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Thread: The New Crew's Quiz
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today's quiz is almost completely ethnocentric - still even with only 8/10 as first to play I am number one for a little while.
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Jonah the Whale
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American singers, American films, American foods. American TV series. Good old guessometer got me one of those four which I suppose is statistically neutral, but leaves me bottom with 7/10.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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I had the advantage of having seen the film mentioned on DVD (and recommend it, if anyone likes ghost stories).
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Heavenly Anarchist
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Oh, and the film is actually Spanish though in spoken English, the story takes place in post-war Jersey and almost all the cast are British.
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist: I had the advantage of having seen the film ...
I didn't. I almost put the right answer, then for some reason thought it was one of the others.
Oh well, c'est la chuffing vie, as they say in France.*
* They probably don't, but never mind ... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Well, I am a dodo brain. Made a stoopid mistake. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Why are the Harder quizzes so much easier than the Easy ones?
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Piglet
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I've often wondered that, and at fifth place, I may be right. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Uncle Pete
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I think it is the first time in history that Ariston is below me.
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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...and after all that today's Easy quiz is really easy!
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Piglet
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It was indeed - fourth place will do me nicely.
Until Ariston gets here, obviously. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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Piglet
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Oh God - we're back on pocket-lint. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
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Piglet
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10/10 in 40 seconds on a Sunday and I didn't even make it into the top 10.
Stuff that for a lark ... ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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What a good little implement, Young Guessometer! You shall have extra polish on your cute wee self today! ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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Piglet
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... and a wee dram of elderly Highland Park from me! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Piglet
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It can buy its own whisky today. ******* 'Murcan television! ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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Tree Bee
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quote: Originally posted by Piglet: It can buy its own whisky today. ******* 'Murcan television!
Egg wetter gree, ****** Murcan insurance!
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jedijudy
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quote: Originally posted by Piglet: It can buy its own whisky today. ******* 'Murcan television!
That's for sure! ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Piglet
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[tangent] quote: Originally posted by Tree Bee: ... Egg wetter gree ...
Are you by any chance an aficionado of the Daily Telegraph quick crossword?
[/tangent]
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Tree Bee
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quote: Originally posted by Piglet: [tangent] quote: Originally posted by Tree Bee: ... Egg wetter gree ...
Are you by any chance an aficionado of the Daily Telegraph quick crossword?
[/tangent]
(Continuing tangent ) Entertaining, but no. Fan of Afferbeck Lauder
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Piglet
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There's a similar one on the Bristol accent by "Dirk Robson" (Derek Robinson), called Krek Waiters Peak Bristle.
Sorry - I'll stop tangenting now. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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Uncle Pete
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The answer for question 3 on the Bible quiz is Snow. I don't care what the Bible says.
![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Piglet
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Clever Guessometer, knowing more about super-heroes than I do (which wouldn't be hard). ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Some questions are not designed to be answered by those of us allergic to chocolate!
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Uncle Pete
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I often wonder if the Harder quizzes are easy mostly to the older generation.
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Piglet
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If that's the case, then I'm probably a fully-paid up member of it.
Thanks Pete ... ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
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Pearl B4 Swine
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Herr Guessmeister turns his back on me yet again.
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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quote: Originally posted by Uncle Pete: I often wonder if the Harder quizzes are easy mostly to the older generation.
Let's reword that to those of us who are more mature in our outlook except that may leave me out!
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
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10/10 in 42 seconds and I'm fourth from the bottom! ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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jedijudy
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Oooh! I'm still on top! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Leorning Cniht
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quote: Originally posted by jedijudy: Oooh! I'm still on top!
Sorry about that...
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sharkshooter
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quote: Originally posted by Uncle Pete: I often wonder if the Harder quizzes are easy mostly to the older generation.
Not today, it wasn't.
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Piglet
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It's not often you get into the top 10 with one mistake* and a time of 107 seconds.
* bl**dy fil-lums ... ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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jedijudy
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quote: Originally posted by Leorning Cniht: quote: Originally posted by jedijudy: Oooh! I'm still on top!
Sorry about that...
That's not a nice way to treat an old lady. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Piglet
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Not quite as fast as a speeding weasel today, but faster than a Jedi.
eta: ... just. [ 27. April 2015, 01:24: Message edited by: Piglet ]
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Uncle Pete
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Wow! I beat weasel today! He wasn't so speedy!
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jedijudy
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Next time, just for a lark, I think I'll read both the questions and the answers. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Piglet
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Third place for now - that'll do nicely. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Jonah the Whale
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We've got that etymology question again today. The one where all four answers are wrong. This time I got the right wrong answer.
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jedijudy
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Oh! Hello! I'm at the top!
After a perfect (almost!) day, this is the cherry!
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by tessaB: Actors!
What she said. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
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Pearl B4 Swine
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Go ahead, you all; stand on my shoulders. And please note, I wouldn't go so far as to call them "actors". ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Piglet
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Wodders, you're only ahead of me because you get up earlier. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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jedijudy
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Oh! For the first time ever, I am at the top of the daily and monthly boards!! Whee!
Yes, I screenprinted it and saved it.
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Uncle Pete
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The Guessometer got a whole bottle of single malt scotch to himself this morning. And well deserved it was!
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Piglet
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... and a couple of generous drams from me too. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Heavenly Anarchist
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That veggie question always makes me an unhappy pedant - that veg is not usually green, it is purple! The common green version which people think it is actually has a different name.
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Piglet
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Third place on a Very Easy day? Crikey! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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