Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

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Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:15 pm

1. Which animal appears first in the dictionary (no looking now!)

Aardvark

2. Where did Gulliver meet the little people in Gulliver's Travels?

Liliput, which interestingly is based on an island off Port Lincoln IIRC.

3. What is Cher's real first name?

Cherilyn

4. In music, how many quavers equal one minute?

5. How many children were in Enid Blyton's Famous Five?

Four

6. Which vegetable was the first frozen food?

7. Which country is Bryan Adams from?

Canada

8. Who was known as the 'Lady with the lamp'?

Florence Nightingale

9. Which Goon was responsible for writing most of the scripts for The Goon Show?

Spike Milligan

10. How old was Buddy Holly when he died?

22
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby smac » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:21 pm

1. Aardvark

2. Lilliput

5. 4 (and timmy the dog)

7. Canada?
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:21 pm

All correct. Including the dog.
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Leaping Lindner » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:27 pm

3. What is Cher's real first name? - Cheryl

8. Who was known as the 'Lady with the lamp'? - Florence Nightingale

9. Which Goon was responsible for writing most of the scripts for The Goon Show? - Spike Milligan (at a guess)

10. How old was Buddy Holly when he died? - 22
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:30 pm

Number three not quite right LL. However, you got the rest.
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Leaping Lindner » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:35 pm

Dogwatcher wrote:Number three not quite right LL. However, you got the rest.


Really? I always thought it was Cheryl thus Cheryl. Still you learn something everyday.
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:40 pm

As I said not quite right. The thought process is correct though...
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dirko » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:54 pm

3.Cherylin
6. Peas ???
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:55 pm

three is correct.

peas is not.
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby heater31 » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:49 pm

Dogwatcher wrote:2. Where did Gulliver meet the little people in Gulliver's Travels?

Liliput, which interestingly is based on an island off Port Lincoln IIRC.




Sorry to burst your bubble DW but I think you will find its off Ceduna



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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dogwatcher » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:08 pm

I knew it was somewhere over there.....doesn't the Port Lincoln Mayor live there? Ohhh...small people, not small mind ;)
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby heater31 » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:12 pm

Dogwatcher wrote:I knew it was somewhere over there.....doesn't the Port Lincoln Mayor live there? Ohhh...small people, not small mind ;)


fair distance to drive between the two though DW :wink:


The island you ar referring to there is Boston Island, Yes the mayor owns the island but he still lives on the mainland and it takes him about an hour to get there in his boat its that friggin slow. Not sure if Sheep still inhabbit the place or not
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby RustyCage » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:41 pm

4 - 8

Usually 6/8, but can be 9/8, 12/8 and so on.
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby BenchedEagle » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:03 pm

The answer for question 4 depends on time signature and tempo. So cant be answered.
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dogwatcher » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:46 am

Hmmmmm - well we had an answer at quiz night on Wednesday (that's where I got these Qs from).
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby blink » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:18 am

heater31 wrote:
Dogwatcher wrote:2. Where did Gulliver meet the little people in Gulliver's Travels?

Liliput, which interestingly is based on an island off Port Lincoln IIRC.




Sorry to burst your bubble DW but I think you will find its off Ceduna



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Which island would that be??
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby heater31 » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:24 am

I know its not based on an island off Pt Lincoln
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby BenchedEagle » Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:36 pm

Question 4:
Goin on standard 4/4 time the answer would be 240
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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby brod » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:51 am

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Re: Dogwatcher's General Knowledge quiz:

Postby Dirko » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:54 am

Bloody Hell Brod...you going back in time now :lol: :lol:
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