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Today's quiz. Please note I am on a half day today so official answers won't be until Monday.

1.   Who followed Claudinha out of the ball? 
2.   Which footballer at the World Cup finals has the highest weekly wage?
3.   What is the name of the headland at the northwest extremity of Scotland, one of the few British place names with the prefix ‘Cape’?           
4.   Name the game.   

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5.   In music, what is the general term for a song by a solo performer with instrumental accompaniment, such as one in an opera or oratorio?                                                                     
6.   Which material, similar in composition to bone, but perforated by tiny canals for nerve fibres and blood capillaries, forms the bulk of a tooth?
7.   What name is given to the representations, also known as ‘smileys’, used in emails to indicate the writer’s feelings or intended tone?   
8.   The dish made from fillet steak topped with truffles, mushrooms or pate and enclosed in a puff pastry case is named after which soldier and statesman? 
9.   What links these pictures?     

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10.   Where is this extreme place?   

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11.   Which places of popular entertainment were closed by the Puritan Parliament in the 1640s? 
12.   Which Indian religion, founded in the 6th century BC, lays particular stress on non-violence to any living things?   
13.   Who is this?   

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14.   In Greek mythology, what was the name of the king who fell in love with an ivory statue of his ideal woman, which was subsequently brought to life? 
15.   Which Asian island was historically known by a name that means ‘beautiful’ in Portuguese? 
16.   Which fragrant white spring flower is used in France as a symbol of May Day?
17.   A herd of reindeer was reintroduced into Britain in the 1950s in which Scottish mountain range?   
18.   In Kirkland, the currency is the Topi, which is made up of 100 Tupis.  On my last trip I went into a bank and asked to withdraw a specific number of Topis and Tupis.  X Topis and Y Tupis.  The bank teller misheard me and accidentally gave me Y Topis and X Tupis.  I didn’t realise the mistake until I spent  20 Tupis on a large portion of chips.  After spending the 20 Tupis, I counted my money and found I had exactly twice the amount of money I had initially asked to withdraw.  Find X and Y.
 
19.   What links these pictures:

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20.   Unscramble the two words:  A A D G H L N O S S T V 

3. Cape Wrath?
4. Game of Life
7. Emoticons?
9. Badminton
10. Theatres

6. Enamel
8. Wellington
10. John O Groats
15. Formosa

14. Pygmalion?

13. Gisele Bundchen

5. Aria

9. Badminton

That was the only one I got.

I presume 2 is Messi?

My guess...

2. Ronaldo
4. Game of Life
6. Dentin
7. Emoticons
8. Wellington
9. Badminton
10. Shetland
11. Theatre
12. Buddhism
16. Lilly of the Valley
17. Cairngorms (sp)

Ronaldo.

1. Jennifer Lopez? I didn't see the opening ceremony or the game last night as I was at skittles.

Yep

20 vandals goths?

12. Jainism?

Sounds right.

19.  What has anyone got for this?  The pics are: Beverley Knight; Wayne Rooney; William Shakespeare; and Children tobogganing.  I'm struggling to find a link, except that none of them have scored a goal in the World Cup finals.   :D

I thought it was sledging and my initial thought was cricket

OK.  Sledging, instead of tobogganing, offers more possibilities.

(18)  X = 26, Y = 53

1. Rolf Harris

I'd think sister might have some legs.

Beverley Sisters......Shakespeare's Sister...Sister Sledge.

Wazza?

Shagged a granny's sister ?

It might not be Rooney - maybe derby, overhead

Scissor Sisters

good man !!

What a shout that is.

Teamwork  :)

Good stuff, chaps!

Ha, fair play for digging that answer out. 

1.   Who followed Claudinha out of the ball?  Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull at the World Cup Opening Ceremony last night.  (1/2 point for one or the other)
2.   Which footballer at the World Cup finals has the highest weekly wage?  Wayne Rooney
3.   What is the name of the headland at the northwest extremity of Scotland, one of the few British place names with the prefix ‘Cape’?  Cape Wrath           
4.   Name the game.     The Game of Life

5.   In music, what is the general term for a song by a solo performer with instrumental accompaniment, such as one in an opera or oratorio?  Aria                                                                     
6.   Which material, similar in composition to bone, but perforated by tiny canals for nerve fibres and blood capillaries, forms the bulk of a tooth? Dentine
7.   What name is given to the representations, also known as ‘smileys’, used in emails to indicate the writer’s feelings or intended tone?  Emoticons   
8.   The dish made from fillet steak topped with truffles, mushrooms or pate and enclosed in a puff pastry case is named after which soldier and statesman?  Duke of Wellington
9.   What links these pictures?       Badminton
 
10.   Where is this extreme place?     John O’Groats

11.   Which places of popular entertainment were closed by the Puritan Parliament in the 1640s?  Theatres 
12.   Which Indian religion, founded in the 6th century BC, lays particular stress on non-violence to any living things?  Jainism 
13.   Who is this?     Gisele Bundchen
14.   In Greek mythology, what was the name of the king who fell in love with an ivory statue of his ideal woman, which was subsequently brought to life?  Pygmalion 
15.   Which Asian island was historically known by a name that means ‘beautiful’ in Portuguese?  Taiwan (formerly Formosa)  (Will accept either)
16.   Which fragrant white spring flower is used in France as a symbol of May Day?  Lily of the Valley
17.   A herd of reindeer was reintroduced into Britain in the 1950s in which Scottish mountain range?  Cairngorms   
18.   In Kirkland, the currency is the Topi, which is made up of 100 Tupis.  On my last trip I went into a bank and asked to withdraw a specific number of Topis and Tupis.  X Topis and Y Tupis.  The bank teller misheard me and accidentally gave me Y Topis and X Tupis.  I didn’t realise the mistake until I spent  20 Tupis on a large portion of chips.  After spending the 20 Tupis, I counted my money and found I had exactly twice the amount of money I had initially asked to withdraw.  Find X and Y.  X=26 and Y=53 (Long answer below)
 
19.   What links these pictures:  Sister(s)  (BEVERLY Knight; SCISSOR kick; SHAKESPEARE; SLEDGE)

       

20.   Unscramble the two words:  A A D G H L N O S S T V  GOTHS & VANDALS

Q18  long answer:
As givenI wanted to withdraw 100X + Y Tupis.
But I got 100Y + X Tupis.
After spending 20 Tupis, I have double the amount I wanted to withdraw. Hence, the equation is
2 * (100X + Y) = 100Y + X - 20
200X + 2Y = 100Y +X - 20
199X - 98Y = -20