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Old 24-05-2016, 21:56
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1 5
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4 Temperature
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Old 24-05-2016, 21:57
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Just 7 is wrong Barracute
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Old 24-05-2016, 21:57
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6 and 7 are wrong bcdee

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Old 24-05-2016, 22:14
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1.What is 6 - 1? 5.
2.A fish and chip shop is known as what: fishy or chippy? Chippy.
3.On a digital clock, the numbers on the left hand side of the display represent what units of time? Hours.
4.In science, Celsius, Kelvin and Farenheit are all scales used to measure what? Temperature.
5.Brasilia is the capital of which South American country? Brazil.
6."He receives comfort like cold porridge." In which play by Shakespeare does Alonso's brother Sebastian say these words?
7.In January 1961, Ham returned safely after being sent into space by the USA. What species was he? Monkey?
8.What was the name given to the groups of youths instructed by Chairman Mao to expose bourgeois power holders?
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Old 24-05-2016, 23:32
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1. 5
2. Chippy
3. Hour
4. Temperature
5. Brazil
7. Monkey has already been guessed so, dog?
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Old 25-05-2016, 00:20
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7 Ham was a chimpanzee, named after the biblical son of Noah.
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Old 25-05-2016, 16:55
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1. 5
2. Chippy
3. Hour
4. Temperature
5. Brazil.
6. The Tempest?
7. Monkey?
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Old 25-05-2016, 21:52
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Just 7 is wrong will, Dare Devil, chimpanzee is right Fizzbin, and just 7 is wrong P_P (welcome back )

1.What L is a weapon that is an anagram of clean?
2.Which two-letter abbreviation of the word identification refers to a card or document that carries the personal details of an individual?
3.In the children's game hide and seek, which player normally counts to an agreed number: hider or seeker?
4.What animal goes after pit and before dozer?
5.Who sang Writing's on the Wall, which became the first James Bond film theme to top the UK charts?
6.Before Rafael Nadal in 2010, which Australian in 1969 was the last player to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the US open in the same year?
7.Which cocktail consists of vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice?
8.Both killed by Odysseus, Eurymachus and Antinous are the two principal suitors of which figure?
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Old 25-05-2016, 21:54
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1 Lance
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4 Bull
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6 Rod Laver
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Old 25-05-2016, 21:55
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All correct bcdee
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Old 25-05-2016, 21:55
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1) Lance
2) ID
3) Seeker
4) Bull
5) Sam Smith (think you mean first SONG to top the charts not film!)
6) Rod Laver
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Old 25-05-2016, 21:56
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I sneaked theme in the question Barracute 6/6

7,8
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Old 25-05-2016, 22:44
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Old 25-05-2016, 22:50
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1. Lance
2. ID
3. Seeker. I'm good at hide and seek
4. Bull
5. Sam Smith
7. Cosmopolitan (spelling is wrong, but hope you know which I mean)
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Old 26-05-2016, 13:43
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1.What L is a weapon that is an anagram of clean? Lance.
2.Which two-letter abbreviation of the word identification refers to a card or document that carries the personal details of an individual? ID.
3.In the children's game hide and seek, which player normally counts to an agreed number: hider or seeker? Seeker.
4.What animal goes after pit and before dozer? Bull.
5.Who sang Writing's on the Wall, which became the first James Bond film theme to top the UK charts? Sam Smith.
6.Before Rafael Nadal in 2010, which Australian in 1969 was the last player to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the US open in the same year?
7.Which cocktail consists of vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit juice?
8.Both killed by Odysseus, Eurymachus and Antinous are the two principal suitors of which figure?
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Old 26-05-2016, 21:53
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7 is right Mandy, 7 is wrong Dare Devil and 5/5 will.
8-Penelope

1.Karaoke involves what vocal activity?
2.In medicine, what T is the term referring to blood from one person being given to another?
3.In clothing, cardie is an abbreviation for what garment?
4.The National Lottery logo shows which digits of the hand crossed?
5.Current affairs: which Sky News presenter was trolled after she tweated her disapproval of Britain's Got Talent?
6.Which Gulf is joined to the Atlantic Ocean by the Caabot Strait?
7.What is the name of the craft which officially left the Solar System in 2013 afte a 36-year voyage?
8.Born in 1870, which Swedish mathematician gives his name to the star, snowflake or island that is one of the earliest described types of fractal curve?
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Old 26-05-2016, 21:56
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1) Singing
2) Transfusion
3) Cardigan
4) fingers
7) Voyager
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Old 26-05-2016, 21:57
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Old 26-05-2016, 22:01
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All correct Barracute/bcdee

6,8
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Old 27-05-2016, 01:48
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1. Singing
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Old 27-05-2016, 11:28
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1.Karaoke involves what vocal activity? Singing.
2.In medicine, what T is the term referring to blood from one person being given to another? Transplant.
3.In clothing, cardie is an abbreviation for what garment? Cardigan.
4.The National Lottery logo shows which digits of the hand crossed? Fingers.
5.Current affairs: which Sky News presenter was trolled after she tweeted her disapproval of Britain's Got Talent?
6.Which Gulf is joined to the Atlantic Ocean by the Caabot Strait?
7.What is the name of the craft which officially left the Solar System in 2013 afte a 36-year voyage?
8.Born in 1870, which Swedish mathematician gives his name to the star, snowflake or island that is one of the earliest described types of fractal curve?
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Old 27-05-2016, 11:56
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4/4 Dare Devil and just 2 is wrong will.

6-Gulf of St Lawrence
8-Euler

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Old 28-05-2016, 18:17
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4/4 Dare Devil and just 2 is wrong will.

6-Gulf of St Lawrence
8-Euler

Sorry QM, but Euler was definitely Swiss and born much earlier than 1870. I was going to say Mandelbrot, but in fact the person you are referring to is Helge von Koch.

Also, fingers? Index and middle of left hand to be slightly more specific
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Old 28-05-2016, 19:15
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Sorry, yes Koch is right atg. Didn't check the answers properly (rare, but happens) I have books and papers everywhere

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Old 28-05-2016, 19:20
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