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Shocked and stunned as I am that there are no One Direction fans amongst us here's the full list of Q&As:

1. Released in November 2013, what was the title of Jake Bugg's second album? Shangri-La.
2. Containing over 40% of all mammals, which is he largest order of the class Mammalia? Rodents (Rodentia).
3. The 2015 novel entitled "Trigger Mortis",written by Anthony Horowitz, features the further adventures of which character? James Bond.
4. Of what creatures is Alektorophobia the irrational fear? Chickens.
5. Which songs with the word "Five" in the title were UK top 20 hits for the following artists, [a] The Jam (1982), Ordinary Boys (2006), [c] Dave Brubeck Quartet (1961), [d] The Housemartins (1987) and [e] McFly (2004)? [a] "Just Who is the Five O'Clock Hero" reached no.8, "Nine 2 Five", no.6, [c] "Take Five", no.6, [d] "Five Get Overexcited", no.11 and [e] "Five Colours in her Hair", no.1.
6. Which city is the capital of Tanzania? Dodoma.
7. In which German city would you find the head quarters of the BMW car company? Munich.
8. Winning the series 4-1 against the New York Mets, who were the 2015 winners of baseball's World Series? Kansas City Royals.
9. Which five US states have a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico? Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
10. Which stringed instrument is played with a metallic pick called a Mizraab? A Sitar.
11. As at 2016, what was the last movie in the "Carry-On " franchise? Carry On Columbus (1992).
12. Which Japanese city provides the backdrop to Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly"? Nagasaki.
13. What were the names of the five original members of One Direction? Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles & Louis Tomlinson.
14. In the Church calendar, what name is given to the Sunday following Easter Sunday? Low Sunday.
15. Which female pop star of the 1980s wrote the music and lyrics of the 2013 Tony Award Best Musical "Kinky Boots"? Cyndi Lauper.
16. In the novel by DH Lawrence, what was the full name of "Lady Chatterley's Lover"? Oliver Mellors.
17. Which six nations were the founding members of the European Union? Belgium, France, (West) Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and The Netherlands.
18. The native Australian bird, the Kookaburra is a member of which family? Kingfisher.
19. Played by John Ratzenberger, what was the occupation of Cliff Clavin in the TV sit-com "Cheers"? Postman (Mailman).
20. During which conflict did the term "Fifth Column" originate? The Spanish Civil War.

You have a strange calendar!
Sunday after Easter sunday is definitely Quasimodogeniti!!!

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I just happen to be reading it.

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According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_of_Easter Low Sunday is an Anglican/Episcopalian term and Quasimodogeniti is more Catholic.

So a belated for your answer

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I am back with a new quiz for this weekend.


1. What kitchen/restaurant appliance is named in French, deriving from Latin 'bath of Maria'?
2. Vaseline is a genericized brandname for what sort of 'Jelly'?
3. Name the ancient Greek slave/storyteller to whom many fables are attributed in an eponymous collection?
4. What is the US Hillerich & Bradsby company's 'Louisville Slugger'?
5. What is the popular Tex-Mex and Mexican dish known in Spanish as 'frijoles refritos'?
6. What French word refers to a terracotta dish and a pâté typically made in one?
7. What astrological star sign is represented by the scales?
8. From the Greek god of love what term refers to a part of the human body that is especially responsive to touch/stimulation?
9. Latin deus (god) and Javanese dejos became what Chinese pidgin English word for an incense stick?
10. What is the bingo nickname and the number that is the square root of 484, a rifle calibre, and puzzle or 'catch' (two answers required)?
11. Based on the popular 'poundshop' concept, a discount store opened in London's Mayfair in 2016. At what value was everything priced?
12. The medical/psychological term OCD stands for what?
13. What is Phlebotomy?
14. What profession historically performed blood-letting?
15. In 2016 where did Winston Churchill replace Elizabeth Fry?
16. Name the globally popular TV franchise/series relaunched by Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc?
17. Tom Hiddleston, Jamie Bell, and Idris Elba emerged as leading candidates in 2016 for which role?
18. The Tahitian/Tongan/Samoan word and tradition 'ta-tau' became what in English?
19. The premature same-age deaths of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse prompted the popular '(What number?) Club' theory?
20. Cilantro or Chinese parsley is better known as what in the UK?
21. Latin confectum, and the plural of Italian confetto, small sweet, is the word/tradition origin of what celebratory material?
22. Which nation's tax authorities raided Google's offices in its capital city in 2016 citing tax evasion?
23. What does the Greek word petro/petros, as in petroleum and petrochemicals, mean?
24. Which small English Midlands county is home to the eponymous '(What?) Water' (named after the county) - the nation's largest reservoir by area?
25. Common in 1920-30s UK, what were popularised again 2015/16 by TV's Peaky Blinders, David Beckham and One Direction?

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1. Bain Marie
2. Petroleum Jelly
3. Homer
8. ears
10. 22, two fat ladies
12. obsessive compulsive dissorder
14. medicine?
15. five pound note
16. Top Gear
17. James Bond
19. 27 club
21. confetti

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10. 22 is correct but 2 fat ladies is 88
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Now there's a surprise.

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5. refried beans
7. libra
8 erogenous zone (from Eros)
14. barber
23. rock

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All correct

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3. Aesop
4. Baseball Bat
6. Terrine?
9. Joss
22. France?
24. Rutland
25. Flat Cap?

Very good - all correct.

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Not much left

11. £1,000 ?
13, I should be shot if I didn't know "blood letting, or draining of blood"
18. Tattoo
20. Coriander

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How did you all do?

1. What kitchen/restaurant appliance is named in French, deriving from Latin 'bath of Maria'? Bain-Marie (a pan of hot water in which pots of food are placed to cook/warm - originally from alchemy and ancient Greek kaminos Marias, 'furnace of Maria')
2. Vaseline is a genericized brandname for what sort of 'Jelly'? Petroleum
3. Name the ancient Greek slave/storyteller to whom many fables are attributed in an eponymous collection? Aesop
4. What is the US Hillerich & Bradsby company's 'Louisville Slugger'? Baseball bat
5. What is the popular Tex-Mex and Mexican dish known in Spanish as 'frijoles refritos'? Refried beans (typically, but not always, using pinto beans, in which the 'refried' means 'well-fried' not 'fried again')
6. What French word refers to a terracotta dish and a pâté typically made in one? Terrine
7. What astrological star sign is represented by the scales? Libra
8. From the Greek god of love what term refers to a part of the human body that is especially responsive to touch/stimulation? Erogenous (from Eros - hence erogenous zone)
9. Latin deus (god) and Javanese dejos became what Chinese pidgin English word for an incense stick? Joss (hence joss stick)
10. What is the bingo nickname and the number that is the square root of 484, a rifle calibre, and puzzle or 'catch' (two answers required)? Two little ducks and 22 (.22 rifle/bullet calibre, and Joseph Heller's 'Catch 22' novel/expression)
11. Based on the popular 'poundshop' concept, a discount store opened in London's Mayfair in 2016. At what value was everything priced? £1000 (a spokesman for the company said it was far too cheap to attract most of the wealthy local residents...)
12. The medical/psychological term OCD stands for what? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
13. What is Phlebotomy? Vein blood injection/withdrawal (and historical blood-letting)
14. What profession historically performed blood-letting? Barbers
15. In 2016 where did Winston Churchill replace Elizabeth Fry? £5 note
16. Name the globally popular TV franchise/series relaunched by Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc? Top Gear
17. Tom Hiddleston, Jamie Bell, and Idris Elba emerged as leading candidates in 2016 for which role? James Bond
18. The Tahitian/Tongan/Samoan word and tradition 'ta-tau' became what in English? Tattoo (indelible body art, not the military entertainment)
19. The premature same-age deaths of Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse prompted the popular '(What number?) Club' theory? 27 (statistically, research indicates that 74 is the only real spike in pop-star death ages..)
20. Cilantro or Chinese parsley is better known as what in the UK? Coriander
21. Latin confectum, and the plural of Italian confetto, small sweet, is the word/tradition origin of what celebratory material? Confetti (originally small sweets were thrown, rather than nowadays paper or streamers, etc)
22. Which nation's tax authorities raided Google's offices in its capital city in 2016 citing tax evasion? France
23. What does the Greek word petro/petros, as in petroleum and petrochemicals, mean? Rock
24. Which small English Midlands county is home to the eponymous '(What?) Water' (named after the county) - the nation's largest reservoir by area? Rutland (Rutland Water)
25. Common in 1920-30s UK, what were popularised again 2015/16 by TV's Peaky Blinders, David Beckham and One Direction? Flat caps

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Here we go again.

1. Name the popular 2002 film about an Indian Sikh girl in London defying her family to achieve success at soccer?
2. What is the female equivalent of a Sultan?
3. Name the eminent French soccer captain, famed for his ability and leadership, head of UEFA (2007-15) and FIFA presidential candidate, but banned from office Dec 2015 after a FIFA ethics investigation?
4. Name the Egyptian god of the sun?
5. What did FIFA's President (Sepp Blatter) suggest that women footballers should wear?
6. What is the famous quantum mechanics thought experiment demonstrating that something can exist in two states (in this case alive or dead) until observed?
7. What is the literal descriptive common name of the high aerial bird family Apodidae, among the fastest of all creatures?
8. What was the 'Radarange', first sold in 1946, using 'dielectric polarization'?
9. Launched by Glaxo in 1954, and hugely popular in India, what is Complan?
10. What American term for a male athlete derives originally from slang for the male member, via a protective undergarment worn by horse-riders and cyclists?
11. What are 'Baby Gays', devised in the 1920s by Leo Gerstenzang, now know as?
12. Name the disease famously introduced to control Australian rabbit population in the 1950s, and subsequently in Europe?
13. The famous high Alpine mountain The Matterhorn (or Monte Cervino) is on the border of which two countries?
14. Ancient Greek for "a square tablet strewn with dust" is probably the origin of which word?
15. What word for a pouch prefixes the following: Battleship, Book, Knife, Money?
16. What are the two Mediterranean islands of France and Italy separated by the 11km Strait of Bonifacio?
17. Australian 1930s slang based on French for 'white' is considered the origin of what informal term for cheap wine?
18. Jovian and Jovial refer to and derive from which Greek god and planet in our solar system?
19. "When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?" opens which Shakespeare play?
20. What highly popular Chinese duality concept, represented by the Taijitu black and white round symbol, is based on complex complementary ideas including female/hidden/moon, contrasted with male/open/sun?

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1. Bend it like Beckham
2. Sultana
4. Ra
6. Schrodigers cat
7. Swift
8. Microwave
9. A powdered milk drink
10. Jock
12. Myxomatosis
13. Switzerland and Italy
16. Corsica and Sicily
17. Plonk
18. Jupiter
20 Yin/Yang

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