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1.   A man trapped under a train was released when hundreds of passengers pushed to tilt the train.  Where did this happen?? 
2.   An elephant was pictured this week using what rather unusual object as a back-scratcher?
3.   Which two English counties share a border with Scotland ?           
4.   When would you wear these?   

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5.   What is the name of the railway operating company in the US?                                                                     
6.   Who replaced George Dawes as the scorer on Shooting Stars?
7.   Which two actors have played James Bond just once in the movies?   
8.   What cocktail is made using equal measures of champagne and stout? 
9.   What name links these pictures?     

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10.   Who is this? 

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11.   In architecture, what name is used for the decorative end of a gable, often in the form of a spike or a bunch of leaves? 
12.   Which is the only American president that Queen Elizabeth hasn’t met since she came to the throne?   
13.   Name the TV series.

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14.   In 1972, which form of punishment was finally made illegal in the United States? 
15.   In mythology, which monster terrorized the local population by asking them a riddle and devouring them when they couldn’t answer it? 
16.   According to a famous travel guide, what is the most useful thing an inter-stellar hitchhiker can carry with them?
17.   The Academy Awards ceremony was delayed in 1968 after the assassination of which person?
   
18.   You have two containers that fit the same lid.  The large one is 12 ounces without the lid.  With the lid it weighs twice as much as the small container on its own.  The small container with the lid weighs one third more than the large container on its own.  How much does each container weigh?
 
19.   What links these pictures:

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20.   Unscramble the two places  :  A A C D E E I I L P P S

1. May have been Perth, Australia, pretty sure it was in Aus.
 3. Cumbria Northumberland
 5. Amtrak
 7 George Lazenby David Niven
 8 Black Velvet
 11 Could be finial
 12. You'd think it must be Harry Truman
 14 Could be electric chair
17 Bobby Kennedy?
19 Simon.....basing on middle 2 Mayo and Cowell, so could be wrong, will have a think about t'others.....yeah last one Simon Pegg.....sorry Pisser

Definitely Australia, Reginald. I was going to say Sydney, but Perth is ringing a bell.

13, Jetsons?

2. Volkswagen Polo and 8 must be Black Velvet

16. A towel, you hoopy frood.

17 Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968

14. Capital punishment.

I think its King also.

Definately people called Simon, Simon Amstell, Simon Mayo, Simon Cowell, Simon Stink(i made the last one up)

Simon Pegg.

6. Angelos Epithemiou
12. Lyndon B Johnson
15. The Sphinx

18. Large 12oz, small 10oz,  lid 8oz.

Can always rely on 4D for a mathematical question :)

Number 9 is definitely Mira Sorvino and, I think, Kylie Mingoue.

Oliver Martinez has boffed them both... Is it that sort of quiz?

4. Are they squash glasses?

Simon is correct - Simon Amstel is a comedian.

Never heard of him, but a good name to remember for the future.

He presents (or at least used to) Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Oh right, I gave up on that in the pre-milleniuim Mark Lamarr days, when it seemed a bit dated after a couple of series, amazed it's still going.

 I reckon 9, 10, 14, 20 either need an answer or a confirmation

14 - Electric Chair?

What I said, but it's a bit of a guess

Late on parade and feeding on scraps!   :)

10. I think it could be Eddie Van Halen
14. Death Penalty

Surely the death penalty isn't illegal in the States, they still have it?

14.  They do indeed, but I think they replaced the one they had at the time.
20.  Calais, Dieppe   :)

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-strikes-down-death-penalty

It was made illegal in 1972.....that doesn't mean that it is still illegal or that any state takes notice of that.

It's legal again. Obviously. They do love to execute people, and put people in prison - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pz3syET3DY&sns=em
Off topic but very good/depressing.

Ah ok. Makes sense then!

I have hunted around and found a better (ie correct) answer to No 4, BO.  Does that count as cheating, though?

Would 4. be airsoft?

Actually, I just cheated too and the real answer is ridiculous.

Yeah, I'd never have got it, either.

1.   A man trapped under a train was released when hundreds of passengers pushed to tilt the train.  Where did this happen?  Australia   
2.   An elephant was pictured this week using what rather unusual object as a back-scratcher?  A car
3.   Which two English counties share a border with Scotland ?  Cumbria & Northumberland           
4.   When would you wear these?        When peeling onions

5.   What is the name of the railway operating company in the US?  AMTRAK                                                                     
6.   Who replaced George Dawes as the scorer on Shooting Stars?  Angelos Epithemiou
7.   Which two actors have played James Bond just once in the movies?  George Lazenby & David Niven   
8.   What cocktail is made using equal measures of champagne and stout?  Black Velvet 
9.   What name links these pictures?       Aphrodite (Mira Sorvino starred in Mighty Aphrodite and ‘Aphrodite’ is a Kylie Minogue album)
 
10.   Who is this?    Eddie Van Halen
11.   In architecture, what name is used for the decorative end of a gable, often in the form of a spike or a bunch of leaves?  Finial 
12.   Which is the only American president that Queen Elizabeth hasn’t met since she came to the throne?  Lyndon B Johnson   
13.   Name the TV series.     The Jetsons
14.   In 1972, which form of punishment was finally made illegal in the United States?  Flogging 
15.   In mythology, which monster terrorized the local population by asking them a riddle and devouring them when they couldn’t answer it?  The Sphinx 
16.   According to a famous travel guide, what is the most useful thing an inter-stellar hitchhiker can carry with them?  A towel  (from ‘The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)
17.   The Academy Awards ceremony was delayed in 1968 after the assassination of which person?  Martin Luther King
   
18.   You have two containers that fit the same lid.  The large one is 12 ounces without the lid.  With the lid it weighs twice as much as the small container on its own.  The small container with the lid weighs one third more than the large container on its own.  How much does each container weigh?  Large one 12oz and small 9 1/3 oz
 
19.   What links these pictures:  Famous Simons (Amstell; Mayo; Cowell and Pegg)

       

20.   Unscramble the two places  :  A A C D E E I I L P P S  CALAIS & DIEPPE

That is the last quiz for 3 weeks I'm afraid as the quiz guy is on his jollies.

Not good enough.

Damn, I  calculated 9.33 for the small container in 19, but thought the quiz only dealt with round numbers,  so assumed the question wasn't quite worded right  :)

I see Rich was not quite right with 9  :D

4. Is a bit odd as well.

You can have too much of a good thing....absence sometimes makes the heart grow fonder

Yeah. I would have said you'd wear those glasses when having sex with a munter

Where's DMR when you need him?

Here they are

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Amazing...an absolute must for the kitchen every home should have some.

Speaking of DMR, I get the impression he uses these:

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