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Old 18-10-2016, 21:55
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Old 18-10-2016, 21:56
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6/6 for you both

7,8
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Old 18-10-2016, 22:07
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1. hospital
2. yellow
3. head
4. bow
5. sat-nav
6 Libya
7. Wallace (sorry, cannot remember first name)
8. Franck (again cannot remember first name!)
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Old 19-10-2016, 13:10
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1.What H is an institution that provides surgical and medical treatment for both in-patients and out-patients? Hospital.
2.The yolk of an egg is which primary colour? Yellow.
3.A toupee is worn on which part of the body - head or leg? Head.
4.What name is shared by an implement used to play a violin and a decorative knot usually with two loops and two loose ends?
5.What accessory in a car might be manufactured by Garmin or Tom-Tom? SatNav.
6.In 1969, Colonel Gaddafi became the leader of which North African country?
7.As well as Charles Darwin, which Victorian naturalist also came up with the theory of evolution?
8.Which composer died after being run over by a horse-drawn trolley in 1890?
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:53
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8/8 Sallysally 4/4 will.

1.In wet weather, which practical accessory is informally called a brolly?
2.What is 121 divided by 11?
3.The surname of which former UK political party leader is an anagram of romance?
4.In farming, what name is given to an object in the shape of a man dressed in old clothes, that is designed to frighten birds away from crops?
5.Which 2016 action-fantasy film is based on a series of videogames and is set in the world of Azeroth?
6.Quotations: who did Murray Walker once describe in a race commentary as "the man of the race, the man of the day, the man from the Isle of Man"?
7.Who won the 2015 Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Finkler Question?
8.Founded in 1752, what is the oldest zoo in the world?
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:55
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1 Umbrella
2 11
3 David Cameron
4 Scarecrow
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:55
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1) Umbrella
2) 11
3) Cameron
4) Scarecrow
5) World of Warcraft
6) Damon Hill
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:56
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1. Umberella (or a hood is more practical, don't have to carry that)
2. 11
3. Cameron
4. Scarecrow
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:58
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1. umbrella
2. 11
3 cameron
4. scarecrow
5. Something to do with Warcraft
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7. Howard Jacobson
8. Vienna? (as in Setting Free the Bears)
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:58
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All correect except Barracute's 5 (very close) 6

5,7,8
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Old 19-10-2016, 21:59
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All correct Sallysally (Just Warcraft or Warcraft: The Beginning)

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Old 20-10-2016, 21:53
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1.What D is the name for the main meal of the day eaten by some at midday and by others in the evening?
2.St Valentine's Day is the 14th of which month?
3.In motoring, the painted lines on a road that marks the boundaries between different lanes are usually what colour?
4.What surname is shared by the former cyclist Lance, and jazz singer Louis?
5.What is the highest number on a roulette wheel?
6.Picture: who is this famous figure in history? http://www.postimage.org/image/atzr6lg2p/
7.Mont Orohena, at 2,241 metres above sea level, is the highest point of which Pacific island?
8.In Irish mythology, who was the father of Angus Og?
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Old 20-10-2016, 21:56
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1 Dinner
2 February
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4 Armstrong
5 36
6 Florence Nightingale
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Old 20-10-2016, 21:56
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1) Dinner
2) February
3) White
4) Armstrong
5) 99
6) Florence Nightingale
7) Java
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Old 20-10-2016, 21:57
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Just Barracute's 5,7 are wrong

7,8
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Old 20-10-2016, 21:57
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1. dinner
2. February
3. white
4. Armstrong
5. 37 in Europe
6. Florence Nightingale
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Old 20-10-2016, 22:00
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6/6 Sallysally

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Old 20-10-2016, 22:07
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Au revoir everybody until nearly the end of November. Good luck with the quizzes!
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Old 20-10-2016, 22:12
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Au revoir everybody until nearly the end of November. Good luck with the quizzes!
Bye Sally have a good trip !
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Old 21-10-2016, 11:57
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Bon voyage Sallysally. See you when you get back
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Old 21-10-2016, 13:39
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1.In wet weather, which practical accessory is informally called a brolly? Umbrella.
2.What is 121 divided by 11? 11.
3.The surname of which former UK political party leader is an anagram of romance? Cameron.
4.In farming, what name is given to an object in the shape of a man dressed in old clothes, that is designed to frighten birds away from crops? Scarecrow.
5.Which 2016 action-fantasy film is based on a series of videogames and is set in the world of Azeroth?
6.Quotations: who did Murray Walker once describe in a race commentary as "the man of the race, the man of the day, the man from the Isle of Man"?
7.Who won the 2015 Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Finkler Question?
8.Founded in 1752, what is the oldest zoo in the world?

1.What D is the name for the main meal of the day eaten by some at midday and by others in the evening? Dinner.
2.St Valentine's Day is the 14th of which month? February.
3.In motoring, the painted lines on a road that marks the boundaries between different lanes are usually what colour? White.
4.What surname is shared by the former cyclist Lance, and jazz singer Louis? Armstrong.
5.What is the highest number on a roulette wheel? 36?
6.Picture: who is this famous figure in history? http://www.postimage.org/image/atzr6lg2p/
7.Mont Orohena, at 2,241 metres above sea level, is the highest point of which Pacific island?
8.In Irish mythology, who was the father of Angus Og?
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Old 24-10-2016, 21:53
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All correct will. We're back with initials
7-Tahiti
8-The Dagda

1.GSTQ-national anthem of the UK?
2.TITH-sausages baked in batter?
3.DLL-what the crane fly is more commonly known as?
4.HOF-only UK number one single for Madness in 1982?
5.COAHTR-Tennesse Williams play?
6.AFF-his assassination sparked World War One?
7.EG-Spanish composer who wrote the opera Goyescas?
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Old 24-10-2016, 21:56
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1 God Save The Queen
2 Toad In The Hole
3 Daddy Long Legs
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Old 24-10-2016, 21:56
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1) God Save The Queen
2) Toad In The Hole
3) Daddy Long Legs
4) House Of Fun
5) Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
6) Archbishop Franz Ferdinand
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Old 24-10-2016, 21:57
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All correct for you both (Archduke Barracute)

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