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Old 14-01-2016, 00:38
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1.The phrase bless you is a customary response to which involuntary nasal reflex? Sneeze.
2.In travel, what D is the usual term for the place you are going? Destination.
3.What is five sixths of 18? 15.
4.According to the proverb, you shouldn't cry over spilt.... what? Milk.
5.Leonardo Dicaprio won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture at the 2016 Golden Globes for his role as Hugh Glass in which film?
6.Resembling a cornet but having a slightly larger bell, which instrument is a standard in British brass bands - it's name being the German for wing horn?
7.Which locomotive won the Rainhill Trials during the development of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829?
8.Which elegant European aristocratic dance is featured onstage in the fourth act of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni?
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Old 14-01-2016, 21:53
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4/4 will from last night

1.In a phrase that means a sudden realisation, the penny has said to have done what?
2.A garage that sells petrol and oil is called a filling... what?
3.What Q is the cry of a duck?
4.In computing, a website where users can instantly exchange messages is known as what kind of room?
5.In nature, King, Indian, Egyptian and Black-necked, are all species of which snake?
6.What Dutch drink is used in a Fluffy Duck cocktail?
7.Which island north of Venice has been renowned for its glass making for over 800 years?
8.What is the name of the ship used by Roald Amundsen for his successful expedition to the South Pole in 1912?
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Old 14-01-2016, 21:54
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1 Dropped
2 Station
3 Quack
4 Chat
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Old 14-01-2016, 21:55
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5/5 bcdee

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Old 14-01-2016, 22:23
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6. Advocaat?

Where is everyone tonight?
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Old 15-01-2016, 06:30
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1.In a phrase that means a sudden realisation, the penny has said to have done what? Dropped.
2.A garage that sells petrol and oil is called a filling... what? Station.
3.What Q is the cry of a duck? Quack.
4.In computing, a website where users can instantly exchange messages is known as what kind of room? Chat.
5.In nature, King, Indian, Egyptian and Black-necked, are all species of which snake? Cobra?
6.What Dutch drink is used in a Fluffy Duck cocktail?
7.Which island north of Venice has been renowned for its glass making for over 800 years?
8.What is the name of the ship used by Roald Amundsen for his successful expedition to the South Pole in 1912?
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Old 15-01-2016, 11:38
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1. Dropped
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Old 15-01-2016, 12:05
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Advocaat is right atg, 5/5 will, and 4/4 Dare Devil

7,8
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Old 15-01-2016, 16:02
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4/4 will from last night

1.In a phrase that means a sudden realisation, the penny has said to have done what?
Dropped

2.A garage that sells petrol and oil is called a filling... what?
Station

3.What Q is the cry of a duck?
Quack!

4.In computing, a website where users can instantly exchange messages is known as what kind of room?
Chat room

5.In nature, King, Indian, Egyptian and Black-necked, are all species of which snake?
Cobra

6.What Dutch drink is used in a Fluffy Duck cocktail?
Advocaat?

7.Which island north of Venice has been renowned for its glass making for over 800 years?
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8.What is the name of the ship used by Roald Amundsen for his successful expedition to the South Pole in 1912?
Aaaarrrgghhh!!
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Old 15-01-2016, 16:10
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1. Dropped
3. Quack
4. Chatroom
5. Cobra
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Old 18-01-2016, 21:52
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All correct Hieronymous and P_P from last quiz
7-Murano
8-Fram


1.Name three types of music genre?
2.Name four car manufacturers?
3.Through which four African countries does the Limpopo River flow before emptying into the Indian Ocean?
4.The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the periodic table. Name them?
5.Alec Guiness played eight role in the Ealing comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets. Name the roles he played?
6.Supergroupies: name the twelve birthstones that correspond to each month of the year?
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Old 18-01-2016, 21:54
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1. Rock, alternative, dance
2. Vauxhall, Ford, Toyota, VW
4. Chlorine?
6. Emerald? Amethyst??
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Old 18-01-2016, 21:55
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1 Disco Jazz Country
2 Ford Vauxhall Renault Fiat
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6 Amber Sapphire Ruby Garnet Emerald
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Old 18-01-2016, 21:56
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1. Soul, Rock. D&B
2. VW, Ford, Vauxhall, BMW
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Old 18-01-2016, 21:57
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All correct Dare Devil ,and just amber is wrong bcdee. All correct binbits
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Old 18-01-2016, 22:08
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All correct Hieronymous and P_P from last quiz
7-Murano
8-Fram


1.Name three types of music genre?
Classical, Rock, Folk

2.Name four car manufacturers?
Ford, BMW, Maserati, Vauxhall

3.Through which four African countries does the Limpopo River flow before emptying into the Indian Ocean?
South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.

4.The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the periodic table. Name them?
Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, Estatine

5.Alec Guiness played eight role in the Ealing comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets. Name the roles he played?
The D'Ascoyne Family

6.Supergroupies: name the twelve birthstones that correspond to each month of the year?
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Old 18-01-2016, 22:13
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4. Fluorine chlorine bromine iodine
3. South Africa Zimbabwe Tanzania
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Old 19-01-2016, 11:42
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All correct Hieronymous and atg from last night
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Old 19-01-2016, 21:51
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5-Duke, banker, parson, general, young Ascoyne, young Henry, Lady Agatha, Admiral
6-Garnet, amethyst, aquamarine, diamond, emerald, pearl, ruby, peridot, sapphire, opal, topaz, tanzanite

1.In clothing sizes, which two letters denote a size of extra large?
2.In a familiar expression that means to boil water to make a cup of coffee or tea, which electrical appliance is said to be put on?
3.At parties, which song that accompanies a popular dance features the words in out, in out, shake it all about?
4.What F is a generic word for tables, chairs and sofas?
5.Swimming, cycling and running are the three disciplines of which athletic event?
6.In which country would you find the Taurus Mountains?
7.In chemistry, what is measured using a burette?
8.Picture: who is this young revolutionary? http://www.postimage.org/image/vzszuh9kl/
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Old 19-01-2016, 22:01
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1.Name three types of music genre? Pop, R 'n' B and Rap.
2.Name four car manufacturers? Audi, Renault, Citröen and Peugeot.
3.Through which four African countries does the Limpopo River flow before emptying into the Indian Ocean?
4.The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the periodic table. Name them?
5.Alec Guiness played eight role in the Ealing comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets. Name the roles he played?
6.Supergroupies: name the twelve birthstones that correspond to each month of the year? Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Topaz, Opal, Pearl...

1.In clothing sizes, which two letters denote a size of extra large? XL.
2.In a familiar expression that means to boil water to make a cup of coffee or tea, which electrical appliance is said to be put on? Kettle.
3.At parties, which song that accompanies a popular dance features the words in out, in out, shake it all about? Hokey Cokey.
4.What F is a generic word for tables, chairs and sofas? Furniture.
5.Swimming, cycling and running are the three disciplines of which athletic event? Triathlon.
6.In which country would you find the Taurus Mountains?
7.In chemistry, what is measured using a burette?
8.Picture: who is this young revolutionary? http://www.postimage.org/image/vzszuh9kl/
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Old 19-01-2016, 22:04
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1 XL
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3 Hokey Cokey
4 Furniture
5 Triathlon
6 Chile
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Old 19-01-2016, 22:20
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1. XL
2. Kettle - it's being used a lot in this household atm
3. Hokey Cokey
4. Furniture
5. Triathlon
7. Is that the thing with thats a tube with a squeazy bit at the top and if you hold it in, dip it in liquid it suck it up? If so, small drops of liquid?
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Old 19-01-2016, 22:38
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All correct Hieronymous and atg from last night
Presumably Tanzania was wrong as H mentioned four different countries.

7. Very accurate volumes of liquids. It's the long graded tube with a tap at the bottom.
8. Lenin?
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Old 20-01-2016, 00:39
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8) Is it Che Guevara? Though he may have been born with a beard...
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Old 20-01-2016, 11:55
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Last night from Hieronymous - all correct except bcdee's 6, Dare Devil's 7, atg's 8. Well spotted lightdragon

6-Turkey
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