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Quiz night thread (Part 5)
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AxG
25-11-2013
1.Jesus
2.Mary Poppins
3.Maryland
4.Mary Nightingale
5.
6.
7.Mary Robinson
8.Mary Portas
9.
10.
11.
12.

There is also a town called Mary in Turkmenistan.
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
Both correct Dare Devil and all correct AxG.
Back tonight
Sallysally
26-11-2013
Don't know if these have already been answered:


6 Mary Martin

10. Mary Beard

11. George V

But if these are correct, I would have got full marks for this quiz! Shame I had to go out.
No, not really, had a lovely time seeing Philomena.
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
Thanks for finishing last night Sallysally

1.Which general name for a public-house indicates that it is used by inhabitants of the immediate neighbourhood?
2.What two-word term can mean a roll of fat around the midriff or an emergency remedy for a car?
3.In cockney rhyming slang, which pet animal is referred to as cherry hog?
4.In standard UK plumbing, in which direction should you rotate a tap to turn it on: clockwise or anti-clockwise?
5.Who is the patron saint of England?
6.What implements, used by painters, can be flats, brights, rounds, longs, or filberts?

7.In which month does the Queen celebrate her official birthday?
8.Which country shares land borders with Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Italy?
9.Who was the chairman of the National Coal Board during its bitter fight with striking miners in 1984?
10.Who discovered and lent his name to the citric acid cycle that is central to the metabolism of virtually all living organisms?
11.The ill-fated Princes in the Tower, believed to have been murdered in 1483, were the sons of which king?
12.In Greek mythology, the Nereids, the fifty daughters of the god Nereus, are especially associated with what?
Mrs Teapot
26-11-2013
1. Local

2. Spare Tyre

3. Dog

4. Anti Clockwise

5. ST, George

6. Brushes or rollers

7, April

8. Switzerland
bcdee
26-11-2013
1 The local
2 Spare tyre
3 Dog
4 Anti Clockwise
5 George
6 Brushes
7 April
8 Switzerland
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
Just 8 is wrong Mrs Teapot
Mrs Teapot
26-11-2013
9. Ian McGregor
Barracute
26-11-2013
1) Local
2) Spare Wheel
3) Dog?
4) anti-clockwise
5) Saint George
6) Brushes?
7) June
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
Just 7, 8 are wrong bcdee
It's him Mrs Teapot
8,10-12
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
All correct Barracute
8,10-12
QofSheba
26-11-2013
3. dog?
4.Clockwise
5. St George
6.Brushes

7. July

9. The yank
10. Krebs?
11. Edward 4th
12. Dancing shoes? Or was that from Hans Christian Anderson?
neilwatson
26-11-2013
8) Germany
Barracute
26-11-2013
8) Czech Rep
Mrs Teapot
26-11-2013
Originally Posted by The quizmaster:
“Just 7, 8 are wrong bcdee
It's him Mrs Teapot
8,10-12”

By Heck I did okay tonight
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
4,12 are wrong QofSheba
Both wrong neil and Barracute
8,12
Sallysally
26-11-2013
1. local

2. spare tyre

3 dog?

4. clockwise

5. St George

6. no idea, but paintbrushes?

7. June

10. Kreb

11. Edward IV

12. The sea?
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
All correct Sallysally except 4
8
Barracute
26-11-2013
8) Slovenia
The quizmaster
26-11-2013
Thanks for finishing it Barracute
Sallysally
26-11-2013
Originally Posted by The quizmaster:
“All correct Sallysally except 4
8”

How weird - I have just gone round my house and all the taps turn on clockwise! Obviously the plumber got it wrong all those years ago when the house was re-plumbed!
AxG
26-11-2013
1.Local
2.
3.Dog
4.Righty tighty, lefty loosey, Anticlockwise
5.George
6.

7.
8.Slovenia
9.Arthur Scargill
10.
11.
12.
The quizmaster
27-11-2013
Just 9 is wrong AxG
Back tonight
The quizmaster
27-11-2013
1.According to the proverb, ask a silly question and you'll get what?
2.What everyday object is a small metal device placed in a lock to turn and secure it?
3.What is a person doing if they are said to be in the land of nod?
4.What S are sweets and items knocked down in a bowling alley?
5.Current affairs: what is the name of Charles Saatchi's girlfriend who has revealed that cocaine and alcoholism wrecked her life?
6.Which Liberal Democrat MP took part in the 2010 Christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering Erin Boag?

7.Brobdingnag and Lilliput are the two fictional lands in which story by Jonathan Swift?
8.Which London Underground line serves the terminals of Heathrow Airport?
9.Picture: this is an image from a stamp that commemmorates which historic incident?http://www.postimage.org/image/6s3cat82d/
10.What was the name of the doctor who pioneered the technique that made the world's first test-tube baby possible?
11.The Baiyoke Tower II, one of the world's tallest hotels, is located in which Asian country?
12.By what name is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major Opus 53 also known as?
neilwatson
27-11-2013
1) a silly answer
3) sleeping
5) nigella Lawson
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