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Daily Pub Quiz
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jstkdn
Well-Connected
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Jan-4-2005 18:37
See if there is interest for this.
1. Each day I will post 10 questions, at random times of the day.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly 24 hours.
3. The first person that has all 10 questions right, wins. Or if no one has all questions right, the best one wins.
4. You can only post answers ONCE for the same quiz.
5. No cash involved. Just glory. :)
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Greyling
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Jun-15-2006 23:39
And indeed we have a winner - Lucian, with 10 correct answers. Well done!! :)
Just to sum up:
1) 116 years, from 1337 to 1453
2) Ecuador
3) Sheep and Horses (according to wiki “it is supposed that the word is properly kitgut ("violin string"), kit meaning "fiddle", and that the present form has arisen through confusion with kit = cat”)
4) November - on the 7th to be precise (Russia used the Julian Calendar until 1918 so their calendar was 13 days “behind” ours). The upheaval is also known as the Bolshevik Revolution or November Revolution
5) Squirrel fur (or alternatively ox, goat, pony or blend of several hairs)
6) Dogs (The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs)
7) Albert - when he came to the throne in 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be called Albert
8) Crimson
9) New Zealand (True, they did originate from China, but today we mainly associate them with New Zealand even though Italy is now the top producer. New Zealand is where they were given the name “Chinese gooseberries”, where the plant was also cultivated, developped and marketed into the fruit we know today, and then later renamed “kiwi(fruit)” as part of a marketing strategy in the late 50s/early 60s)
10) Thirty years of course!! Why look so surprised? (from 1618-1648)
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Jun-15-2006 23:47
poor squirrels :(
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Jun-17-2006 02:01
try again... (sumone wanna delete my first attempt?)
even though it's not my go... in honour of the mondegreen post... heare are some misheard song lyrics... can you figure them out?
1. Your kangaroo love will just have to wait.
She say, love don't come easy, it's a game of gibbon tape . . .
2. All my luggage, I will send to you.
3. Carryin' beans, now we're sharin' the same jeans.
4. Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the head lice on the highway.
5. I wanna know Have you ever seen Loraine?
6. She's got a tick in her eye.
7. Good King Wences' car backed out
On the feet of heathens
8. Everybody in a wholesale frock
9. Stuffing my face with his fingers
10. Slow walking Walter, the fire engine guy
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Jun-17-2006 02:05
apologies for the running question... *gives up trying to fix it*
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crunchpatty
Old Shoe
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Jun-17-2006 02:34
*tries to sort out squirrel's jammedtogether funkiness*
1. Phil Collins loves kangaroos. He's got a pouch fetish? Not my problem. I hear they're already kinda sticky.
2. IDK...thinking Buddy Holly? All my love etc...
3. Damn, was that Billy Ocean? Carribbean Queen
4. Sir Elton knows the boss is.
5. Last time I saw lorraine she was dressing like John Fogerty. CCR, have you ever seen the rain.
6. lol, I can't even imagine. Tourettes is HOT, though ;p
7. the feast of Steven. *dresses like santa and rings a little bell*
8. The Elvis. The jailhouse. The ROCK! Everyone in the whole cell block knows it.
9. Joan Armatrading. For the younger sleuths, that would be Lauryn Hill's version of 'Killing me softly'.
10. No earthly idea.
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Serena Siren
Well-Connected
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Jun-17-2006 14:21
I'm confused at whether you want the lyric or the song, but I'll give both LOL!!!
1. You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins (and multiple other artists): You can't hurry love. No, you'll just have to wait. She said love don't come easy. It's a game of give and take
2. No answer :(
3. Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean: Caribbean Queen, now we're sharing the same dreams.
4. Tiny Dancer by Elton John: Hold me closer, tiny dancer, count the headlights on the highway.
5. Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Clearance Clearwater Revival: I wanna know have you ever seen the rain?
6. Ticket To Ride by the Beatles: She's got a ticket to ride.
7. "Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the feast of Stephen."
8. Jailhouse Rock by Elvis: Everybody in the whole cell block.
9. Killing Me Softly: Strumming my pain with his fingers.
10. Wish I knew.
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Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer
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Jun-17-2006 19:58
which song they're from is fine... wow i thought 10 was one of the easiest... and hey someone fixed my "jammed together funkiness." thanks. Answers to 2 & 10 soon. Serena's on the money for the others. and lol CP gets extra brownie points for his answer for 6 and nearly making me lose a mouthful of coffee over the computer screen.
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crunchpatty
Old Shoe
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Jun-18-2006 01:37
*squeegees squirrel's screen*
(yay for alliteration!)
double yay for brownie points. They sell at like 2:1 for tourette's points!
*is sooo curious about #'s 2 and 10*
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Paranoid_Android
Story Teller
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Jun-18-2006 01:38
Thanks to Serena for her comprehensive answers so i don't have to re-type... :)
1. You Can't Hurry Love the Supremes & ok yes, Phil Collins & the Dixie Chicks
You can't hurry love. No, you'll just have to wait.
She said love don't come easy. It's a game of give and take
*2. All my lovin' I will send to you. Beatles.
3. Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean:
Caribbean Queen, now we're sharing the same dreams.
4. Tiny Dancer by Elton John:
Hold me closer, tiny dancer,
count the headlights on the highway.
(I always seem to sing this as "count the highlights on the headway".
5. Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Clearance Clearwater Revival:
I wanna know have you ever seen the rain?
6. Ticket To Ride by the Beatles:
She's got a ticket to ride.
7. "Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the feast of Stephen."
8. Jailhouse Rock by Elvis:
Everybody in the whole cell block.
9. Killing Me Softly:
Strumming my pain with his fingers.
10. Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple:
Smoke on the Water, A fire in the sky....
normal scheduled programming may now resume transmission...
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