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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? Quote:
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?
"A water otter which we called a kettle" (Benny Hill's Jacques Cousteau)Quote:
3.At parties, which song that accompanies a popular dance features the words in out, in out, shake it all about?
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4.What F is a generic word for tables, chairs and sofas?
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5.Swimming, cycling and running are the three disciplines of which athletic event?
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6.In which country would you find the Taurus Mountains?
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7.In chemistry, what is measured using a burette?
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8.Picture: who is this young revolutionary? http://www.postimage.org/image/vzszuh9kl/
L.H. Oswald?
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Quiz night 20/1 15,622
Just 8 is wrong Hieronymous.
8-Ernesto (Che) Guevara 1.In fortune telling, what part of the hand is used in palmistry? 2.What C is a musical instrument of the violin family? 3.What round geometric shape is used to refer to a group of friends or people sharing a common interest? 4.A temporary barrier placed on the highway by the police to stop traffic is called a road... what? 5.Which popular board game once featured a wheelbarrow, thimble, rocking horse and Howitzer? 6.Who wrote the children's book Mary Poppins? 7.In politics, which Labour Party politician served in the cabinet as Education Secretary, before resigning in October 2002? 8.Arthur Evans excavated the Bronze Age city of Knossos and, in 1904, discovered the remains of the civilisation to which he gave what name? |
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1. Palm
2. Cello 3. Circle 4. Block 5. Monoply? |
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1.In fortune telling, what part of the hand is used in palmistry? Palm.
2.What C is a musical instrument of the violin family? Cello. 3.What round geometric shape is used to refer to a group of friends or people sharing a common interest? Circle. 4.A temporary barrier placed on the highway by the police to stop traffic is called a road... what? 5.Which popular board game once featured a wheelbarrow, thimble, rocking horse and Howitzer? Monopoly. 6.Who wrote the children's book Mary Poppins? 7.In politics, which Labour Party politician served in the cabinet as Education Secretary, before resigning in October 2002? 8.Arthur Evans excavated the Bronze Age city of Knossos and, in 1904, discovered the remains of the civilisation to which he gave what name? |
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5/5 Dare Devil
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4/4 will
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4/4 Binbits
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7. Mo Mowlam
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Just 8 is wrong Hieronymous.
8-Ernesto (Che) Guevara 1.In fortune telling, what part of the hand is used in palmistry? Quote:
2.What C is a musical instrument of the violin family?
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3.What round geometric shape is used to refer to a group of friends or people sharing a common interest?
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4.A temporary barrier placed on the highway by the police to stop traffic is called a road... what?
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5.Which popular board game once featured a wheelbarrow, thimble, rocking horse and Howitzer?
Monopoly?Quote:
6.Who wrote the children's book Mary Poppins?
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7.In politics, which Labour Party politician served in the cabinet as Education Secretary, before resigning in October 2002?
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8.Arthur Evans excavated the Bronze Age city of Knossos and, in 1904, discovered the remains of the civilisation to which he gave what name?
Minoan?
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5/5 bcdee, 7 is wrong atg, and 8/8 Hieronymous
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Quiz night 21/1 15,630
1.What L is a four-letter word meaning fortune or chance?
2.In Roman numerals, what number is represented as I? 3.In body shapes, a person who is very thin is commonly compared to which gardening tool that is used for gathering up leaves? 4.In folklore, the small mythical being that collects the milk teeth of children in exchange for money is the tooth... what? 5.Which BBC sitcom set in and around a small grocer's shop, was revived in December 2013 for it's Fortieth Anniversary Special? 6.What is the name given to the cloud cover over Table Mountain in South Africa? 7.Which field marshal commanded the British forces in France during most of World War I? 8.Eurycleia was the nurse of which hero, whom she recognised after many years by a scar on his leg made by a wild boar? |
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1.Luck
2.1 3.Rake 4.Fairy 5.Open all Hours 6.Cloth? 7. 8. |
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All correct everyone and welcome back AxG
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1.What L is a four-letter word meaning fortune or chance? Luck.
2.In Roman numerals, what number is represented as I? One. 3.In body shapes, a person who is very thin is commonly compared to which gardening tool that is used for gathering up leaves? Rake. 4.In folklore, the small mythical being that collects the milk teeth of children in exchange for money is the tooth... what? Fairy. 5.Which BBC sitcom set in and around a small grocer's shop, was revived in December 2013 for it's Fortieth Anniversary Special? Open All Hours. 6.What is the name given to the cloud cover over Table Mountain in South Africa? 7.Which field marshal commanded the British forces in France during most of World War I? 8.Eurycleia was the nurse of which hero, whom she recognised after many years by a scar on his leg made by a wild boar? |
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1.What L is a four-letter word meaning fortune or chance?
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2.In Roman numerals, what number is represented as I?
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3.In body shapes, a person who is very thin is commonly compared to which gardening tool that is used for gathering up leaves?
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4.In folklore, the small mythical being that collects the milk teeth of children in exchange for money is the tooth... what?
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5.Which BBC sitcom set in and around a small grocer's shop, was revived in December 2013 for it's Fortieth Anniversary Special?
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6.What is the name given to the cloud cover over Table Mountain in South Africa?
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7.Which field marshal commanded the British forces in France during most of World War I?
Sir Douglas Haig?Quote:
8.Eurycleia was the nurse of which hero, whom she recognised after many years by a scar on his leg made by a wild boar?
Odysseus
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5,7 are wrong binbits, 5/5 will, and just 2 is wrong Hieronymous
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5,7 are wrong binbits, 5/5 will, and just 2 is wrong Hieronymous
![]() Have the same tendency with cryptic crosswords to make the clues more difficult in my mind than they actually are.
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1. Luck
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Quiz night 25/1 Comes in threes
5/5 from last quiz P_P. Another new week and another new quiz
Each answer contains three words.1.Name given to a TV or radio broadcast by the Conservatives or Labour? 2.Game that is also known as noughts and crosses? 3.1999 alliterative top ten hit by Destiny's Child? 4.Name of the mongoose in Rudyard Kipling's novel The Jungle Book? 5.Which German Shepherd puppy was found in the trenches in World War One and became a film star after being taken to America? 6.Which Pass includes the highest point on the Canadian Pacific railway and is named after an unforeseen equestrian mishap? 7.How was Manfred von Richthofen better known in World War One? 8.The Decalogue is an alternative name for what? |
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