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thank you, though this rain is going to make it difficult for all the fireworks

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You don't know when Labour Day is??

At least we have an excuse, we'd only have a one in twelve chance of getting it right

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10. Lake Van is in which European country? - It isn't. It's in Turkey aka Asia Minor
29. September

nope. its not really that big of a thing over here

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Even less here. Every day is a hard labour day

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Here are the full set of questions and their answers


1. Titan and Ganymeade are what in our Solar System? Moons (of Saturn and Jupiter)
2. In the first episode of the TV series Dallas which character took his new wife home to meet his family? Bobby Ewing (Pam was his wife)
3. How many players in total are bound together from both sides in forming a rugby union scrum? Sixteen
4. Which English county is known locally as Kernow? Cornwall
5. Pogonophobia is a fear of what (usually) male characteristic? Beards
6. What does an arctophilist collect: shrunken heads, teddy bears, tiny boats made from sugar, or antique door-frames? Teddy bears
7. Who was the last surviving of the literary Bronte sisters? Charlotte
8. Which Guns 'n' Roses song is based on a short story by Del James called Without You? November Rain
9. In which year was the Wall Street Crash? 1929
10. Lake Van is in which European country? Turkey
11. In a theatre what is the job of a visagiste? Make-up artist
12. Who runs the Greendale post office in the children's TV show Postman Pat? Mrs Goggins
13. In Greek mythology what is a nymph called who inhabits a wood or a tree? Dryad
14. In cricket what is a batsman's score of nought commonly called? A duck
15. GBJ is the international vehicle registration for where? Jersey
16. What is the fruit of the blackthorn (prunus spinosa)? Sloe
17. What would a silkworm grow to become if permitted to do so? Silkmoth (the worms are boiled in their silk cocoons before they can emerge as moths, or the threads of the cocoons would be damaged)
18. The Domesday Book was made by order of which English monarch? William the First (William the Conqueror, ordered in 1085, published 1086)
19. Who played Dr Who in the 1965 film Dr Who and the Daleks? Peter Cushing
20. What is the medical condition in which a person has an extreme tendency to fall asleep at inappropriate times? Narcolepsy
21. Which country was previously called Siam? Thailand
22. Who wrote the novel The Murders in the Rue Morgue? Edgar Allan Poe
23. Which singer and winner of the 2002 Mercury Music Prize was born Niomi McLean-Daley? Ms Dynamite
24. Which retail chain changed their corporate font in 2009 from Futura to Verdana? IKEA
25. What is the standard duration of a chukka in the sport of field polo? Seven minutes
26. What is the title of the first James Bond film? Dr No (1962)
27. Who was the first president of independent Russia (as distinct from USSR, the Soviet Union)? Boris Yeltsin (1992)
28. What merchant bank collapsed in 1995 due to unauthorised debts accumulated by trader Nick Leeson? Barings
29. In the US and Canada, Labor Day falls on the first Monday of which month? September
30. What was the name and call-sign of the Apollo Eleven lunar module? Eagle

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Bobby Ewing = character???

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Here's this weekend's quiz

1. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is which European country?
2. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country?
3. Which multi-million-selling car whose front wheels turn 360 degrees celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009?
4. What is the name of the seat used for riding on the back of an elephant?
5. Who composed Pomp and Circumstance No.4 in 1907?
6. What is the basic monetary unit in Vietnam?
7. In which London park does the annual Frieze Art Fair take place?
8. In Greek mythology who gave King Midas the power to turn everything he touched into gold?
9. Metachrosis is the ability of some animals to do what?
10. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory?
11. What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film The Shining?
12. Where on the human head would you find an epicanthic fold?
13. Which British prime minister resigned in 1940?
14. What is the name of the plant in the 1986 film the Little Shop of Horrors?
15. Dulse is an edible type of what?
16. In which 1995 film does Robert Carlisle play the character Begbie?
17. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred?
18. Which of the Marx brother's original name was Adolph?
19. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male'?
20. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson?
21. With which English county cricket club did Ian Botham finish his playing career?
22. Zagazig is a city in which North African country?
23. Which country has the international car registration BDS?
24. Who was named England's first Poet Laureate?
25. Which of the British armed forces is known as the Senior Service?
26. Who were the runners up in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final?
27. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare)?
28. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle?
29. What is the name of the opera house which opened in Milan in 1778?
30. What is the longest nerve in the human body?

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12. brain?
16. Train Spotting
21. Somerset
25. Navy
26. Brazil
27. Anne Hathway

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I've just thought of No.19 Rudyard Kipling?

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1. Finland
2. Belgium
4. Howdah
5. Elgar
6. Dong
8. Dionisus
9. Change colour
10. 12?
13. Chamberlain
15. Seaweed (also known as dillisk)
16. Trainspotting
17. Tahiti
19. Kipling
20. Burberry?
22. Egypt
25. Royal NAvy
27. Anne Hathaway
29. La Scala

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Very good. Just 10 and 20 wrong.

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30 Sciatic

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20. Gannex
23. Barbados?

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1. Lake Inari, within the Arctic Circle, is which European country? Finland
2. Herman van Rompuy, the first President of the European Council, was previously prime minister of which country? Belgium
3. Which multi-million-selling car whose front wheels turn 360 degrees celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2009? Cozy Coupe (by Little Tikes)
4. What is the name of the seat used for riding on the back of an elephant? Howdah
5. Who composed Pomp and Circumstance No.4 in 1907? Edward Elgar
6. What is the basic monetary unit in Vietnam? Dong (comprised of 100 Xu)
7. In which London park does the annual Frieze Art Fair take place? Regents Park
8. In Greek mythology who gave King Midas the power to turn everything he touched into gold? Dionysus
9. Metachrosis is the ability of some animals to do what? Change colour
10. In the 1833 Factory Act in Britain what was the minimum age of a child allowed to work in a factory? Nine years
11. What is the name of the hotel in the 1980 film The Shining? Overlook Hotel
12. Where on the human head would you find an epicanthic fold? Eyelid (in the upper eyelid, typically characterising the eyes of East Asian people)
13. Which British prime minister resigned in 1940? Neville Chamberlain
14. What is the name of the plant in the 1986 film the Little Shop of Horrors? Audrey II (Audrey two)
15. Dulse is an edible type of what? Seaweed
16. In which 1995 film does Robert Carlisle play the character Begbie? Trainspotting
17. From what island destination was HMS Bounty returning when its famous mutiny occurred? Tahiti
18. Which of the Marx brother's original name was Adolph? Harpo
19. Which famous poet and author, born in India in 1865, wrote the poem 'The Female of the Species is More Deadly than the Male'? Rudyard Kipling
20. What brand of raincoat was famously worn by British prime minister Harold Wilson? Gannex
21. With which English county cricket club did Ian Botham finish his playing career? Durham
22. Zagazig is a city in which North African country? Egypt
23. Which country has the international car registration BDS? Barbados
24. Who was named England's first Poet Laureate? Ben Johnson (in 1616; the title was formalised in 1668)
25. Which of the British armed forces is known as the Senior Service? Royal Navy
26. Who were the runners up in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final? Brazil
27. Who was William Shakespeare's wife (other than Mrs Shakespeare)? Anne Hathaway
28. What type of fruit is a Jargonelle? Pear
29. What is the name of the opera house which opened in Milan in 1778? La Scala
30. What is the longest nerve in the human body? Sciatic nerve

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Let's see how you get on with this week's quiz.

1. What was the old English silver coin worth four pre-decimal pennies?
2. Who was the first British black woman to win an Olympic gold medal (for Britain)?
3. What gas is in the bubbles of sparkling drinks such as fizzy lemonade and champagne?
4. Hepatic relates to which organ of the human body?
5. The Bay of Plenty is on the coast of which country?
6. WWII General Joseph Stilwell's nickname was also the name of what 1970s rock act fronted by Elkie Brooks?
7. Who played Louise Sawyer in the 1991 film Thelma and Louise?
8. What name for a temple derives from the ancient Greek meaning 'to all gods' ?
9. The corporate IT brand HP stands for what name?
10. What is commonly produced by pouring water into a pan of boiling cooking oil?
11. What is the gambling system called in which stakes are continually doubled?
12. The natural geological columns of Fingal's Cave and the Giant's Causeway are formed of which rock?
13. Who was the last emperor of China?
14. What does the c stand for in the equation E=mc2 ?
15. What was the title of Al Gore's Oscar-winning 2006 documentary?
16. The introduction of what vegetable coincided with the coronation of the British monarch in 1902?
17. Mount Ararat is in which country?
18. How many strings does a mandolin commonly have?
19. What three-letter brand meaning 'flight' is the Polish national airline?
20. Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy played the title roles in which UK 1970s TV sitcom?
21. What are the first names of writer J R R Tolkien?
22. Which British cyclist crashed out of the 1998 Tour de France while wearing the Yellow Jersey?
23. What pub paraphernalia does a tegestologist collect?
24. Musician Dizzy Gillespie most famously played what instrument?
25. Deoxyribonucleic acid is commonly known as what?
26. Who was the voice of the genie in the 1992 animated Disney film Aladdin?
27. A Dagwood is what type of snack, named after cartoon character Dagwood Bumstead?
28. What country had the Roman name Lusitania?
29. The Book of Kells is in which city?
30. The Prorsum collection is made by which fashion label?
31. What is the Greek and Turkish delicacy of spiced rice and meat wrapped in vine leaves?
32. Which French prime minister was executed for treason in 1945?
33. A logion is a saying attributed to whom?
34. The 'Mach' speed measurement (for example Mach 1, or Mach 2, etc) is based essentially on multiples of the speed of what?
35. What is the name of the village near Birmingham, UK, established by George and Richard Cadbury?

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3 co2
4 liver
9 hewlett packard
11 silly
34 I can't hear anything
14 speed of light

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I'll wait a while, butt I know 20 of them

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