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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 01 Nov 13 - 06:04 AM Quotations Quiz Some blank lines here in case you've jumped in to check another quiz and haven't seen this quiz yet. 1 Misquote 2 Marilyn Monroe (at party) 3 Alec Guinness (Obi Wan): Star Wars 4 Dickens, A tale of two cities 5 Hannibal Lecter, Silence of the lambs: Thomas Harris (The book, not the film) 6 Margaret Thatcher (Tory conference 1980) 7 Martin Luther King Jr 1963 8 Peter Pan: Peter Pan by J.M.Barrie 9 Misquote 10 Dorothy, Wizard of Oz 11 Shakespeare, 12th Night (Duke Orsino) 12 Groucho Marx 13 Winston Churchill 14 Tom Hanks: Forrest Gump 15 Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham: King Kong 16 Harold Wilson 1967 17 Marc Antony: Julius Ceasar : Shakespeare 18 Kenneth Williams: Caesar: Carry on Cleo 19 Clark Gable : Rhett Butler; Gone with the wind 20 Johnny Nash This thread has been hit hard by spammers (16 so far today, 9-18-2014), so is closed for the time being. If any Mudcat members want/need to post here, contact a mod with the link and it will be reopened. Sorry for the inconvenience. --mudelf |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 30 Oct 13 - 05:29 AM These are the answers to the November 1st Quiz 1 All Saints (Nov 1st is All Saints Day. The rest of the answers are, or include, saints' names.) 2 George 3 Robson & Jerome 4 David (prior to his little spat with Goliath) 5 St Jude 6 Veronica 7 Saint Theresa of the Roses 8 Santiago de Compostela 9 Clement Atlee 10 St Bernard 11 St Asaph 12 St Vitus' Dance 13 Bride 14 Prince Andrew 15 Jerome K Jerome 16 Hilda 17 St Helier 18 San Juan 19 Bruno Toniolli 20 St Valentine's Day Massacre |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 10 Feb 13 - 08:26 PM Answers to Blues Quiz 1 Under what names did Dan Ackroyd & John Belushi appear together on the 'big screen'? Jake & Elwood Blues 2 Which service is known as "The Senior Service"? The Royal Navy 3 What nickname is used for the Italian Rugby team? The Azzurri 4 For which 1985 film did Whoopi Goldberg receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress? The colour purple 5 What name is shared by caves on the Croatian island Bisevo, Malta, The Greek Island Megisti, & (possibly best known) Capri? The Blue Grotto 6 Computer printers usually make up all colours from a mix of Magenta, Yellow, and … what? Cyan 7 Between 1979-82 Joanna Lumley appeared as what character (alongside David McCallum in a science fiction series)? Sapphire (Sapphire & Steel) 8 In 1956 Elvis got two records to #9 in the UK charts. 'Blue Moon' & which other? Blue Suede Shoes 9 Which rock group were named by Ritchie Blackmore after his grandmother's favourite song? Deep Purple 10 What name is given to the adjustable sized aperture on a camera? Iris 11 Which rugged cotton twill textile gets its name from the city of Nimes in France? Denim (serge de Nimes) 12 Which blue dye is obtained from Isatis tinctoria sometimes known as 'Asp of Jerusalem'? Woad 13 Which mineral (and in finer grades, gem) takes its name from the French for 'Turkish'? Turquoise 14 Which UK radio sit-com was based aboard HMS Troutbridge? The Navy Lark 15 What name is given to small dabbling ducks. Males have chestnut coloured heads with broad green eye-patches, a spotted chest, grey flanks and a black edged yellow tail. Females are mottled brown. Both show bright green wing patches (speculum) in flight. Teal 16 Where did Fats Domino (among others) find his thrill? Blueberry Hill 17 What colloquial British term that refers to the emergency vehicle equipment of combined flashing lights as well as sirens that the emergency services in the UK and Ireland use? Blues & Twos (Blue lights & two-tone sirens) 18 What is the largest known animal ever to have existed? Blue Whale 19 In 1997 who beat World champion Gary Kasparov in a six game set, winning 2, losing 1 & drawing 3? Deep Blue (chess) 20 Which tv series had (as one catchphrase) Sgt Jablonski saying "Let's be careful out there"? Hill Street Blues |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Mo the caller Date: 27 Dec 12 - 06:33 AM the last word of the previous line is .....loud |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Mo the caller Date: 27 Dec 12 - 06:24 AM A clue to my Christmas mondegreen it's in 6/8 time. I was going to put the tune in but the version on line is not the version I remember (and I've forgotten how to do abc). |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Haruo Date: 26 Dec 12 - 01:50 PM Here are my third 20 with answers: 41 All the trees like mages come Bending low with 'Gloria!' Carol of the Fir Tree (Alfred Noyes) 42 In the blue ranges lorikeets calling Carol of the Birds (Wheeler & James, Australian) 43 Suddenly the Lord, descending, In His temple shall appear Angels from the Realms of Glory 44 But Thy couch was the sod, O Thou Son of God Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne 45 And there it did both stop and stay, Right over the place The First Noel/Nowell 46 Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing There's a Song in the Air 47 Or all of God's angels in heaven for to sing I Wonder as I Wander 48 Lo! for his guard, the bright angels attend Hail the/thou blest morn 49 All glory be in Paradise, this heavenly host did sing A Child this day is born 50 We beheld it (it is no fable), God incarnate, King of bliss Shepherds in the/our Field(s) Abiding (Woodward's version of "Angels We Have Heard on High") 51 You'll forget your flocks, you'll forget your herds Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow 52 Shall I stand and weep? Be it far Jehovah! Sleep, My Little Jesus 53 The Thorn it blooms with golden flowers, And Kissing's fashion now A Wreath for Christmas (Agatha Christie) 54 O siano, siano, siano jak lilija Śliczna Panienka (Carol of the Hay, Polish) 55 A barn shall harbor heaven, A stall become a shrine. A Stable Lamp Is Lighted 56 Over that bed the moon shines bright Down in Yon Forest (English version) 57 Deeply were we stainèd Per nostra crimina: In Dulci Jubilo (Oxford Book of Carols version/Percy Dearmer) 58 The tender Babe was found, A ragged robe of rabbit skin 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (Huron Carol) 59 Christ comes as a baby weak and poor Awake, Awake, and Greet the New Morn 60 In Bethlehem blest this baby of bliss will be Born here before you Chariots (Kirkpatrick) |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Haruo Date: 26 Dec 12 - 01:43 PM There is a specifically Christmas variant text to "Joyful, joyful", but it doesn't contain any form of the line in question: Joyful, joyful, we adore You, |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Christmas Song Quiz) From: Genie Date: 26 Dec 12 - 12:04 AM OK, here are the answers for the next 20 lyric phrases: 21. There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays 22. White Christmas (the intro verse) 23. Christmas In Killarney 24. What Child Is This? (verse 2) 25. Jolly Old St. Nicholas 26. O Holy Night (verse 3) 27. Joy To The World 28. We Three Kings (verse 3) 29. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas 30. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 31. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen 32. O Holy Night (verse 3) - again 33. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 34. The Friendly Beasts 35. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear 36. The Man With The Bag 37. O Tannenbaum 38. Sleighride 39. Blue Christmas 40. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 24 Dec 12 - 08:29 AM Answers to the Christmas Lyrics Quiz 1 Unto us is born a son 2 Of the Father's Love Begotten 3 Let it snow 4 Snow Snow Snow 5 In the bleak midwinter 6 Deck the halls 7 Away in a manger 8 Good King Wenceslas 9 Frosty the Snowman 10 Joy to the world 11 Merry Christmas everyone 12 Winter Wonderland 13 Hark the herald Angels sing 14 Silent Night 15 Joyful, Joyful 16 Santa Baby 17 O Come all ye faithful 18 A Fairytale of New York 19 Gaudete 20 O Little town of Bethlehem |
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Subject: Wedding Quiz From: Nigel Parsons Date: 04 Sep 12 - 04:23 PM Okay, Here's the answers to the Wedding Quiz 1 What, colloquially, goes together like a horse & carriage? Love & Marriage 2 What term describes someone with the responsibility for the appearance of a horse? Groom 3 Which Mozart work premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna on 1 May 1786? The Marriage of Figaro 4 Which 1991 film (and its sequel) starred Steve Martin, with Martin Short as an effeminate wedding arranger? Father of the Bride 5 Who played the title role in "The Bride of Frankenstein"(1935) Elsa Lanchester 6 Which couple get married in the Laurel & Hardy film "Our Wife"(1931)? Stan & Ollie thanks to a cross-eyed JP played by Ben Turpin 7 Which 1954 musical film includes the songs "Goin' Courtin'" & "Spring, Spring, Spring," and ends with a multiple shotgun wedding? Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 8 What four types of articles is a bride supposed to carry/wear for luck? Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue 9 Who (Characters or actors) end up marrying in "High Society"(1956)? C K Dexter-Haven(Crosby) & Tracey Lord (Grace Kelly) 10 What title was shared by a 1999 Richard Gere film, and a Dr Who Christmas Special(2006)? The Runaway Bride 11 The middle verse (of three) of which song tells of the marriage of "Jimmy Brown"? (The Browns, or Edith Piaf) The Three Bells 12 "What expression can refer to: ..........a 1673 Restoration comedy by John Dryden ..........a series of 18th-century paintings by William Hogarth ..........or, a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield" Marriage a la mode 13 Of whose wedding was Sinatra singing when he sang: "As she knelt where the candle lights were gleaming It seemed the choir sang soft and low Farewell, my angel of the lamplight We'll always love you so" "The wedding of Lili Marlene" 14 Where was the wedding feast where Jesus turned water into wine? Cana in Galilee 15 Who were married by "The turkey who lived on the hill"?The Owl & The Pussycat 16 If the 'wedding supper' will be 'Way down yonder in a hollow tree', who's getting married? Froggy & Miss Mousie (Froggy went a'courtin') 17 In which operetta does Yum-Yum marry Nanki-Poo, and ko-Ko marry Katisha? The Mikado 18 What term describes those related to you solely through marriage? In Laws 19 Who (famously) were married on 29 July 1981? Charles (Prince of Wales) & Diana 20 Finally, what was Tammy Wynette's song that got to #12 in UK charts in 1975, but #1 in US Country charts in 1968? D.I.V.O.R.C.E. |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 22 Jul 12 - 01:13 PM Sorry, I forgot to include the cross-link to Weapons Quiz |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 22 Jul 12 - 01:06 PM Here are the official answers to the Weapons Quiz: With a gap first. This section Deliberately Left Blank (or it would have been if I hadn't commented on it!) 1. The female side of a family is known as the 'distaff' side. How id the male side known? The spear side 2. Which Beatles album shares its name with a weapon? Revolver 3. What term is used to mean to puncture a boil (or similar) allowing the fluid to escape? Lance 4. What word describes a home for tropical fish? Tank 5. What term is used for slender shoots of broccoli or asparagus? Spears 6. What is the group of five lines on which music is written called? Staff / Stave 7. Which freshwater fish have a broad flat snout, strong teeth, and an elongated, scaly body? Pike 8. What knot is a weapon? Bow (also accepted 'Monkey's Fist') 9. Which town near Calcutta gives its name to a soft-nosed projectile? Dum Dum 10. Which weapon was ceremoniously buried at the end of hostilities? Hatchet 11. Which popular chewing gum included a paper cartoon? Bazooka 12. In what is chicken usually wrapped for cooking? Foil 13. What term is used for a male horse or pony of under 4 years? Colt 14. Which Co.Wicklow town gives its name to a weapon? Shillelagh 15. What name is given to a high, pointed, ladies heel? Stilletto 16. Which weapon is also a roll of cloth? Bolt 17. Which weapon is a dressing for an injured limb? Sling 18. Which light munitions are used in the construction of most bicycles, and many other machines? Ball bearings Hence the American BB Gun 19. What is the more common term for the symbol known as an obelus? Dagger 20. What word for a disagreement is also a projectile? (not A(r) row) Quarrel (a bolt for a crossbow) |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 10 Feb 12 - 02:36 PM Answers to Zis Quiz The additional clue is that the title starts & ends with the same letter, as do all the answers. Here's a free bit of space in case someone has come upon this thread without seeing the quiz first! 1 Uluru 2 Addis Ababa 3 Kojak 4 Xerox 5 Orinoco 6 (The) Trout (quintet) 7 Lapel 8 Pump 9 Winnow 10 Coeliac (disease) 11 (a) Druid 12 Hitch 13 Marjoram 14 Gulag 15 Boob 16 Recorder 17 (Don) Estelle 18 Sleeplessness 19 Noun 20 Fig-leaf. |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Mr Happy Date: 26 Jan 12 - 04:58 AM What's 'Spave invaders '?? |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: John on the Sunset Coast Date: 25 Jan 12 - 11:15 AM Well, Nige, I guess my education in computer games is sorely lacking. The only three I got because I knew they were games were 1,5, & 6. I got 10-12 & 14 solely on the clue, but did not previously know they were games. Never would this 'Murican have known the Brits' informal use of 'Pong'. |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 24 Jan 12 - 03:10 PM Answers to the Computer Games Quiz Following Mo's suggestion, here's some free blank space before the answers! 1, The Moor of Venice? Othello The newer name for the board game 'Reversi'. Apparently it was suggested that the computer version (which does all the tile turning for you) was going to be called "Otto" as it took the hell out of Othello! 2, An unpleasant aroma? Pong One of the original Arcade games, just two bats/paddles & a bouncing ball. 3, Greek goddess of retribution? Nemesis Also known as "Gradius" 4, VAD___ERS? Spave invaders 5, Supposedly a 100 foot creature? Centipede 6, A cross between Fay Wray's abductor & Eddie Murphy's character in Shrek? Donkey Kong 7, Midget (played by Warwick Davies) or a tree? Willow 8, The top, the crème de la crème? Elite 9, Musical with music by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, words by Tim Rice? Chess 10, The adult Kal-El? Superman 11, A class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun? Asteroids 12, Stick you can't throw away? Boomerang 13, Book by Craig Thomas made into a film with Clint Eastwood? Firefox 14, Martial competition, on horseback? Joust 15, Another name for Hades, or where Orpheus went, in search of Eurydice? Underwurlde |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 19 Jan 12 - 10:48 AM Thanks Mo, I'll bear that in mind. |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Mo the caller Date: 19 Jan 12 - 10:36 AM Do you think, next time you post answers to quizes some of us haven't seen you could please put a few blank lines between the link to the quiz and the answer or theme. Thanks. 10/20 (not bad for a TT) |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 18 Jan 12 - 06:25 PM Quiz Nunc est bibendum(now let us drink I hope that most people spotted the link to 'Whisky' (or even 'whiskey'. The link may be types of whiskey, brandnames, or in three cases just terms which include 'scotch' 1 What word means to end a rumour, by providing the facts? Scotch 2 What church instruments are the most frequently cited as being anti-social? Bells here in the UK there are frequent complaints about the sound of church bells, often by people who have chosen to move house to next door to a church 3 What name is commonly given to a cream biscuit where both the biscuit and filling are chocolate flavoured? Bourbon 4 Which East Sussex harbour is closest to Guildford? Rye 5 What pedants are exemplified by Mr Quelch, Dewey Finn, & Charles Edward Chipping ? Teachers Mr Quelch taught Billy Bunter, Dewey Finn was Jack Black in 'Rock School' & Mr Chipping was the title character in "Goodbye Mr Chips" 6 In memory of whom do (UK) barristers wear black robes? Queen Anne although some searches say Charles II, but I can't find a whisky by that name 7 What game is played mainly on one leg, and involves throwing a stone into numbered squares? Hop-scotch 8 What (in terms of this quiz) might be considered a large group of Scottish musicians? 100 Pipers 9 What song got to the top ten in 1971 for 'Greyhound' and was a number one hit in US for 'Three Dog Night'? Black And White 10 Whose name is attached to the highest mountain in N America? McKinley's The brand is actually spelled Mackinlay's 11 Which type of confectionery's primary ingredients are brown sugar and butter, although other ingredients such as corn syrup, cream, vanilla, and salt are part of some recipes? Butterscotch 12 What name is given to amounts of money paid gratis by government departments e.g. to charities, or, in the past, to students? Grants 13 Which Scottish island takes its name from the Norse for 'island of the deer', and has about 200 human inhabitants, and 5500 deer? Jura 14 What name is given to a savoury snack of a boiled egg, wrapped in sausage meat, rolled in breadcrumbs & deep fried? Scotch egg 15 Which clipper ship was damaged by fire in 2007 while undergoing maintenance? Cutty Sark 16 What was the pseudonym of the DJ Peter Walters Dingley? Johnny Walker 17 What name is given to fields used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops? Paddies 18 Which actress was best known for playing Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who? Louise Jameson 19 What apparently (according to a song) wouldn't matter where it occurs, as long as it's not covered by a safety pin? Dimple "Baby's cheek, or baby's chin, seems to me it would be a sin, if it's always covered by a safety pin, where will the dimple be?" 20 Which commander of the Battle of the Somme and Passchendaele was one of the founders of the Legion? Earl Haig |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 17 Dec 11 - 05:01 AM Answers to the Brewers Quiz 1 Jennings (Cumbria) 2 Stones (S Yorks) 3 Chough (Cornwall) 4 Double Top (Notts) 5 Baskervilles (Devon) 6 Hancocks (Glamorgan) 7 Badger (Dorset) 8 Magpie (Notts) 9 Canterbury (Kent) 10 Brains (Glamorgan) 11 Mayflower (Lancs) 12 Zero Degrees (Several cities) 13 Mallard (Notts) 14 Hyde's (Gtr Manchester) 15 M&B (West Midlands) 16 Ha'penny (London) 17 Bass (Staffordshire) 18 Banks (W.Midlands) 19 Twickenham (Gtr London) 20 Worthington (Staffs) |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 13 Nov 07 - 12:46 PM Very Loud Quiz As quickly became apparent, all answers required at least two words starting with 'F', hence FF=Very Loud. (for a Welsh Tenor 'pp'= pretty powerful, 'ff' =F...Furious) These are the official, and intended, answers, although I have added a US version to #24 1 For the Fallen 2 Flyin' Fishes 3 Friendly Fire 4 Fred Flintstone 5 'Fiery' Fred Trueman 6 Forty-Forty 7 First Footing 8 Flying Fortress 9 45 rpm 10 Shane Fenton & the Fentones 11 Andrew (Freddie) Flintoff 12 Fifty-First State 13 Forbidden fruit 14 Flodden Fields 15 with a Fuller Figure (fuller figured) 16 Fighting Fit 17 Fantastic Four 18 Flying Finn 19 Fish Fingers 20 Full Fat milk 21 Fifty-Fifty 22 F Scott Fitzgerald 23 Fab Four 24 Family Fortunes (Family Feud in US) 25 Four Feather Falls 26 In Flanders Field 27 February 4th. It is on the sixth Feb next year, and Easter falls the day after the earliest possible, but next year is a leap year. CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 26 Dec 06 - 01:33 PM Answers to Christmas Quiz 1 Robin (later Nightwing, but question was inpast tense) 2 Sybil Shepherd 3 Gold 4 Duck 5 Cracker 6 Jingle} 7 Bells } 8 Goose 9 Star 10 Maggie Thatcher (Magi/Wise men) 11 Oh Carol 12 Silly Ass (Lord Charles was a ventriloquist's doll) 13 Virgin 14 White Christmas 15 Joseph 16 Stocking 17 Crib(bage) 18 Weights (Waits is another term for Carol Singers) 19 Stable 20 Rudolph 21 Pear Tree (Home of the Partridge in 12 days of Christmas) 22 Snowy 23 "Not Angles, but Angels" or Non Angli, sed angeli 24 Slay (Sleigh)... Buffy 25 Turkey 26 "Queen's message" (Polari/ palare is a slang language which was used by the homosexual community in the day before they were known as 'Gay') CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 20 Sep 06 - 08:51 AM Answers to Car Quiz 1 (Triumph) Stag (do) 2 (VW)Polo 3 (Ford) Capri 4 (Ford) Ka 5 (Ford) Scorpio 6 (Audi) A6 (paper) 7 (Nissan) Cherry 8 (Jowett UK) (AMC US) Javelin 9 (Austin) Allegro 10 (Vauxhall) Victor(Austin) Champ 11 McGann (Renault Megane) 12 (Vauxhaull) Scirocco 13 (Nissan) Patrol 14 (Austin or MG) Maestro 15 (Citroen) Picasso 16 (Morris) Mini 17 (Seat) Ibiza 18 (Vauxhall) Astra 19 (Peugeot) Zest 20 (VW) Beetle (crushed) The makers' names are only given for guidance, I know some of them are 'badged' differently in other countries CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 16 Sep 06 - 12:04 PM Genie: This thread you posted in does not (normally) contain quiz questions. As people look at the Mudcat over a period of time, The quizzes are placed in the BS section(unless they're music related) and the answers listed in this thread. That allows quiz solvers the chance to attempt the quiz without the answers being given away in the thread. Most of the lists of answers have 'URL's (or 'Blue Clickies')linking back to the original quiz thread. Song Quiz for the one which started the answer thread (when the thread was still in date order) CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Genie Date: 16 Sep 06 - 01:12 AM Where the heck is the first post of this thread? I'm seeing all the answers before I can even find the freakin' questions! Aargghh! Genie |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 15 Sep 06 - 03:25 PM Answers to Words Quiz 1, At all (Ok, get your groaning in now!) 2, Thyme 3, Shyer 4, There 5, Cite 6, Route (Ok, in the US it rhymes with shout, I know!) 7, Mite 8, Thai (Ok, used to be Siamese, but they renamed the country!) 9, Bass 10, Root 11, Tear 12, Time 13, Atoll 14, Sight 15, Shire 16, Might 17, Their 18, Tie (The wooden supports perpendicular to railway/railroad lines are 'sleepers' in UK & 'Ties' in US) 19, Tier 20, Base CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Micca Date: 06 Sep 06 - 03:28 PM The Quote is from "Bagpipe Music" by Louis MacNiece |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 06 Sep 06 - 02:37 PM Answers to the Food Container Quiz 1 When it's ajar (Jar) 2 Rick Stein 3 Bottle (Bottle & Glass= Arse) to lose ones bottle(nerve) is to lose control of ones sphincter 4 Pot 5 Pan 6 Tankard 7 Bin (bread receptacle) 8 Jean Boht (pronounced 'Boat' as in 'Gravy Boat') 9 Cup 10 Lunch-box 11 A Schooner (a paticular sherry glass) 12 Hamper 13 Mug 14 Bag 15 Glass* 16 Jug 17 Packet 18 a flag-on (actually, a royal house with The Queen in residence flies The Royal Standard, but that does not quite fit the connection!) 19 Demi-John (a one gallon fermenting bottle for wine) 20 A newspaper. at one time the preferred way of wrapping 'take-away' fish and chips. Waxed cardboard containers in some places are still printed to imitate a newspaper. Glass=barometer: "The glass is falling by the hour The glass may fall forever. And even if you break the glass You'll no hold up the weather" (can't remember who wrote it!) CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 Jan 06 - 01:32 PM Answers to Pass On this quiz I think everyone got the hints that the answers were people who had "passed-on" during 2005. 1, Ronnie Barker (in "The Magnificent Evans") 2, Rosa Parks 3, Dave Allen (Comic) 4, Cyril Fletcher 5, Arthur Miller 6, Sandra Dee (the song "Look at me I'm Sandra Dee") 7, Jim Callaghan 8, Ted Heath 9, Gwynfor Evans 10, John Mills 11, Mary Hayley Bell (Mrs John Mills) 12, Robin Cook 13, Lord Lichfield 14, Kerry Packer 15, Richard (Twice nightly) Whitely 16, Richard Pryor 17, Anne Bancroft (Mrs Robinson in "The Graduate" 18, "George Best" 19, John DeLorean 20, James Doohan (Mr Scott from Star Trek) CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 28 Jul 04 - 02:30 PM Answers to Quiz (untitled – deliberately 1 Shires 2 Derby 3 Flint 4 Avon 5 Clark Kent 6 Gloucester (no marks off for Americans who can't spell!) 7 Montgomery 8 Lincoln 9 A Shropshire Lad 10 Oxford 11 Lester Piggot (deliberate miss-spelling of Leicester) 12 Cardigan Bay 13 Geoffrey of Monmouth 14 Wilts 15 Yorkshire pudding 16 Bertie Wooster (o.k. the County is Worcestershire, like the sauce) 17 Anglesey 18 Sarah Lancashire 19 Cambridge 20 Cumberland sausage Answers to Quiz Again 1 Sandwich, Dover, Hythe, New Romney & Hastings 2 Earl of Sandwich 3 Sand wedge 4 Josiah Wedgewood 5 Antony Wedgewood Benn 6 Ben E King 7 the King James Bible 8 James Last 9 The Last Farewell 10 The Last Trump 11 Trump 12 Donald Trump 13 Donald Duck 14 Bombay Duck 15 Bomb Bay Doors 16 Diana Dors 17 Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales 18 Winston Spencer Churchill 19 John Winston Lennon 20 His Holiness, Pope John Paul For those who are come late to these quizzes, cross references to earlier quizzes can be found in the answer threads posted above. |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 23 Jun 04 - 01:44 PM Answers to Fathers' Day quiz 1, Our Father 2, Tony Curtis 3, Father Brown 4, Father Ted 5, Father Christmas 6, Lewis Carroll 7, Papa Doc Duvalier 8, Father of the Bride 9, Father Dowling Mysteries 10, Mamas and the Papas 11, Daddy's Home 12, Papa was a Rolling Stone 13, Daddy wouldn't buy me a Bow-wow 14, "My old man" (the dustman) 15, Chaucer 16, The Pilgrim Fathers 17, Daddy longlegs 18, Sire 19, Pop goes the weasel 20, Big Daddy (wrestler) |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 18 Apr 04 - 01:11 PM Eggs Quiz (Easter 2004) Answers 1, Ostrich 2, Exaggeration 3, Advocaat 4, Duck Billed Platypus 5, Echidna (Spiny Ant Eater) 6, Phoenix 7, NONE: it's the peahen that lays eggs! 8, Giant Tortoise 9, Ovate or Ovoid 10, The Lion 11, Exeter 12, Shell 13, EEG (Electro-encephalo-gram) 14, Caviar / Roe * 15, Fabergé 16, Yoke 17, All year round 18, Exam(ination) 19, Exact 20, Extinction *"The virgin sturgeon is a very fine fish, The virgin sturgeon needs no urgin'; that's why caviar is my dish" |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Helen Date: 31 Dec 03 - 05:42 PM Sorry, forgot to post the link to the quiz thread Christmas trivia |
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Subject: RE: Christmas trivia quiz 2003 From: Helen Date: 31 Dec 03 - 05:40 PM 1 By what name(s) is Santa Claus also known? St Nick 2 Which of these events did NOT occur on Christmas Day? a. Hong Kong fell to the Japanese in WWII. b. Scrooge was visited by some ghosts. c. King Arthur pulled Excalibur from the stone. d. Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. b Scrooge (Christmas Eve) 3 What was the name of Scrooge's dead business partner in "A Christmas Carol"? Jacob Marley 4 Which reindeer doesn't get mentioned in the 'The Night Before Christmas' Rudolph 5 What colour is the Grinch who stole Christmas? green 6 Where did the real St. Nicholas live (current country name)? a. In Holland b. At the North Pole c. In Turkey d. In Germany c. In Turkey 7 On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me (what)? ...Six geese a-laying... 8 'Buon Natale' is the Christmas greeting in which country? Italy 9 True/False: White Christmas is the largest selling Christmas song of all time? TRUE 10 Which star led the Three Kings to Jesus? a. Star of David b. North Star c. Star of Bethlehem d. Angel Star c. Star of Bethlehem 11 What do most people put on top of their Christmas trees? (two possible answers) Star or angel - or fairy 12 What is the shape of the candy cane modeled after? a. fish hook, b. constellation of stars c. The can St Nicholas used, d. a shepherd's crook d) a shepherd's crook 13 12 Days of Christmas: How many swans were a-swimming? ...Seven 14 What does 'mulled' mean in 'mulled wine'? heated and spiced 15 What plant is traditionally used to 'deck the halls'? holly 16 In the movie "It's A Wonderful Life" how do you know that an angel has received her/his wings? a bell rings 17 The poem commonly known as 'The Night Before Christmas' was originally titled: a. The Night Before Christmas b. Santa Claus is Coming to Town c. A Visit From Saint Nicholas d. The Night Visitor c. A Visit From Saint Nicholas 18 Rearrange all these letters/anagram to form the name of a Christmas Carol (2 words) GLISTEN HINT Silent Night 19 What is Scrooge's first name? Ebenezer 20 In the Christmas carol, where are the cattle lowing when the baby awakes (name of carol)? Away in a Manger 21 At Christmas, it is customary to exchange kisses beneath a sprig of which plant? mistletoe 22 In the novel A Christmas Carol, who was Tiny Tim's father? Bob Cratchit 23 What was the name of the feast day in the carol Good King Wenceslas? Feast of Stephen 24 How many ghosts and/or spirits appear to Scrooge in Dickens's A Christmas Carol? Four 25 Where are the stockings traditionally hung, e.g. in "A Night Before Christmas'? chimney 26 What Christmas carol is set to the tune of Greensleeves? What Child Is This? 27 What was Brenda Lee doing around the Christmas tree in 1958? Rocking around 28 Name four of the reindeer in the poem A Night Before Christmas Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donner, Prancer, and Vixen. 29 In the Christmas Carol: God rest you merry, [WHO] let nothing you dismay? gentlemen 30 In the poem, A Night Before Christmas "not a creature was stirring, not even a (what)? a mouse 31 Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in what year? 1895 32 In what year was the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer created? For bonus points, who created it and for what purpose? 1939 Created in 1939 by Robert L. May for the Montgomery-Ward chain of Department stores for a give-away booklet as a sales gimmick 33 In what year was the first printed Christmas card made? 1843 34 According to a collaboration between Moët & Chandon and Heineken, how many million bubbles are there in a bottle of champagne? 250 Million 35 The Christmas cracker was invented in what year? 1847 36 What is the capital of Christmas Island? The Settlement 37 Who wrote the song "White Christmas" for the film "Holiday Inn"? Irving Berlin 38 In what city did 'Miracle of 34th Street' take place? New York |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Mr Happy Date: 19 Nov 03 - 05:52 AM Q#21 England Football team manager= ? I think this one fits 'cos it's perceived hearing. What do u think? |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 19 Nov 03 - 05:41 AM Basic Quiz (some might even say lavatorial) 1. Oui (wee) 2. No 1s 3. W.C.Fields 4. Jerry 5. Septic Tank 6. Winnie the Pooh 7. Bog standard 8. The Po 9. The Privy Council 10. Evacuation 11. Stool 12. Regular 13. In the Closet 14. Dubs 15. The Potties 16. Pea (pee) 17. The Throne 18. Time in Lieu 19. Heads (nautical term) 20. Pass I trust by now the connections are clear. With the answers in front of you they should all be available in most works of reference CHEERS Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: The Walrus Date: 25 Aug 03 - 08:20 AM Watery Quiz answers 1) Old Father flowing softly? Thames 2) A mutilated warrior, is she running a bookstore? Amazon [Traditionally Amazons had right breast removed to allow use of bow] 3) Kipling's Great, grey-green greasy river Limpopo 4) Forget the waltz, from what I've seen, it's brown Danube 5) As the old riddle has it, four "eyes" but can't see Mississippi 6) A river that runs between two "seas" (another childhood riddle) Thames (I'm a London lad, and was raised with this riddle.) The Thames runs between Chelsea (on the North bank) and Battersea (on the South)] 7) "Up the River [River name] our troops shall Advance, To the Grenadiers' March, we will teach them to Dance" Cape Breton, we've taken...." St Lawrence [From the song 'Hot Stuff'] 8) The Germans wanted to set a watch here, Loraine & Thorne wanted to wind it up Rhine [The traditional German song "Wacht am Rhine"/Loraine & Thorne performed "When we've wound up the watch on the Rhine" -If you never heard it, it's worth the effort to avoid it] 9) Where the Flying Cloud turned pirate, sounds like where Madrid or Barcelona get their tap water Spanish Main 10) This river gave its name to the battle which gave the British Army its worst day Ever Somme [Battle of the Somme, started 1st Jult 1916 - The British Army lost some 60 000 Killed, wounded, and prisoners on the first day] 11) Until then unbridged, at night, this river is said to be gloomy (or drumlie) Annen Water 12) Lament of the last man to be executed for the '15 Jacobite rising Derwentwater's Farewell [Earl of Derwentwater was sentenced to death in 1716 but managed to escape - returned for the '45, recaptured and executed on '16 warrant. He was beheaded in 1746] 13) (Jeff) Christie's only No.1 (1970) Yellow River 14) According to McGuire, on the eve of destruction there are bodies floating here Jordan ["Eve of Destruction" in the DT] 15) Site of a battle. Korea November - December 1950 "...across frozen rivers and in temperatures down to 35 degrees below zero..." Chosin Reservoir aka "Frozen Chosin" [US 1st Marine Division (with attached Army units) surrounded fought its way south. "...across frozen rivers and in temperatures down to 35 degrees below zero..."] 16) Sail this in a gumtree canoe Murray River [Hrothgar has pointed out that it could also be the Murrumbidgee or Tombigbee, but I took Murray from "Gumtree Canoe" in the DT] 17) For the eccentric driver, a Massachusetts town is named (indirectly) for a bridge over this river Cam [Cambridge UK, Cambridge Mass] 18) An Egyptian goddess names this stretch of an English river Isis 19) On 1st June off Boston, an Irish river captured an American Bay (one point for each) Shannon and Chesapeake [HMS Shannon captured USS Chesapeake on 1st June 1813 off Boston Harbour during the war of 1812] 20) Rodgers And Hammerstein's cockeyed optimist appears here. South Pacific [One of the lesser known songs from 'South Pacific"] |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 11 Aug 03 - 07:29 PM Answers to "John's Quiz" 1 By what name is Marrion Morrison better remembered? The Duke, John Wayne. 2 Which English poet (1572-1631)is remembered for his passionate & erotic poems "Songs & Sonnets" & his "Satires" & his "Elegies"? John Donne 3 By what name is Karol Josef Wojtyla better known? Pope John Paul II 4 Who was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia? Amy Johnson 5 Which Welsh fly-half was capped 25 times between 1966 & 1972? Barry John 6 What is generally accepted as the most northerly place in mainland Britain? John o' Groats 7 Who is best remembered for the big flourish of his signature on the American declaration of independence? John Hancock (hence the slang term for a signature) 8 Who duetted on the 1978 hit "Summer Nights"? (for 2 points) two points, two answers! John Travolta & Olivia Newton John 9 What name is given to a large narrow necked bottle, often used for fermenting wine? A demijohn 10 Whose head was requested by Salome? John the Baptist 11 Who led the attack on the federal arsenal at"Harpers Ferry" in 1859 although he is best remembered in song? John Brown 12 Who, according to the legends, fought Robin Hood with quarterstaffs (I would have said 'quarterstaves' but my spell-checker got uppity!) over the right to cross a bridge? Little John (John Little) 13 Who was 'The Man in Black' in Folsom Prison? Johnny Cash 14 Often thought of as "Three old ladies", what was the original problem in "Oh dear, what can the matter be"? "Johnny's so long at the fair" 15 What was the title of Jimmy Dean's 1961 hit about a mining disaster? Big John (or Big Bad John) 16 By what name is Reg Dwight better known? Elton John 17 Which character was played by a snake in the Disney version of "Robin Hood"? (alright, I messed up with this one! ) Prince John's advisor, Sir Hiss 18 What was John Leyton's only No 1 hit (1961)? "Johnny Remember Me" 19 Who was assassinated on December 8th 1980? John Lennon 20 Who composed the theme music used for "Monty Python's Flying Circus"? John Philip Sousa 21 Which Cardiff born striker has played for Cardiff, Swansea, Liverpool & Wales? John Toshack 22 Who composed "The Blue Danube" & "Tales From The Vienna Woods"? Johann (John) Strauss 23 Which actor plated Mr Humphries in "Are You Being Served?"? John Inman 24 Who is shown in common iconography holding a poisoned chalice? St John (The Divine, or The Evangelist). The iconography represents his testing at the temple of Diana at Ephasus. He was offered a poisoned chalice, and blessed it. It then became (in his view) the blood of Christ, and thus non-poisonous. |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 (Song Quiz) From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 Aug 03 - 04:58 PM For those still seeking answers to the Address Quiz: 1, The colossus of Rhodes 2, Della Street 3, The Red Crescent 4, A Streetcar Named Desire 5, The Streets of San Francisco 6, Drive 7, Rhode Island 8, Close (apparently not used as a street name in US, but used in UK for a cul-de-sac) 9, Weigh (way) 10, Frankie Laine (Lane) 11, Walk 12, Cecil Rhodes 13, Terrace 14, A Square 15, Row 16, Place (in UK a place bet is that the horse will finish in the first 3 & pays at 1/4 the starting odds. An "each way" bet is actually two bets. 1/2 to win, & 1/2 to place) 17, On The Street Where You Live 18, The Avenue (Garland & Astaire) 19, Rue 20, Mews |
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Subject: RE: Slugs 'n' Snails From: Nigel Parsons Date: 27 Jun 03 - 01:46 PM Answers to Slugs 'n' Snails Clearly a ref. to the rhyme : "Slugs and snails & puppy dogs' tails, That's what little boys are made of" All answers are (or include) boys names. 1, Pawl, or Pall, or Paul 2, Simon 3, Art (Sorry, couldn't fit Garfunkel in next!) 4, Jason (Connery [star of Robin of Sherwood], or Donovan In "Joseph & His Amazing....) 5, Dave 6, Gym(nasium) 7, Brad 8, Derrick 9, Mark 10, Del(ete) 11, JASON (JulyAugSepOctNov) 12, Bob (the builder) 13, Joules 14, Mark 15, Franc 16, Catherine Howard 17, Ken (radio show "Beyond Our Ken") 18, Duncan 19, Mike (microphone) 20, Ivor The Engine Apologies for the usual atrocious puns Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 20 Jun 03 - 03:16 AM Pissed as a newt scroll down (to 'P') to see two derivations of this expression Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 20 Jun 03 - 03:08 AM Answers to a further "Animal Quiz" 1, Gypsy Moth IV 2, Ho(a)rse 3, Bullseye 4, Weasel ("Pop goes the weasel") 5, "Oh for the wings of a Dove" 6, "Dog Days" 7, Mule 8, Piglet 9, Cat o' nine tails 10, "Drake is in his hammock and a thousand miles away" 11, Snail mail 12, "Tom Pearce, Tom Pearce lend me your Grey Mare" 13, According to one derivation, the phrase originated as "As pissed as an Ute" but became "Pissed as a newt" 14, Orang utan 15, St Bernard (dog) 16, I'm A Tiger 17, Mouse 18, "All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle" 19, The Birds 29, The Byrds |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 10 Jun 03 - 03:40 AM Answers to the Body Parts Quiz 1 Bill (as in $20 bill) 2, Hands 3, the Nose 4, His Heel (By which his mother held him while dipping him in the river Styx) 5, Beak 6, Calf 7, Fluke 8, "Tiger Feet" 9, Tail (o.k. at the club I did accept 'shadow' as someone used the example of Peter Pan whose shadow was clearly part of him!) 10, Paw* 11, Finn 12, Bum 13, Eye 14, Leg 15, Hoof, (as in "Iron hoof" = Poof) 16, Muzzle 17, Hock 18, Tiptoe through the Tulips (Tiptoe & 2Lips??) 19, on a dead man's chest 20, Radius * this dog gets his foot shot of in a saloon brawl, and it is kept in a trophy case behind the bar. When the dog gets to doggie heaven St Peter won't let him in incomplete. The dog's ghost returns to the saloon goes up to the barman and says... "I've come for my paw!" *Meanwhile his friend had had his tail shot of in the same brawl, and it's in the same display case. St Peter tells him he must return complete on the same day to get in. So as it's nearly midnight he hurries to the bar to request his tail. The barman apologises, but says he can't help. The dog's ghost is really upset and says: "But you gave my friend his paw, why can't I get my tail ?" "Sorry," says the barman, "It's almost midnight, and I'm not allowed to retail spirits after 11.pm" Cheers Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 12 Sep 02 - 07:09 AM Maybe a little soon, but there are enough warnings not to read this thread! Answers to Nigel'sHardwareQuiz 1, Screwdriver 2, Hammers (West Ham) 3, (Tuning) Fork 4, Screw (known as Archimedes' screw) 5, Wedge 6, Flint (Fflint in Welsh) 7, Last 8, "Awl" (Shakespeare's puns were as bad as mine!) 9, Hinge and Bracket 10, Plane 11, Hoe (Ho, Ho Ho!) 12, Brace (using the American term 'Retainer' as a device for the correction of poorly aligned teeth) 13, Saw 14, Vice 15, File 16, Drill (or Square bashing, with a 'set square, or a 'T-square' being tools) 17, a Bit 18, Rasp (raspberry) 19, Sam Spade 20, Jack Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 12 Sep 02 - 06:54 AM Answers to Sugar'n'Spice As you will have quickly noted, all the answers are girls names. "Sugar and spice and all things nice, that's what little girls are made of!" 1, Sue 2, Clare 3, Mary ("Oh Mary, this London's...") 4, Brenda 5, Sharon & Tracey 6, La Donna e mobile 7, Mary, Mary (Quite contrary...) 8, Helen (of Troy) 9, A Net (Annette)GROAN! 10, Pam (a contraction of 'Pa ham' = for why) 11, Bette Noir (Who ho Black Betty Bam-a-lam) 12, Rose 13, Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier) 14, Alice Cooper 15, Major Barbara 16, Saffron 17, Annie Get Your Gun 18, Flora margarine 19, Mary Celeste (Marie Celeste in a later story!) 20, Aunt Sally (giving rise to the character in Worzel Gummidge) Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 11 Sep 02 - 10:57 AM Thus giving the character for Danger Mouse's enemy Silas Greenback Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: GUEST,Bagpuss Date: 11 Sep 02 - 06:54 AM A greenback is a toad - The Common Greenback (Rana erythraea) |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: GUEST,Alternative No. 4 Date: 11 Sep 02 - 05:11 AM 4, Which animal's name is a slang term for money; but not a fixed amount? "Bee" from "Bees & Honey" As in "have you got any bees" |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 10 Sep 02 - 04:26 AM Answers to the Animal Quiz Comments should be posted in the original thread (or PMd) If you're still working on it, Don't read on
1,Crickets Nigel |
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Subject: RE: SQ2 From: Nigel Parsons Date: 05 Sep 02 - 04:53 AM Anwers to Book Quiz 1, The Bible 2, Kim 3, The Invisible Man 4, The Mirror Cracked 5, The Mousetrap 6, The Lord Of The Flies 7, A Study In Scarlet 8, The Lost World 9, An Inspector Calls 10, The Lord Of The Rings 11, Othello (Incidentally, a computer version of the game was brought out which removed the work of turning over tiles. This was initially called "Otto" because it took the hell out of Othello!) 12, Emma (Bunton) 13, White Fang 14, Rebecca 15, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe 16, Frankenstein 17, Hamlet 18, 1984 19, Roots 20, Ulysses Cheers Nigel |
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