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Quiz night 24/11 A-Z
Finally back with you all with an A-Z. I haven't done one of these in ages, and would have done it last night
From last quiz - 5/5 will and 8 is Sir Flinders PetrieA-Incantation used as a magic word in tricks B-Poultry or a weight in boxing C-Her web features in the title of E.B White's children's novel D-Capital of Indonesia E-Biblical garden F-The F in the BAFTA Award G-Chemical element with the symbol Ga H-Not light I-A colour of the rainbow J-They can be saddle, ball-and-socket, hinge and pivot in the human body K-Small barrel L-Period of 40 days prior to Easter M-John Thaw played this inspector N-Chinese cabbage O-God of the dead in Egyptian mythology P-Goes after birthday and before pooper Q-Surname of X-Factor runner-up and Dancing on Ice champ R-Santa's red-nosed reindeer S-16 written as a word T-Self-propelled weapon launched from above or below water U-Scan used in pregnancy V-Petroleum jelly first introduced in 1872 W-Marriage ceremony X-Achilles's horse Y-Frst named of the assassinated Israeli pm, Rabin Z-2001 comedy film starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson |
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A-Abra Kadabra Alakazam
B-Bantam C-Charlotte D-Capital of Indonesia (Huh, that's Jakarta)? E-Eden F-Film G-Gallium H-Heavy I-Indigo J-Joint K-Keg L-Lent M-Morse N- O- P-Party Q-Quinn R-Rudolph S- T-Torpedo U-Ultrasound V- W-Wedding X- Y- Z-Zoolander |
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All correct AxG (alternative spelling (
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A-Abracadabra
B-Bantam C-Charlottes D-Dakar E-Eden F-Film H-Heavy I-Indigo J-Joint K-Keg L-Lent M-Morse P-Party R-Rudolf S-SIxteen T-Torpedo U-Ultrasound W-Wedding Y-Yitzak Z-Zoolander |
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A- abracadabra
B- bantam C- Charlotte D- Djakarta (I thought it was just Jakarta now) E Eden F- film G- Gallium H- heavy I- indigo J- joints K-keg L- Lent M- Morse N- Napa O- Osiris? P- party Q- R- Rudolf S- sixteen T- torpedo U- ultrasound V- vaseline W- wedding X- Xanthus Y- Yitzak Z- Zoolander |
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)I over thought question 'S' trying to put 'Sexdecagon', but spell check said no.
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Just E is wrong Barracute, and 25/26 Sallysally
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Finally back with you all with an A-Z. I haven't done one of these in ages, and would have done it last night
From last quiz - 5/5 will and 8 is Sir Flinders PetrieA-Incantation used as a magic word in tricks - Abracadabra B-Poultry or a weight in boxing Bantam C-Her web features in the title of E.B White's children's novel- Charlotte D-Capital of Indonesia E-Biblical garden - Eden F-The F in the BAFTA Award -Film G-Chemical element with the symbol Ga H-Not light - Heavy I-A colour of the rainbow - Indigo J-They can be saddle, ball-and-socket, hinge and pivot in the human body - Joint K-Small barrel - Keg L-Period of 40 days prior to Easter - Lent M-John Thaw played this inspector - morse N-Chinese cabbage O-God of the dead in Egyptian mythology - Odin P-Goes after birthday and before pooper - party Q-Surname of X-Factor runner-up and Dancing on Ice champ- Quinn R-Santa's red-nosed reindeer - Rudolf S-16 written as a word - Sixteen T-Self-propelled weapon launched from above or below water - Torpedo U-Scan used in pregnancy - V-Petroleum jelly first introduced in 1872- Vseline W-Marriage ceremony- Wedding X-Achilles's horse Y-Frst named of the assassinated Israeli pm, Rabin Z-2001 comedy film starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson |
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A-Incantation used as a magic word in tricks - Abracadabra.
B-Poultry or a weight in boxing - Bantam? C-Her web features in the title of E.B White's children's novel - Charlotte. D-Capital of Indonesia E-Biblical garden - Eden. F-The F in the BAFTA Award - Film. G-Chemical element with the symbol Ga H-Not light - Heavy. I-A colour of the rainbow - Indigo. J-They can be saddle, ball-and-socket, hinge and pivot in the human body - Joints. K-Small barrel - Keg. L-Period of 40 days prior to Easter - Lent. M-John Thaw played this inspector - Morse. N-Chinese cabbage O-God of the dead in Egyptian mythology P-Goes after birthday and before popper - Party. Q-Surname of X-Factor runner-up and Dancing on Ice champ - Quinn. R-Santa's red-nosed reindeer - Rudolph. S-16 written as a word - Sixteen. T-Self-propelled weapon launched from above or below water - Torpedo. U-Scan used in pregnancy - Ultrasound. V-Petroleum jelly first introduced in 1872 - Vaseline. W-Marriage ceremony - Wedding. X-Achilles's horse Y-First named of the assassinated Israeli pm, Rabin Z-2001 comedy film starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson |
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Abracadabra
Charlotte Eden Film Heavy Indigo Joints Keg Lent Party Rudolph Sixteen Ultrasound Wedding Good to have the quiz back
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Quiz night 25/11 15,419
Just O is wrong Penny Crayon and all correct will and Dare Devil
1.Where could you find a curator - hospital or museum? 2.Butter is spread on bread using which of the three basic items of cutlery? 3.Which title used to refer to the queen is often abbreviated to HM? 4.Shepherds are primarily employed to look after which type of animals? 5.Which royal fashion designer finished second in the 2013 series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here? 6.In nature, which fish related to the carp has the scientific name Tinca tinca? 7.The name of which famous Italian opera house translates into English as The Staircase? 8.The works of which cartoonist often showed absurdly complicated machines - his name today being used to describe any over-engineered contraption? |
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1.museum
2.Knife 3.Her Majesty 4.Sheep 5.David Emanuel 6. 7.La Scala 8. |
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1 Museum
2 Knife 3 Her Majesty 4 Sheep 5 David Emmanuel 6 Goldfish 7 La Scala |
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Just bcdee's 6 is wrong
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1. museum (though he could be ill in hospital!!)
2 knife 3. Her Majesty 4. sheep 5. David Emanuel 6. tench 7. La Scala 8. Heath Robinson |
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1) Mueseum
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1.Where could you find a curator - hospital or museum? Museum.
2.Butter is spread on bread using which of the three basic items of cutlery? Knife. 3.Which title used to refer to the queen is often abbreviated to HM? Her Majesty. 4.Shepherds are primarily employed to look after which type of animals? Sheep. 5.Which royal fashion designer finished second in the 2013 series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here? 6.In nature, which fish related to the carp has the scientific name Tinca tinca? 7.The name of which famous Italian opera house translates into English as The Staircase? 8.The works of which cartoonist often showed absurdly complicated machines - his name today being used to describe any over-engineered contraption? |
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1. Museum
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Quiz night 30/11 Groupies
Finally back with you all
Everybody's answers are correct from the last quiz (seems like ages now ) Well done Sallysally - 8/8 ![]() 1.In money, name four UK coins in circulation? 2.What are the three foot-operated pedals in a manual car? 3.What are the four classical elements that make up our world? 4.In April 1964, The Beatles held the top five places on the US Billboard Hot 100. Name those songs? 5.Nmae the the countries that border Brazil? 6.Name the so-called five Good Emperors of Rome? |
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1.1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p £1, £2
2.Clutch Brake Accelerator 3.Earth, Wind, Water, Fire 4. 5.Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay. (and France?) 6. |
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Not wind AxG
Rest are right (not France)
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1. 10p, 20p, 50p, £1
2. Accelerate, Brake, Clutch 3. Water, Wind, Earth, Fire 4. Can't Buy Me Love, She Loves You, All My Loving, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Hard Day's Night, Yesterday - That's six ![]() 5. Argentina, Peru?, Uruguay ? |
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Welcome back, QM!!
1. penny, five pence, ten pence, 50 pence 2. clutch, brake, accelerator 3. earth, air, fire, water 5 Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela...... 6. Augustus, Trajan, Claudius.... Its hard tonight! |
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1 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p
2 Accelerator, Brake, Clutch 3 Oxygen 4 5 Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador |
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