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Old 14-01-2015, 22:26
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1. How many dots are there in toal on a pair of dice? 42.
2.What fruit is the main ingredient in cider? Apple.
3.On which side of a ship is starboard- left or right? Left?
4.Which cartoon dog has the initials S D on his collar? Scooby Doo.
5.Which supermarket chain uses Peter Andre in their TV adverts? Iceland.
6.Picture: name these two? http://www.postimage.org/image/650ob1iul. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin.
7.What religious objects do Gideons International traditionally leave in hotel rooms? Buddhas?
8.Which Irish philanthropist opened his first children's home in 1870?
9.Who wrote Homage to Catalonia, inspired by his experiences of fighting on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War?
10.Which letter of the alphabet is used as a symbol in thermodynamics for the quantity of heat entering a system, and in physics as a symbol for electrical charge? X?
11.Corresponding to the fates of classical mythology, what collective name is given to the sisters of Norese mythology who lived at the foot of the ash tree Yggdrasil?
12.Carpenter Edward Hurley was Royal Carpenter to Edward II and is best known for which 1342 work?
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Old 14-01-2015, 23:53
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1. 42
2. Apples
3. Left
4. Scooby Doo
5. Iceland
6. George Clooney and his wife

7. Bibles
8. Oscar Wilde
9. George Orwell
10. V
11. The Atkinson Sisters
12.The Royal Throne
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Old 15-01-2015, 14:30
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1. 42
2. Apple
3. Left?
5. Iceland
6. Mr and Mrs Clooney
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:53
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From farmer bob - bob's 6,11 are wrong, will's 3,7,10, Ricky's 3,6,8,10-12, Dare Devil's 3,6
11-Norns
12-Ely Cathedral

1.How many colours are there in a rainbow?
2.What M goes after black and before wand?
3.Who was the only one of Snow White's seven dwarfs not to have a beard?
4.The surname of which former UK Prime Minister is also the name given to a person who builds and maintains roofs made from straw?
5.Current affairs: which British luxury fashion label's trench coat sales have gone up 10% since 12-year-old Romeo Beckham's festive advert?
6.Who won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Riggan in the 2014 film Birdman?

7.My very educated mother just served us noodles is a mnemonic used to remember what?
8.The medical condition gingivitis affects which part of the body?
9.A sachertorte is a chocolate cake which traditionally has a layer of which flavour jam?
10.Which mountain range in Central Asia is known as the Roof of the World?
11.Which cowboys of the Camargue in southern France ride the famous Camargue horses to herd the wild bulls there?
12.Ejected from the Vienna choir school when his voice broke, which composer eked out a living as a busker until an Italian composer named Porpora took pity and hired him as a valet?
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:56
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1.7
2.Magic
3.Doc
4.Thatcher
5.
6.

7.Order of the planets
8.Mouth
9.Blackberry
10.Himalayas
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:56
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I was half right with Q6

1. 7?
2. Magic
3. Happy?
4. Thatcher
8. Nails?
9. Raspberry?
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:56
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1) 7
2) magic
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:57
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1 7
2 Magic
3 Dopey
4 Thatcher
5 Burberry
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:58
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AxG's 3,8(where abouts please?10 Dare Devil's 3,8,9 are wrong
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:59
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All correct bcdee

6,8-12
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Old 15-01-2015, 21:59
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8. Gums?
9. Blueberry?
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Old 15-01-2015, 22:00
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8 is right Dare Devil

6,9-12
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Old 15-01-2015, 22:13
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1. 7
2. magic
3. bashful
4 Thatcher
5. Burberry
6. Michael Keaton
7 Planets in the solar system (I know it as My Very Educated Monkey Just Sits Under Nodding Palms - not that Palms applies anymore!)
8. gums
9. apricot
10 Himalayas
11.
12. Haydn?
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Old 15-01-2015, 22:19
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1 seven
2 magic
3 dopey
4 Margaret (Thatcher)
5 Burberry
6 Michael Keaton
7 the planets in our solar system
8 gums/mouth
9 ?
10 Himalayas
11 ?
12 johann strauss
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Old 16-01-2015, 03:06
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1. 7
2. Magic
3. Dopey
4. Thatcher
5. Burberry
6. Brad Pitt

7. The Halogeans in the periodic table
8. Legs
9. Strawberry
10. Tibet
11. Nice Cowboys
12. Mozart
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Old 16-01-2015, 12:19
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Last night from Sallysally - all correct except Sallysally's 3,10, farmer bob's 10,12, and Ricky's 6,10-12

10-Pamir range
11-Gardians

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Old 16-01-2015, 12:39
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1.How many colours are there in a rainbow? 7.
2.What M goes after black and before wand? Magic.
3.Who was the only one of Snow White's seven dwarfs not to have a beard? Dopey?
4.The surname of which former UK Prime Minister is also the name given to a person who builds and maintains roofs made from straw? Thatcher.
5.Current affairs: which British luxury fashion label's trench coat sales have gone up 10% since 12-year-old Romeo Beckham's festive advert? Burberry?
6.Who won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Riggan in the 2014 film Birdman?
7.My very educated mother just served us noodles is a mnemonic used to remember what? Planets in the Solar System.
8.The medical condition gingivitis affects which part of the body?
9.A sachertorte is a chocolate cake which traditionally has a layer of which flavour jam?
10.Which mountain range in Central Asia is known as the Roof of the World?
11.Which cowboys of the Camargue in southern France ride the famous Camargue horses to herd the wild bulls there?
12.Ejected from the Vienna choir school when his voice broke, which composer eked out a living as a busker until an Italian composer named Porpora took pity and hired him as a valet?
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Old 19-01-2015, 21:54
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All correct from last Thursday will. Welcome to this week and the first connections quiz of 2015

Connection 1

1.What is the name of G.K Chesterton's detective priest, currently played on TV by Mark Williams?
2.Soul singer nicknamed "The Walrus of Love"?
3.In dentistry, what is the name given to hardened dental plaque?
4.What was the name of the British figure skater who was 1976 Olympic and World Champion?
5.What M is the name given to an industrial facility which manufactures coins for currency?
6.In a food context, according to Shirley Conran, "Life's too short to stuff a..." what?

What is the connection?

Connection 2

7.What is the official presidential anthem of the United States?
8.Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar in 1989 for his performance in which film?
9.Which plane accounted for around 60% of enemy kills during the Battle of Britain?
10.Robert/Bobby Drake is the alter-ego of which comic-book superhero?
11.The method of frying an egg on one side only is ..... side up?
12.The play Toad of Toad Hall is an adaptation of which classic children's book?

What is the connection?
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Old 19-01-2015, 21:57
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4) Curry
11) sunny
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Old 19-01-2015, 21:58
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Both are right neil
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Old 19-01-2015, 21:59
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1 Father Brown
2 Barry White
3 Tartar
4 Robin Curry
5 Mint
6 Mushroon

Connection 1 sauces

7 Star Spangled Banner
8 Rainman
9 Spitfire
10
11 Sunny
12 Wind in the Willows
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Old 19-01-2015, 21:59
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3. tartar
6. Chicken?
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Old 19-01-2015, 22:01
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4 is John Curry, 7,9 are wrong bcdee and 6 Dare Devil

7,9,10,C2
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Old 19-01-2015, 22:02
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Connection 1

1. Father Brown
2.
3.
4. John Curry
5 Mint
6. mushroom




7 Hail to the Chief
8. Rainman
9. hurricane
10
11. sunny
12. Wind in the Willows

connection 2 All to do with the weather
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Old 19-01-2015, 22:03
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1. Father Brown
2. Barry White
3. Calculus

5. Mint

8. Mrs Robinson or Kramer versus Kramer

11.Sunny
12. Wind in the willows
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