Quiz 2

03-04 Season

1
 
Divide the following 10 words into two groups of five, one of which is much more expensive than the other:
ape, ate, burn, grieve, gust, low, rally, reed, spices, stere.
Zack
2
Where in the world? A tale of two cities.
 

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3
How many times has a player born in Germany won the Wimbledon singles tennis championships in the last 50 years?
Give a full list.
 
4
intemperate
electrical current
you can burn this
argentite seat
an ex Australian Prime Minister and his wife
mad as a hatter
cab journey
untamed flowerbed
Who is the girl that is being murdered?
Demar
5
It does look rather silly and I expect some people may tell you so, are you sure that's nothing to be scared of, Mr Goddard? How sure are you?
6
What do the follow words have in common, and which of Jupiter's moons could also be included in this list?
alarms alkyne almond alpaca arcade arcane armorial calamari candid candor cascarilla codein condor decade decode demand deride flak floral florin income inlaid invade mahimahi mainland malarial mandarin marine melamine memorial miscut misdid modems moorland nectar ordeal pascal pavane rictal scalar scilla scincoid scoria scrims vandal wahine
Pete Mitchell
7
In Hollywood, they usually close with "The End". In France, it's "fin". Which 40's Hollywood movie had an end title of "fin", and why?
Alan
8
Complete this quartet.
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Venky
9
In my trusty old dictionary between family and a missing page or hiatus I find an educational establishment, cows, a toy used in famous science experiments, acquaintance, a committed thief, a man with an interest in horseflesh, a scoundrel, a brassica, a servile gesture, a cattle pen, a Russian citadel, pronounced with the lips and a savage sport played by schoolgirls.
Search the pages for hidden weapons!
10
It wasn't much of a coincidence; in fact, there is a large set of numbers that could be used in place of seven that could lead to the same answer. What set of numbers? (Which question is this?)
Don

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