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Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:58 am
by Penny
1. Which garment in English is called after its inventor, but in French is a 'justaucorps'.

2. What happened to US President William Henry Harrison at his inauguration.

3. Which river is the southern boundary between Devon and Cornwall.

4, Which author was born when Halley's Comet came in 1835 and died when it returned in 1910.

5. Which sport uses the terms 'Dundee Shuffle and Canadian'.

6. Who is Jimmy Logan's singing sister

7. During World War 11. which country used extra small stamps called 'bantams' to save money.

8. Who has said he will never make another album as good as Highway 61 Revisited

9. What sort of creature is a ' Murray grey ' in Australia '

cheers Penny.

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:37 pm
by dita
6. Annie Ross

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:47 pm
by Andere Richtingen
3. The river Tamar

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:48 pm
by Andere Richtingen
9. A type of parrot?

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:51 pm
by widget
1, long or big coat

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 1:17 pm
by Penny
try again widget. cheers Penny

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:25 pm
by widget
1, interesting , this is what Wikipedia says
A justacorps or justaucorps is a long, knee-length coat worn by men in the latter half of the 17th century, and throughout the 18th century.
But the image's show leotards

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:27 pm
by Monika
4. Mark Twain

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:39 pm
by Penny
Leotard is correct. Named after its inventor. No. 1 and no.4 correct. Well sorted. cheers Penny

Re: Teaser for Thursday/Friday

PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:59 pm
by Penny
to finish off.
2. He caught a cold and died soon after
5. Horse racing multiple bets.
7. South Africa
8. Bob Dylan
9. A Cow - a breed of cattle

cheers Penny