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1) What nationality was James Bond's Mother
2) What particular gimmick was used in the 1958 film "House of Wax"
3) Which mountain in the British Isles has a railway going to it's summit
4) How many tales are there in Chaucers (Canterbury Tales)
5) In 1939, which pub game was banned in Glasgow for being too dangerous?
6) What name is given to westerly winds found in the southern hemisphere between fourty and fifty degrees latitude
7) Which legendary New York punk venue saw appearances by the Ramones, Television and Blondie, among others.
8) What is the largest species of beetle?
9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?
10) Where and when did the olympic games first take place in the southern hemisphere
11) What name is given to diluted rum
12) A "bertha" could be which part of an item of clothing
13) How often are balls changed in tennis tournaments
14) Why was the jaguar XJ220 so named
15) How many african countries do not have a coastline
16) Name the kitchen development patented by American radar engineer Percy Spencer in 1945
17) What word originated at Eton Boys school as a result of the shortness of their school jackets
18) Where is Glenveagh National Park
19) how many substitutes are allowed in a basketball team
20) What does the australian term "to pass one's marble" mean?

Not sure how many questions you wanted, no cheating! Apologies if you've had any of these questions before. (and to save my time, please check if someone's already answered a question correctly before posting the same answer)

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Swiss

Snowdon.

The roaring forties.

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7. GBCH?

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Pussers rum

13) How often are balls changed in tennis tournaments

Every six games.

14) Why was the jaguar XJ220 so named

It was supposed to do 220 mph (it only actually did about 213!)

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[QUOTE=Graham]yes, yes and yes
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No

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16--microwave oven

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Microwave oven

17) What word originated at Eton Boys school as a result of the shortness of their school jackets


Bumfreezer

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10. Mistral?

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no

No

Correct

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11-grog?

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Correct
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Correct

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Darts?

9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?

1982?

19) how many substitutes are allowed in a basketball team

Four?[/QUOTE]

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7--studio 42?

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Wrong

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2--3D effects?

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Darts = correct

WHERE did it take place

& wrong
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Correct

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8. Rhinocerous Beetle?

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Wrong
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Wrong

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Duh! :dunce:

Windsor Castle

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Wrong :D

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7--cbgb?

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Coat?

15) How many african countries do not have a coastline

Five?

20) What does the australian term "to pass one's marble" mean?

To die?

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Correct (don't tell me you didn't google, you were way off on your last answer ;))
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Wrong

Correct

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I didn't google.............I only know 2 NY clubs from that era :D

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13 ) every 2 sets

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13. after seven games.

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........and I'm back to work now :(

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Wrong
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Close, but not the full answer

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8. Stag beetle?

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13. 9 games

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Wrong
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By my reckoning, this is what's left

4) How many tales are there in Chaucers (Canterbury Tales)
8) What is the largest species of beetle?
9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?
10) Where and when did the olympic games first take place in the southern hemisphere
12) A "bertha" could be which part of an item of clothing
13) How often are balls changed in tennis tournaments
15) How many african countries do not have a coastline
18) Where is Glenveagh National Park
19) how many substitutes are allowed in a basketball team

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8. Dung beetle

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Wrong

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13?

9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?

Greenwich?

[/QUOTE]

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10. Sydney 2000?

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Wrong
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Wrong

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Is that both wrong?

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9) Winsor (spelt wrong)

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Yes, both wrong, sorry, your quotes were all messed up.
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8. Goliath beetle by any chance?

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Correct

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15. 15

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Bit difficult when trying to beat other people to it sorry :(

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Correct

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oh and 18 is Donegal, very beautiful, and I belive that's Northern Ireland?

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Correct, but it's not very beautiful (unless you like looking at slate) and Donegal is certainly not in Northern Ireland, it's in the province of Ulster and contains Irelands most northerly point but it's still in the South (if that makes sense)
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Just these left

4) How many tales are there in Chaucers Canterbury Tales
9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?
10) Where and when did the olympic games first take place in the southern hemisphere
12) A "bertha" could be which part of an item of clothing
13) How often are balls changed in tennis tournaments
19) how many substitutes are allowed in a basketball team

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It's probably after seven games or a certain time interval as decent tennis balls get softer after being taken from their pressurized container even if not used. Would have to google to check.

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hmm, from a geological sense it's nice, seen some good pictures. I don't live there but have seen it on the map on my travel in southern Ireland

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clutching at straws........

4--11.
9--Warwick Castle

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13/ 7 games then 9 games etc
19/ No limit.

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12. a lace collar covering shoulders, see them in mining pictures from Yorkshire where the women are wearing them.

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No and no, sorry

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10. The only time I can think of is the Sidney olympics of 2000.

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Correct and wrong

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13. after 7 games for the first set of balls due to the pre-match warmup and then after every 9 games.

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Damn, damn, DAMN! I *KNEW* I had heard the name but I just *couldn't* call it to mind :(

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9 Buckingham Palace? :disturbd:

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Correct
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wrrrrooonnnggg! :D

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same here :banghead: :D

......and I knew JB's mothers nationality :mad:

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Parents shelves full of books come in handy! Hand it in the back of my mind too!:)

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Just these left

4) How many tales are there in Chaucers (Canterbury Tales)
9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?
10) Where and when did the olympic games first take place in the southern hemisphere
19) how many substitutes are allowed in a basketball team

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I think you're going to have to relax the no Googling rule now! (It's usually after 30 minutes :) )

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Have at it!

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Hah too slow :D

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10. Melbourne 1956

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I did and that let me come up with a better one!:D

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10--Melbourne 1956
edit......aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! :mad:

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Correct

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4) 24 if you are only including the tales not the prologues, epilogues or hosts comments

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:P

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Hmm, which set of rules?!

Googling gives two, five or seven in different sets of rules!

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19. 6

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Correct
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Do I look like Magic Johnson? It's one of them though, first one to pick it get's it ;)
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Wrong

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19--7?

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19. 7 then! And not a very clear question:p:

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bingo

9) Where did "It's a Royal Knockout" take place?

Just that one left then ..

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Ok, Seven

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:PP: :D

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So right yet everso slightly late ;)

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:sniper:

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Only one left!

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9. Morecambe?

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Wrong

I think my book is wrong, it say's Alton Towers, but as I recall it WAS the grounds of Windsor Castle so that one goes to Graham.

And the final scores are as follows:

Graham - 8
Ramrod - 5
Strzelecki - 4
Gazzae - 1
Danielf - 1
Angua - 1
Everyone else - 0

Questions answered correctly:

1) Graham
2) Ramrod
3) Graham
4) Angua
5) Graham
6) Graham
7) Ramrod
8) Strzelecki
9) Graham
10) Danielf
11) Ramrod
12) Strzelecki
13) Gazzae
14) Graham
15) Strzelecki
16) Ramrod
17) Graham
18) Strzelecki
19) Ramrod
20) Graham

And I can't rep graham because I've already done it recently, so either someone else does it or he can wait til I've been generous with a few other people.

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I was pretty sure it was, but I couldn't be certain.

Anyway, thanks for a great quiz and your next one will be next Friday at 1pm *sharp*! :D

PS Thanks to Ramrod and Homealone for the reps :)

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Sorry Graham, Biftas book was correct it was Alton Towers see: - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...ws/morton.html

quite some way down the interview

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Ergh ... I'm sure you said the winner takes over!

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Well according to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...ws/morton.html
It was Alton towers, also

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Aha

revised score

Graham - 7
Ramrod - 5
Strzelecki - 4
Angua - 2
Gazzae - 1
Danielf - 1
Everyone else - 0

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But it doesn't alter the winner. Well done Graham

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<Mwahahahaa!>

Ooops, that was a *general* "your", not you personally!

And it seems that "It's a Royal Knockout" was, indeed, at Alton Towers, oh well...

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Don't forget, 1pm is Quiz Time...!

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Ten minutes to go...!

Don't be late :Sprint: