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Old 29-08-2016, 21:37
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Well done B! you know your 90s music impressive how quick you did the last section

Thank you for putting that togegher, QM. It was good fun. I think my lives should've been restored though
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Old 29-08-2016, 22:15
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Well played bcdee, you did brilliantly.

It would have been interesting to see what would have happened without the time limit.
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Old 30-08-2016, 21:53
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We went through 59 questions last night - well bcdee did

1.What T is the art of decorating the skin using a needle and permanent dye?
2.In cockney rhyming slang, what hot drink is Rosy Lee?
3.In nature, is a puma a carnivore or herbivore?
4.Which striped pedestrian crossing was introduced in the UK in 1951?
5.In science, how many joules are there in a kilojoule?
6.What London landmark, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, commemorates where the Great Fire of London started?
7.Who resigned as Foreign Secretary in 1982 after the invasion of the Falkland Islands?
8.Which philosopher in 2012 proposed building atheist temple in London?
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Old 30-08-2016, 21:55
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1) tattoo
2) Tea
3) Carnivore
4) Zebra
5) 1000
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Old 30-08-2016, 21:56
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5/5 Barracute
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Old 30-08-2016, 21:56
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1. tattooing
2 tea
3. carnivore
4. zebra
5. 1000
6. Monument
7. Lord Carrington?
8. Alain de Botton? (the only modern philosopher I know!!)
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Old 30-08-2016, 21:56
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1 Tattoo
2 Tea
3 Carnivore
4 Zebra crossing
5 1,000
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Old 30-08-2016, 21:57
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8/8 Sallysally 5/5 bcdee

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Old 31-08-2016, 14:31
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1.What T is the art of decorating the skin using a needle and permanent dye? Tattoo.
2.In cockney rhyming slang, what hot drink is Rosy Lee? Tea.
3.In nature, is a puma a carnivore or herbivore? Carnivore.
4.Which striped pedestrian crossing was introduced in the UK in 1951? Zebra crossing.
5.In science, how many joules are there in a kilojoule? 1000.
6.What London landmark, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, commemorates where the Great Fire of London started? London Eye?
7.Who resigned as Foreign Secretary in 1982 after the invasion of the Falkland Islands?
8.Which philosopher in 2012 proposed building atheist temple in London?
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Old 31-08-2016, 21:53
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Just 6 is wrong will

1.In a classroom of 12 children, 6 are girls, what fraction are boys?
2.According to the proverb, home is where the what is?
3.What does Dutch elm disease affect - trees or Dutchmen?
4.Which legendary fire-breathing creature appears in Chinese and Greek mythology?
5.Which famous TV scarecrow played by Jon Pertwee lives in 10 Acre Field?
6.Which orange flavoured red wine takes its name from the Spanish for a bleeding?
7.Where in Central America would you find the active volcano Izalco, nicknamed the lighthouse of the Pacific?
8.Which Mexican revolutionary was assassinated on his ranch in Parral in July 1923?
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Old 31-08-2016, 21:55
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1 1/2
2 Heart is
3 Trees
4 Dragon
5 Worzel Gummidge
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Old 31-08-2016, 21:55
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1) 50%
2) Heart
3) Tree
4) Dragon
5) Worzel Gumidge
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Old 31-08-2016, 21:56
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5/5 for you both
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Old 31-08-2016, 21:57
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1. 1/2
2. heart
3. trees
4. dragon
5. Wurzel Gummidge
6. I can only think of sangria, but that is a concoction, not a wine
7.
8. Zapata?
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Old 31-08-2016, 22:00
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Just 8 is wrong Sallysally

7,8
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Old 31-08-2016, 22:05
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8) Pancho Villa
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Old 31-08-2016, 22:06
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Honduras
Pancho Villa

Beaten to it
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Old 01-09-2016, 04:22
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1. Half (1/2)
2. Heart
3. Trees?
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Old 01-09-2016, 13:58
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1.In a classroom of 12 children, 6 are girls, what fraction are boys? Half.
2.According to the proverb, home is where the what is? Heart.
3.What does Dutch elm disease affect - trees or Dutchmen? Trees.
4.Which legendary fire-breathing creature appears in Chinese and Greek mythology? Dragon.
5.Which famous TV scarecrow played by Jon Pertwee lives in 10 Acre Field?
6.Which orange flavoured red wine takes its name from the Spanish for a bleeding?
7.Where in Central America would you find the active volcano Izalco, nicknamed the lighthouse of the Pacific?
8.Which Mexican revolutionary was assassinated on his ranch in Parral in July 1923?
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Old 01-09-2016, 21:54
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It's him Barracute, not Honduras atg, 3/3 Dare Devil and 4/4 will
7-El Salvador

1.How many minutes are there in a third of an hour?
2.What F is a small brown spot found on the skin in excess of the pigment melanin?
3.Through which medium does sound travel at a greater speed - air or water?
4.What does an odometer measure in a car?
5.In computing, which video streaming service was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph?
6.What was notable about the 1994 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Italy?
7.Which Polish-born Dame established Britain's oldest ballet company in the late 1920s?
8.Who was the Roman goddess of sorcery and witchcraft who haunted crossroads and graveyards?
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Old 01-09-2016, 21:57
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1 20
2 Freckle
3 Air
4 Milage
5 You Tube
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Old 01-09-2016, 21:57
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1) 20
2) Freckle
3) Air
4) Milage
5) Youtube?
6) First to go to pens
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Old 01-09-2016, 21:58
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1. 20
2. Freckle
3. Air
4. Mileage. I've learnt a fair bit about cars recently.
5. Netflix?
6. There was no fighting?
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Old 01-09-2016, 21:58
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Just 3,5 and 6 are wrong bcdee/Barracute

3,5,7,8
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Old 01-09-2016, 21:59
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Just 3 and 6 are wrong Dare Devil

3,7,8
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