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Old 27-05-2015, 22:12
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1. Glasgow
2. Guessing gardener?
3. Fruit?
4. 2?
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Old 27-05-2015, 22:29
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1.Owls gag is an anagram of which UK city? Glasgow.
2.Who would be most likely to use a potting shed - a gardener or a snooker player? Snooker player.
3.What is a sequoia - a tree or a fruit? Tree.
4.How many humps does a Dromedary camel have? One.
5.Current affairs: who is the FIFA President that has promised to kick corrupt officials out of the game over widespread allegations? Sepp Blatter.
6.The last episode of which BBC comedy, featuring the fictional Brockman family, aired in March 2014?
7.The fictional secret agent James Bond was created by which author? Ian Fleming.
8.Which women's high street clothes chain is named after a type of rose?
9.The ill-fated archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in December 1170 in which cathedral?
10.The body of the Bank of England that decides the base interest rate is the MPC. What do the initials MPC stand for?
11.Which wonder of the ancient world was burnt by a madman called Herostratus?
12.The Impressionist painters Pissaro and Monet both fled to London in order to avoid which war?
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Old 27-05-2015, 22:37
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3 and 4 are wrong Dare Devil and 2 will
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Old 28-05-2015, 16:48
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11. The Temple of Artemis
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Old 28-05-2015, 21:53
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The Temple of Artemis is right damianswife, and 8 is Dorothy Perkins

1.True or false - pedestrians should always face oncoming traffic?
2.Which one of these is the odd one out: lake, forest, ocean, river?
3.In online slang, what does LOL stand for?
4.What P can be a striking blow or a mixed drink containing fruit juice?
5.What is the maximum length of time between general elections in Britain?
6.Ofcom announced that what number will be free to phone from mobiles from next month?

7.In mathematics, which is the only integer that is neither positive or negative?
8.Picture: this crest belongs to which football club? http://www.postimage.org/image/dlpl32sm1/
9.What is the name of the soup, derived from the Tamil for pepper water, a rich meat or vegetable broth, highly seasoned with a mixture of Indian spices?
10.Which chemical element's name is derived from the Latin for lead?
11.Which capital city lies on roughly the same latitude as San Francisco and faces it across the north Pacific Ocean?
12.Much of Howard Carter's early training came from which British archaeologist, with whom he first went to Egypt in 1890?
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Old 28-05-2015, 21:56
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1 True
2 Forest
3 Laugh Out Loud
4 Punch
5 5 years
6 192
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8 Wolverhampton Wanderers
9 Mulligatawny
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Old 28-05-2015, 21:56
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3 Laugh out Loud
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Old 28-05-2015, 21:58
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5 Five years
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Old 28-05-2015, 21:58
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Just 6 is wrong bcdee and 4/4 binbits
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Old 28-05-2015, 21:59
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8 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Old 28-05-2015, 22:00
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Yes binbits
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Old 28-05-2015, 22:18
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7) Zero
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Old 28-05-2015, 22:49
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10. Plumbum
12 Flinders Petrie
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Old 28-05-2015, 22:58
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1. True, but common sense should be used if it puts you and/or a driver in danger
2. Forest
3. Laugh out loud... or sometimes lots of love
4. Punch
5. 5 very long years
6. 0800, it's been a long time coming!
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Old 29-05-2015, 06:35
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1.True or false - pedestrians should always face oncoming traffic? True.
2.Which one of these is the odd one out: lake, forest, ocean, river? Forest.
3.In online slang, what does LOL stand for? Laugh out loud.
4.What P can be a striking blow or a mixed drink containing fruit juice? Punch.
5.What is the maximum length of time between general elections in Britain? 4 years.
6.Ofcom announced that what number will be free to phone from mobiles from next month?
7.In mathematics, which is the only integer that is neither positive or negative? 0.
8.Picture: this crest belongs to which football club? http://www.postimage.org/image/dlpl32sm1/ Wolverhampton Wanderers.
9.What is the name of the soup, derived from the Tamil for pepper water, a rich meat or vegetable broth, highly seasoned with a mixture of Indian spices?
10.Which chemical element's name is derived from the Latin for lead?
11.Which capital city lies on roughly the same latitude as San Francisco and faces it across the north Pacific Ocean?
12.Much of Howard Carter's early training came from which British archaeologist, with whom he first went to Egypt in 1890?
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Old 29-05-2015, 12:16
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Last night from lightdragon - all correct except damianswife 10

10-molybdenum
11-Santiago

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Old 01-06-2015, 21:54
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Good evening. A new week, month, and connections

Connection 1

1.Which nursery rhyme character was born on a Monday and died on Saturday?
2.What S was a British gold coin that was in use from 1814-1914 and was worth £1?
3.Who was Bruce Willis married to between 1987 and 2000?
4.Sarah Sands is the current editor of which free daily London newspaper, founded in 1827?
5.Which man in the Hebrew Bible lived to a ripe old age of 969 years?

What is the connection?

Connection 2

6.Which drink is a mixture of lager and cider?
7.Which cartoon character wears a red and black sweater and has a dog called Gnasher?
8.What was the tile of Snap's debut single which went to number 1 in 1990?
9.Which Peter Benchley novel was originally going to be called Summer of the Shark?
10.What H is one of the throwing events in athletics?

What is the connection?
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Old 01-06-2015, 21:57
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2. Shilling?

6. Snakebite
7. Dennis
9. The Power?
10. Hammer
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Old 01-06-2015, 21:58
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1 Solomon Grundy
2 Sovereign
3 Demi Moore
4 Evening Times
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6 Snakebite
7 Dennis the Menace
8 The Power
9 Jaws
10 Hammer

Connection 2

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Old 01-06-2015, 21:58
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Just 2 is wrong Dare Devil/4 bcdee

4,5,C1
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Old 01-06-2015, 22:00
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4 Evening Standard
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Old 01-06-2015, 22:01
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That's the one

5,C1
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Old 01-06-2015, 22:03
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Connection 1

1. Solomon Grundy
2. Sovereign
3. Demi Moore
4. Evening Standard?
5. Methuselah (sp?)
What is the connection? Bottle sizes?

Connection 2

6 snakebite
7. Dennis the Menace
8.
9 Jaws
10. hammer

What is the connection?
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Old 01-06-2015, 22:03
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All correct Sallysally, which finishes tonights connections

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Old 01-06-2015, 23:33
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Connection 1

1.Which nursery rhyme character was born on a Monday and died on Saturday?
2.What S was a British gold coin that was in use from 1814-1914 and was worth £1?
3.Who was Bruce Willis married to between 1987 and 2000? Demi Moore.
4.Sarah Sands is the current editor of which free daily London newspaper, founded in 1827?
5.Which man in the Hebrew Bible lived to a ripe old age of 969 years?

What is the connection?

Connection 2

6.Which drink is a mixture of lager and cider?
7.Which cartoon character wears a red and black sweater and has a dog called Gnasher? Dennis The Menace.
8.What was the tile of Snap's debut single which went to number 1 in 1990?
9.Which Peter Benchley novel was originally going to be called Summer of the Shark?
10.What H is one of the throwing events in athletics?

What is the connection?
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