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29-06-2008, 08:00 PM

Sunday 29th June Quiz........

You have an hour, give or take, to pm me your answers.

The winner is the person who pm's me the most correct answers after the hour is up.

So get googling! Here we go....

1. Granny, Turks Head, Quipa, Dutch Cringle, Nubian and Flemish Flake are all examples of what ?

2. Author John Wyndam's sci-fi thriller 'The Midwich Cuckoo's' has twice been filmed. What was the movie title?

3. In the Beatles film Yellow Submarine, the rather lost character Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.d is better known as the what?

4. How do members of the Massai tribe greet each other ?

5.Who drinks, on average, a record 160 litres of 'pivo' each per year ?

6. What is the name of the photography that can supposedly capture your aura ?

7. Which custom did Yuri Gagarin start amongst Cosmonauts?

8. In which country would one find the mountain Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu ?

9. Which word is associated with all of the following Bath, Black, Penny and Chelsea?

10. With 17 kilos or more, which 'musical' bird has perhaps the greatest weight amongst birds capable of flight?

11. What kind of people would hook themselves up to a thanatron device ?

12. Mole is a popular paste in Mexico. Mole is a mixture of chillis and what ?

13. In european folklore,what kind of creature guarded mines and buried treasure ?

14. What do all of the following band names have in common:
The Seekers,
Big Country,
Bad Company,
Blondie,
Black Sabbath,
The Searchers and
The Damned?


15. What did SS soldiers have tatooed on their armpits ?

16. What does Alfred Pennyworth do for a living ?

17. Cheka, GPU, NKVD and MGB were all forerunners of what?

18. The island Murano is famous for which product ?

19. Roughly, how many kamikaze pilots died in World War II:
a: 500
b: 1,000
c: 4,000
d: all of them?

20. Norbert, Spot, and Smaug are all examples of what ? (Extra points for where each is found)
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29-06-2008, 09:00 PM
Think I just scraped in!
Well done a great Quiz
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29-06-2008, 09:00 PM
I just sent it in - phew
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29-06-2008, 09:05 PM
You lot are too slow, I've had my feet up for 1/2 an hour LOL
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29-06-2008, 09:11 PM
Well, now I've stopped laughing I can tell you who won and give you the answers.

The winner is Wufflehoond, who even gave the names of dragons not in the question! Don't know where she found those lmao

Prize for the best answers goes to Losos though, brilliant.

Well done everyone!

Here are the correct answers.....

1. Granny, Turks Head, Quipa, Dutch Cringle, Nubian and Flemish Flake are all examples of what ? Knots

2. Author John Wyndam's sci-fi thriller 'The Midwich Cuckoo's' has twice been filmed. What was the movie title? Village of the Damned

3. In the Beatles film Yellow Submarine, the rather lost character Jeremy Hillary Boob Ph.d is better known as the what? The Nowhere Man

4. How do members of the Massai tribe greet each other ? They spit on each other

5.Who drinks, on average, a record 160 litres of 'pivo' each per year ? The Czechs

6. What is the name of the photography that can supposedly capture your aura ? Kirlian

7. Which custom did Yuri Gagarin start amongst Cosmonauts? Urinating against the tyre of the bus that brings the cosmonaut to the launching pad.

8. In which country would one find the mountain Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu ? New Zealand

9. Which word is associated with all of the following Bath, Black, Penny and Chelsea? Bun

10. With 17 kilos or more, which 'musical' bird has perhaps the greatest weight amongst birds capable of flight? Trumpeter Swan

11. What kind of people would hook themselves up to a thanatron device ? Those wishing to die, it's a suicide machine.

12. Mole is a popular paste in Mexico. Mole is a mixture of chillis and what ? Chocolate

13. In european folklore,what kind of creature guarded mines and buried treasure ? Gnomes

14. What do all of the following band names have in common:
The Seekers,
Big Country,
Bad Company,
Blondie,
Black Sabbath,
The Searchers and
The Damned?


The are all film titles.

15. What did SS soldiers have tatooed on their armpits ? Their blood group.

16. What does Alfred Pennyworth do for a living ? He is Batman's butler.

17. Cheka, GPU, NKVD and MGB were all forerunners of what? The KGB

18. The island Murano is famous for which product ? Glass, from Venice

19. Roughly, how many kamikaze pilots died in World War II:
a: 500
b: 1,000
c: 4,000
d: all of them?

c. 4000 they 'only' sank 53 ships.

20. Norbert, Spot, and Smaug are all examples of what ? (Extra points for where each is found)
Dragons - For the extra points:
Norbert (Hagrids baby dragon)
Spot (The Munsters pet dragon)
Smaug (The Hobbit)

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29-06-2008, 09:13 PM
Enjoyed that, thanks Becky

Well done Wooflehoond
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29-06-2008, 09:14 PM
Tee hee, just covering all the bases LOL Thanks for that Becky, it was fun!
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29-06-2008, 09:14 PM
Originally Posted by Lionhound View Post
Enjoyed that, thanks Becky
You're welcome, you did very well too, it was close!
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29-06-2008, 09:16 PM
Originally Posted by wufflehoond View Post
Tee hee, just covering all the bases LOL Thanks for that Becky, it was fun!
You are welcome too Jackie, now I am off to sit outside by the firepit in the new garden chairs with a G&T!

My job as quizmistress is done.... til next time lol
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29-06-2008, 09:19 PM
Thanks for organising this Becks - At least I got No. 5 right (I would have been highly embarrassed to have got that wrong!) All the rest were guesses

P.S.
Well done wufflehound - all that 'customer service' is paying off then !!
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