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4 Venus
10 Marionette
11 two
25 Iraq

i didnt know much this time

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Some very good answers in there.
The sun is not a planet, Miss H, it is a star.
Apart from the navy ranking, I think that all other answers so far are correct.

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I is home at last

1. Alaska
3. The Sun
4. Venus
5. Coat
6. Manila
7. International Business Machines
9. Leading Seaman
10. Marrionet
11. Two
12. Dr Livingstone I presume
14. Smell
16. B
17. Cyanide
19. Lightning
21. Champagne
22. Black Rod
23. Russia
25. Iraq

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Very good, 1BB, very good indeed.

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I thought the sun was not correct

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The Sun was not correct for question 4, it was correct for question 3, so if you meant 3 when you said 4 you would be correct.

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I was answering question 4

Is number 3 Venus?

Are you in Vienna?

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I thought Vienna was next week?

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If I put the rest of my answers now it'll look like I've copied 2BB.

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Would it look like you copied because you did copy or would it be pure coincidence?

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pure coincidence

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And now for the answers:

1. Which US state has the longest shoreline? Alaska (33,904 miles)
2. Who was the first cricketer in history to take 300 test match wickets? Fred Truman
3. Which UK newspaper was founded in September 1964? The Sun
4. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system (based on generally accepted average surface temperatures)? Venus
5. A Macfarlane is what type of clothing item? Coat
6. What is the capital of the Philippines? Manila
7. What IBM (the IT systems company) stand for? International Business Machines
8. What part of the body does Keratitis affect? The eye (inflammation of the cornea)
9. What rank in the Royal Navy is above Able Seaman and below Petty Officer? Leading Seaman
10. What is a puppet worked by strings called? Marionette
11. How many wheels did a hansom cab have? Two
12. Who discovered Victoria Falls in 1855? Dr David Livingstone
13. The US Labour Day falls in which month? September (the first Monday)
14. Anosmia is the technical term for the loss of which sense? Smell
15. A carat (gemstone measurement) is the equivalent of how many milligrams? 200
16. Beriberi is a disease said to be caused by the deficiency of which vitamin? B
17. The production of what poisonous substance can be caused by eating raw cassava? Cyanide
18. Who was the Greek goddess of divine punishment? Nemesis
19. Astraphobia is a fear of what? Lightning
20. Which fragrance was first made for Russian Count Orloff in 1768? Imperial Leather
21. Black velvet is a mixture of stout and which other alcoholic drink? Champagne
22. What is the title name of the Usher to the House of Lords? Black Rod
23. Which country suffered the greatest civilian losses in World War II? China (approximately 8 million people)
24. Which element has the highest melting point? Carbon (3,527 degrees centigrade)
25. Which country was previously called Mesopotamia? Iraq

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3 and 4 are very confusing

I got Carbon! me me me

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As it's a long weekend, a few more questions than usual - 50 today

1. Agadir is a port in which North African country?
2. Which acid is produced in the muscles during strenuous exercise?
3. What is the sloping part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof?
4. What is the name of the cement mixer in the children's TV series Bob the Builder?
5. Cereology is the study of what?
6. What one of the seven continents stretches from the Northern Temperate to the Southern Temperate zones?
7. Arboreal describes a creature which commonly lives in what?
8. The secret ingredient of which product is code-named 'merchandise 7X'?
9. Which actor appeared in every episode of the TV series M*A*S*H?
10. According to official records how many people died in the Great Fire of London of 1666?
11. The World Health Organization is an agency of which larger body?
12. What is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet?
13. Ergophobia is a fear of what?
14. In what country is the Valley of the Kings?
15. Pauline Matthews duetted on a big 1970's hit record under what better known name?
16. Who founded the UK's Today newspaper in 1986?
17. Where in the body are the olfactory nerves?
18. What is the emblem of Canada?
19. In the Bible what is the third book of the Old Testament?
20. How many points does a converted try score in Rugby Union?
21. What do the initials of animal rights organization PETA stand for?
22. Who in Greek mythology was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra?
23. What was Doris Day's first UK number one hit record?
24. Which country produces Jarlsberg cheese?
25. Shisha, nargile, argeela and ghalyan are all names relating to what hugely popular and culturally significant custom?
26. How many lines are in a limerick?
27. Which infamous Englishman's prison number was FF8282?
28. In which decade was Sydney Harbour Bridge opened?
29. Who played Captain Virgil Hilts in the 1963 film The Great Escape?
30. What was the name of the world's first nuclear submarine?
31. Who captained Germany's soccer team in the 1966 World Cup Final?
32. What colour dye is tartrazine?
33. The restrictive medical condition epicondylitis is commonly known as what?
34. What is the name of the cap worn by Roman Catholic clergymen?
35. Aside from Russia what is the largest country in Europe?
36. American explorer Robert Peary is generally regarded as the first to reach where in 1909?
37. Which planet has the Great Red Spot in its atmosphere?
38. Trinitrotoluene is better known as what?
39. A gift of china is traditionally given to celebrate how many years of marriage in the UK and USA?
40. Who wrote the opera Tristan and Isolde?
41. In which country is the carved (that's carved, not caved) city of Petra?
42. The pistil is the reproductive organ of what?
43. Geoffrey Palmer was the prime minister of which country 1989-90?
44. Discovery, Gillyflower and Rome Beauty are types of which fruit?
45. What are the Sandwich Islands now called?
46. Who wrote The Divine Comedy?
47. What was controversially legalised on a voluntary basis in Australia's Northern territory in 1995?
48. Amsterdam lies on which river?
49. How many bones are in the human hand?
50. What animal is Friar Tuck in the Disney animated version of Robin Hood?

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1. Morocco
2. Lactic
6. Africa?
7. Trees
8. Coca Cola
9. Alan Alda
10. 6
11. The UN
13. Work
14. Egypt
16. Eddie Shah
17. Nose
18. Maple leaf
21. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
24. Norway
25. Pipe smoking /hookah/hubbly bubbly
26. 5
27. Fred West
29. Steve McQueen
30. Nautilus
32. Yellow
34. Beretta
35. Ukraine
36. North Pole
38. TNT
40. Wagner
41. Jordan
42. Flower
45. Hawaii
48. Amstel (nice beer too!)
49. Loads

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Very goo, 1BB. Just a couple wrong in that lot and a spelling mistake has the clergy packing heat.

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FFS are you looking after GSDFM this weekend?

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Ahh.....biretta? although some of them probably do carry

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GSDFM would run me ragged. Too wet and miserable to work on the bike, still not feeling 100% anyway, so decided to exercise my brain instead

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2) Lactic
5) the brain?
6) Africa
7) Trees
8) coca Cola?
9) hot lips Houlihan?
14) Egypt
18) Maple Leaf
20) 7
21) people for the ethical treatment of animals?
23) Que sera sera?
26) 5
29) Steve Mcqueen
31) Franz Beckenbaur
37) Jupitor
40) I should know this one
41) Jordan
50) Bear?

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my one addition to the MANY questions already answered

46 Dante Alighieri

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31) Uwe Seeler

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I thought you might get that one.

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