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Old 10-26-2012, 02:49 PM   #9781
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4. Dizzy
9. Fernando
10. Song titles?

And, in light of my answer for number 10, I'd say that the answer to number 5 might be Grandad rather than Grandfather?
4. Correct
9. Paul beat you to it
10. Yes. Can you be slightly more specific?

And you are right about Grandad.
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8 Mississippi

1. diamonds
8. Correct

1. Again, Paul was there first.
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10. Yes. Can you be slightly more specific?
Were they all UK number ones?
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Old 10-26-2012, 03:00 PM   #9784
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Were they all UK number ones?
Yes. And even more specifically, one-word number ones. But you got the point.
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Old 10-26-2012, 03:02 PM   #9785
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Yes. And even more specifically, one-word number ones. But you got the point.
Well, you'd already told us they were all one-word answers, so I didn't think there'd be much credit for that

I think I know all of them bar 'Diamonds' and 'Mississippi' - who did those?
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Old 10-26-2012, 03:09 PM   #9786
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Well, you'd already told us they were all one-word answers, so I didn't think there'd be much credit for that

I think I know all of them bar 'Diamonds' and 'Mississippi' - who did those?
Fair enough. Diamonds was by Rihanna, and Mississippi was by the inimitable Bob Dylan.

In summary:

1. Which Gemstones take their name from the Ancient Greek for ?Unbreakable?? - DIAMONDS - pdurrant

2. What is the first name of the wife of US President Barack Obama? - MICHELLE - pdurrant

3. The Greek Titan Prometheus stole what from the Greek Gods and gave it to mortals? FIRE - Iznogood

4. What was the nickname of trumpeter John Birks Gillespie? - DIZZY - Bilbo

5. What relation was Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud to artist Lucien Freud? GRANDDAD - pdurrant/Bilbo

6. What is the real surname of the action actor Vin Diesel?

7. Which battle was fought in present-day Belgium on 18 June 1815? WATERLOO - Iznogood

8. Jackson is the capital of which US state? MISSISSIPPI - Hamlet

9. What is the first name of the (Liverpool) striker Torres? FERNANDO - pdurrant

10. What connects the answers to the previous nine questions? ONE-WORD UK NUMBER ONE SINGLES - Bilbo

Iznogood - 2
pdurrant - 4
Bilbo - 3

Only the Vin Diesel one left. Any takers?
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If' the Brits ever take over the world, it will be because of the time zone difference... Sheesh!

Vin's last name was Vincent. Grew up near me in NY.

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Old 10-26-2012, 08:25 PM   #9788
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Old 10-26-2012, 08:29 PM   #9789
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If' the Brits ever take over the world, it will be because of the time zone difference... Sheesh!

Vin's last name was Vincent. Grew up near me in NY.

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Correct. The song being the one from Don McLean, of course.

So, to sum up:

1. Which Gemstones take their name from the Ancient Greek for ?Unbreakable?? - DIAMONDS - pdurrant

2. What is the first name of the wife of US President Barack Obama? - MICHELLE - pdurrant

3. The Greek Titan Prometheus stole what from the Greek Gods and gave it to mortals? FIRE - Iznogood

4. What was the nickname of trumpeter John Birks Gillespie? - DIZZY - Bilbo

5. What relation was Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud to artist Lucien Freud? GRANDDAD - pdurrant/Bilbo

6. What is the real surname of the action actor Vin Diesel? VINCENT - Stitchawl

7. Which battle was fought in present-day Belgium on 18 June 1815? WATERLOO - Iznogood

8. Jackson is the capital of which US state? MISSISSIPPI - Hamlet

9. What is the first name of the (Liverpool) striker Torres? FERNANDO - pdurrant

10. What connects the answers to the previous nine questions? ONE-WORD UK NUMBER ONE SINGLES - Bilbo

Iznogood - 2
pdurrant - 4
Bilbo - 3
Stitchawl - 1

Over to pdurrant...
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Old 10-29-2012, 10:53 AM   #9790
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Sorry to be so slow with a new question. Here's an old chestnut.


I have twelve chocolate cakes. Adam, Ben and Caleb each ask for one. Delilah, Elizabeth and Freda each ask for two.

How many do I have left?
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Old 10-29-2012, 12:33 PM   #9791
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Hm, as otherwise it would be too easy and as you've said they "ask" but not that you "give" - all twelve?
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Hm, as otherwise it would be too easy and as you've said they "ask" but not that you "give" - all twelve?
Quite right!

Over to you...
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Some trivia and time for guessing:

In chess, there is a special (show) event: simultaneous blindfold chess. One player plays alone and without seeing the boards on xxx boards against xxx opponents simultaneously.
I am asking you to guess the world record in blindfold chess (=on how many boards or against how many opponents did the world record holder play at the same time). Bonus point if you can guess the duration of this performance, too.
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Some trivia and time for guessing:

In chess, there is a special (show) event: simultaneous blindfold chess. One player plays alone and without seeing the boards on xxx boards against xxx opponents simultaneously.
I am asking you to guess the world record in blindfold chess (=on how many boards or against how many opponents did the world record holder play at the same time). Bonus point if you can guess the duration of this performance, too.
40 games. 4 hours.
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