This weeks Quiz

Pussygalore · 11-02-2011, 03:28 PM

I found some spare questions from last weeks so here they are, in by Sunday 9pm please. Please PM the answers to Ann.

1 Which Surrey town is proposing to change its name because it feels its reputation has been besmirched
by the comic charachter Ali G ?
Staines
2 Which Northern Ireland city is the only complete walled city in the whole of the UK.
Derry/Londondery
3 In crickets county championship, which is the only Welsh side.
Glamorgan
4 What's the name of the small Island of the south-west coast of Mull, where you would find the graves of 48 scottish kings, 4 irish kings and 8 norwegian kings.
Iona
5 Which street in York was voted the most picturesque in 2010 in the country.
The Shambles
6 Who plays Violet, the Dowager Duchess of Grantham, who isn't sure what a weekend is.
Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey
7 Between 1977 and 1983 where did Mr Roake and Tattoo live.
Fantasy Island
8 Which now familiar verb was coined in the late sixties by the tv show Mission Impossible.
Self Destruct
9 What musical instrument does Alan Rickman play in the film Truly Madly Deeply.
Cello
10 Whose screen characters included Rufus T Firefly, Dr Hugo Z Hackenbush and J Cleever Loophole.
Groucho Marx
11 Which European country had queens as head of state throughout the 20th century.
Netherlands
12 Travelling from Johannesburg in which direction would you go to reach Soweto.
South West
13 In which European country is the slow lane of the motorway known as 'the lane of shame'.
Italy
14 'Sur le pont d'avignon' which river did the bridge at Avignon span.
Rhone
15 Who is Miriam Gonzales Durantez married to.
Nick Clegg
16 What two-word name did Winston Churchill give to the severe depressions to which he was occasionally prone.
Black Dog
17 What, during the first world war was renamed 'liberty cabbage' in the UK.
Sauerkraut
18 What is the horizontal beam over a doorway or window called.
Lintel
19 What is the Irish name for a cudgel traditionally made from the wood of the blackthorn bush.
Shilebash
20 What word is given to the veins that drain blood from the head.
Jugular
21 The sea nettle can sting but its not a plant, what type of creature is it.
Jellyfish

Hope its ok

The Winning order is
Marta 18
Mi shelley 13
Linda 7
Geochelonian 5

Congrats to all and thanks for entering.

11-02-2011, 03:28 PM	#1
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	This weeks Quiz I found some spare questions from last weeks so here they are, in by Sunday 9pm please. Please PM the answers to Ann. 1 Which Surrey town is proposing to change its name because it feels its reputation has been besmirched by the comic charachter Ali G ? Staines 2 Which Northern Ireland city is the only complete walled city in the whole of the UK. Derry/Londondery 3 In crickets county championship, which is the only Welsh side. Glamorgan 4 What's the name of the small Island of the south-west coast of Mull, where you would find the graves of 48 scottish kings, 4 irish kings and 8 norwegian kings. Iona 5 Which street in York was voted the most picturesque in 2010 in the country. The Shambles 6 Who plays Violet, the Dowager Duchess of Grantham, who isn't sure what a weekend is. Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey 7 Between 1977 and 1983 where did Mr Roake and Tattoo live. Fantasy Island 8 Which now familiar verb was coined in the late sixties by the tv show Mission Impossible. Self Destruct 9 What musical instrument does Alan Rickman play in the film Truly Madly Deeply. Cello 10 Whose screen characters included Rufus T Firefly, Dr Hugo Z Hackenbush and J Cleever Loophole. Groucho Marx 11 Which European country had queens as head of state throughout the 20th century. Netherlands 12 Travelling from Johannesburg in which direction would you go to reach Soweto. South West 13 In which European country is the slow lane of the motorway known as 'the lane of shame'. Italy 14 'Sur le pont d'avignon' which river did the bridge at Avignon span. Rhone 15 Who is Miriam Gonzales Durantez married to. Nick Clegg 16 What two-word name did Winston Churchill give to the severe depressions to which he was occasionally prone. Black Dog 17 What, during the first world war was renamed 'liberty cabbage' in the UK. Sauerkraut 18 What is the horizontal beam over a doorway or window called. Lintel 19 What is the Irish name for a cudgel traditionally made from the wood of the blackthorn bush. Shilebash 20 What word is given to the veins that drain blood from the head. Jugular 21 The sea nettle can sting but its not a plant, what type of creature is it. Jellyfish Hope its ok The Winning order is Marta 18 Mi shelley 13 Linda 7 Geochelonian 5 Congrats to all and thanks for entering. Last edited by Pussygalore; 13-02-2011 at 09:09 PM.

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