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Old 14-05-2015, 06:36
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1.According to the saying, don't count your what until they are hatched? Chickens.
2.How much change would you have from £2 if you bought two stamps at 63p each? 74p.
3.If a person is long-sighted, would they have problem seeing things that are close by or far away? Close by.
4.What D is a breed of dog with spots? Dalmatian.
5.What is the name of the organs that we use to breathe in oxygen? Lungs.
6.What is deoxyribonucleic acid more commonly known as? DNA.
7.Quotations: of whom did Mary Berry say "when he was 23 he was irritating, bumptious and over the top, but he's made cooking fun?
8.Every March a doll festival called Hinamatsuri is celebrated in which country? Japan?
9.Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu is the birth name of which noted humanitarian?
10.Cap Blanc, the most northerly point in Africa lies in which country?
11.At the top of the column in Trafalgar Square, Nelson stands in front of what?
12.Which Dutchman published De Jure Belli ac Pacis in 1625, which became the basis for international law?
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Old 14-05-2015, 21:54
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6,8,10-12 are wrong Ricky and all correct will from last night.

1.Alphabetically, what is the first colour in a rainbow?
2.The RSPCA prevents cruelty to what?
3.A sonnet is a poem made up of how many lines - 4 or 14?
4.Enchiladas, tacos and tortillas are associated with the cuisine of which country?
5.Current affairs: which actor's dogs have been threatened to be put down unless they are sent back to the US?
6.Which Brit Award-winning singer, who was raised in Aberdeenshire, sang at the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics?

7.In law, what do the intials CPS stand for?
8."Indocilis privata loqui" (Not apt to disclose secrets) is the motto of which mysterious British organization?
9.What optical aid did Adolf Fick invent in 1887?
10.Which waterway was built by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps and opened in 1869?
11.What name is given to the Parliament convened by Charles I in 1625?
12.The Cunning Little Vixen is an opera by which composer?
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Old 14-05-2015, 21:57
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1.Blue
2.Animals
3.14
4.Mexico
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6.Emile Sande

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8.MI5
9.Contact lenses
10.
11.Useless
12.
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Old 14-05-2015, 21:58
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Just 8 is wrong AxG
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Old 14-05-2015, 21:59
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1 Blue
2 Animals
3 Four
4 Mexico
5 Johnny Depp
6 Emile Sandi
7 Crown Prosecution Service
8 MI5
9 Telescope
10 Suez Canal
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Old 14-05-2015, 22:00
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Just 3,8,9 are wrong bcdee

8,10,12
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Old 14-05-2015, 22:00
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1. Blue
2. Animals
3. 14
4. Mexico
5. Johnny Depp
6. Annie Lennox
7. Crown Prosecution Service
8. The Magic Circle
9. Contact Lens
10. Suez Canal
11. The Useless Parliament
12. Janacek
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Old 14-05-2015, 22:01
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2. Animals
3. 4
7. Crown Prosecution Service
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Old 14-05-2015, 22:02
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Just 6 is wrong eugenespeed and 3,9 binbits

Finished
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Old 14-05-2015, 22:03
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1. Blue
2. animals
3. 14
4. Mexico
5. Johnny Depp
6. Emile Sande?
7. Crown Prosecution Service
8. Magic Circle
10 Suez Canal
11. disputatious?
12. Janacek
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Old 14-05-2015, 22:04
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Just 11 is wrong Sallysally
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Old 14-05-2015, 23:20
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1. Blue
2. Animals
3. 14
4. Mexico
5. Gerard Butler
6. Emily Sande

7. Crown Prosecution Service
8. MI6
9. Contact Lense
10. Panama Canal
11. The Orange Parliment
12. Jeremy Fox
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Old 15-05-2015, 00:25
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1. Blue
2. Animals
3. 14
4. Mexico
6. Emeli Sande
7. Crown Prosecution Service
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Old 15-05-2015, 11:47
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5,8,10-12 are wrong Ricky and 6/6 Dare Devil
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Old 15-05-2015, 14:04
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1. Blue
2. Animals
3. 14
4. Mexico
6. Emeli Sande
7. Crown Prosecution Service
8. MI5?
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Old 15-05-2015, 19:28
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1.Alphabetically, what is the first colour in a rainbow? Blue.
2.The RSPCA prevents cruelty to what? Animals.
3.A sonnet is a poem made up of how many lines - 4 or 14? 4.
4.Enchiladas, tacos and tortillas are associated with the cuisine of which country? Mexico.
5.Current affairs: which actor's dogs have been threatened to be put down unless they are sent back to the US?
6.Which Brit Award-winning singer, who was raised in Aberdeenshire, sang at the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics?
7.In law, what do the intials CPS stand for?
8."Indocilis privata loqui" (Not apt to disclose secrets) is the motto of which mysterious British organization?
9.What optical aid did Adolf Fick invent in 1887? Glasses?
10.Which waterway was built by French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps and opened in 1869?
11.What name is given to the Parliament convened by Charles I in 1625?
12.The Cunning Little Vixen is an opera by which composer?
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Old 18-05-2015, 21:54
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Just 8 is wrong P_P and 3,9 will from last quiz. Starts with the same letter is back

1.WS-Mobility aid?
2.IS-Period of fine sunny weather?
3.TOWIE-Reality TV show?
4.LOMF-National anthem of Wales?
5.JFC-He wrote the 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans?
6.HB-President of Egypt for thirty years?
7.EH-American astronomer who gives his name to a telescope?
8.TARP-Implemented by the US government in response to the 2008 financial crisis?
9.TMOH-One of the Seven Wonders Of the World?
10.HP-Commander of the British fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen?
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Old 18-05-2015, 21:56
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1. Walking Stick
3. The Only Way Is Essex
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Old 18-05-2015, 21:57
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1 Walking Stick
2 Indian Summer
3 The Only Way Is Essex
4 Land of My Fathers
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7 Edward Hubble
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Old 18-05-2015, 21:57
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Both correct Dare Devil
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Old 18-05-2015, 21:58
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4/5 bcdee. Not Edward
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Old 18-05-2015, 22:07
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1 walking stick
2. Indian Summer
3. The Only Way is Essex
4. Land of my fathers
5. James Fennimore Cooper
6.HB- Do you mean HM - Hosni Mubarek?
7. Edwin Hubble
9.The Mausoleum of Helicarnassus?
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Old 18-05-2015, 22:43
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All correct Sallysally. Just noticed that as well as the quiz is initials, not starts with the same letter

8,10
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Old 18-05-2015, 23:19
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1.WS-Mobility aid?
2.IS-Period of fine sunny weather?
3.TOWIE-Reality TV show? The Only Way Is Essex.
4.LOMF-National anthem of Wales? Land Of My Fathers.
5.JFC-He wrote the 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans?
6.HB-President of Egypt for thirty years?
7.EH-American astronomer who gives his name to a telescope? Hubble?
8.TARP-Implemented by the US government in response to the 2008 financial crisis?
9.TMOH-One of the Seven Wonders Of the World?
10.HP-Commander of the British fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen?
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Old 18-05-2015, 23:58
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4. Land Of My Fathers
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8. The American Repaiment Package
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