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Old 06-07-2016, 22:07
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7) Stanley and Livingstone?
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Old 06-07-2016, 22:22
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Old 06-07-2016, 22:51
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Old 07-07-2016, 11:52
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3,6,7 are wrong Barracute, 5/5 bcdee, and hippogriff is right Fizzbin

6-Oman
7-Burton and Speke

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Old 07-07-2016, 14:31
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1.In the human body, there are normally how many toes on each foot? Five.
2.What is the usual three-letter abbreviation of the word magazine? Mag.
3.A calorie is a measure of what - energy or fat content? Energy.
4.What word goes after boxing and before puppet? Glove.
5.In November 2015, which Canadian singer broke the UK chart record for having the most tracks in the top 40 with eight songs? Justin Bieber.
6.The Stait of Hormuz separates Iran from the Musandam Peninsula, an exclave of which country?
7.Which two British explorers became, in February 1858, the first Europeans to reach Lake Tanganyika?
8.Which mythological hybrid is the offspring of a griffin and a mare, and appears in Cano Four of the sixteenth-century poem Orlando Furioso?
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Old 07-07-2016, 21:53
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5/5 will

1.What letter is added to the front of ash to name a skin irritation?
2.What is 8 1/2 x 2?
3.The word gator is an abbreviation for which reptile?
4.When two things that are completely different when being compared, they are said to be like chalk and... what?
5.In a manual car, which gear should you set off on - 1st or 3rd?
6.In the Christian calendar, which feast is celebrated annually on 2 November?
7.Which island north of Venice has been renowned for its glass making for over 800 years?
8.What was the name given to the prehistoric race whose remains were found in a cave in the Dordogne in 1868?
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Old 07-07-2016, 21:58
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7. Murano

8. Cro-Magnon
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Old 07-07-2016, 21:59
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4 Cheese
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Old 07-07-2016, 22:00
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Both right tanstaafl and just 6 is wrong bcdee

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Old 07-07-2016, 22:01
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Old 07-07-2016, 22:01
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That's right Fizzbin which concludes tonight and this week

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Old 07-07-2016, 23:10
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1. R
2. 17
3. Aligator
4. Cheese
5. First

Sorry I haven't been here for the quiz all week. It's been a long week, not had time to sit down.
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Old 08-07-2016, 13:38
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1.What letter is added to the front of ash to name a skin irritation? R (Rash).
2.What is 8 1/2 x 2? 17.
3.The word gator is an abbreviation for which reptile? Alligator.
4.When two things that are completely different when being compared, they are said to be like chalk and... what? Cheese.
5.In a manual car, which gear should you set off on - 1st or 3rd? 1st.
6.In the Christian calendar, which feast is celebrated annually on 2 November?
7.Which island north of Venice has been renowned for its glass making for over 800 years?
8.What was the name given to the prehistoric race whose remains were found in a cave in the Dordogne in 1868?
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:53
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5/5 for you both - Dare Devil and will from last quiz.

Connection 1

1.What part of a bicycle is the steering mechanism?
2.In nature, what marine mammal is similar, but larger than a seal, and has two tusks?
3.What C is a v-shaped pattern used on road signs to guide drivers around curves?
4.What name is given to the Canadian part of Niagara Falls on the Niagara River - aka the Canadian Falls?
5.What P is a writing implement usually made of wood, with a sharp point at one end?

What is the connection?

Connection 2

6.Which female cyclist won gold at London 2012 Olympics in the Team Pursuit and Omnium events?
7.Who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2005 for his performance in Million Dollar Baby?
8.Wat C is a bottle stopper for wine bottles and a country in Ireland?
9.Who wrote the 1947 novel Whisky Galore?
10.Who was the British cartoonist (1916-1995) that was best known for his work for the Daily Express?

What is the connection?
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:55
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2 Sealion
3 Chevron
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C1 Moustaches

6 Victoria Pendleton
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:56
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Just 2 and 6 are wrong bcdee
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:57
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1. Handle bars
3. Corner?
5. Pencil

6. Victoria P...on (something like that?)
8. Cork
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Old 11-07-2016, 21:58
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Just 3,6 are wrong Dare Devil
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Old 11-07-2016, 22:02
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1) Handlebar
2) Walrus
3) Chevron
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5) Pencil

Moustaches


6) Victoria Pendleton
7) Morgan Freeman
8) Cork
9) Compton McKensie
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Old 11-07-2016, 22:09
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Old 11-07-2016, 22:25
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1 the handlebars
2 a walrus
3 chevrons
4 the horseshoe falls
5 a pencil

connection - moustache?

6 Laura Trott?
7 Clint Eastwood
8 Cork
9 Compton McKenzie
10 Ronald Giles?

connection - ?
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Old 11-07-2016, 22:29
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1. handlebar
2. walrus
3 chevron
4 Horseshoe
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What is the connection? moustache

Connection 2

6. Laura Trott?
7.
8. Cork
9 Compton Mckenzie
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What is the connection? cricketers?
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Old 12-07-2016, 11:08
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Connection 1

1.What part of a bicycle is the steering mechanism? Handlebars.
2.In nature, what marine mammal is similar, but larger than a seal, and has two tusks? Walrus.
3.What C is a v-shaped pattern used on road signs to guide drivers around curves?
4.What name is given to the Canadian part of Niagara Falls on the Niagara River - aka the Canadian Falls?
5.What P is a writing implement usually made of wood, with a sharp point at one end? Pencil.

What is the connection?

Connection 2

6.Which female cyclist won gold at London 2012 Olympics in the Team Pursuit and Omnium events?
7.Who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2005 for his performance in Million Dollar Baby?
8.Wat C is a bottle stopper for wine bottles and a country in Ireland? Cork.
9.Who wrote the 1947 novel Whisky Galore?
10.Who was the British cartoonist (1916-1995) that was best known for his work for the Daily Express?

What is the connection?
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Old 12-07-2016, 11:48
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Last night from Fizzbin - all correct except Farmer Bob's 7, 10 (Carl) I meant county of Ireland

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Old 12-07-2016, 20:14
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10. The brilliant sports cartoonist Roy Ullyett
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