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Old 25-11-2013, 22:14
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1.Jesus
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There is also a town called Mary in Turkmenistan.
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Old 26-11-2013, 12:23
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Both correct Dare Devil and all correct AxG.
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Old 26-11-2013, 12:41
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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.
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:52
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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?
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:55
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1. Local

2. Spare Tyre

3. Dog

4. Anti Clockwise

5. ST, George

6. Brushes or rollers

7, April

8. Switzerland
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:55
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1 The local
2 Spare tyre
3 Dog
4 Anti Clockwise
5 George
6 Brushes
7 April
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:56
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Just 8 is wrong Mrs Teapot
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:56
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:57
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1) Local
2) Spare Wheel
3) Dog?
4) anti-clockwise
5) Saint George
6) Brushes?
7) June
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:57
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Just 7, 8 are wrong bcdee
It's him Mrs Teapot
8,10-12
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Old 26-11-2013, 21:58
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All correct Barracute
8,10-12
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:00
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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?
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:00
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:01
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:02
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Just 7, 8 are wrong bcdee
It's him Mrs Teapot
8,10-12
By Heck I did okay tonight
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:02
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4,12 are wrong QofSheba
Both wrong neil and Barracute
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:04
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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?
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:05
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All correct Sallysally except 4
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:07
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:08
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Thanks for finishing it Barracute
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:13
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All correct Sallysally except 4
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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!
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Old 26-11-2013, 22:15
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1.Local
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3.Dog
4.Righty tighty, lefty loosey, Anticlockwise
5.George
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8.Slovenia
9.Arthur Scargill
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Old 27-11-2013, 12:11
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Just 9 is wrong AxG
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Old 27-11-2013, 21:53
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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?
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Old 27-11-2013, 21:56
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1) a silly answer
3) sleeping
5) nigella Lawson
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