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9. Paul beat you to it 10. Yes. Can you be slightly more specific? And you are right about Grandad. |
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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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10-26-2012, 07:22 PM | #9787 |
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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. Stitchawl |
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Darn, a quiz I answers to and I was too late.
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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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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? |
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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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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150 games? 8 hours?
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