19. Add -ow to form a word
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have we got a quiz this week steve?
Ah! I thought, a new Friday quiz..........then saw who had posted to it.
George's usual weekly epistle at this time. 
Quote: JohnnyD @ 11th March 2016, 5:15 PM GMT19. Add -ow to form a word
Ooh, clever.
Quote: zooo @ 18th March 2016, 1:43 PM GMTOoh, clever.
Yes I was thinking that
JonnyD is very good at those, clever chap
Friday Quiz 22nd January 2016
1. During the last year, police in Tajikistan have removed what, from over 10,000 men, in a bid to stamp out foreign influences? Beards
2. An outlet in Cheltenham has won the Best in Britain 2016 award for what kind of fast food? Fish and chips.
3. Which unit of power is named after the Scottish engineer who developed early models of the steam engine? Watt
4. What kind of creature is this? An ent
5. Name the main technological achievement prevalent in the Old World which was absent from the New. The wheel.
6. Which Beatle does not have a moustache in the film Yellow Submarine? Paul
7. Which three cities are the most popular destinations for transatlantic flights from Heathrow? (1/2 point for 2 correct) New York, Los Angeles & Chicago
8. Which 'J' is the most popular form of public transport in the Philippines? Jeepney
9. What links these pictures? Brotherhood. Album by The Chemical Brothers & Brotherhood of Man
10. What 'G' is this? Grappling-iron / grappling-hook
11. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the north coast of South America was more popularly known by which name? Spanish Main
12. Which controversial product first went on sale in the UK in 1961, and became available on prescription two years later? Contraceptive pill.
13. What is this? Mongoose
14. What links a small cormorant with a kind of pipe tobacco? Shag
15. Which celebrated English homosexual moved to the US in the 1980s and was the subject of a song by Sting? Quentin Crisp - an Englishman in New York
16. Which ancient form of brain surgery involves sawing a hole in the skull to reduce pressure? Trepanning / trepanation
17. Who is this? Eartha Kitt
18. Alf is a good penalty taker, and scores 2 out of 3. Bill, however, only scores 1 in 2. They have a competition, taking it in turns to take penalties until a goal is scored. The winner is the first to score. Alf lets Bill go first. What is the probability that Alf will win? 2/5 or 0.4
19. What connects these pictures: All can be suffixed by -OW. BurrOW; WallOW; MiaOW; PillOW; WindOW and MarrOW
20. Unscramble the two words : A A A C E G G H H H I R T W Y ARCHWAY & HIGHGATE
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Maths workings
Bill kicks: probability of a miss = 0.5
Alf kicks: probability of a win = 0.5 x 2/3 = 1/3
{Note Bill must have missed in order for Alf to get a kick at all}
Bill kicks: probability of a second miss = 0.5x1/3x 0.5 = 1/12
{Note both Bill and Alf must have missed for Bill to get a second kick}
Alf kicks: probability of goal = 1/12 x 2/3 = 1/18
Probability that Alf wins on first or second or third etc is:
P = 1/3 + 1/18 + 1/108 + ......
Which is a geometric series with limiting sum = 2/5
Answer: Probability that Alf wins = 2/5.
3. The Revenant
5. Marty McFly
13. Xylophone?
17. I don't know but I'm up for it.
Gordon stole the only other answer I know. *sulk*
1 Go
10 Delft
20 MUNTJAC and ROE (Deer)
19. 'iconic' hotels
4. Sir Prancelot.
8. Fashion Avenue (7th Avenue). Carnaby street is way trendier, up the UK.
13. Glockenspiel.
21.8
Friday Quiz 29th January 2016
1. In which game did computers get the upper hand over humans this week? Go
2. In which country has a bus without a driver recently had trials on public roads? The Netherlands
3. The title of which current film release means 'returning one'? The Revenant
4. Name the character. Sir Prancelot
5. Which film character used the aliases Clint Eastwood, Calvin Klein & Darth Vader. Marty McFly
6. The name of which craft material can be translated as 'chewed paper'? Papier mache
7. In which famous painting is God depicted in a horizontal position for the first time in the history of Western art? The Creation of Adam - Michelangelo
8. Which New York street is synonymous with the fashion industry? 7th Avenue
9. What links these pictures? One Thousand and One Nights / Arabian Nights (Aladdin Sane & Sinbad from Brookside)
10. Where was this plate made? Delft (0 pts for just Holland)
11. Which common everyday article of clothing was not worn in the Russian military until 2007? Socks
12. Which famous beer (six letters) is named after the river that runs through the capital city where it was originally brewed? Amstel
13. What musical instrument is this? Vibraphone / vibes
14. Which was the first Asian country to participate in the Olympic games? Japan (1912)
15. What is the name of the luxurious form of transport that operates between Pretoria & Cape Town? The Blue Train
16. What was the name of the secret society of occultists and alchemists originally founded in medieval Germany? Rosicrucians
17. What position does this man hold? CEO of Google - Sundar Pichai
18. After a particularly boisterous meeting of the Financial Data Appreciation Society (FDAS), the bill for repairs to the clubhouse came to £3120. The amount was split between all members, but 4 members decided to resign in protest, leaving the remaining members with a further £26 each to pay. How many members did FDAS originally have? 24
19. What connects these pictures: Famous hotels (George V; Savoy; Hilton; Venetian; Raffles)
20. Unscramble the two words : A C E J M N O R T U MUNTJAC & ROE
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Maths workings: When the club had 24 members, the cost to each member was £130 (130*24=3120). When the club was reduced, by 4, to 20, the cost to each member was £156 (156*20=3120), which is 130+26.
I got number 19 straight away so it must be easy this week
No need for JohnnyD's expertise
