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Post by Gertie » Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:53 am

TANGODANCER wrote:I complimented your avatar Gertie and you immediately change it to Mark Owen? Badly done Miss Gertie, badly done indeed.
(As Jane Austen might say) :twisted:
Sorry to offend Mr Darcy....

But Soldier made me do it, just teasing, I'll change it today ;)
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Post by thebish » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:41 am

yeah - let's have the sexy manga back!!!!

as for today's quiz....

Question 3

Geography : Plymouth - Smeaton's Tower (Southwest England)

How much does the lighthouse weigh?

900 tons
1100 tons
1000 tons
1200 tons


I'm kicking myself that I got that one wrong!!!!
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Post by Harry Genshaw » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:29 pm

In answer to "How clever are you?" my reply since the questions were altered must be "not very".

Sad to say, I knew more about US sitcoms and ball games than I do about the UKs royal heritage. What is it with all the "who was the son of Gertrude VII and brother to Kenny II" type questions?
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Post by communistworkethic » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:44 pm

bring back the obscure american stuff!!!
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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:57 pm

Gertie wrote:Uncle Travelling Monty.... Where are yooooou???

I got you a better score today, the only ones I had no idea about was:

What is the New River in Islington - a canal

And what is the most important dock on the River Thames - Tilbury???

I don't go to the big smoke often so was most confuuuuuused.... I hope this meets your high expectations???

My questions were really really hard :cry:
Oooooh! I got 8 - I'm improving. Having read this thread I'm rather glad that I am only doing this quiz vicariously! Has Bingle been unmasked yet and his/her system been discovered?
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Post by Winter Hill White » Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:09 pm

I feel a bit of a fraud. I read this thread before I did the quiz today, including Gertie's posts.

Lo and behold there are questions about the most important dock on the Thames and the New River in Islington. So I must thank Gertie in part for today's improbable score.

But the one about Ken Barlow's hairdresser girlfriend was all my own work. (Did I really admit that out loud?)
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Post by Gertie » Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:14 pm

Winter Hill White wrote:I feel a bit of a fraud. I read this thread before I did the quiz today, including Gertie's posts.

Lo and behold there are questions about the most important dock on the Thames and the New River in Islington. So I must thank Gertie in part for today's improbable score.

But the one about Ken Barlow's hairdresser girlfriend was all my own work. (Did I really admit that out loud?)

OOoooooh Winter Hill I do have my uses!!!!
I'm afraid that I knew Ken Barlow's girlfriend too, did you get the window tax question too?? Those one's were Monty's questions so I bet he would have known them all and a lot quicker ;)....

My own questions were impossible, about who gave Henry VIII and illigitmate son. I thought that it was Ann Boleyn's sister I'm sure I'd read that somewhere... Anyways it was some girl called Elizabeth anyways...

I see Monty is desperate to unmask Bingle so that he/she can look after his trivia account whilst he treks the globe :(
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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:29 pm

2! :shock: :oops: :help:
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Post by wovlad » Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:33 pm

4 : Needed to have a bit more luck on the my guesswork. 2 questions on Corrie, hate that
sorry excuse for TV even more now.
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Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:11 pm

Two days running, quesations on the UK. 3/10 and 4/10. Pretty good huh? :evil:
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Post by communistworkethic » Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:34 pm

3 questions on High Wycombe and 3 on London, FFS, nancy shandy drinking southern shite!!!
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Post by americantrotter » Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:37 am

Bing on general Knowledge!
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Post by communistworkethic » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:05 am

americantrotter wrote:Bing on general Knowledge!
Chandler Bing?
Bing Crosby?
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Post by Gertie » Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:59 am

Montreal Wanderer wrote:2! :shock: :oops: :help:
Yeah thanks for the encouragment. :evil:

I got you 7 today.
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Post by TANGODANCER » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:52 am

I'm creating a record on daft, obscure questions 11 out of 30 in three days. :twisted:
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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:53 pm

Gertie wrote:
Montreal Wanderer wrote:2! :shock: :oops: :help:
Yeah thanks for the encouragment. :evil:

I got you 7 today.
Way to go, Gertie! I imagine 7 is not bad with this quiz (although I'd have prefered that 9 that someone got :wink: ).
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Post by malcd1 » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:55 pm

I've changed the category to Movie Trivia. I've done a quick test and think some of you movie buffs will find these too easy. Anyway I'll leave this category on for just over a week (I'm away from Wednesday until a week on Monday).

Hopefully this category may be a little more enjoyable than the last. :oops:

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Post by blurred » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:18 am

Woohoo, a 10
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Post by CrazyHorse » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:19 am

malcd1 wrote:I've changed the category to Movie Trivia. I've done a quick test and think some of you movie buffs will find these too easy. Anyway I'll leave this category on for just over a week (I'm away from Wednesday until a week on Monday).

Hopefully this category may be a little more enjoyable than the last. :oops:

Malc :pray:
Cheers Malc!!!

This is right up my alley ( :shock: )!!! 10/10 at last, including two questions on Grease, arguably the greatest musical movie ever made.
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Post by Gertie » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:36 am

It's alright for you boys, but I haven't ever seen The Goonies and yet have watched Grease 1000000000 times.
What did I get questions on!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????
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