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No because I dont want people spending time getting the answers from things like google as that would make it pointless. I was people thinking for themselves as thats why its going to be like on the show. Ive made it multiple choice and a range of easy and hard questions.

 

Im being flexible by allowing people to let me know when they are about so I can send them the questions for them to work on and then return the answers to me.

 

Apologies for being late. Traffic's been a nightmare!!

 

Must admit that it only suddenly entered my head at 3 or 4am, as I watched a recording of the dancing (Have to watch X Factor & couldn't sleep later) that people might be able to look up answers under my suggestion - though I then quickly decided that you'd have to be daft to cheat your way onto a quiz team & risk total humiliation when unable to do so on the show later - but it takes all sorts I guess :wacko:

 

Hope all goes well :flowers:

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Results

 

Anne 14/21 in 6 minutes

Olive 9/21 in 8 minutes

Lyndsey 10/21 in 5 minutes

Laura 17/21 in 19 minutes

Val 14/21 in 11 minutes

Martyn 13/21 in 10 minutes

 

Times listed include time answers received minus time I sent the questions out. Doesnt mean all that time was spent doing the quiz

 

Answers:-

 

Food & Drink

 

1. If you were eating escargots in a French restaurant what would you be eating?

 

Frogs Legs

Horse steak

Snails

 

2. In which country was ice cream invented?

 

USA

China

Greenland

 

3. How many bottles of champagne are there in a magnum?

 

2

4

6

 

Art & Literature

 

1. In George Orwell`s Animal Farm, what type of animals were Clover, Mollie and Boxer

 

Dogs

Cows

Horses

 

2. Who created the character Winnie the Pooh?

 

A.A Milne

Walt Disney

Roald Dahl

 

3. Which Artist Painted 'Sunflowers'?

 

Da Vinci

Monet

Van Gogh

 

Geography

 

1. What Country was formally known as Persia?

 

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

 

2. What Country has the largest coastline?

 

Australia

Canada

Greenland

 

3. What is the world`s northernmost capital city?

 

Reykjavik

Oslo

Stockholm

 

History

 

1. Who was Queen for just nine days in 1553?

 

Mary Queen of Scots

Lady Jane Gray

Elizabeth I

 

2. In what year was the Great Train Robbery?

 

1963

1965

1967

 

3. In which city was the Titanic built?

 

Belfast

Dublin

Liverpool

 

Science & Nature

 

1. What is the common name for the medical condition epistaxis

 

Athlete's Foot

Nose Bleed

Tennis Elbow

 

2. What is the only animal that cannot jump?

 

Crocodile

Tortoise

Elephant

 

3. What is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere?

 

Sirius

Polaris

Arcturus

 

Sport

 

1. What colour is the bullseye on a standard dartboard?

 

Red

Green

Blue

 

2. Which soccer club`s supporters are known as the Toon Army?

 

Manchester United

Chelsea

Newcastle United

 

3. At which racecourse is the Derby and the Oaks traditionally run?

 

Epsom

Chepstow

Wetherby

 

General Knowledge

 

1. In What Year Was Sliced Bread Introduced?

 

1930

1924

1932

 

2. In the Board Game Risk, What colour is Europe?

 

Yellow

Green

Blue

 

3. In which year did Royal Mail introduce self adhesive stamps?

 

2001

2003

2005

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Oh my god, I didn't realise I took that long, I am soooo slow blush02.gif

 

I didn't realise that we were just meant to highlight the answers either, this is what I mean by slow!

 

On another note, just want to say a huge thanks to Amy for taking the time to put the quiz together. flowers.gif

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Oh my god, I didn't realise I took that long, I am soooo slow blush02.gif

 

I didn't realise that we were just meant to highlight the answers either, this is what I mean by slow!

 

On another note, just want to say a huge thanks to Amy for taking the time to put the quiz together. flowers.gif

 

 

Don't worry Laura, I carefully typed out all the answers etc - didn't even think of underlining the right ones using Amy's question sheet :laugh:

 

And thanks Amy - it was an excellent quiz :flowers:

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Wow Amy,great quiz - didn't do it because much as I love the idea I wouldn't appear on TV :wink: BUT I can see a great fundraiser here - think they've been done in the past on here? We pay an entry fee and do just what you've done already ie reply by pm/email in quickest time,I'd be up for that - maybe even a prize could be donated for the winner?

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