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Friday Quiz August 14th 2015
1. In which famous European resort were a celebrity couple recently allegedly gassed and then robbed of jewellery? St Tropez ( Jenson Button & his wife)
2. Which famous UK institution has just opened up its archive online? Bodleian Library, Oxford.
3. Who played the embittered mistress in 'Fatal Attraction'? Glenn Close
4. Which saint is depicted here? Saint Patrick (ridding Ireland of snakes)

5. Which former Arsenal footballer was famously afraid of flying, travelling to European ties by overland means? Dennis Bergkamp
6. Which town in the Netherlands is famous for its pottery and porcelain? Delft
7. In music, what is the term for a group of three or more notes sounded together? Chord
8. In the reign of which King of England were the American colonies lost? George III
9. What links these two pictures? Both called CJ

10. What is this summery soup? Gazpacho
11. Which two months have equinoxes? March & September
12. Which two English towns give their names to types of carpet? Axminster & Wilton
13. Name the film. How To Train Your Dragon
14. Where was King Arthur taken after he was mortally wounded? Avalon
15. What was double-headed for Russia and Austria, single-headed for Germany? Eagle
16. During its history, the flags of which three countries have flown over New Orleans? France, Spain & USA
17. Who is this? CND activist Bruce Kent

18. Walking through Croydon, following a tramline, I noticed that for every forty trams that passed, travelling in the same direction as me, sixty passed going in the opposite direction. I was walking at 3mph, what was the average speed of the trams? 15mph

19. What connects these pictures: Wombles (Great Uncle Bulgaria; Orinoco; Tobermory; Wellington and Tomsk)

20. Unscramble the two words : A E E H R S U Z ZEUS & HERA
21. St Lukes FC

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4. Mark Addy

13. Rich Man, Poor Man. I loved this series as a boy and have the box set now!

5. Jack Brabham

15. Madonna

6 Knave of Hearts

20 Bungle and Zippy

19. Protected Geographical Status (under EU law).

21.Andrew Oldham Orchestra?

Quote: george roper @ 28th November 2015, 12:20 PM GMT

21.Andrew Oldham Orchestra?

Well done
What was the song?

The Last Time.

Presume that is Andrew Loog Oldham, who was manager and big influence on The Stones in their early years.

No, it's Andrew Mahatma Oldham, the world famous conducting dog groomer. :P

Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 28th November 2015, 3:23 PM GMT

No, it's Andrew Mahatma Oldham, the world famous conducting dog groomer. :P

His cover of Jumpin' Jack Russell is something wonderful.

Quote: Gordon Bennett @ 28th November 2015, 3:23 PM GMT

No, it's Andrew Mahatma Oldham, the world famous conducting dog groomer. :P

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