Quiz 10 - One Guy From Barlick (Barnoldswick) | Forums

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Ringo

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3793 Posts
England

Posted - 21/10/2005 : 22:54

1. Where in the body is the labyrinth ?

2. What is the common name for ascorbic acid ?

3. Complete this quotation from Voltaire: 'If god did not exist...'.

4. Americans call it a faucet. What do the British call it ?

5. How are the first five books of the bible know collectively ?

6. Who designed the dome of St. Peter's, Rome ?

7. What is the unit of currency in Poland ?

8. Which two elements make up water ?

9. Who was the captain of the Pequod in Moby Dick ?

10. What colour is a New York taxi ?

11. Which two letters are worth ten points in the board game Scrabble ?

12. Which useful household item is made from naphthalene ?

13. What is measured on the Beaufort scale ?

14. Which creatures live in a formicary ?

15. Which bandleader died in an air crash over the English Channel during World War II ?

16. What is the other name for the Jewish day of Atonement ?

17. What was writer Charles Dodgson's pseudonym ?

18. If an American footballer talked about his 'zippers' what would he mean ?

19. Where would you find the 'ocean of storms' ?

20. What is the pirate's flag with the skull and cross-bones called ?

21. Where is the original Harris tweed spun and woven ?

22. What do climbers call a peak higher the 914 m (3,000 ft) ?

23. The famous Gurkha soldiers are known for carrying a particular type of large knife. What is this knife called ?

24. Which bird is the international symbol of happiness ?

25. What is the centuries old art of clipping hedges into various ornamental shapes traditionally called ?

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Doc

Keeper of the Scrolls

2010 Posts
England

Posted - 21/10/2005 : 23:16

1 Ear
2 Vitamin C
3 -
4 Tap
5 Pentateuch
6 Michelangelo
7 Zloty
8 2 parts Hydrogen & 1 part Oxygen
9 -
10 Yellow
11 Q & Z
12 Mothballs
13 Wind Speed
14 -
15 -
16 Barmitsfa
17 -
18 -
19 On the Moon
20 Jolly Roger
21 -
22 Mountain
23 Khukuri
24 -
25 Topiary

TTFN - Doc

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Ringo

Site Administrator

3793 Posts
England

Posted - 21/10/2005 : 23:31

16 and 22 aren't right but the rest are pretty much spot on

Marcia

Senior Member

1096 Posts

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 01:31

3 " ... we would find it necessary to invent him"
9 Captain Ahab
14 Ants
15 Glenn Miller
16 Yom Kippur
17 Lewis Caroll
18 Ooh er missus.
21 Isle of Harris?
24 Blue Bird

- Marcia Allass (http://www.sequentialtart.com)

Ringo

Site Administrator

3793 Posts
England

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 10:20

Just numbers 18 and 21 to do..

melteaser

Genealogist

4819 Posts
England

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 12:01

21 Outer Hebrides

I know nothing about football..american or otherwise!

Edited by - melteaser on 22 October 2005 12:02:50

Mel

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk

Ringo

Site Administrator

3793 Posts
England

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 12:35

Just number 18 to go now.....guess I will have to make it harder next time

Cathy

Senior Member

4249 Posts

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 14:11

#18...his energy?? Maybe a substance that gave him his energy??

All thru the fields and meadows gay .... Enjoy
Take Care...Cathy

melteaser

Genealogist

4819 Posts
England

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 15:51

Imindoors thinks zippers are the cuts and bruises AF players get???? (How can an AF player get bruised with all that padding?)

Mel

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk

Ringo

Site Administrator

3793 Posts
England

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 16:09

Imindoors is correct, give him a pat on the back.I will try and put another quiz on tonight, but a bit more difficult.Any partricular subject that you want?

melteaser

Genealogist

4819 Posts
England

Posted - 22/10/2005 : 17:03

I think the anything goes type selection that has appeared so far works well. A bit of something to appeal to everyone.

Mel

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk

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