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Old 10-02-2014, 22:10
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Old 10-02-2014, 22:12
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Just S, T are wrong Sallysally

S
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Old 10-02-2014, 22:24
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Oh shoot! Titan is Saturn, it is Titania for Uranus.

And it is speleology for caves, not splenology!
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Old 11-02-2014, 17:06
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The funny thing is, I was watching QI at the time, and they where going on about the Wilhelm Scream.
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:53
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Speleology is right Sallysally

1.What S is the name for two slices of bread for a filling?
2.What M is the strong pain relief substance derived from opium?
3.What is the popular name for the type of gas used in riot control because of the effects it has on the eyes?
4.The word ternary refers to something consisting of how many parts?
5.Current affairs: which legendary actress and singer died today in California at the age of 85?
6.What name is given to a mortgage whose interest rate varies, but is guaranteed not to exceed a certain amount?

7.According to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, when used in a text message, for what do the letters BTW stand?
8.In geometry, which four-letter term can be defined as the area between two concentric circles?
9.In politics, 1 Carlton Gardens is the official ministerial residence of which member of the Cabinet?
10.The line "Into each life some rain must fall" comes from a poem called The Rainy Day by which poet?
11.A radioactive particle containing two neutrons and two protons is known as what?
12.What was the name of the French diplomat responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal?
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:55
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1) sandwich
3) tear gas
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:55
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Both right neil
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:56
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1 Sandwich
3 Tear Gas
6 Tracker?
7 By The Way
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:57
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Just 6 is wrong Barracute
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:57
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1 Sandwich
2 Morphine
3 Tear Gas
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5 Shirley Temple
6 Tracker
7 By The Way
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:57
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1. Sandwich
2. Morphine
3. Mustard
4. Three
5. Shirley Temple (Black)
6. Prospect Mortgage
7. By The Way
8. Ring
9. Office of the Foreign Secretary
10. Wordsworth
11. Alpha Particle
12. Sa'id Pasha
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:57
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1. Sandwich
3. CS Gas?
4. 3?
5. Shirely Temple
7. By the way
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:58
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1.Sandwich
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3.Tier Gas
4.Three
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7.By the way
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9.Secretary of state
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Old 11-02-2014, 21:59
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6,9 are wrong bcdee
3,6,10,12 are wrong eugenespeed
3 is wrong Dare Devil
9 is wrong AxG

6,10,12
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Old 11-02-2014, 22:00
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3. Tear Gas, of course.

Mustard Gas would be a bit harsh!
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Old 11-02-2014, 22:00
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1. Sandwich
2. Morphine
5. Shirley Temple
7. By The Way
11. Alpha
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Old 11-02-2014, 22:01
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All correct P_P

6,10,12
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Old 11-02-2014, 22:08
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De Lesseps?
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Old 11-02-2014, 22:09
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It's him Sallysally

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Old 12-02-2014, 21:56
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6-capped mortgage
10-Tennyson


1.If an item costs £200, how much will it cost after a 30% price reduction?
2.What name is given to the propulsion of a boat by oars?
3.Which is furthur - 13 miles or 24 kilometres?
4.What P is produced by the anther or a flower?
5.What does a haematologist study?
6.Which X-Factor winner was punched at a book signing in October 2009 by a bitter reject from the show?

7.Which high IQ society means table in Latin?
8.Quotations: who once described the House of Lords as "the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians"?
9.At over 60 degrees north, which is the most northerly capital city on mainland Europe?
10.Picture: which US author is this at a public reading in 1983? http://www.postimage.org/image/z800o89nt/
11.In nature, the Nyctaginaceae family of flowering plants, which includes the bougainvillea, is also known by what name?
12.Whose Missa Papae Marcelli is regarded as one of the finest examples of medieval polyphonic choral music?
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Old 12-02-2014, 21:58
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Old 12-02-2014, 21:59
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