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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ?

What Do You Know ? (1944)

Quiz game item, the commentator asks question about everyday items.

JUST QUOITS

Just Quoits (1934)

Footage of a Quoits match.

ULTRA CLOSE-UPS

Ultra Close-Ups (1952)

Normal objects are disguised by showing them in extreme close up.

SCENES ABOARD SHIP

Scenes Aboard Ship (1920-1930)

Passengers onboard ship play a game of deck quoits.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS ?

Can You Believe Your Ears ? (1934)

Guess the everyday sounds before the film of the action is shown.

CANDLEMAS BALL GAME

Candlemas Ball Game (1943)

Unusual ball game is played in Candlemas, Scotland.

ULTRA CLOSE UPS

Ultra Close Ups (1951)

Quiz game that shows everyday objects magnified.

 

 

QUICK QUIZ

Quick Quiz (1944)

Quiz game where everyday objects are mimicked by woman's hand.

QUICK QUIZ - HOW OBSERVANT ARE YOU ? aka HANDBAG QUIZ

Quick Quiz - How Observant Are You ? AKA Handbag Quiz (1944)

Memory game about the contents of...

RUSSIAN CIRCUS

Russian Circus (1960)

Troupe of dogs playing football.

NAVY IS ALWAYS READY

Navy Is Always Ready (1920)

Navy men rehearse for the Naval and Military Tournament on Whale Island....

Game of quoits on deck of liner

Game Of Quoits On Deck Of Liner (1920-1929)

Footage of game of quoits being played on deck of ship.

SNOOKER

Snooker (1910-1920)

Men play snooker in a club.

FOOTBALL - AS IT MIGHT BE PLAYED

Football - As It Might Be Played (1928)

Game of motorcycle football - various shots.

HITCH YOUR WAGON TO A STEER

Hitch Your Wagon To A Steer (1933)

Men ride in buggies attached to oxen at an Australian rodeo.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1934)

A little quiz asks us to guess what different sounds are, played...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS ? NO 4

Can You Believe Your Ears ? No 4 (1934)

Guessing game quiz which involves everyday sounds being...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1934)

A quiz asks us to guess what different sounds are, played over...

HURLING

Hurling (1930)

Chaos reigns when the whole town of St. Columb joins in a Hurling match. Cornwall.

OLD TIME HAXEY HOOD GAME

Old Time Haxey Hood Game (1939)

Footage of the bizarre Haxey Hood game in Haxey, Lincolnshire.

JUMPING STICKS

Jumping Sticks (1937)

A man uses a pogo stick to take his morning exercise along the promenade.

FOOTBALLING BUDGERIGAR

Footballing Budgerigar (1938)

A budgerigar plays a scaled down version of football with its beak. No...

EGG BOWLS

Egg Bowls (1940)

Four women play bowls with boiled eggs and try and crack their opponents' shells.

SPOT THE VOICE

Spot The Voice (1945)

Gillian Webb mimes to three different voices and we are asked to guess which one is...

ULTRA CLOSE UPS

Ultra Close Ups (1951)

Quiz game that shows everyday objects magnified.

ULTRA CLOSE-UPS

Ultra Close-Ups (1953)

Quiz where we have to guess the everyday objects seen in ultra close-up.

DOG IN BOWLING ALLEY

Dog In Bowling Alley (1946)

A small dog rolls a bowling ball down the alley - Strike!

'HOLIDAY' FOR JOE DAVIS

'holiday' For Joe Davis (1946)

Snooker champion Joe Davis relaxes on holiday and takes a golf lesson.

YOUNG CHESS PLAYER DISCOVERY

Young Chess Player Discovery (1958)

Kim playing chess, cries after losing game.

LOCH LOMOND FREEZE UP

Loch Lomond Freeze Up (1959)

People curling on frozen Loch Lomond, Scotland, for the first time in 12...

SPORTS GIRLS WAR

Sports Girls War (1910-1919)

Footage of sports day for women war workers.

GERMANY - SPORTS 1928

Germany - Sports 1928 (1928)

Veterans and waiters take part in races during sporting event in Germany...

CHESS BEING PLAYED IN HOMES, SCHOOLS IN OPEN AIR

Chess Being Played In Homes, Schools In Open Air (1910-1919)

Footage of children playing chess.

TEMPERANCE FESTIVAL

Temperance Festival (1920-1929)

Great footage of crowds having fun at carnival / funfair during Temperance...

THE COWAL GAMES

The Cowal Games (1930)

Nice scenes of Highland Games events from Dunoon in Scotland.

MR ELY CULBERTSON

Mr Ely Culbertson (1932)

Bridge player Ely Culbertson talks about the game.

DARTS CHAMP

Darts Champ (1963)

Darts champion Joe Hitchcock shows off his skills with a number of stunts involving...

THE TWISTER

The Twister (1966)

A new game, The Twister, is demonstrated by teenage couples at a Butlin's Holiday...

EVE'S INDOOR GOLF

Eve's Indoor Golf (1922)

New devices for golf fans - miniature golfers at the end of clubs, very cute.

A REGATTA TIP

A Regatta Tip (1929)

Fun in a river where people dive off a high diving board then bounce off a huge...

SPEED EVES

Speed Eves (1934)

Athletics meeting for women in Sudbury.

SNOW FLIERS

Snow Fliers (1935)

Good footage of skiers practising for the Olympic Games in Bavaria.

ROSIE GETS READY

Rosie Gets Ready (1929)

Glamour girls in swimsuits give an elephant a bath then they have a game of...

TREADMILL TROTTERS

Treadmill Trotters (1928)

Novelty treadmill for fun in the water also a water chute.

HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN  1 of 2 versions

Highland Games Begin 1 Of 2 Versions (1924)

Bagpipers and Highland Dancers open the Cowal...

HIGHLAND GAMES BEGIN  2 of 2 versions

Highland Games Begin 2 Of 2 Versions (1924)

Pipers, dancers and sportsmen at the Highland Games.

LIVING CHESS issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Living Chess Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Sir George Thomas and chess master...

SAND BILLIARDS

Sand Billiards (1936)

People play a game of billiards on a table drawn in the sand of a beach.

OLYMPIC TORCH

Olympic Torch (1967-1968)

The winter Olympic flame arrives in Paris. France.

DIVING STARS FOR MEXICO aka GERMAN DIVING ACES COMPETE FOR OLYMPIC GAMES...

Diving Stars For Mexico AKA German Diving Aces Compete For Olympic Games... (1968)

German...