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2 Catwalk 3 Feet 4 The Body Show 5 Ballet 6 The Beatles 7 Saville Row 8 Russian 9 Belguim |
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Just 4 is wrong Dare Devil
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4,6,8 are wrong bcdee
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4 The Clothes Show
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4. Top Gear?
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The Clothes Show is right bcdee
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Good evening. We start the week with a new quiz. New cryptics thread will launch tomorrow night at 8.30
![]() 1.Where on the body would you wear mittens and gloves? 2.A raised platform where women walk up and down to show off clothes is called a what: catwalk or dogwalk? 3.Where on the body would you wear converse? 4.The presenters of which BBC TV programme included Jeff Banks, Caryn Franklin and Brenda Emmanus? 5.What type of dancer would usually wear a tutu? 6.Who had a number 4 hit in 1966 with Dedicated Follower Of Fashion? 7.Which street, in Mayfair, London is known for its traditional bespoke tailoring for men? 8.An anorak is a long hooded jacket of skin or cloth, but from what language does the word anarok come from? 9.A duffel coat/bag takes its name from a town in which Western European country? 10.What was the name of the loose, coarse over-garment, prescribed by law as the distinctive garment of the Jews in the Middle Ages? 2. Catwalk 3. Trainers, so on feet 4. The Clothes Show 5. Ballerina 6. The Kinks (they seek him there...) 7. Saville Row 8. (Eesh! Sounds kind of Scandinavian or Russian, maybe even Inuit.) Inuit? 9. Belgium (Choice between France, Belgium, Netherlands or Germany going by how the word sounds to me. I've an inkling for Belgium buried deep in my memory but not sure why. I did journey through it twenty years ago but that's about it as far as knowledge goes. Trying to think of football teams...nope.) 10. Sorry, not even an educated guess here. |
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1. Hands
2. Catwalk 3. Feet 4. Newsnight? 5. Ballet Dancer |
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Quiz night 7/7 14,720
9/10 Jim and 4/5 P_P.
10-Gaberdine 1.What is half of 90? 2.How many ribs does a human have - 24 or 44? 3.What G is attached to the side of a house and is used to store a car? 4.According to the proverb, you cannot have your what and eat it? 5.On what date is St George's Day celebrated? 6.The company Steiff are famous for making what cuddly toys? 7.What famous portrait is also known as La Giaconda? 8.Who made his 1000th appearance for Manchester United in March 2013? 9.In computing, which software company makes the computer graphics programs Photoshop and Lightroom? 10.Which city, famous for its bull run, is the capital of the Spanish region of Navarre? 11.What medal, instituted in 1943, for animal bravery during the war, is sometimes metaphorically referred to as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross? 12.Which courtier of King Charlees I and Cavalier Poet is reputed to have invented the game cribbage? |
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1. 45
2. I think 24? 3. Garage 4. Cake ![]() 5. March or April? 8. Wayne Rooney? 9. Adobe |
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1) 45
2) 24 3) garage 4) cake 5) April 23 8) Ryan Giggs |
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2 44 3 Garage 4 Cake 5 19th April 6 Teddy Bears 7 Mona Lisa 8 Ryan Giggs 9 10 Pamplona |
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10) Pamplona
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Dare Devil's 5,8, bcdee's 2,5 are wrong
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9. Adobe
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1. 45
2. 24 3. Garage 4. Cake 5. 23rd April 6. Teddy bears * 7. The Mona Lisa 8. Ryan Giggs 9. Adobe 10. Pamplona 11. Gary Medel ** 12. Wee Bobby ** (* guess) (** bad guesses) |
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1.Where on the body would you wear mittens and gloves? Hands. 2.A raised platform where women walk up and down to show off clothes is called a what: catwalk or dogwalk? Catwalk. 3.Where on the body would you wear converse? Feet. 4.The presenters of which BBC TV programme included Jeff Banks, Caryn Franklin and Brenda Emmanus? 5.What type of dancer would usually wear a tutu? Ballet. 6.Who had a number 4 hit in 1966 with Dedicated Follower Of Fashion? 7.Which street, in Mayfair, London is known for its traditional bespoke tailoring for men? 8.An anorak is a long hooded jacket of skin or cloth, but from what language does the word anorak come from? 9.A duffel coat/bag takes its name from a town in which Western European country? 10.What was the name of the loose, coarse over-garment, prescribed by law as the distinctive garment of the Jews in the Middle Ages? Yesterday 1.What is half of 90? 45. 2.How many ribs does a human have - 24 or 44? 24. 3.What G is attached to the side of a house and is used to store a car? Garage. 4.According to the proverb, you cannot have your what and eat it? Cake. 5.On what date is St George's Day celebrated? 21st April? 6.The company Steiff are famous for making what cuddly toys? 7.What famous portrait is also known as La Giaconda? Mona Lisa? 8.Who made his 1000th appearance for Manchester United in March 2013? Ryan Giggs. 9.In computing, which software company makes the computer graphics programs Photoshop and Lightroom? Adobe. 10.Which city, famous for its bull run, is the capital of the Spanish region of Navarre? 11.What medal, instituted in 1943, for animal bravery during the war, is sometimes metaphorically referred to as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross? 12.Which courtier of King Charles I and Cavalier Poet is reputed to have invented the game cribbage? |
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Both are right Fizzbin, last two are wrong Jim and all are correct will except last night's 5.
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1. 45
2. 24? 3. Garage 4. Cake 5. 23rd April 6. Teddy Bears? 8. Ryan Giggs? |
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Quiz night 8/7 14,732
All correct P_P
1.What is an ice hockey puck made from - Ice or rubber? 2.In an automatic car, what would you do to the car if you put the gearbox in P? 3.From what tree do acorns come from? 4.Which supermarket uses the Finest brand? 5.What is the name of the robot in the Confused.com adverts on TV? 6.Picture: name this character from Game of Thrones? http://www.postimage.org/image/pluxa9t3v/ 7.What is the only English motorway which does not connect to any other motorway? 8.In science, what paper is used to test acid and alkali? 9.The Bhagavad-Gita is a sacred text in what religion? 10.Which European country, located on the shores of the Black Sea, is home to the Dnieper, Dniester and Southern Buh rivers? 11.In 1845, John Tawell became the first murderer to be caught with the aid of what communication? 12.What was the name of the American who built the first British tram system? |
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Hi folks. Back from the States, good to see you all again.
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6) Tywin Lannister
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Just 1 and 12 are wrong eugenespeed and welcome back
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All correct bcdee
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