QUIZ
 

The rules are the same as always:

No Googling, asking someone or otherwise looking up answers before 7:00 pm
No more than three answers per post.

1. Max Schmelling won the vacant heavyweight championship whilst on the canvas, who was he fighting?

2. From what animal does Ermine originate?

3. Who was the first person that used the title Prime Minister in Britain?

4. What was the name of Sherlock Holmes brother?

5. What was the first animal in space?

6. Who was Alexander the Greats tutor?

7. In Mary Shelly’s novel, what is Dr Frankenstein’s first name?

8. What is used to make the purple ink to stamp meat?

9. Who created the popular television series Minder?

10. Which country’s currency is called the Dong?

11. Mt Vesuvius buried Pompeii and which other town?

12. What year was NATO founded?

13. Only one South American country has had a monarchy, which one?

14. Who hosted the first women’s World Cup?

15. What was the name of Orson Wells character in the Third Man

16. What year was the last poll tax introduced?

17. Who solved the riddle of the Sphinx?

18. Which spacecraft mapped the surface of Venus?

19. Which 1940’s novel was originally called The Last Man In Europe?

20. Who did Ronald Regan defeat to become President in 1980?

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4: Mycroft

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5: Leica (a Russian dog)

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Well done

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5) Not right

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10: Korea

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In correct

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17: Howard Carter?

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Sorry. The Mythological chap ;)

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3: Robert Walpole?

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Not right

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5. Mouse

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Not a mouse

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11. Herculaneum

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Well done

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5. Dog? Edit: Altis said dog earlier...
8. Beetroot?
10. Vietnam

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2: fox?

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17. Oedipous?

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5: monkey

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5 Rat

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18. Voyager

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20: jimmy carter

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2. Whale?

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5) Nope
8) Not beetroot, nice try though
10) Well done

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Thats right

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That's right

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7. TheDaddy :p:

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Not a fox, monkey or rat

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Nice one ;)

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2. Stoat

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Nope

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5. Cat?

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That right

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Not right

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8. Purple cabbage

12. 1948

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Nope

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8) Not right

12) Nearly

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5. Bird

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12. 1949

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Nope

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5. Insects? (whether they were meant to go or not :p:)

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12) 1949's right

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5. Goldfish

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You know what you can have that, they were fruit flies sent up by the Americans in a German V2 rocket after WWII

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Did the V2 make it into space?

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7. Otto

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13. Belize

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Apparently so, 1946 I believe ;)

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Nope and nope

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13. Surinam

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8. I think it used to be methyl violet, but that is now banned & they use azo dyes like brilliant blue, now?

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Not right

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Not the answer I have got ;)

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13. French Guiana

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Nope

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13. Guyana

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Nope, think bigger ;)

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14. France

18. Explorer

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Not right

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13. Argentina (I'll cry if it's wrong ;) )

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Oh dear :erm:

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13. (Don't cry for me) Venezuela?

Somebody else have a guess, there can't be that many countries left in South America...

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Well there's a pretty big one left ;)

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How about Brazil?

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That's right

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13. Brazil - King Pele...

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3 William Pitt the younger?

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9 Terry Venables?

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Not Pitt or Terry :)

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14. Brazil ;)

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Nice try, might as well Google now if you want ;)

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18. Magellan

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What's left?

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14. China

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Well done

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7. Victor

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1,3,6,7,8,9,15,16,19

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Well done

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6. Plato

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Well done

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I believe Plato did tutor him but some one is more famous for it

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15. Harry Lime

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6. Aristotle?

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Both right

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3. Robert Walpole

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Not Walpole

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19 - 1984 (thanks to Wiki)

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Nice one

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3. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

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3 - Disraeli (again according to Wiki)

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1,3,8,9,16 left

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How did you get that I thought I was being sneaky there ;)

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16 - 1990, assuming you mean the community charge.

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1. Jack Sharkey (IBHOF...)

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Indeed I do, 1989 for Scotland 1990 for the rest of us

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Thats right, disqualified for a low blow

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9 - Leon Griffiths
Wiki is very useful after the 'google' block!

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9. Leon Griffiths

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Yep, just number 8 left

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8. Cochineal beetles?

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Not beetles

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Laver seaweed?

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Nope seeing as it's the last question I'll give you a clue, they use a common type of fruit

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8. Grapes

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Thats right dried dark grape skins

Answers to follow ....

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8. Plums?

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1. Jack Sharky Cobbydaler
2. Stoat Cobbydaler
3. Henry Campbell Bannerman Cobbydaler
4. Mycroft Altis
5. Fruit Fly Druchi
6. Aristotle Cobbydaler
7. Victor Cobbydaler
8. Dark dried grape skins Shadow Demon Uk
9. Leon Griffiths Aragorn
10. Vietnam Danielf
11. Herculaneum Cobbydaler
12. 1949 Cobbydaler
13. Brazil Aragorn
14. China Cobbydaler
15. Harry Lime Cobbydaler
16. 1989/ 1990 Aragorn
17. Oedipus Danielf
18. Magellan Cobbydaler
19. 1984 Aragorn
20. Jimmy Carter Cuggle



1st Cobbydaler 10
2nd Aragorn 4
3rd Danielf 2
joint 4th Altis 1
Cuggle 1
Druchii 1
Shadow Demon 1

:tu: Well done all especially to Cobbydaler ;)

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Thanks TheDaddy, half of them were Googled or Wiki'd though...

Any requests for next week's quiz? Another lyrics one, pictures (if I can work out this ntlworld homepage thingy), general knowledge, advert music?

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if you could link to a piccy on your ntl webspace, so i can 'see' if I can see it, I'd be grateful, in that it adds an extra to the possibilities - otherwise 'general knowledge' would be my personal request :)

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Oh for hecks sake I missed the damn thing again, I am going to go away and cry now :(

Cobbydaler I have a request, that I don't miss the damn thing!!

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boo! I missed it too. ah well. well done all who did get any answers though, it looked quite tough!

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When I've got it up & running I'll try... extreme HTML novice at the moment :dunce: :dozey:

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I'll PM you with the start time... :)

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Thank you, you can include the answers in the same pm :D

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The correct answers you mean???

Anything for you Jules! :luv:

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I am really hoping at this point that you are male lol

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Well, my Aviator is Andy Warhol & not Candy Darling or Penny Arcade...