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Postby Penny » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:04 pm

1. Who painted 'The Night Watch'

2. What would you make in a samovar

3. Patrice Lumumba was the premier of which African country

4. In which year was synchronised swimming first included in the Olympic Games

5. Who said that a cauliflower is nothing but a 'cabbage with education'

6. In the St.Valentine's Day Massacre, members of Bugs Moran's gang were gunned down by members of which other gang,

7. Which character did Felicity Kendall play in TV's The Good Life

8. Andrew Bonar Law was the British Prime Minister from 1922 to 1923
In which country was he born

9. Who was assassinated by Nathuran Godse in 1948

10. What is an animal's pug.

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Postby Victors Mate » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:20 pm

7. Barbara Good
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Re: quiz for friday - mixed bag

Postby Tiddles » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:13 pm

Penny wrote:1. Who painted 'The Night Watch'



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Postby drogo » Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:23 pm

8. Canada (was New Brunswick when he was born)
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Postby Rowan » Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:32 pm

2. Tea in Russia
9. Ghandi?
10. Face?
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Re: quiz for friday - mixed bag

Postby Tiddles » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:32 pm

Penny wrote:5. Who said that a cauliflower is nothing but a 'cabbage with education'



Mark Twain
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Postby drogo » Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:40 pm

3. Congo

6. Al Capone
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Re: quiz for friday - mixed bag

Postby Tiddles » Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:06 pm

Penny wrote:
4. In which year was synchronised swimming first included in the Olympic Games



1984 was the first year in which it was an official event, but it was first demonstrated in 1952
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Postby Penny » Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:52 pm

Sorry to be late, this machine has been off all day. No internet for some reason.
All corect apart from No.10 - Footprint.
No.4 was correct at 1984.
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Postby Rowan » Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:25 pm

Now we all know what an animal's pug is - I guessed at face because of a pug dog and its squashed in face!!
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Postby Penny » Sat Jan 23, 2010 11:19 pm

That is just what I thought Rowan before research, cheers Penny :grouphug:
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