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Thread: The New Crew's Quiz
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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The Once and Future Quiz
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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Jonah the Whale
 Ship's pet cetacean
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: ...and again!
I came in a glorious last yesterday and may well repeat it today.
Sorry to disappoint you, but there really were a lot of random American TV shows around this time. Please, Piglet, help us out here and take the quiz.
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Piglet
Islander
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Sorry, JtW - I was off-line for a couple of days (no computer access) so I couldn't offer my "support" - ha ha ha.
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Knowing the answer but ticking the wrong box is not the way to improve my score!
![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
-------------------- 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
 Loyaute me lie
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In what alternate world was today's game harder?
PS: Weasel, did you tick the wrong box again?
-------------------- Even more so than I was before
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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My knowledge of images on foreign cigarettes packets is woefully slight.
Oh, what a tragedy!
-------------------- 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
 Loyaute me lie
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: My knowledge of images on foreign cigarettes packets is woefully slight.
Oh, what a tragedy!
My dad smoked those as a treat (We used to give him packets at Christmas and his birthday), and I confess I had to sit quietly for a moment to remember.
-------------------- Even more so than I was before
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by Welease Woderwick: My knowledge of images on foreign cigarettes packets is woefully slight ...
So is mine, but the Guessometer must have been watching Uncle Pete's dad as well.
As for the cursèd Disney, don't even go there. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Waiting for the speedsters to come and knock me off the top of the heap!
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Piglet
Islander
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To say I am not a happy piglet is putting it mildly. The ****** computer sat around for what seemed like an eternity after I'd clicked "submit" and during that time managed to change an answer I know I had right to the wrong one.
****. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Piglet
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Oh for heaven's sake. Yesterday a computer brain-fart, today fil-lums and American sweeties.
![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Piglet
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Sixth place - that's better. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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My dream of coming in last my be fulfilled today!
![[Cool]](cool.gif)
-------------------- 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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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I did it!
![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
-------------------- 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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Not today you didn't. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I don't mind taking turns.
-------------------- 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
Islander
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I was better today - and just a squit faster than you.
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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L'organist
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Tripped up by an "answer" which, to my mind, is blatant advertising...
-------------------- Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Piglet
Islander
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Crikey - I took nearly a minute and still came in in third place. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Piglet
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Bugger - changed a right guess to a wrong one on the film question.
Hmph. ![[Mad]](angryfire.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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I have no idea how I got 10/10 today - thanks to the guessometer!
-------------------- 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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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Oooh! Right behind Ariston! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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What? On top? Totally the Guessometer's fault!
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Piglet
Islander
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Wouldn't you just love to send the Fun Trivia people a really snotty e-mail telling them that they might consider checking the spelling of place-names* in their quizzes?
After you've told them what a wonderful quiz it was, obviously ...
* Reykjavik, not Reykjavic. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
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Signaller
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All hail, mighty guessometer!
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Piglet
Islander
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No it isn't - it didn't know any more about Texan university sports teams* than I do.
* i.e. anything at all.
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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Hook 'em.
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Last again yesterday!
![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
-------------------- 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
 Loyaute me lie
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First perfect score today. I was lucky and Guessy was steaming!
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L'organist
Shipmate
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Astrology ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
-------------------- Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Piglet
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I was fine on the astrology (well, the Guessometer was), but I was a bit rubbish on a certain film ... ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Piglet
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Goodness - that one had several of the ones I usually get wrong, and I got them all right!
Blessèd be the Guessometer! ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Piglet
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Scuppered by 'Murcan television again. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Turning a right answer into a wrong answer is never helpful!
-------------------- 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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The right answer to question 7 wasn't one of the options.
God's chosen people are, obviously, the Anglicans. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Someone has to be on the bottom, don't they? ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Look at Uncle Pete!!! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Uncle Pete
 Loyaute me lie
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quote: Originally posted by jedijudy: Look at Uncle Pete!!!
![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) [ 15. November 2016, 14:08: Message edited by: Uncle Pete ]
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Piglet
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quote: Originally posted by jedijudy: Someone has to be on the bottom, don't they?
Indeed, and today it was me.
Too much Americana for this little British piggy ... ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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L'organist
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I fear I don't have encyclopaedic knowledge of liniment brands ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
-------------------- Rara temporum felicitate ubi sentire quae velis et quae sentias dicere licet
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Piglet
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Neither do I, but I used the method of elimination (and listening to the Guessometer, obviously). ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Piglet
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Second place!
Might have been first if I hadn't thunk for quite so long about one of the questions (although the thinking did lead me to change a wrong answer to a right one).
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Welease Woderwick
 Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Who are these complete unknowns whom I am supposed to know about?
-------------------- 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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Teekeey Misha
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You have to provide a signature instead of a PIN when using a credit card? How many decades ago were these questions written?
-------------------- Misha Don't assume I don't care; sometimes I just can't be bothered to put you right.
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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In the States, last week. Chipcards are pretty new here (well, as something that's actually done); I think there's two grocery stores (both owned by the same firm) that use it here, and a couple coffee shops, but that's it, really.
Think I still have to do digital signature on a couple of those coffee shop transactions, too.
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Yay! On top temporarily!
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Piglet
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Third place, on a Sunday! That'll do nicely. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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jedijudy
 Organist of the Jedi Temple
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The Guessometer was tapping me on the shoulder. I ignored him. *sigh*
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Piglet
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I don't think it's at all unreasonable for me not to know the relative heights of heads of state of another country - I wouldn't know them for my own country either.
Hmph. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Tree Bee
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Really speeds up the response times when 2 questions are the same!
-------------------- "Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple." — Woody Guthrie http://saysaysay54.wordpress.com
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