Right folks, answers to quiz #2, last weeks quiz as follows....
1. What is the world’s largest land mammal? Elephant
2. Rio de Janeiro is a city in which South American country? Brazil
3. Which Middle Eastern city is also the name of a type of artichoke? Jerusalem
4. With which sport is Silverstone most associated? Motor racing
5. Nostradamus was famous for making what? Predictions
6. In mythology, Romulus and Remus were brought up by which animal? Wolf
7. What is the main source of vitamin C? Fruit
8. Insulin is commonly used to treat which condition? Diabetes
9. The first atom bomb was dropped on which Japanese city? Hiroshima
10. What is dermatophobia the fear of? The fear of skin disease
11. The Velocipede was a nineteenth-century prototype of what? Bicycle
12. Which is Britain’s oldest Sunday newspaper, published for the first time in 1791? The Observer
13. What was the middle name of Wolfgang Mozart? Amadeus
14. What is the art of stuffing animals for preservation? Taxidermy
15. The term bhp is used when describing the power of a motor vehicle; for what does it stand? Brake Horse Power
16. What is Prince William’s second name? Arthur
17. Who invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733? John Kay
18. What does a Geiger Counter measure? Radiation
19. If you were an LLD, what profession would you be involved in? Law or the legal profession (doctor of law)
20. How many of Henry VIII’s wives were called Anne? Two – Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves.
winner was John, @Stillwaters, keyrings will be posted during Christmas week when I'm home for a 'founderin' !!
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This weeks quiz is on sweets & Confectionery, 15 answers required.... all clues have a 'sweet or confectionery' as an answer
Answers as usual by PM HERE.
Example............ Big cats pub - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ (2 Words, 4&3 Letters)
Answer = Lion Bar
Remember, ask for clues if desired, but post no answers on the thread... all entries by PM as above.
1. Sly giggles - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8 Letters)
2. High class thoroughfare - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 7&6 Letters)
3. Money making royalty - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 4&9 Letters)
4. Spin around - _ _ _ _ _ (5 Letters)
5. Clever folk - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8 Letters)
6. Sport for princes - _ _ _ _ (4 Letters)
7. Good dogs get these - _ _ _ _ _ _ (6 Letters)
8. Garden flowers - _ _ _ _ _ (5 Letters)
9. Assorted girls - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 5&7 Letters)
10. Arrange marriage partners - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (11 Letters)
11. Edible fasteners - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7 Letters)
12. Wobbly infants - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 5&6 Letters)
13. Talk quietly - _ _ _ _ _ _ (6 Letters)
14. Big bus - _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 6&6 Letters)
15. Gem orchard - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 4&6 Letters)
1. What is the world’s largest land mammal? Elephant
2. Rio de Janeiro is a city in which South American country? Brazil
3. Which Middle Eastern city is also the name of a type of artichoke? Jerusalem
4. With which sport is Silverstone most associated? Motor racing
5. Nostradamus was famous for making what? Predictions
6. In mythology, Romulus and Remus were brought up by which animal? Wolf
7. What is the main source of vitamin C? Fruit
8. Insulin is commonly used to treat which condition? Diabetes
9. The first atom bomb was dropped on which Japanese city? Hiroshima
10. What is dermatophobia the fear of? The fear of skin disease
11. The Velocipede was a nineteenth-century prototype of what? Bicycle
12. Which is Britain’s oldest Sunday newspaper, published for the first time in 1791? The Observer
13. What was the middle name of Wolfgang Mozart? Amadeus
14. What is the art of stuffing animals for preservation? Taxidermy
15. The term bhp is used when describing the power of a motor vehicle; for what does it stand? Brake Horse Power
16. What is Prince William’s second name? Arthur
17. Who invented the Flying Shuttle in 1733? John Kay
18. What does a Geiger Counter measure? Radiation
19. If you were an LLD, what profession would you be involved in? Law or the legal profession (doctor of law)
20. How many of Henry VIII’s wives were called Anne? Two – Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleves.
winner was John, @Stillwaters, keyrings will be posted during Christmas week when I'm home for a 'founderin' !!
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This weeks quiz is on sweets & Confectionery, 15 answers required.... all clues have a 'sweet or confectionery' as an answer
Answers as usual by PM HERE.
Example............ Big cats pub - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ (2 Words, 4&3 Letters)
Answer = Lion Bar
Remember, ask for clues if desired, but post no answers on the thread... all entries by PM as above.
1. Sly giggles - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8 Letters)
2. High class thoroughfare - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 7&6 Letters)
3. Money making royalty - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 4&9 Letters)
4. Spin around - _ _ _ _ _ (5 Letters)
5. Clever folk - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8 Letters)
6. Sport for princes - _ _ _ _ (4 Letters)
7. Good dogs get these - _ _ _ _ _ _ (6 Letters)
8. Garden flowers - _ _ _ _ _ (5 Letters)
9. Assorted girls - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 5&7 Letters)
10. Arrange marriage partners - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (11 Letters)
11. Edible fasteners - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7 Letters)
12. Wobbly infants - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 5&6 Letters)
13. Talk quietly - _ _ _ _ _ _ (6 Letters)
14. Big bus - _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 6&6 Letters)
15. Gem orchard - _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ (2 Words, 4&6 Letters)
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