18. Canterbury Tales
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10 The Winter Palace in St Petersburg
Spent a day looking around it in the late 70s (was Leningrad then). It is f**king mind boggling and could have easily spent the two weeks I was in Russia just looking at all the collections there.
Fabulous treasures that defy description.
Friday Quiz 18th December 2015
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered this week. Most of the film was shot at Pinewood Studios, but which Middle Eastern city was the secondary location for shooting? Abu Dhabi
2. From which country did astronaut Tim Peake blast off this week? Kazakhstan
3. Which French footballer, jointly holds the record for most red cards in English Premier League history? Patrick Viera
4. Name the band. Sigma
5. What 4-letter word can mean a magic charm or spell and a sauce? Mojo
6. Which movie of the last 5 years begins with a black screen and a foreboding cough? Contagion
7. Based on the number of worshippers they can accommodate, in which country would you find the two largest mosques in the world? Saudi Arabia
8. Which six-letter European city is also the name for an unusually strong steel, traditionally used to make swords? Toledo
9. What name links these two pictures? Alfie. Michael Caine starred in the original film, Jude Law reprised the role in the remake
10. What is this building? The Hermitage in St Petersburg
11. Who turned down an offer of $1 billion to reunite in 2000? Abba
12. Which sportsman overtook Shakira in 2015 to be the most liked person on Facebook? Cristiano Ronaldo
13. Name the fish Sturgeon
14. What is the name of the world famous Japanese beef produced by a breed of Wagyu cattle? Kobe
15. Which country was ruled by the same dynasty from the 10th century BC until the last emperor was deposed in 1974? Ethiopia
16. Which nine-letter botanical term comes from the Latin meaning 'that which falls off'? Deciduous
17. Who is this? Sir Roy Strong
18. My cousin and I share a herd of x cows? We take them to market and sell them all for £x each. We decide to split the money equally at the end of the day. All the money is in ten pound notes except for a small number of pound coins (fewer than ten). We took turns to take a ten pound note. I took the first one and also the last one. My cousin then had one less note than me, so I gave him all the coins. He still had less money than me, so I wrote him a cheque for the difference. How much was the cheque for? £2. See below for workings
19. What connects these pictures: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Franklin; Reeve; Parson; Miller; Squire)
20. Unscramble the two words : A A C C D J K O R W W CROW & JACKDAW
Maths Workings
Since we sell x cows for £x each, the total amount of money we make is £x^2. In other words, the total is a square number.
Since I take a the first and last note , there must be an odd number of £10 notes. In other words the number in the 10's place of the total amount earned must be odd.
Any perfect square with an odd number in the 10's place always has a 6 in the unit's place (check it out - it's true). Therefore we must have £6 in coins.
If I have an extra £10 and my cousin has the £6, then the difference is £4, and I have to write a cheque for £2 to even things out.
21. $3000
hello steve have we got one this week mate
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ 4th March 2016, 8:34 AM GMTFriday Quiz 18th December 2015
10. What is this building? The Hermitage in St Petersburg
Technically not correct as The Hermitage Museum is partly housed in The Winter Palace, which is what the question was. Here is screen print from the St Petersburg tourist site:-
2. David Bowie (?)
7. Renee Richards/Richard Raskind
11. Indy 500
16.Thor Heyerdahl?
11. The Indianapolis 500
3. Mace
4. Just William and Violet Elizabeth
5. Australia's vermin fence ?
Quote: george roper @ 4th March 2016, 9:46 AM GMT16.Thor Heyerdahl?
11. The Indianapolis 500
George! Don't you ever read what previous people have posted!?!?!? >_<
I Did'nt See Gordons Post sorry
Quote: george roper @ 4th March 2016, 10:17 AM GMTI Did'nt See Gordons Post sorry
Yet again George 
...........it doesn't take much to glance at previous posts does it............. 
Meanwhile..................
19 Star Trek
20 Deluge Flood
Ok
Well don't forget it's just for fun
1. At the current World Darts Championships at the Lakeside, what 4 colours are the scoring segments on the dartboard? Black, red, green and white/cream/yellow
2. Which singer in his 60s released his 25th album this week? David Bowie
3. Which four-letter word is both a spice and a weapon? Mace
4. Give the first names of both children's characters shown. William & Violet-Elizabeth
5. At nearly 3,500 miles long, in which country would you find the world's longest fence? Australia
6. Translated, which popular variety of alcoholic drink means 'little black pine tree'? Pinot Noir
7. Who is the only transsexual to have played in a Grand Slam tennis final? Renee Richards
8. Which two NATO members have over 1 million military personnel? USA & Turkey
9. What links these pictures? Nelson. The wrestling hold, and Lady Emma Hamilton, Lord Nelson's mistress.
10. Which extremely strong, extremely thin one-element substance is represented here? Graphene
11. At the end of which world-famous race is it traditional for the winner to drink a bottle of milk? Indianapolis 500
12. In which Asian country is Portuguese an official language? East Timor / Timor Leste
13. On which date would you traditionally eat this cake? January 6th / Epiphany. It is a Kings Cake (Galette des Rois)
14. In which film does the chemical element selenium save the North American continent? Evolution
15. Which two EU countries have national flags that are blue and white? Finland & Greece
16. What is the name of both an old Inca sun-god and a famous boat? Kon-Tiki
17. Name the prolific author. Catherine Cookson
18. I have 12 spotlights in my lounge arranged in three rows. Each row has 4 lights. Two of the bulbs have blown. What is the probability that they are in the same row? 3/11 or 0.2727 (Whichever row the first light is on has no bearing, there is then a 3 in 11 chance of the second light being in the same row)
19. What connects these pictures: Star Trek (Bones; Scottie; Kirk; Chekov; Spock)
20. Unscramble the two words : D D E E F G L L O O U DELUGE & FLOOD
21. Tottenham Hotspurs
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ 10th March 2016, 9:06 AM GMTOk
Well don't forget it's just for fun
I thought you were keeping a league of people with the most correct answers and there was a prize at the end of the year, which I haven't won yet and so was trying very hard.
