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Old 24-06-2015, 21:51
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Today from will - all correct except will's 3, P_P's 1,11 and 12 eugenespeed

1.Which of these is the odd one out: car, box, bicycle, van?
2.What is 59 trebled?
3.What I is a device in a car used to let people know which way you are turning?
4.The Lancet is a journal aimed at workers in which profession - building or medical?
5.The letter T represents what dance in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?
6.Which TV station aied for the first time on 30 March 1997?

7.What ancient form of treatment uses needles to relieve pain?
8.Which royal residence has the postcode PE35 6EN?
9.Quotations: actor Tony Curtis famously said kissing who was "like kissing Hitler"?
10.What name is given to the parallel of latitude that marks the northern boundary of the tropical zone?
11.Saint George was adopted as patron saint of England by which monarch?
12.Nineteenth-century confidence trickster Mary Baker used which name to pass herself off as a princess from Javasu?
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Old 24-06-2015, 21:54
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1. Box
2.177
3. Indicator. A lot of drivers need to know what it is and use it!
4. Building?
5. Tango
6. Five?
7. Acupuncture
8. Buckingham Palace?
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Old 24-06-2015, 21:55
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Just 8 is wrong Dare Devil
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Old 24-06-2015, 21:56
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1.Box
2.177
3.Indicator
4.Medical
5.Tango
6.Channel 5

7.Acupuncture
8.Sandringham House
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10.Tropic of Cancer
11.Richard III
12.
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Old 24-06-2015, 21:57
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5 tango
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Old 24-06-2015, 21:59
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1. Box
2. 177
3. Indicator
4. Medical (Used to work for the NHS!)
5. Tango
6. Channel Five
7. Accupuncture
8. Sandringham
9. Marilyn Monroe
10. Tropic of Cancer
11. Richard I
12. Princess Caraboo
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Old 25-06-2015, 06:41
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1.Which of these is the odd one out: car, box, bicycle, van? Box.
2.What is 59 trebled? 177.
3.What I is a device in a car used to let people know which way you are turning? Indicators.
4.The Lancet is a journal aimed at workers in which profession - building or medical? Building?
5.The letter T represents what dance in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet? Tango.
6.Which TV station aied for the first time on 30 March 1997? Five?
7.What ancient form of treatment uses needles to relieve pain?
8.Which royal residence has the postcode PE35 6EN? Something in Peterborough, can't think what.
9.Quotations: actor Tony Curtis famously said kissing who was "like kissing Hitler"?
10.What name is given to the parallel of latitude that marks the northern boundary of the tropical zone?
11.Saint George was adopted as patron saint of England by which monarch?
12.Nineteenth-century confidence trickster Mary Baker used which name to pass herself off as a princess from Javasu?
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Old 25-06-2015, 19:29
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1. Box
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3. Indicator
4. Medical?
5. Tango?
6. Channel 5?
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:52
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Last night from AxG - AxG's 11, eugenespeed's 11, will's 4 are wrong
11-Edward III

1.What letter comes next in this sequence: A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K?
2.What is nitrogen - gas or tree?
3.How many colours feature on a Rubik's Cube?
4.What D is a male duck called?
5.What is the telephone number for non-urgent enquiries to the police in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?
6.Which Oscar-nominated actor starred as US Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle in the 2014 film American Sniper?

7.Who was British Prime Minister from 1990-1997?
8.Razz, badugi, and triple draw are variants of what type of card game?
9.In astronomy, what are Apophis, 1036 Ganymed, and 2062 Aten?
10.In 1694, Sir John Houblon became the first governor of which organization?
11.What is the name of the Russian exclave that lies between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea?
12.Music for 18 Musicians, Clapping Music and Different Trains are works by which contemporary American minimalist composer?
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:55
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1.L
2.Gas
3.6
4.Drake
5.101
6.

7.John Major
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9.Moons?
10.Bank of England
11.Kaliningrad
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:55
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1. L?
2. Gas
3. 3
5. 111
7. John Major
8. Solitaire?
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:56
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6. Bradley Cooper!
9. Stars?
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:56
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Just 9 is wrong AxG (11-Kaliningrad Oblast) and 3,5,8 Dare Devil

6,8,9,12
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:56
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It's him Dare Devil

8,9,12
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:57
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9. Meteors? Asteroids?
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:58
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1. L
2. Gas
3. 6
4. Drake
5. 101
6. Bradley Cooper
7. John Major
8. Poker
9. Asteroids
10. Bank of England
11. Kalingrad
12. Steve Reich
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:58
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Your second choice Dare Devil

8,12
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Old 25-06-2015, 21:59
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Another 12/12 eugenespeed

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Old 26-06-2015, 13:39
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1.What letter comes next in this sequence: A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K? L.
2.What is nitrogen - gas or tree? Gas.
3.How many colours feature on a Rubik's Cube? 6.
4.What D is a male duck called?
5.What is the telephone number for non-urgent enquiries to the police in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?
6.Which Oscar-nominated actor starred as US Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle in the 2014 film American Sniper?
7.Who was British Prime Minister from 1990-1997? John Major.
8.Razz, badugi, and triple draw are variants of what type of card game?
9.In astronomy, what are Apophis, 1036 Ganymed, and 2062 Aten?
10.In 1694, Sir John Houblon became the first governor of which organization?
11.What is the name of the Russian exclave that lies between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea?
12.Music for 18 Musicians, Clapping Music and Different Trains are works by which contemporary American minimalist composer?
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Old 26-06-2015, 19:16
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1. L
2. Gas
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6. Bradley Cooper
7. John Major
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Old 29-06-2015, 21:50
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4/4 will and 5/5 P_P from last week. Another set of groupies to start the week. I'll be posting the quiz a little earlier from now on, but I'll still check everybody's answers

1.Name three birds that begin with the letter K?
2.Which three signs of the zodiac are referred to as fire signs?
3.There are five male names that feature in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. Name them?
4.The Himalayas mountain range crosses which six countries?
5.In Harry Potter, name the seven Gryffindor players who defeat Slytherin to win back the Quidditch Cup after seven years?
6.Supergroupies; According to a 2011 survey, what were the ten most popular pub names in the UK?
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Old 29-06-2015, 21:54
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1. Kiwi
2. Taurus? Leo? Capricorn?
3. Oscar, Romeo
4. India, Nepal, Pakistan, China
5. Harry Potter, Ron Weasly, the Weasly twins?
6. Red Lion, 'something' Crown? 'something' Rose? 'something' Inn?
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Old 29-06-2015, 21:56
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1 Kingfisher, Kiwi, Kestrel
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3 Charlie, Mike, Oscar, Romeo, Victor
4 China, Nepal, India, Bhutan
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6 Red Lion, The Crown, The King's Arms,
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Old 29-06-2015, 23:48
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5) Harry P, Fred and George Weasley, Oliver Wood, Angelina summat, Katie Bell, and someone else.
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Old 30-06-2015, 12:27
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Last night from Dare Devil - all correct except Dare Devil's Taurus, Capricorn, Ronald Weasley, bcdee's The King's Arms,

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