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Good Luck Everyone.

Might be a bit easier than the last one but not much! lol

1. How many degrees is the International Date Line on?
Mthead - 180 degrees

2. Where was the oldest known surviving alarm clock made? (Country will do but if you have the place name even better!)
Mthead Wurzburg, Germany

3. Where is the worlds oldest clock in working order?
Spuggie - Salisbury Cathedral

4. In time what is a chiliad?
1000 years - Tinkerbelle

5. Name the 12 animals that make up the chinese calendar?
Tinkerbelle Dog, Pig, Rooster, Dragon, Ox, Sheep, Horse, Rabbit, Snake, Monkey, Rat, and Tiger

6. What is the name of Saturn's largest moon?
Bagpuss - Titan
7. What year did the BAFTA's begin?
Ossykid - 1947

8. How many categories of Nobel Prizes are there and what are they?
Rishton Blue - 6 Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics

9. Antoinette Perry has an award named after her - what is it?
Garinda Tony awards

10. Why was Bernadette Soubirous famous?
Mthead - she was the one who saw the visions at Lourdes and became St Bernadette
11. Which mountain in Greece are women forbidden to climb?
Spuggie - Mount Athos

12. The gun Big Bertha was named after which person - full name please?
Spuggie - Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach

13. Who made 494 mourning teddies in the 20th century to commemerate a disaster?
Spuggie - Steiff. They were made to commemerate the Titanic sinking and they were black.

14. Which company in America prints more cash than the US Treasury?
Mthead - Parker Bros - the makers of monopoly in America!

15. In 1901 Hubert Cecil Booth invented something which in a modified form is used by many people today - What was it?
Gayle Vacumn Cleaner

16. What did Charles Strite invent in 1919?
Gayle Toaster

17. How is Nicholas Breakspear better known as?
Mthead Pope Adrian IV
18. What is your Emerald's anniversary?
Tinkerbelle - 55 years
19. Who was the oldest Monarch to ascend the British Throne?
Spuggie William IV

20. What did Douglas Engelbart patent in 1970 which many people use today?
Mthead Computer Mouse

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5. Dog, Pig, Rooster, Dragon, Ox, Sheep, Horse, Rabbit, Snake, Monkey, Rat, and Tiger

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You got it right tinks - shows how much time you spend at the chinese takeaway for tea! lol

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lol!! ......... :D

18. 55 years

Give someone else a go now I've answered the 2 easiest :D

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No.6 - Titan

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Both of you are right Bagpuss and Tinks

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Qestion 1. Is it 0 degrees Jen????

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4. A thousand years?

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14. Is it the makers of monopoly ? Waddingtons?

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Sorry you are wrong mt but on the right lines though!

Tinkerbelle4. A thousand years?

Yes you are right tinks


mthead14. Is it the makers of monopoly ? Waddingtons?

Wrong mt

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1.360 degrees

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Sorry mt - you are wrong

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1. 180 degrees

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Yes you are right mt

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10. Is it to do with Lourdes,she was the girl who Mary appeared to?

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Yes you are right mt

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14 Hasbro ?????

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16. toaster

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15. vacuum cleaner

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17 Only English pope Adrian IV

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20.The Computer Mouse??

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12 It was named after Gustav Krupps wife??

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7. 1989?????

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Nope sorry mt your wrong

Gayle16. toaster
Yes you are right Gayle

Gayle15. vacuum cleaner
Right again Gayle

mthead17 Only English pope Adrian IV
Yes you are right mt

mthead20.The Computer Mouse??
How did you get that! Right again mt

mthead7. 1989?????
Wrong mt

mthead12 It was named after Gustav Krupps wife??
What's her name?

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9/ Tony, NY theatre award.

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Yes you are right rindy

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19 Edward VII

13 Steiff

3 Italy in a clock tower

11 Olympus

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1 out of 3 spug

Steiff is right but the other 2 are wrong sorry

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number 19.......king george the third

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12 Bertha Krupp Von Bohlen Und Halbach

8 6

3 faceless clock at the Salisbury Cathedral in England. It is more than 498 years old.

!9 William IV

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Sorry but you are wrong june

Olympus is wrong as well spug but you got bertha krupp von bohlen und halbach right

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#8 Literature
Physics
Peace
Econonics
Medicine

ok 5 prizes

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# 19 George IV

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14- bureau of engraving and printing

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No 7- 1947

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Spug - Salisbury Cathedral & William IV right. READ THE QUESTIONS! and do me a favour will you stop editing your posts - a good job i checked just post again that way I dont miss your answers

Steeljack - sorry your wrong

Ossykid - 1947 you are right Q14 wrong

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[quote=shillelagh]do me a favour will you stop editing your posts - a good job i checked just post again that way I dont miss your answers


Yes I will quizmaster. :o

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2..nuremberg
8..six

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sorry missread question
six..
physics
chemistry
physiology/medicine
literature
peace
economic sciences

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14 could that be disney corporation

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How many categories of Nobel Prizes are there and what are they?

Literature
physics
chemistry
peace
Economics
Physiology and medicine

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Sorry wrong rishton

rishton blue six..
physics
chemistry
physiology/medicine
literature
peace
economic sciences

Thats right rishton

rishton blue14 could that be disney corporation
Wrong

Sorry Slinks Rishton beat you to it! but you were right

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Only 3 left to go now

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Q 11 Mount Athos

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Q 14 Federal Reserve

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Thats right spug

SPUGGIE JQ 14 Federal Reserve

Sorry wrong spug

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Gonna have to email the U.S embassy for the answer to 14. Done more running around in search engines than a dog chasing its tail. :o

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lima........peru

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sorry....2
lima......peru

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14. Parker Bros.Makers of monopoly USA Version.??????

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You are right mt

Sorry rishton & spug you are both wrong

clue for you rishton - its in europe for the answer to q2

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2.Is it Switzerland Jen?????

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Nope sorry mt wrong

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2. Where was the oldest known surviving alarm clock made? (Country will do but if you have the place name even better!)

The only one left! Who will get it?

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2.Isit Austria Jen??

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Nope mt sorry tis wrong

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2.Germany???????????????

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YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
Eventually its gone
You are right mt

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Yeah,I've won the quiz overall.LOL:)

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Do you want another one?

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Please please pretty please lets have another it was good to grind the cogs for once. :D