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1.   Where will you no longer find lettuce? 
2.   A current survey has revealed that we each own on average how many pairs  of pants?  (I’ll give you two leeway)
3.   In Greek mythology, which youth , who pined away after falling in love with his own reflection, was turned into the flower that bears his name?           
4.   Who is this famous face from the 1960s?   Looks like Buzz Aldrin we think

5.   Which rock festival was the subject of a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a number one hit in 1970?                                                                     
6.   Which group of artists, whose name means ‘wild beasts’ in French, took inspiration from the post-Impressionists?
7.   Which small fountain sculpture in Brussels, depicting a young boy, is known affectionately by local people as the ‘oldest citizen’?   
8.   In music, what word is generally used for a counter melody either composed or improvised above a familiar melody? 
9.   Which actor links these two films?    Pictures of Ziggy Stardust and Empire of the sun 
 
10.   Name the fictional team   Red football shirt with yellow sleeves

11.   What common name is used for the seed pods of the ash tree, which flutter down to earth in little bunches? 
12.   In a famous scene from a film of the silent era, which actor tucks into a Thanksgiving day meal of a boiled shoe?   
13.   Name the designer.     Picture of a stained glass window
14.   Whose law states that, within the proportional limit, the extension produced in a spring or wire is proportional to the force producing it? 
15.   In which 1960s television series was an international spy organization run from behind a tailor’s shop in New York? 
16.   Which British tree, often planted on river banks to prevent erosion, is suitable for charcoal-making  and was once used for making clogs?   
17.   What is the title of the Academy award winning documentary film about a school shooting in America?   
18.   Jake and three classmates were comparing the number of medals they’d won at the swimming gala.  “I’ve got one more than you”, said Jake.  “And I have two more than you”, said one pupil to another.  “I’ve got three more than you” said one to another.  “I’ve got four more than you”, “And I’ve got five more than you”, “I’ve got six more than you”, as their voices rose to a clamour, but we don’t know who was talking to whom.  They managed to win 27 medals between them, how many did Jake win?

19.   What links these pictures: 2 Priests, Shane Warne, Linda Robson, A King (not sure which one) and Andrew Lincoln

         
20.   Unscramble the Shakespearean couple:  A B E H I M P R S S T U Y

Good luck.

10. Melchester Rovers.

That is the only one I have got so far JJ! :)

5. Woodstock.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's version is better.

1. My dinner plate

17. Bowling for Columbine?

1. my fridge

3 is Narcissus

17. Bowling for Columbine.

Apparently 1 is TGI Fridays?

12. Charlie Chaplin

14. Newtons

14: Newton's law?

Damn you JJ

3. Paolo Di Canio Narcissus
6. Fauvistes
7. Mannekin Pis
12. Charlie Chaplin
17. Bowling for Columbine

15. Man from UNCLE

15. Mr Benn

11. Helicopter seeds

No, it's Hookes Law

11. are ash keys (bloody things, my driveway gets covered with them  >:( )

16. willow

16. Alder

19. If you advance the first letter of each word by one character they become gobbledygook?

8. descant

Mr Benn was a New York based spy?

That was my offering too.

haha! I am hoping that this week's effort will be more of a proper link and not a dimwitted answer that nobody would ever get!

18. 5 medals  ;)

You see he was so far under deep cover that you never knew...

He could turn up anywhere

I am struggling a bit with no.4

9. Christian Bale

Huh? I don't get that John. I don't think Bale was even born when Ziggy Stardust came out (1972/3?)

Someone suggested Nigel Havers? However I know nothing of either film so have no clue.

The film "The Prestige" stars Bale and Bowie and Bale is also in Empire of the Sun. Is my guess .

The Shakespeare one is flumoxing me totally.

Also the ones with a picture of Buzz Aldrin and the stanied glass window one.

I'm really struggling with the maths one.

There were four of them but 6 comments, so at least one of them commented more than once. Also, one or more of them could have 0 medals so the medal tally wasn't necessarily shared between 4 of them.

All I can deduce so far is that Jake got at least 1

 :crash:

I had missed that one :)

19. issomething to do with birds I reckon...

What links these pictures: 2 Priests, Shane Warne, Linda Robson Birds of a feather, A King (not sure which one) and Andrew Lincoln Egg in This life?

I've already given the answer, it is 5

The boy is right I recons.

But you did say Mr benn for Man from UNCLE so it might have been looked over.... ;)

I thought that too, but could only get the link between the same 2 that you did. Are a bunch of priests known as a flock?

It's 5, 4, 8 and 10. Your version has no "I have 5 more than you" in it.  8)

Edit: you've bloody edited your post!!   :D

Now you've removed it  ???

I missed that

A clergy is more than one priest.

Running the risk of numerous hilarious comments here, is there a name for a pair of priests then?

Must avoid pun....... :D

Peados?

Collective nouns for Priests are:

A discretion of priests
A lechery * of priests
A mass of priests
A superfluity of priests
A pontification of priests

* How fitting

2. 18 (apparently)

Newton's laws are general laws of physics. Hooke's Law is a law regarding springs and force.

Isnt a priests congregation often known as a flock?

Oh and Shane Warnes a cock - its birds I tell thee

No but priests do preach to a flock.

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20. I can get Theseus out of it? Dunno about the girlie though (unless he was gay?)

1 too many E's Mr H.

Yeah, just noticed that. Unless you use an I for the second E of course  ;)

Grrrrrr. I really don't know.

Nope its a tough one, I don't know Shakespeare that well TBH but even with the help of google nothing comes close to those letters from what I can see.

Apeshit and somebody?

Artemis?

The Shakespeare one...

There's no 'and'. It can't be a Jack and Jill, for example. I think it'll start with 'The'. I.E. The Smiths!

Potentially.

Leaves BHPSUY though.

All I have come up with are

Artemis leaving the letters BHPSUY

And

Martius leaving the letters BEHPSY

Ah, so it's that well known Shakespere play; "Two Pints of Mead and a Packet of Turnips Please".

Artemis and Phubsy. Easy

Artemis and Pub Shy

I've got a bottle of Artemis.

I stand corrected. Did he have a dislike of going into Ye Archer?

 Go for a pedal and miss a quiz...again.   Not completely sure what's been got and not....is the Shakespeare, Pyramus and Thisbe?

14 is Hookes Law. Newtons are laws of motion :girlgiggle:

Thats it! been driving us mad, but thats about it I think, apart from maybe the 2 priests and the ziggy stadust questions I think.

Yeah as has been pointed out 3 times previously.

Yeah think all the non picture related questions have been done! Answers usually about 4:30 ish.

Sorry just read page 1 previously

 Another incredibly tenuous answer for 19  :badmood:

1.   Where will you no longer find lettuce?  In your burger at TGI Friday.
2.   A current survey has revealed that we each own on average how many pairs  of pants?  (I’ll give you two leeway)  18 (accept 16-20)
3.   In Greek mythology, which youth , who pined away after falling in love with his own reflection, was turned into the flower that bears his name?  Narcissus           
4.   Who is this famous face from the 1960s?     Neil Armstrong  :-[

5.   Which rock festival was the subject of a song written by Joni Mitchell that became a number one hit in 1970?  Woodstock                                                                     
6.   Which group of artists, whose name means ‘wild beasts’ in French, took inspiration from the post-Impressionists?  Fauves
7.   Which small fountain sculpture in Brussels, depicting a young boy, is known affectionately by local people as the ‘oldest citizen’? Manneken Pis   
8.   In music, what word is generally used for a counter melody either composed or improvised above a familiar melody?  Descant 
9.   Which actor links these two films?        Christian Bale (Velvet Goldmine ; Empire of the Sun)
 
10.   Name the fictional team     Melchester Rovers

11.   What common name is used for the seed pods of the ash tree, which flutter down to earth in little bunches?  Keys 
12.   In a famous scene from a film of the silent era, which actor tucks into a Thanksgiving day meal of a boiled shoe?  Charlie Chaplin 
13.   Name the designer.       Frank Lloyd Wright
14.   Whose law states that, within the proportional limit, the extension produced in a spring or wire is proportional to the force producing it?  Hooke’s Law 
15.   In which 1960s television series was an international spy organization run from behind a tailor’s shop in New York?  The Man from U.N.C.L.E 
16.   Which British tree, often planted on river banks to prevent erosion, is suitable for charcoal-making  and was once used for making clogs?  Alder   
17.   What is the title of the Academy award winning documentary film about a school shooting in America?  Bowling for Columbine   
18.   Jake and three classmates were comparing the number of medals they’d won at the swimming gala.  “I’ve got one more than you”, said Jake.  “And I have two more than you”, said one pupil to another.  “I’ve got three more than you” said one to another.  “I’ve got four more than you”, “And I’ve got five more than you”, “I’ve got six more than you”, as their voices rose to a clamour, but we don’t know who was talking to whom.  They managed to win 27 medals between them, how many did Jake win?  5.  (The medals won were 4, 5, 8 and 10)

19.   What links these pictures:    All can precede ‘green’  (Parsons; bowling; Robson; crown; Lincoln)

         

20.   Unscramble the Shakespearean couple:  A B E H I M P R S S T U Y  PYRAMUS & THISBE

Not too bad, even got Bale right :)