Quiz night thread (Part 4)

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  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    12-William Juxon

    1.The lion is the symbol for which sign of the zodiac?
    2.What is the square root of 81?
    3.Who would use an emery board in their work - a hairdresser or a manicurist?
    4.In the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle, what instrument did the cat play?
    5.Is topside a cut of meat from the shoulder or the leg?
    6.Who played Control in the 2011 film version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?

    7.A torch is held by one hand of the Statue of Liberty, but what object is in the other hand?
    8.What type of fruit is a costard, from which we get the word costermonger?
    9.In nature, what name is given to the home of a fox?
    10.Queen Victoria's eldest son, the future King Edward VII, was christened Albert Edward; by what name was he known to his family?
    11.Mozart's last and longest symphony - number 41, is known by what name?
    12.What was the name of the French military engineer who made the original plan for Washington DC in 1791?
  • bcdeebcdee Posts: 317,418
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    1 Leo
    2 9
    3 Manicurist
    4 The fiddle
    5 Shoulder

    9 Den
  • AxGAxG Posts: 25,663
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    1.Leo
    2.9
    3.manicurist
    4.Fiddle
    5.Shoulder
    6.

    7.Book (Bible?)
    8.
    9.Den
    10.
    11.
    12.
  • QofShebaQofSheba Posts: 43,330
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    1. leo
    2. 9
    3.Manicurist
    4.Fiddle
    5. Leg


    7. Book with the bill of rights
    8.apple
    9. Lair
    10. Berti
  • BarracuteBarracute Posts: 242,780
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    1) Leo
    2) 9
    3) Manicurist
    4) Fiddle
    5) Shoulder ?
    7) Bible?
    9) Den
  • SallysallySallysally Posts: 5,070
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    1 Leo

    2 9

    3. manicurist

    4. fiddle

    5. leg

    7. a lawbook or something like that

    8. apple

    9. den

    11. Jupiter
  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    Correct except bcdee's 5 and 9, AxG's 5 and 9, QofSheba's 9, Barracute's 5 and 9
    6,9,11,12
  • OndineOndine Posts: 3,772
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    1. leo
    2. 9
    3. manicurist
    4. fiddle
    5. leg
    6.
    7. book
    8. fruit
    9. den?
    10. bertie
    11.
    12 lafayette
  • pamuelapamuela Posts: 1,934
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    10 Eddie
  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    9 is wrong Sallysally
    8,9 and 12 are wrong Ondine
    Not Eddie pamulea. It's Bertie
    6,9,12
  • Mrs TeapotMrs Teapot Posts: 124,896
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    Oh bugger I was chatting on Mine all Mine :o
  • OndineOndine Posts: 3,772
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    12. L'Enfant
  • eugenespeedeugenespeed Posts: 66,695
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    6) John Hurt
    9) Burrow
    12) Pierre L'enfant
  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    It's him Ondine
    Not burrow eugenespeed
    6,9
  • BarracuteBarracute Posts: 242,780
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    What was the answer to 7 QM - bible or book ?
  • SallysallySallysally Posts: 5,070
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    Mrs Teapot wrote: »
    Oh bugger I was chatting on Mine all Mine :o

    gossiping, were you? Now look what you've missed! :D
  • eugenespeedeugenespeed Posts: 66,695
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    9) earth
  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    Book Barracute. Would have accepted tablet :)
    Earth it is eugenespeed
    Finished :)
  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    The Chase on Monday night at 8.30 :)

    1.In relation to motoring, what do the initials mph stand for?
    2.A woman dressed in clothes normally worn by somebody younger is called mutton dressed as what?
    3.What C is the common name for a hole in a tooth caused by decay?
    4.Which three-letter abbreviation is used for a sandwich that contains bacon, lettuce and tomato?
    5.Mouth to mouth artificial respiration is commonly known as the kiss of.... what?
    6.Picture: Name the film character? http://www.postimage.org/image/ud9x1dwkz/

    7.On maps of the London Underground, which line is coloured red?
    8.Which desert has a name meaning waterless place in Mongolian?
    9.In biology, what are the minute particles in the cytoplasm of cells that contain RNA and protein and are the site of protein synthesis?
    10.In March 1957, Kwame Nkrumah became the first Prime Minister of which newly independent country?
    11.During the Second World War, which key battle took place between 23 October and 4 November 1942?
    12.John Flamsteed saw Uranus in 1690 and he thought it to be a star. What did he call it?
  • AxGAxG Posts: 25,663
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    1.Miles per hour
    2.
    3.Cavity
    4.BLT
    5.Life
    6.Indiana Jones

    7.Central
    8.Gobi
    9.
    10.Kenya?
    11.
    12.
  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    10 is incorrect AxG
  • BarracuteBarracute Posts: 242,780
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    1) Miles Per Hour
    2) Lamb
    3) Cavity
    4) BLT
    5) Life
    6) Indiana Jones
    7) Central (guess!)
  • bcdeebcdee Posts: 317,418
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    1 Miles Per Hour
    2 Lamb
    3 Cavity
    4 BLT
    5 Life
    6 Indiana Jones
    7 Central Line
    8 Gobi Desert
  • OndineOndine Posts: 3,772
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    1. miles per hour
    2. lamb
    3. cavity
    4. blt
    5. life
    6. indiana jones
    7.
    8. gobi
    9.
    10. south sudan
    11
  • The quizmasterThe quizmaster Posts: 92,771
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    All correct Barracute and bcdee
    9-12
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