6/6 bcdee and 5/6 Dare Devil (not HGV)
7,8
7,8
Quiz night thread (Part 5)
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1. Farenheit
2. Liquid
3. Right
4. Lacquer
5. Train
6. Taylor Swift
7. Pale Fire
8. Basilica of Santa Croce
2. Liquid
3. Right
4. Lacquer
5. Train
6. Taylor Swift
7. Pale Fire
8. Basilica of Santa Croce
1. Fahrenheit
2. liquids
3. left
4. lacquer
5 high speed train
6. Taylor Swift? If this is right, it will be a miracle!!
7.
8. Santa Croce
2. liquids
3. left
4. lacquer
5 high speed train
6. Taylor Swift? If this is right, it will be a miracle!!
7.
8. Santa Croce
Originally Posted by The quizmaster:
“All correct Sallysally - Miracles happen
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“All correct Sallysally - Miracles happen
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I am totally impressed that I recognised a modern pop star! Verily a miracle.
5. Train a grande vitesse.
By the by, was motorway driving in the test correct from the other night?
By the by, was motorway driving in the test correct from the other night?
Originally Posted by The quizmaster:
“Just 5 is wrong Hieronymous, and all correct will from last night
1.If the temperature is given in degrees f, for what does the f stand for?”
“Just 5 is wrong Hieronymous, and all correct will from last night
1.If the temperature is given in degrees f, for what does the f stand for?”
Fahrenheit
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“2.The volume of what is measured in gills - solids or liquids?”
“2.The volume of what is measured in gills - solids or liquids?”
Liquids
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“3.In dining etiquette, to which side of a place setting is the main course fawk usually laid from the perspective of the diner?”
“3.In dining etiquette, to which side of a place setting is the main course fawk usually laid from the perspective of the diner?”
Fawk??
L.H. side
Quote:
“4.What L can be a varnish or a type of hairspray?”
“4.What L can be a varnish or a type of hairspray?”
Lacquer
Quote:
“5.In France, what type of vehicle is the T.G.V?”
“5.In France, what type of vehicle is the T.G.V?”
?
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“6.Picture: who is this US popstar? http://www.postimage.org/image/41gitwrnl/”
“6.Picture: who is this US popstar? http://www.postimage.org/image/41gitwrnl/”
Taylor Swift according to the EXIF data!
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“7.The title of which novel of 1962 by Vladimir Nabokov is taken from a line spoken in Act Four of Timon of Athens?”
“7.The title of which novel of 1962 by Vladimir Nabokov is taken from a line spoken in Act Four of Timon of Athens?”
?
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“8.Containing artwork by Donatello and Giotto, which Franciscan abbey in Florence is the burial place of, amongst others, Michaelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli?”
“8.Containing artwork by Donatello and Giotto, which Franciscan abbey in Florence is the burial place of, amongst others, Michaelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli?”
??
Train is right atg. The answer was following satnav route
1.If you were suffering from hypothermia, what would your body temperature do - fall or rise?
2.According to the traditional rhyme, which month has 28 days clear and 29 in each leap year?
3.How many 5p pieces are required to make £2?
4.A Pole is a native of which Eastern European country?
5.In computing, which internet search engine's motto used to be "Don't be evil"?
6.Signed on 25 March 1957, which treaty was the first and founding act of the European Economic Community?
7.Which Hungarian-born composer was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner?
8.What was the name of the missile that formed the basis of the submarine-based nuclear deterrent employed by the U.S and British navies during the 1960s-1990s?
1.If you were suffering from hypothermia, what would your body temperature do - fall or rise?
2.According to the traditional rhyme, which month has 28 days clear and 29 in each leap year?
3.How many 5p pieces are required to make £2?
4.A Pole is a native of which Eastern European country?
5.In computing, which internet search engine's motto used to be "Don't be evil"?
6.Signed on 25 March 1957, which treaty was the first and founding act of the European Economic Community?
7.Which Hungarian-born composer was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner?
8.What was the name of the missile that formed the basis of the submarine-based nuclear deterrent employed by the U.S and British navies during the 1960s-1990s?
Originally Posted by The quizmaster:
“Train is right atg. The answer was following satnav route
1.If you were suffering from hypothermia, what would your body temperature do - fall or rise?”
“Train is right atg. The answer was following satnav route
1.If you were suffering from hypothermia, what would your body temperature do - fall or rise?”
Fall at the core
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“2.According to the traditional rhyme, which month has 28 days clear and 29 in each leap year?”
“2.According to the traditional rhyme, which month has 28 days clear and 29 in each leap year?”
February, which it does regardless.
Quote:
“3.How many 5p pieces are required to make £2?”
“3.How many 5p pieces are required to make £2?”
40
Quote:
“4.A Pole is a native of which Eastern European country?”
“4.A Pole is a native of which Eastern European country?”
Poland
Quote:
“5.In computing, which internet search engine's motto used to be "Don't be evil"?”
“5.In computing, which internet search engine's motto used to be "Don't be evil"?”
Norra clue
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“6.Signed on 25 March 1957, which treaty was the first and founding act of the European Economic Community?”
“6.Signed on 25 March 1957, which treaty was the first and founding act of the European Economic Community?”
Trick question. As I understand it the E.E.C. was only formed in, I think, 1971. Previously it was the Common Market. I stand to be corrected on that though.
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“7.Which Hungarian-born composer was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner?”
“7.Which Hungarian-born composer was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner?”
Gustav Holszt?
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“8.What was the name of the missile that formed the basis of the submarine-based nuclear deterrent employed by the U.S and British navies during the 1960s-1990s?”
“8.What was the name of the missile that formed the basis of the submarine-based nuclear deterrent employed by the U.S and British navies during the 1960s-1990s?”
Trident?
EDIT: Having just Gooooooooogled it seems my response to #6 was well wide of the mark. C'est la vie.
1.If the temperature is given in degrees f, for what does the f stand for? Fahrenheit.
2.The volume of what is measured in gills - solids or liquids? Liquids?
3.In dining etiquette, to which side of a place setting is the main course fork usually laid from the perspective of the diner? Left (though I always use my right hand
).
4.What L can be a varnish or a type of hairspray?
5.In France, what type of vehicle is the T.G.V?
6.Picture: who is this US popstar? http://www.postimage.org/image/41gitwrnl/ The one and only Taylor Swift. <3
7.The title of which novel of 1962 by Vladimir Nabokov is taken from a line spoken in Act Four of Timon of Athens?
8.Containing artwork by Donatello and Giotto, which Franciscan abbey in Florence is the burial place of, amongst others, Michaelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli?
1.If you were suffering from hypothermia, what would your body temperature do - fall or rise? Fall.
2.According to the traditional rhyme, which month has 28 days clear and 29 in each leap year? February.
3.How many 5p pieces are required to make £2? 40.
4.A Pole is a native of which Eastern European country? Poland.
5.In computing, which internet search engine's motto used to be "Don't be evil"?
6.Signed on 25 March 1957, which treaty was the first and founding act of the European Economic Community?
7.Which Hungarian-born composer was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner?
8.What was the name of the missile that formed the basis of the submarine-based nuclear deterrent employed by the U.S and British navies during the 1960s-1990s?
2.The volume of what is measured in gills - solids or liquids? Liquids?
3.In dining etiquette, to which side of a place setting is the main course fork usually laid from the perspective of the diner? Left (though I always use my right hand
).4.What L can be a varnish or a type of hairspray?
5.In France, what type of vehicle is the T.G.V?
6.Picture: who is this US popstar? http://www.postimage.org/image/41gitwrnl/ The one and only Taylor Swift. <3
7.The title of which novel of 1962 by Vladimir Nabokov is taken from a line spoken in Act Four of Timon of Athens?
8.Containing artwork by Donatello and Giotto, which Franciscan abbey in Florence is the burial place of, amongst others, Michaelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli?
1.If you were suffering from hypothermia, what would your body temperature do - fall or rise? Fall.
2.According to the traditional rhyme, which month has 28 days clear and 29 in each leap year? February.
3.How many 5p pieces are required to make £2? 40.
4.A Pole is a native of which Eastern European country? Poland.
5.In computing, which internet search engine's motto used to be "Don't be evil"?
6.Signed on 25 March 1957, which treaty was the first and founding act of the European Economic Community?
7.Which Hungarian-born composer was the father-in-law of Richard Wagner?
8.What was the name of the missile that formed the basis of the submarine-based nuclear deterrent employed by the U.S and British navies during the 1960s-1990s?
Last night from Dare Devil - all correct except Dare Devil's 6, Hieronymous's 7,8, Sallysally's 8
8-Polaris
8-Polaris
Originally Posted by The quizmaster:
“
8-Polaris
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“
8-Polaris
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As is often the case I should've known that. For some reason. though, I just could not think of it. I knew it wasn't really trident but I could think of nowt else.
Anyway, time - shortly - for a quiz on a local forum.
The first new quiz of 2016
1.What J is another word for prison?
2.What name is given to the crime of deliberately burning someone else's property?
3.In England and Wales, how many people sit on a jury?
4.Policemen got their nickname Peelers from which prime minister?
5.The Old Bailey figure of justice holds what two items?
6.Who wrote the novel Crime and Punishment?
7.What method of execution is best known for its use in France, in particular during the French Revolution?
8.Which former Nazi was abducted by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960, then tried for war crimes and hanged in Israel in 1962?
1.What J is another word for prison?
2.What name is given to the crime of deliberately burning someone else's property?
3.In England and Wales, how many people sit on a jury?
4.Policemen got their nickname Peelers from which prime minister?
5.The Old Bailey figure of justice holds what two items?
6.Who wrote the novel Crime and Punishment?
7.What method of execution is best known for its use in France, in particular during the French Revolution?
8.Which former Nazi was abducted by Israeli agents in Argentina in 1960, then tried for war crimes and hanged in Israel in 1962?
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