1.Before joining the euro, what was the currency of Italy - the Lira or Libra? Lira.
2.What colour are the benches in the House of Commons - green or red? Green.
3.A water carrier represents which sign of the zodiac? Aquarius?
4.What is the official London residence of the British monarch? Buckingham Palace.
5.Greens, fairways and bunkers are part of the setting for which sport? Golf.
6.Which X Factor winner was the champion on the first series of the winter sports reality TV show The Jump? Joe McElderry?
7.What object, often found in a tool box, is also the name of a measurement equal to 5.715cm?
8.In which month do Americans observe Memorial Day? July?
9.In Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, who was fascinated by the frivolous Mary Crawford, but later falls in love with Fanny Price?
10.Which mythical creature is traditionally given the body and head of a horse, the hind legs of a stag, the tail of a lion and a single horn in the middle of the forehead? Unicorn.
11.What was the name of the secret Serbian society that plotted the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914?
12.Designed in the Dutch Classicist style by Jacob van Campen, which royal picture gallery overlooking the Hofvijver Lake is flanked by the Hague's parliamentary buildings and was built in 1644 for a governor of Brazil?

1. Lira
2. Green
3. Aquarius
4. Buckingham Palace
5. Golf
6. Alexandra Burke

7. Hammer
8. September
9. James Guardian
10. Minotour
11. Sectrovov Srbjia Socoitiovovic (Haven't we had this question before?)
12. The Dutch Painting

Last night from Dare Devil - all correct except AxG's 4, will's 8, Ricky's 6,7,9-12

7-nail
9-Edmund Bertram
11-Black Hand
12-The Mauritshuis

Groupies returns to start this week

1.Name three sports that begin with the letter C?
2.In the English version of the board game Scrabble, which five letters have only one tile?
3.The four major international fashion weeks are hosted in which cities?
4.Which four planets of the Solar System have rings?
5.The Himalayas mountain range crosses which six countries?
6.What are the seven categories in which prizes are awarded in the annual dog show Crufts?

1.Cricket, Curling, Cycling
2.JKVXZ
3.New York, London, Paris, Milan, Tokyo
4.Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
5.Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Nepal, India, Bhutan
6.Best in Show

1. Cricket, cycling
2. Q, Z, X, V, W?
3. London, New York? Paris?
4. Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus
5. India, Nepal, China,

1) Cricket, Croquet and um Chess!
3) Paris, New York, London, Berlin
4) Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune
5) Tibet, Pakistan, India, China
6) Best in show, obedience

1 Cricket, Cycling
2 X, Z , Q J, W
3 London, Paris, Milan, New York
4 Mars, Venus, Saturn, Mercury
5 China, Tibet, Nepal, India
6 Loudest Bark, Waggiest Tail, Frisbee Catching, Lead Pulling, Worst Wind, Car Chasing

Can't believe i didn't get cycling !

[quote=The quizmaster;76992486]Groupies returns to start this week

1. croquet, cricket, canoeing
2 Q X Z J Y
3. New York, London, Paris, Milan
4 Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter
5 Nepal. India, China, Bhutan, Sikkim, Tibet

2 is wrong AxG (V) 3 (Tokyo)
Chess isn't one Barracute and 5 is wrong (Tibet) 6
2 is wrong Dare Devil (V, W)
2 is wrong bcdee (W) 4 (Mars, Venus, Mercury) 5 (Tibet) all of 6

6-all seven remain

2 is wrong Sallysally (Y) 5 (Sikkim)

6-all seven remain

1.Name three sports that begin with the letter C? Cricket, Croquet, can't think of the third.
2.In the English version of the board game Scrabble, which five letters have only one tile? Q, X, Z, Y and J?
3.The four major international fashion weeks are hosted in which cities? Paris, Milan, New York and London?
4.Which four planets of the Solar System have rings? Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus?
5.The Himalayas mountain range crosses which six countries? Austria, Switzerland, Italy, can't think of the others.
6.What are the seven categories in which prizes are awarded in the annual dog show Crufts?

1. Cricket, Cycling, Croquet

2. Z, X, Q, V, Y

3. London, New York, Milan, Paris

4. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

5. Nepal, India, China, Bhutan, Vietnam, Cambodia

6. Best in Show, Best Fur, Fastest Dog, Biggest Paw, Sharpest Teeth, Loudest Bark, Best Hygene

2 is wrong will (Y) and all 3 of 5
2 is wrong Ricky (V, Y) and 5 (Vietnam, Cambodia)
7-working, utility, hound, pastoral, Toy, terrier and gundog

1.According to the proverb, a bird in the hand is worth how many in the bush?
2.What is raced at the Grand National?
3.How many furlongs are there in a mile - 8 or 18?
4.What colour of flag is flown to indicate surrender?
5.The vernol equinox marks the start of which season?
6.In The Wizard of Oz, which character wanted a heart?

7.How many sides does a hendecagon have?
8.Which political party was founded in 1981 by the so-called Gang of Four?
9.Eaten with cheeses such as Manchego, with which fruit is the Spanish paste membrillo made?
10.Which landlocked country in southern Africa is bordered by South Africa and Mozambique?
11.Picture: who is this? http://www.postimage.org/image/wzmx1psjl/
12.Which three words complete the name of the Whisler painting of 1875 which attracted Ruskin's ire, leading to a famous court case: Nocturne in Black and Gold...?

1. 2?
2. Horses
3. 8?
4. White?
5. Winter?
6. Tinman?
7. 11?
8. UKIP?

1.two
2.Horses
3.8?
4.White
5.Autumn
6.Tinman

7.17?
8.Liberal Democrats
9.
10.Swaziland
11.
12.

1 Two
2 Horses
3 8
4 White
5 Summer
6 Tinman
7 17
8 SDLP
9
10 Chad

1.According to the proverb, a bird in the hand is worth how many in the bush? Two.
2.What is raced at the Grand National? Horses.
3.How many furlongs are there in a mile - 8 or 18? 8?
4.What colour of flag is flown to indicate surrender? White.
5.The vernol equinox marks the start of which season? Autumn?
6.In The Wizard of Oz, which character wanted a heart? Tinman.
7.How many sides does a hendecagon have? Gonna guess 20.
8.Which political party was founded in 1981 by the so-called Gang of Four?
9.Eaten with cheeses such as Manchego, with which fruit is the Spanish paste membrillo made?
10.Which landlocked country in southern Africa is bordered by South Africa and Mozambique?
11.Picture: who is this? http://www.postimage.org/image/wzmx1psjl/
12.Which three words complete the name of the Whisler painting of 1875 which attracted Ruskin's ire, leading to a famous court case: Nocturne in Black and Gold...?

1) 2
2) Horses
3) 8
4) White
5) Summer
6) Tin man
7) 32?
8) SDP

Oh I much prefer the Latin name 'Undecagon', makes more sense to me.

All correct except Dare Devil's 5,8, AxG's 5,7,8, will's 5,7, and Barracute's 5,7

5,9,11,12

5. Spring?

Spring is right

9,11,12

9. Quince
12. The Falling Rocket