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Well, it's that time again, and before you mention it, I know it's not Friday. It's just I'm not here tomorrow or Monday.
Here we go ...
Friday Fun Quiz no.4
1. Who, or what, is or was a bridewell?
2. What is the capital of Denmark?
3. Who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
4. Where are the 2006 Winter Olympics to be held?
5. What is the name of the Queen Mother's London home?
6. Walter Matthau starred as a slovenly sports reporter in the film The Odd Couple, what was his character name in the film?
7. What type of game bird is a capercailzie (Pronounced kap-er-kay-li)?
8. Who said, in song, The Sun Ainââ‚Âà ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢t Gonna Shine Anymore?
9. In which city would you find the Wailing Wall?
10. Who was British Prime Minister on Sunday 3rd September 1939?
11. A painting of the Madonna and Child was saved for the nation with a £10.25m illion donation from the lottery, who painted it?
12. If circumnavigating the Earth which of these is the greater distance: going east/west at the equator or north/south through the poles?
13. In the phonetic alphabet what word represents the letter Z?
14. In what year were the Winter Olympics re-adjusted to take place midway between summer games instead of being in the same year?
15. What annually, according to a recent survey of council employees, is the time spent on cigarette breaks by the average smoker?
16. What was Rodney's middle name in Only Fools and Horses?
17. What is a narwhal (Pronounced nar-wal)?
18. Who had a 1981 number one with Don't You Want Me?
19. On a compass what do the initials NEbE stand for?
20. Which spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, was shot down over Russia in 1960?
Good Luck
2) Copenhagen
3) Lewis Carroll
9)Jerusalem
12) east/west
14) 1992 - 1994
18) Human League
20) U2
orangebird
25-09-2003, 12:17
8) The Walker Brothers (Scott Walker)
Originally posted by Mal
2) Copenhagen
3) Lewis Carroll
9)Jerusalem
12) east/west
14) 1992 - 1994
18) Human League
20) U2
All correct, and with such speed .... :eek:
Originally posted by orangebird
8) The Walker Brothers (Scott Walker)
Welcone to the fun OB, nice to see a new face.
Correct, well done :wavey:
13) Zulu
17) Sea creature ( mammals i think, like dolphin ) with long 'horn' on its nose ... believed to have given rise to tales of unicorns by sailors ( ie cos of the horns )
19) North East by East ( i.e. half way between NE and East ) also written as ENE ( East North East )
oh, if anyone is interested
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Narwhal.shtml
and no, i didnt cheat, i looked this up afterwards
Originally posted by Dooby
13) Zulu
17) Sea creature ( mammals i think, like dolphin ) with long 'horn' on its nose ... believed to have given rise to tales of unicorns by sailors ( ie cos of the horns )
19) North East by East ( i.e. half way between NE and East ) also written as ENE ( East North East )
Welcome Dooby (where's Scooby ???)
Anyway ...
13 - Correct
17 - Sorry Incorrect looking for a little bit more
19 - Correct
Sorry
re 17 ... then look at the link... :rolleyes: it IS a mammal and it has a long horn/tusk ... what more do you want?
1. Many listings for bridewell, gardens, prison, museum etc. Might need to narrow it down a bit ;)
4. Turin
5 Clarence house
homealone
25-09-2003, 12:41
_can't_resist:)
7. A type of Grouse, large black ground dwelling bird, native to Scotland.
5. What is the name of the Queen Mother's London home?
It was Clarence House, until she died and Prince Charles moved in...
10. Who was British Prime Minister on Sunday 3rd September 1939?
Neville Chamberlain
6. Walter Matthau was Oscar
Originally posted by Mal
10) Neville Chamberlain
Spot on Well Done :D
orangebird
25-09-2003, 12:45
16) Charlton
Originally posted by Dooby
re 17 ... then look at the link... :rolleyes: it IS a mammal and it has a long horn/tusk ... what more do you want?
:D The link says what it is in the top bar, but you called it a dolphin :D
Originally posted by Paul
1. Many listings for bridewell, gardens, prison, museum etc. Might need to narrow it down a bit ;)
4. Turin
5 Clarence house
1 - prison is what I was looking for so you get it
4 - Correct
5 - Correct
Originally posted by homealone
_can't_resist:)
7. A type of Grouse, large black ground dwelling bird, native to Scotland.
Hi homealone, I knew you couldn't, but I spot a bit of Googling here :D
All the same it's right
Originally posted by towny
5. What is the name of the Queen Mother's London home?
It was Clarence House, until she died and Prince Charles moved in...
10. Who was British Prime Minister on Sunday 3rd September 1939?
Neville Chamberlain
Both correct, but the others beat you to it ...:D
Originally posted by Paul
6. Walter Matthau was Oscar
Oscar ....... who ?:D
Originally posted by Nemesis
:D The link says what it is in the top bar, but you called it a dolphin :D
no, i said it was a mammal LIKE a dolphin
homealone
25-09-2003, 12:49
Originally posted by Nemesis
Hi homealone, I knew you couldn't, but I spot a bit of Googling here :D
All the same it's right
nah - holidays in Scotland for last 10 years.:p:)
Originally posted by orangebird
16) Charlton
Two answered and two correct, well done OB 100% record :D
15. 138,059,844 hours a year
Oscar Madison if you want to be picky :p
Originally posted by Paul
11. Paolo de Matteis
Nope - Sorry :(
Originally posted by Dooby
no, i said it was a mammal LIKE a dolphin
So if it's not a dolphin, it must be a .....
Originally posted by Paul
Oscar Madison if you want to be picky :p
I can only go be the answer on the sheet ... and that's correct.:D
Originally posted by Paul
15. 138,059,844 hours a year
Not quite, the answer is in weeks based on a 37.5 hour week
So how many weeks ??
Raphael
This one?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/funding/story/0,12564,900515,00.html
Originally posted by Nemesis
Not quite, the answer is in weeks based on a 37.5 hour week
So how many weeks ??
(invokes calc.exe and mumbles to self) :p
Originally posted by Nemesis
So if it's not a dolphin, it must be a .....
its an aquatic mammal ... a whale ( given its name ) but its still a mammal :rolleyes:
Originally posted by Paul
Raphael
This one?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/funding/story/0,12564,900515,00.html
Nope, sorry. His name sound more like a disgusting disease really !!
15. 3681595.84 weeks? Helllllllllllllllllllllllllllp
Originally posted by Dooby
its an aquatic mammal ... a whale ( given its name ) but its still a mammal :rolleyes:
A whale is what I was looking for, and yes it is a mammal, but so are you, and you could not be described as a narwhal - could you ?:D
Originally posted by Paul
15. 3681595.84 weeks? Helllllllllllllllllllllllllllp
it's between 1 an 5 weeks, so only 5 options now ...:D
How about this one then?
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdirect/1034.htm
How many paintings are there by that name???
Originally posted by Nemesis
it's between 1 an 5 weeks, so only 5 options now ...:D
How many guesses do I get ;)
18 Charlton
19 North East by East? (I always thought it was east by north east:confused: )
20 Blackbird?
Originally posted by Paul
How about this one then?
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdirect/1034.htm
How many paintings are there by that name???
Nope. There are loads, but only one that was saved for the Nation ;)
Originally posted by Paul
How many guesses do I get ;)
As many as you need ...:D
Originally posted by Ramrod
18 Charlton
19 North East by East? (I always thought it was east by north east:confused: )
20 Blackbird?
Welcome Ramrod, better late than never :D
18 correct
19 correct
20 Nope sorry
But these have all already been answered.
Only questions 11 and 15 left ...
Originally posted by Paul
Not the botticelli one?
Yay, well done :D
Just number 15 left ...
Originally posted by Ramrod
18 Charlton
19 North East by East? (I always thought it was east by north east:confused: )
20 Blackbird?
There are 32 named compass points. 'Northeast by East' and 'East Northeast' are two of them.
Full listing is here:
http://www.hmsrichmond.org/images/plate7.gif
Wooooooohoooooooo!!! Google got there in the end. Too many madonna's with the bigga baby's ;)
orangebird
25-09-2003, 13:19
11) Leonardo Da Vinci
Originally posted by orangebird
11) Leonardo Da Vinci
Sorry OB, that's wrong and Paul has scoured the entire Net to find the correct answer ...
Only Q15 left now
Off to work, will leave fifteen with you. 1-5 would be a good place to start ;)
Originally posted by Paul
Off to work, will leave fifteen with you. 1-5 would be a good place to start ;)
Well it's not 1 week or 5 weeks so narrowed it dwon a bit.
I'm trying to help you out :D
Originally posted by Dooby
3 weeks
That's the one .. :D
I said the questions would get harder, but maybe too hard now :confused:
Ahh well, that's it for another week, I see you all again next Friday.
<edit> never mind....missed the 'i know its not friday' in the first post LOL
Originally posted by Dooby
er...you do realise its thursday dont you....
As I said in the first post
"Well, it's that time again, and before you mention it, I know it's not Friday. It's just I'm not here tomorrow or Monday."
see above...LOL...i noticed after i posted LOL its one of them days ( actually yesterday I thought it was tuesday :rolleyes: ) i hate weeks like this
20. u2 spy plane
doh....already been answered :rolleyes:
Originally posted by Mark W
20. u2 spy plane
doh....already been answered :rolleyes: :wavey: Welcome to latesville :D Never mind, it's the taking part that counts. Think we better start calling it the "Friday Google race":p
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