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6 George Clooney?
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6. Danny DeVito?
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6. Brad Pitt?
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6. Matt Damon?
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Ben Stiller?
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The clues seem to be converging on Ben Affleck.
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1. In 2008, Virginian Eddie Adcock played his banjo under some weird circumstances. What were they?
2. Which sport uses a Stimpmeter to measure the speed of a surface? Golf - Kumabjorn 3. In World War II to whom was the nickname "Piccadilly Commandos" given by US troops stationed in Britain? Prostitutes - Kumabjorn 4. Which U.S. music superstar missed a penalty kick during the opening ceremony festivities at the World Cup soccer finals in 1994? Diana Ross - Bilbo1966 5. In which author's novels would you find the character of Admiral Sir Miles Messervy? 6. Which Hollywood star directed the short film "I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney"? Ben Afleck - Shayne Parkinson 7. In 1944 Helen Duncan was the last case of a woman being tried and convicted in the U.K. for what crime? Witchcraft - Bilbo1966 8. In August 2008, King Harald V of Norway bestowed a knighthood on Nils Olav, The Colonel-In-Chief of The Norwegian Kings Guard. What is unusual about Sir Nils? An Animal - pdurrant, A Penguin - Glorfindel Kumabjorn - 2 points Bilbo1966 - 2 points pdurrant - 1 point Glorfindel - 1 point Shayne Parkinson - 1 point Still no clear leader. Surprised no-one has had at least a guess at the author in #5, given this is MR after all... ![]() A couple of clues to the remaining questions: 1. He played his banjo whilst something was being done to him. 5. Admiral Sir Miles Messervy is more commonly known by a single letter of the alphabet. |
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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5. Ian Fleming. ('M')
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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1. While undergoing brain surgery
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Both correct!
Final scores: Kumabjorn - 2 points Bilbo1966 - 2 points pdurrant - 3 points Glorfindel - 1 point Shayne Parkinson - 1 point So pdurrant edges into the lead at the 11th hour. Over to you. |
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