Quiz for Friday, a bit simple

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Quiz for Friday, a bit simple

Postby Penny » Thu May 06, 2010 9:19 pm

1. In known phrases, if Grace is Amazing , and Polly is pretty, what is Lizzie

2. In the UK what do the initials HST stand for

3. Who sang,' I will always love you ' on the soundtrack of the film Bodyguard.

4. Which of these is most associated with Badminton House

5. Which battles took place between the Royal Houses of York and Lancaster

6. What was the occupation of the man commemorated by Scots on Burns night

7. Diana Ross topped the single charts in 1986 with her 'Chain ?? what.

8. What is a labyrinth

9. In which field of the arts was Rudolf Nureyev a leading figure.

10. Which country is nearest to the island of Jersey.

. cheers Penny :grouphug:
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Postby Dragon Lady » Thu May 06, 2010 9:24 pm

5. Wars of the Roses.
9. Ballet
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Postby Victors Mate » Thu May 06, 2010 9:34 pm

8. Maze
10 France
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Postby Penny » Thu May 06, 2010 10:05 pm

Well done, that was quick. cheers Penny :grouphug:
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Postby Tiddles » Thu May 06, 2010 10:16 pm

3. Whitney Houston

4. Badmington Horse Trials

6. A Poet
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Postby vannin » Thu May 06, 2010 10:21 pm

1. Dizzy
4. Showjumping
6. poet
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Postby Rowan » Thu May 06, 2010 11:06 pm

1. Could be Dripping too!!
6. He worked for the Customs Office - poet in his spare time - when he wasn't getting off with the ladies or getting drunk
7. Reaction
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Postby drogo » Thu May 06, 2010 11:50 pm

1. Busy
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Postby Penny » Fri May 07, 2010 12:13 pm

Well done again, all correct.Apart from No.2.
No.1 Lizzie
No.2. Highway's Safety Tribunal.
No.3. Whitney Houston
No.4. Three-day eventing
No 5. Wars of the Roses
No.6.Poet
No.7.Reaction
No.8.Maze
No..9.Ballet
No.10 France

cheers Penny. More later
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Postby Victors Mate » Fri May 07, 2010 12:27 pm

Penny wrote:Well done again, all correct.Apart from No.2.
No.1 Lizzie


Penny the question was.

1. In known phrases, if Grace is Amazing , and Polly is pretty, what is Lizzie

How come the answer is Lizzie?
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Postby Rowan » Fri May 07, 2010 12:45 pm

Burns occupation was not poet it was customers officer
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Postby Penny » Fri May 07, 2010 2:57 pm

Sorry about Lizzie, back to front as usual, ;like me.
Seems that althought Robert Burns was a poet he took a job as a Tax and Customs office as his family needed the money. cheers Penny :grouphug:
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Postby Rowan » Sat May 08, 2010 9:03 am

That was his occupation then - you don't get paid for being a poet.
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