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Old 01-04-2014, 21:54
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Good evening. A new month and back with the regular QN

1.According to the proverb, a fool and his money are soon... what?
2.What C is a dried, seedless, black grape?
3.What is the plural of the word louse?
4.What P can either be a state run or private form of saving for retirement?
5.If somebody earns £10,000 PA. For what do the letters PA stand for?
6.Which actor appeared in the films Shutter Island, Zodiac and 13 Going on 30?

7.Alpha is the first letter and Omega is the last of which alphabet?
8.Which landlocked country shares borders with Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey?
9.Manuka honey, which is known for its antibacterial and healing benefits, is produced in which country?
10.What, in mathematics can be simply described as the rate of change of a function with respect to a variable?
11.Which unit used to measure the intensity of UV light is named after the Danish winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physiology/Medicine?
12.Whose was the first of 59 signatures on the death warrant of Charles I?
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:56
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5) per annum
7) Greece
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:57
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8) Armenia
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:57
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1. Parted?
3. lice
4. Pension. When I get to that age, they'll be no such thing as retirement.
5. Per anum
6. Bruce Willis?
7. Greek
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:57
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1) Parted
2) Pension
5) Per Annum
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:57
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1 Parted
2 Currant
3 Lice
4 Pension
5 Per Annum
6
7 Greek
8 Kazakhstan
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:58
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1.
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3.Lice
4.Pension
5.Per annum
6.

7.Greek
8.Armenia
9.Israel
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12.Oliver Cromwell
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:58
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1. Parted
2. Currant
3. Lice
4. Pension
5. Per Annum
6. Mark Ruffalo
7. Greek
8. Armenia
9. New Zealand
10. A derivative
11. Finsen
12. John Bradshaw
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:58
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All correct except Dare Devil's 6, and bcdee's 8

6,9-12
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:59
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1. Parted
2. Currant
3. Lice
4. Pension
5. Per Annum
6. Mark Ruffalo
7. Greek
8. Armenia
9. New Zealand
10. A derivative
11. Finsen
12. John Bradshaw
Another quiz done and dusted. Well done eugenespeed
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:59
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Old 01-04-2014, 21:59
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3.Lice
4.Pension
5.Per annum
6.

7.Greek
8.Armenia
9.Israel
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11.
12.Oliver Cromwell
Just 9 and 12 are wrong AxG
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Old 01-04-2014, 22:00
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Eugene gets another clean sweep

every thought of about going on Mastermind, Eug?
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Old 01-04-2014, 22:03
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1. parted

2 currant

3.lice

4.pension

5. per annum

7. Greek

8 Armenia?

9. New Zealand
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Old 01-04-2014, 22:06
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Eugene gets another clean sweep

every thought of about going on Mastermind, Eug?
I wouldn't have a chosen specialised subject.

The filmography of Rik Mayall? 1980's video games? Gateshead FC 1992 - Present?
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Old 01-04-2014, 22:07
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1. parted

2 currant

3.lice

4.pension

5. per annum

7. Greek

8 Armenia?

9. New Zealand
All correct Sallysally
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:54
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1.Which sport represents the letter G in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?
2.If a person is said to be eagle eyed, is their vision likely to be good or poor?
3.In knitting, what P is the name for the instructions for making things?
4.What J is a high street shop that specialises in the selling of goods such as rings, pendants and watches?
5.What name is given to the punctuation mark used to join or link words together?
6.In Roman numerals, how many letters represent the number ten?

7.In Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill A Mocking Bird, what is the nickname of Jean Louise Finch, daughter of Atticus?
8.In nature, the kiang, native to Tibet, belongs to which family of mammals?
9.Picture: what property of light is being illustrated in this pic? http://www.postimage.org/image/a37mua4rd/
10.Which English architect designed the Bank of England building?
11.In Egyptian mythology, who was the creator deity and also god of craft?
12.The Cunning Little Vixen is an opera written by which Czech composer?
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:56
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1) golf
2) good
4) jewellery
6) one
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:56
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1. Golf
2. Good
3. Perl
4. Jewellers
5. Hyphen
6. 1.
7. Jem
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9. Refraction
10. Wren
11. Ptah
12. Janacek
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:57
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1 Golf
2 Good
3 Purl
4 Jewellers
5 Hyphen
6 One.......X
9 Tunnel Vision.......was worth a guess
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:57
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1) Golf
2) Good
3) Pattern
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:58
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4. Jewellers
5. Hyphen
6. 1
7. Scout (I should know )
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Old 02-04-2014, 21:59
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All correct except eugenespeed's 3,7,10, bcdee's 3,9,

8,10
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Old 02-04-2014, 22:01
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1.Golf
2.Good
3.Pearl?
4.Jewellers
5.Hyphen
6.X - one

7.
8.Tiger
9.Refraction
10.John Nash?
11.
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Old 02-04-2014, 22:02
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3,8,10 are wrong AxG

8,10
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