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« Reply #15 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 12:59:00 » |
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You are right - it isn't Ren & Stimpy. Sorry for the senior moment. Some annoying cartoon on kids tv that the boys watch.
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« Reply #16 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 13:16:15 » |
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10 looks like an opera gateau but may be talking complete bollocks.
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« Reply #17 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 13:20:34 » |
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11 is as M, surely?
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« Reply #18 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 13:29:32 » |
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4 isn't Ren and Stimpy, but I don't know who it is.
11 is MI6, if I have my secret services the right way around.
Yep...tis MI 6, rather than 5, always get them mixed up.
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« Reply #19 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 13:52:24 » |
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10 looks like an opera gateau but may be talking complete bollocks.
No,you're not talking bollocks ,it's opera cake
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« Reply #20 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 14:26:14 » |
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On 15., only Scottish thing I can think of (and I've lived in Scotland for 22 years) is tablet but can't see the baking soda connection.
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« Reply #21 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 15:01:36 » |
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11. He succeeded her as 'M'. Not MI5 or MI6.
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« Reply #22 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 15:11:03 » |
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11. He succeeded her as 'M'. Not MI5 or MI6. The question says where, not as whom.
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« Reply #23 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 15:12:55 » |
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So the answer is in the Bond films?
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« Reply #24 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 15:16:37 » |
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So the answer is in the Bond films?
I suppose specifically as M head of MI 6 in the next Bond film, but that's way too much to type....
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« Reply #25 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 15:52:15 » |
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1. Who is now on the black desert under the endless night? Sir Terry Pratchett 2. Which nation has just been added to the list of those posing a national security threat to the USA? Venezuela 3. What is the maximum number of characters allowed in a message on Twitter? 140 4. Who are they? Corneil and Bernie
5. What species of wild duck was also the title of a James Bond film? Goldeneye 6. What is the name of the British dog show, exclusively for cross-bred and mongrel dogs? Scruffts 7. Which Yorkshire coastal town is home to a twice-yearly Goth festival? Whitby 8. Which London Underground station shares its name with an open star cluster? Seven Sisters 9. What links these three pictures? Don McLean dedicated ‘American Pie’ to Buddy Holly, and Roberta Flack dedicated ‘Killing Me Softly’ to Don McLean 10. What ‘O’ is this? Opera cake 11. Where did Ralph Fiennes succeed Dame Judi Dench? As ‘M’ in the Bond films 12. Which heavyweight boxing champion is a member of parliament in Ukraine? Vitali Klitschko (1/2 mark for just Klitschko, nothing for Vladimir Klitschko) 13. Name the plant. Pitcher plant 14. Which European capital will host the final of football’s Champions League this year? Berlin 15. Which sweet food item, created in Scotland in the 19th century, was named because it contained baking soda and this had supposed medicinal properties? Digestive biscuit 16. The oldest registered British trademark is a red triangle. Which company? Bass brewers 17. Who is this? Leon Trotsky
18. I was in the local newsagents looking at the magazines for sale. I chose ‘Scrabble Heat’, ‘Vegetable Secrets’ and ‘Harajuku World’. I paid at the till, but noticed that the newsagent pressed the multiplication button between each amount instead of the addition button. When challenged, he smiled and said “It doesn’t matter. Either way the total amount is £5.70”. How much were the magazines? £2.85, £1.60 and £1.25
19. What connection links these pictures: Nobel Peace Prize laureates
20. Unscramble the two synonyms : A A A C E E E K L L N P P T KNEECAP & PATELLA
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« Reply #26 on: Friday, March 13, 2015, 19:18:12 » |
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11. He succeeded her as 'M'. Not MI5 or MI6.
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« Reply #27 on: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 11:37:12 » |
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18. £1.25, £1.60 and £2.85
This one was bugging me this morning. Anywhere I can see how the problem was solved?
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« Reply #28 on: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 12:09:40 » |
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This one was bugging me this morning. Anywhere I can see how the problem was solved?
They usually put the workings on the quiz answers email but I won't be able to get you it until Monday when I'm back in the office. Sorry HR
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