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Quiz for Saturday

Postby Penny » Sat May 08, 2010 9:06 pm

1. Who were Anita Dels and Ray Slinjgaard

2. In which school was Whack-O set

3. Who invented the cannon

4. From which language does the word 'floe' originate

5. Where did the 1997 Tour de France start from

6. Who wrote the novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

7. In which century was Nostradamus born

8. When is St. Crispin's day

9. What is Freddie Starr's real name

10.The Airline NFD is based in which country.

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Postby Rowan » Sat May 08, 2010 9:12 pm

2. Greyfriars
7. 16th century - 1503
8. 25th October
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Postby Monika » Sat May 08, 2010 9:40 pm

6. Alan Sillitoe.

An old Nottinghamian - a very nice person with no airs and graces. Sadly, he died last week.
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Postby Tiddles » Sat May 08, 2010 10:07 pm

1. members of a techno-dance band in Holland

3. Ctesibius of Alexandria, in the 3rd century BC. .

10. Germany..
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Postby Penny » Sun May 09, 2010 7:44 pm

1,3,6,7 8 and 10 done.
No.2. Chiselbury
No. 4 Norse
No.5. Rouen
No.9 Frederick Fowell

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