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 16:39 on 23rd April 2014 Good try Ken, but not correct. I am American, and normally know by by my nickname, which is a shortened version of my surname. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 19:44 on 23rd April 2014 Another clue then I was born in 1950, my father has Polish ancestry. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia	Posted at 22:40 on 23rd April 2014 Steve Wozniak. Steve co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. He is an electronics engineer,inventor and computer programmer. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 14:37 on 24th April 2014 Well done Ken, I was just coming back with a clue that would probably have been a giveaway. Over to you My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia	Posted at 15:33 on 24th April 2014 A very wealthy and famous philanthropist who made a fortune in the United States gave gifts to a town in Scotland.The gifts included an expensive estate to be converted into a park, public swimming baths,a technical school and a free library. What is the name of that town? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
rustyruth Posts: 18773 Joined: 23rd Oct 2012 Location: England	Posted at 16:31 on 24th April 2014 I don't want to Google too soon here, but I'm going to discount Glasgow and Edinburgh and have a guess at Perth. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ken Marshall Posts: 804 Joined: 20th Jun 2012 Location: Australia	Posted at 23:48 on 24th April 2014 Well done John.The answer is Dunfermline and that's where the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum is located. The amount of money Carnegie gave away in the UK, USA,Australia, New Zealand ,Ireland,Fiji,Canada and the West Indies was amazing. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions