T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

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T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:20 pm

A- What were Spanish matadors allowed to add to their suits for the first time on August 2, 1987?
ADVERTISMENTS
B- What seven letter word derives from the Italian for scaffold?
BALCONY
C- Nevada and Canberra are both varieties of what?
CAULIFLOWER
D- Who owns a pet spider called Dasher?
DENNIS THE MENACE
E- What forms the outer body regions of a jellyfish?
ECTOPLASM
F- What was named as the wealthiest city in the EU in 2001?
FRANKFURT
G- Which is the only creature that can see ultraviolet and infrared light?
GOLDFISH
H- Epilation is the removal of what?
HAIR
I- Which novel featured the characters of Rowena and Isaac of York?
IVANHOE
J- Which song character was said to have been inspired by Keith Richards’s gardener?
JUMPING JACK FLASH
K- Which town is known as the Gateway to the Lakes?
KENDAL
L – What is the capital city of Zambia?
LUSAKA
M- What is the English translation of the Russian word Bolshevik?
MAJORITY
N- Who married a rich widow called Anne Ponsarde in 1547?
NOSTRADAMUS
O- Which O has appeared in Little Britain, the TV reality show The Farm and the video for Is This The Way to Amarillo?
ORVILLE THE DUCK
P-Which TV drama is set at the Fox River State Penitentiary?
PRISON BREAK
Q- What is the nickname of Darlington FC?
QUAKERS
R- Chelmsford was the first town or city in the world to mass produce what?
RADIOS
S- What name is given to the parliament of Norway?
STORTING
T- Which TV sheriff possessed four magic feathers?
TEX TUCKER
U- In which fictional Lancashire mining town was the TV comedy drama Brass set?
UTTERLY
V- Which novel features the character of Neely O’Hara, said to be based on Judy Garland?
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
W- Mullingar is the county town of which Irish county?
WESTMEATH
X- Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for stranger?
XENON
Y- Whose skull was exhumed by a grave digger in Act 5 of Hamlet?
YORRICK
Z- In the Bible who is the father of the apostles James and John?
ZEBEDEE
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby JAS » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:04 pm

H...hair
I...Ivanhoe
K...Kendal
P...Prison Break?
R...There's a huge Marconi factory so...Radios
W...Wicklow
X...Xenon?
Y...Yorrick
Z...Zebedee

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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby brod » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:18 pm

F Frankfurt
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:37 am

brod wrote:F Frankfurt
G Goldfish

CORRECT BROD
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:38 am

JAS wrote:H...hair
I...Ivanhoe
K...Kendal
P...Prison Break?
R...There's a huge Marconi factory so...Radios
W...Wicklow....INCORRECT
X...Xenon?
Y...Yorrick
Z...Zebedee

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ALL OTHERS CORRECT JAS
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby Kahuna » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:56 am

Armour
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Masses?
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:56 am

Kahuna wrote:Armour
Jumpin' Jack Flash.....CORRECT
Masses?

OTHER 2 INCORRECT K
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby mickey » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:14 pm

B. Balcony
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:46 am

mickey wrote:B. Balcony

CORRECT MICKEY
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby The Ash Man » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:50 am

ectoplasm
Lusaka
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:26 pm

The Ash Man wrote:ectoplasm
Lusaka

CORRECT TAM
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby mickey » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:59 pm

Q. Quakers
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:23 am

mickey wrote:Q. Quakers

CORRECT MICKEY
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby godoubleblues » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:42 pm

m - majority
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:57 pm

godoubleblues wrote:m - majority

correct gdb
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby mickey » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:22 pm

C- Capitals, as in cities
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:27 pm

mickey wrote:C- Capitals, as in cities

INCORRECT MICKEY

CLUE: its a type of vegetable ;)
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:26 am

STILL JUST 11 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER HERE :lol:
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Re: T179 THROUGH THE ALPHABET QUIZ

Postby magpie in the 80's » Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:04 pm

magpie in the 80's wrote:A- What were Spanish matadors allowed to add to their suits for the first time on August 2, 1987?
ADVERTISMENTS
B- What seven letter word derives from the Italian for scaffold?
BALCONY
C- Nevada and Canberra are both varieties of what?
CAULIFLOWER
D- Who owns a pet spider called Dasher?
DENNIS THE MENACE
E- What forms the outer body regions of a jellyfish?
ECTOPLASM
F- What was named as the wealthiest city in the EU in 2001?
FRANKFURT
G- Which is the only creature that can see ultraviolet and infrared light?
GOLDFISH
H- Epilation is the removal of what?
HAIR
I- Which novel featured the characters of Rowena and Isaac of York?
IVANHOE
J- Which song character was said to have been inspired by Keith Richards’s gardener?
JUMPING JACK FLASH
K- Which town is known as the Gateway to the Lakes?
KENDAL
L – What is the capital city of Zambia?
LUSAKA
M- What is the English translation of the Russian word Bolshevik?
MAJORITY
N- Who married a rich widow called Anne Ponsarde in 1547?
NOSTRADAMUS
O- Which O has appeared in Little Britain, the TV reality show The Farm and the video for Is This The Way to Amarillo?
ORVILLE THE DUCK
P-Which TV drama is set at the Fox River State Penitentiary?
PRISON BREAK
Q- What is the nickname of Darlington FC?
QUAKERS
R- Chelmsford was the first town or city in the world to mass produce what?
RADIOS
S- What name is given to the parliament of Norway?
STORTING
T- Which TV sheriff possessed four magic feathers?
TEX TUCKER
U- In which fictional Lancashire mining town was the TV comedy drama Brass set?
UTTERLY
V- Which novel features the character of Neely O’Hara, said to be based on Judy Garland?
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
W- Mullingar is the county town of which Irish county?
WESTMEATH
X- Which gas derives its name from the Greek word for stranger?
XENON
Y- Whose skull was exhumed by a grave digger in Act 5 of Hamlet?
YORRICK
Z- In the Bible who is the father of the apostles James and John?
ZEBEDEE


QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

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