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Old 08-06-2016, 22:02
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Old 08-06-2016, 22:14
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3. Timothy
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Old 08-06-2016, 23:53
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1.What is 66 divided by 6? 11.
2.In nature, a donkey is a member of which family of animals - dog or horse? Horse.
3.Tim and Timmy are shortened forms of which boy's name? Timothy.
4.Crimson, scarlet and cherry are shades of which primary colour? Red.
5.Which Scottish singer went into meltdown on social media after Radio 2 failed to playlist her single Earthquake in 2015?
6.The city of Shanghai is in which Asian country? China.
7.Dating to 1415, which officer ensures the order and security of the House of Commons, and is the only person allowed to carry a sword there?
8.What was the surname of the eighteenth-century Venetian artist who was the brother-in-law of Francesco and Gian-Antonio Guardi and the father of two brothers, Gian-Domenico and Lorenzo, all of whom were painters?
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Old 09-06-2016, 21:52
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1.What would you find in a bunker on a golf course - sand or cement?
2.What A is a handwritten signature, especially that of a famous person?
3.The official document that records the details of when and where a person was born is called a what certificate?
4.The News of The World newspaper used to be published on which day of the week?
5.In children's literature, which horse was created by Anna Sewell?
6.Situated close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, what is Iran's second largest city?
7.In physics, the Greek letter Omega is used as the symbol for which unit of electrical resistance?
8.In connection with what event did a ship's surgeon by the name of Dr William Beatty earn a place in history in 1805?
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Old 09-06-2016, 21:53
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1) Sand
2) Autograph
3) Birth
4) Sunday
5) Black Beauty
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Old 09-06-2016, 21:54
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Old 09-06-2016, 21:57
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3 Birth
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Old 09-06-2016, 21:58
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Old 09-06-2016, 21:59
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Old 09-06-2016, 22:00
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Old 09-06-2016, 22:00
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7. Ohms

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Old 09-06-2016, 23:08
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1.What would you find in a bunker on a golf course - sand or cement? Sand.
2.What A is a handwritten signature, especially that of a famous person? Autograph.
3.The official document that records the details of when and where a person was born is called a what certificate? Birth.
4.The News of The World newspaper used to be published on which day of the week? Sunday,
5.In children's literature, which horse was created by Anna Sewell? Black Beauty?
6.Situated close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, what is Iran's second largest city?
7.In physics, the Greek letter Omega is used as the symbol for which unit of electrical resistance? Ohm.
8.In connection with what event did a ship's surgeon by the name of Dr William Beatty earn a place in history in 1805?
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Old 09-06-2016, 23:18
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3) Birth
4) Sunday
5) Black Beauty
6) Mashad
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8) Battle of Trafalgar
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Old 10-06-2016, 02:59
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1. Sand?
2. Autograph
3. Birth
4. Sunday?
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Old 10-06-2016, 12:04
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All correct will, eugenespeed and Dare Devil

8-specifically, he tended the fatally wounded Nelson and reported his famous last words to Captain Hardy

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Old 13-06-2016, 21:53
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A-Z is back to start this week

A-Scandinavian spirit made from potatoes
B-Long-running British children's comic
C-The C of CGT
D-Small numbered cubes used in games/gambling
E-Tinnitus affects this part of the body
F-Small light brown spot on the skin
G-Dame Judi Dench's debut as M in the James Bond films
H-Middle name of US President Brack Obama
I-Rank in the British police force
J-Seventh month of the year named after Julius Caesar
K-Fortified tower built within castles
L-Person who practices law
M-What you will find in an atlas
N-Most populous American tribe
O-Computer web browser
P-Cooking utensil that is nap backwards
Q-Name given to a person in their fifties
R-Animal that symbolises the star sign Aries
S-Chemical element with the symbol S
T-What a funambulist walks on
U-James Joyce's classic novel set in Dublin
V-Scavenging birds of prey
W-Largest sports stadium in Britain
X-Lunar crater
Y-Smallest of Canada's three federal territories
Z-First name of former boy band member of One Direction
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Old 13-06-2016, 22:01
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Beano
Dice
Ears
Goldeneye
Inspector
July
Map
Pan
Wembley
Zayn
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Old 13-06-2016, 23:04
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A-Z is back to start this week

A-Scandinavian spirit made from potatoes. Arrak?
B-Long-running British children's comic Beano
C-The C of CGT Cognitive??
D-Small numbered cubes used in games/gambling Dice
E-Tinnitus affects this part of the body Ears
F-Small light brown spot on the skin Freckle
G-Dame Judi Dench's debut as M in the James Bond films
H-Middle name of US President Brack Obama Hussain
I-Rank in the British police force Inspector
J-Seventh month of the year named after Julius Caesar July
K-Fortified tower built within castles Keep
L-Person who practices law Lawyer
M-What you will find in an atlas Maps
N-Most populous American tribe Navajo
O-Computer web browser Opera
P-Cooking utensil that is nap backwards pan
Q-Name given to a person in their fifties quintegenarians (e.g. me )
R-Animal that symbolises the star sign Aries Ram
S-Chemical element with the symbol S Sulphur
T-What a funambulist walks on Tightrope
U-James Joyce's classic novel set in Dublin Ulysses
V-Scavenging birds of prey Vultures
W-Largest sports stadium in Britain Wembley
X-Lunar crater Xerxes
Y-Smallest of Canada's three federal territories Yukon
Z-First name of former boy band member of One Direction
Zayn.
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Old 14-06-2016, 00:37
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Beano
Capital
Dice
Ears
Freckle
Golden Eye?
Inspector
July
Lawyer
Map
Opera
Pan
Wembly
Zayn

Managed quite a few of them always like the A-Z, it gives an extra clue
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Old 14-06-2016, 11:00
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A- Akvavit (sp?)
B- Beano
C- Capital
D- dice
E- ear
F- freckle
G-
H- Hussein
I- Inspector
J- July
K- keep
L- lawyer
M- map
N- Navajo
O-
P- pan
Q- Quintinarian?
R- ram
S- sulphur
T- tightrope
U- Ulyssus
V- vulture
W Wembley
X-
Y- Yukon
Z- Zayn
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Old 14-06-2016, 11:31
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A-Scandinavian spirit made from potatoes
B-Long-running British children's comic - Beano.
C-The C of CGT
D-Small numbered cubes used in games/gambling - Dice.
E-Tinnitus affects this part of the body - Ears.
F-Small light brown spot on the skin - Freckle.
G-Dame Judi Dench's debut as M in the James Bond films - Goldfinger?
H-Middle name of US President Brack Obama - Hussain?
I-Rank in the British police force - Inspector.
J-Seventh month of the year named after Julius Caesar - July.
K-Fortified tower built within castles
L-Person who practices law - Lawyer.
M-What you will find in an atlas - Maps.
N-Most populous American tribe
O-Computer web browser - Omega?
P-Cooking utensil that is nap backwards - Pan.
Q-Name given to a person in their fifties
R-Animal that symbolises the star sign Aries - Ram.
S-Chemical element with the symbol S - Sulphur?
T-What a funambulist walks on
U-James Joyce's classic novel set in Dublin
V-Scavenging birds of prey - Vultures.
W-Largest sports stadium in Britain - Wembley.
X-Lunar crater
Y-Smallest of Canada's three federal territories
Z-First name of former boy band member of One Direction - Zayn.
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Old 14-06-2016, 11:43
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Last night from neil - all correct except atg's A, C, Q, X, Sallysally's Q, will's G, O

Q-Quinquagenarian
X-Xenophanes

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Old 14-06-2016, 21:24
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Yeah, cos we were all gping to get them I can't even say those words
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Old 14-06-2016, 21:53
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1.A person from a socially privileged or affluent background is said to have been born with which silver item of cutlery in their mouth?
2.In the children's rhyme used to choose people or things, which word goes between eeny miny moe?
3.What B is a major snowstorm featuring strong winds and poor visibility?
4.In science, what travels at approximately 300,000 kms per second - sound or light?
5.On a Scrabble board, what colour square offers a double letter score?
6.Which African country encloses Gambia on three sides and shares its name with the river that runs along its northern border?
7.The Battle of the Three Emperors, a victory for Napoleon against Austria and Russia in December 1805, is better known by what name, after a town in Moravia?
8.What is the last opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle?
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Old 14-06-2016, 21:55
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3) Blizzard

4) Light
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