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Skeggy
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Posts: 257
Another Quiz
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August 04, 2007, 12:01:24 AM »
Q1 TV. WHO DROVE THE CANNON BALL EXPRES
Q2 WHAT IS IS THE NAME GIVEN TO A SALAD OF DICED APPLES,CELERY AND WALNUTS MIXED WITH MAYONNAIS
Q3 WHAT TECHNOLOGICAL EVENT TOOK PLACE ON THE 10TH OF MARCH, 1876 INVOLVING A SCOTTISH DOCTER WHO HAD EMIGRATED TO AMERICA
Q4 WHERE IS THE LARGEST RAILWAY STATION IN THE WORLD, OPENED IN 1913
Q5 WHAT IS A DANDY- BRUSH
Q6 WHO HAS FRIENDS CALLED ALGY PUG AND BILLY BADGER
Q7 WHAT WAS OPENED IN 1934 IN FORT WORTH TEXAS BY J F CANTREL
Q8 FOR WHAT IS CHARLOTTE BREW FAMOUS FOR
Q9 WHAT WELL KNOWN SONG DID CLAYTON F SUMMY COMPOSE
Q 10 IN 1910 WHAT ACTIVITY WAS BANNED ON FRENCH RAILWAYS
Q11 REAL ALE AND OPERA ARE TWO OF INSPECTOR MORSES PASSIONS, WHATS THE THIRD
Q12 WHO PILOTED THUNDERBIRD 1
Q13 DURING WHICH MOTOR RALLY DID MARK THATCHER GET LOST IN 1982
Q 14WHICH IS THE ODD ONE OUT…SHEEP, GOATS, GEESE AND SEAGULLS
Q15 WHAT INSECT IS KNOWN AS THE DEVILS DARNING NEEDLE
Q16 ACTOR JOE YULE JNR IS BETTER KNOWN AS WHO
Q 17 WHICH LONDON THEARTRE WILL CHANGE ITS NAME AT THE NEXT CORONATION
Q18 WHICH CATHEDRAL HAS THE HIGHEST SPIRE IN BRITAIN.
Q19 IN A POEM BY EDWARD LEAR WHAT WAS PECULIAR ABOUT THE ‘POBBLES’
Q20 WHICH ACTOR USED TO WRESTLE PROFESSIONAL UNDER THE NAME LEON ARRAS
The quiz is just for fun, but it would be good if you could post you answer on a reply so we can see who gets the most correct answers.
I'll post up the answers in a week or so
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Last Edit: August 04, 2007, 12:04:37 AM by Skeggy
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mac
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Posts: 3255
Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #1 on:
August 04, 2007, 05:35:41 PM »
Hi Skeggy,
It took two heads to do this one,and ones a sheep !!!!
1)casey jones
2)waldorf
3)telephone
4)USA
5)horse grooming brush
6)rupert bear
7)launderette
8)grand national first woman
9)happy birthday
10)french kissing
11)crosswords
12)virgil tracy
13)arizona
14)seagulls
15)dragonfly
16)mickey rooney
17)prince of wales theatre
18)salisbury catherdral
19)got no toes
20)brian glover
PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Skeggy
Sr. Member
Posts: 257
Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #2 on:
August 04, 2007, 07:24:09 PM »
You've impressed me Mac with a score of 17 out of 20, I couldn't give you question 4 has I need the name of where the station is..
MMM you sure the sheep wasn't called Google by any chance lol.
Excellent effort ...hope you enjoyed it ...now who's going to give 20 correct anwsers...
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mac
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Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #3 on:
August 05, 2007, 06:47:54 AM »
Hi Skeggy
Joe is here for the weekend with me we had a good laugh doing the quiz..............and we still cant get it right !
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Skeggy
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Posts: 257
Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #4 on:
August 05, 2007, 11:57:54 AM »
The main thing is Mac is you had fun doing it and 17 out of 20 is an excellent score
Hello to Joe , hope you are enjoying your weekend
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mac
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Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #5 on:
August 05, 2007, 10:10:25 PM »
Joe says Hi back Skeggy,
she is going to bed soon a little the worse for wear..........well drink really !
We have had a lovely weekend ! doing what us ladies do !
shop,eat,and drink and sleep !
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Skeggy
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Posts: 257
Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #6 on:
August 05, 2007, 10:29:54 PM »
Hehe can't fault that lol
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joe
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Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #7 on:
August 06, 2007, 08:05:30 PM »
Waiting for the next quiz Skeggy lol....
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mac
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Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #8 on:
August 06, 2007, 09:48:07 PM »
Joe we havent finished this one yet !!!!
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Skeggy
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Posts: 257
Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #9 on:
August 12, 2007, 09:07:17 AM »
Here are the answers to the quiz
1 TV. WHO DROVE THE CANNON BALL EXPRESS
ANSWER CASEY JONES
Q2 WHAT IS IS THE NAME GIVEN TO A SALAD OF DICED APPLES,CELERY AND WALNUTS MIXED WITH MAYONNAISE
ANSWER A WALDORF SALAD
Q3 WHAT TECHNOLOGICAL EVENT TOOK PLACE ON THE 10TH OF MARCH, 1876 INVOLVING A SCOTTISH DOCTER WHO HAD EMIGRATED TO AMERICA
ANSWER THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL TELEPHONE CALL BY
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
Q4 WHERE IS THE LARGEST RAILWAY STATION IN THE WORLD, OPENED IN 1913
ANSWER GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NEW YORK
Q 5 WHAT IS A DANDY- BRUSH
ANSWER A STIFF BRUSH USED FOR GROOMING HORSES
Q6 WHO HAS FRIENDS CALLED ALGY PUG AND BILLY BADGER
ANSWER RUPERT THE BEAR
Q7 WHAT WAS OPENED IN 1934 IN FORT WORTH TEXAS BY J F CANTREL
ANSWER THE FIRST LAUNDRETTE
Q8 FOR WHAT IS CHARLOTTE BREW FAMOUS FOR
ANSWER THE FIRST WOMAN TO RIDE IN THE GRAND NATIONAL IN 1977
Q9 WHAT WELL KNOWN SONG DID CLAYTON F SUMMY COMPOSE
ANSWER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
Q 10 IN 1910 WHAT ACTIVITY WAS BANNED ON FRENCH RAILWAYS
ANSWER KISSING
Q11 REAL ALE AND OPERA ARE TWO OF INSPECTOR MORSES PASSIONS, WHATS THE THIRD
ANSWER SOLVING CROSSWORDS
Q12 WHO PILOTED THUNDERBIRD 1
ANSWER SCOTT TRACY
Q13 DURING WHICH MOTOR RALLY DID MARK THATCHER GET LOST IN 1982
ANSWER THE PARIS DAKAR RALLY
Q 14WHICH IS THE ODD ONE OUT…SHEEP, GOATS, GEESE AND SEAGULLS
ANSWER GOATS THE OTHERS COME IN FLOCKS
Q15 WHAT INSECT IS KNOWN AS THE DEVILS DARNING NEEDLE
ASWER DRAGON FLY
Q16 ACTOR JOE YULE JNR IS BETTER KNOWN AS WHO
ANSWER MICKEY ROONEY
Q 17 WHICH LONDON THEARTRE WILL CHANGE ITS NAME AT THE NEXT CORONATION
ANSWER HER MAJESTY’S
Q18 WHICH CATHEDRAL HAS THE HIGHEST SPIRE IN BRITAIN.
ANSWER SALISBUR
Q19 IN A POEM BY EDWARD LEAR WHAT WAS PECULIAR ABOUT THE ‘POBBLES’
ANSWER IT HAD NO TOES
Q20WHICH ACTOR USED TO WRESTLE PROFESSIONAL UNDER THE NAME LEON ARRAS
ANSWER BRIAN GLOVER
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Last Edit: August 12, 2007, 09:08:57 AM by Skeggy
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mac
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Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #10 on:
August 12, 2007, 07:00:35 PM »
A LITTLE EASY QUIZ FOR YOU ALL
1 WHICH BIRD HAS SPECIES CALLED EMPEROR,KING,AND ROCKHOPPER
2 WHAT NATIONALITY IS THE OPERATIC SINGER PLACIDO DOMINGO
3 WHAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SPOTS ON A STANDARD DICE
4 WHAT DID KING CAMP GILLET INVENT
5 WHAT WAS THE FIRST BEATLES RECORD TO HIT THE TOP UK CHARTS
6 BATTLEDORE WAS AN EARLY FORM OF WHICH SPORT
7 WHICH TRAINED PROFESSIONAL USES A THEODOLYTE IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK
8 WHAT IS THE COMMON NAME FOR THE FLOWER COMMONLY CALLED
ANTIRRHINUM
9 WHO IS THE MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE QUEENS HOUSEHOLD
10 WHICH IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE USA`S LARGEST STATE
HAVE FUN
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Skeggy
Sr. Member
Posts: 257
Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #11 on:
August 12, 2007, 11:17:03 PM »
LOl did u say easy...you were jesting me thinks.
On just scanning over the question i think I know 3 answers and 1 over them is very debatable depending on which pop chart you accept lol.
I will take another look in the morning when I can think better lol
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mac
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Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #12 on:
August 13, 2007, 10:40:30 AM »
These are taken from the "who wants to be a millionair" book
so if you get them all right you will win £32K
now i am jesting !
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Skeggy
Sr. Member
Posts: 257
Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #13 on:
August 13, 2007, 01:42:35 PM »
My answers lol
2 Spanish
3 21
4 with a name like Gillette it must be a Razor lol
5 The NME said it was Please Please Me but the BBC used the Record Mirror Charts and that was From Me To You
7 Doctor (guess)
9 the Lord Chamberlin
10 Alaska is the state , but dont kn ow the City lol
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mac
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Re: Another Quiz
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Reply #14 on:
August 13, 2007, 05:40:29 PM »
5 right skeggy !!!!
1) penguin
6) crocket
7) graphic designer
foxglove
10) anchorage
That means your glass is half full
and the leetle grey cells are ticking over nicely
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