What do the following words have in common:
plaza
animal
hasten
scariest
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The words can all be rearranged to form a nation's capital city, as follows: mail = Lima (Peru) plaza = La Paz (Bolivia) animal = Manila (Philippines) hasten = Athens (Greece) scariest = Castries (St. Lucia) Pete Michell |
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What is the out of this world link between these three men?
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Patrick Henry Dylan Thomas Thomas Stearns Eliot Henry Thomas played Elliot in "ET: The Extra Terrestrial" They also all have last names which are also first names. Neal |
A famous guitarist jots down a musical term on his song sheet. Another famous guitarist, viewing it upside down, misreads it and assumes it's meant to be a title of the song. The misread title sticks. What is the song and who are the two guitarists?
Pete Mitchell
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The song is Cream's "Badge". The two guitarists are George Harrison and Eric Clapton This track was written by Clapton and Harrison. Harrison was transcribing the song and Clapton, reading it upside down, misread the musical term "bridge" as "badge" and the name stuck. Venky |
Where did Albert Einstein get lost in 1985?
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America. The Albert Einstein in question is better known by his acting name, Albert Brooks, who starred in and directed the 1985 film "Lost in America". You may also know his brother Bob Einstein, better known as not particularly successful stuntman "Super Dave Osborne". Don |
“Now come off it Mr Feld, you can't convince me you need that vehicle in order to perform your particular service. I'll have to disallow that expense.”
OK, it probably didn't actually happen like that.
Who can't you fool?
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You can't fool the Children of the Revolution. I drive a (non-tax-deductible) Rolls-Royce 'Cause it's good for my voice. Marc Bolan's real name was Feld. (The name 'Bolan', by the way, was arrived at as a contraction of 'Bob Dylan'.). Sgt Dudfoot |
“You can't fool the children of the revolution” is the hookline of Children of the Revolution (number 2 in the UK chart in 1972) by T. Rex, fronted by Marc Bolan, who also wrote the lyrics. Marc Bolan changed his name from Mark Feld. So you can't fool the children of the revolution, or Her Majesty's Inspector of Taxes.
Who “heroically” lost 264 men by engaging an enemy of approximately 3,000 American militia men armed with superior state-of-the-art weaponry?
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Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (who finished last in his class at the U.S. Military Academy), at the battle of Greasy Grass (which is what the Lakota call the Battle of Little Bighorn). DonLt. Col. George Armstrong Custer The reference is to Custer's "Last Stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn. Excerpted from http://www.history-magazine.com/bighorn.html:
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Complete the list:
AAABBRR
ACHINTY
ADILN
AEEHHTR
AEEMNRU
AEITTP
AIILOV
Alan
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Beatles wives, so the answer is KOOY (YOKO (Ono - Lennon)) AAABBRR = BARBARA (Bach - Starr) ACHINTY = CYNTHIA (Powell - Lennon) ADILN = LINDA (Eastman - McCartney) AEEHHTR* = HEATHER (Mills - McCartney) AEEMNRU = MAUREEN (Cox - Starr) AEITTP* = PATTIE (Boyd - Harrison) AIILOV = OLIVIA (Cox - Harrison) *all other clues have letters in alphabetical order - curious! Graybags |
Where in the world is this?
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Melbourne The Washington based Population Crisis Committee awarded Melbourne the title of World's Most Livable City due to its high quality of life. Pleasant temperate climate. Clean air and the world's best drinking water. Affordable and widespread public transport network. A safe city with Australia's lowest crime rate. Affordable and wide range of quality fresh food. A multi cultural population representing over 140 different nationalities. Many world class schools and universities. Beautiful parks and gardens that surround the city. Wide range of international cultural and arts festivals. Widely available world class sporting facilities. A huge range of cafes and restaurants. As I was born in Melbourne I may be biased. Demar |
In my trusty old dictionary between a sweet fluid and very large I find a fee for professional services, to deceive, a pleasant sounding pipe, breasts, a Blytonesque rebuke, a large source of high quality protein, a vigorous punishment, a cry of adoration, a good place to buy a drink, a dish of many ingredients, an unwelcome visitor and an uproar of pursuit.
There are also quite a few places you might wake up, some happily, some not so, how many can you find?
Between honey and huge I find Honorarium Hoodwink Hookah Hooters Horrid Horse Horsewhip Hosanna Hostelry Hotchpotch Housebreaker Hue (and Cry) Places to wake up included the obvious house, hotel, hostel, hospital and hospice and the less obvious 'hood, hovercraft and Huddersfield.
The beauty of the dictionary game is it allows people to make minor mistakes and to really show off as well, which enables me to split players on the same score.
Which is the odd one out?
The road to Ely Cathedral
An irate monarch
Penny Lane
An ossified saint
A Peruvian ursine
David Brain
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The road to Ely Cathedral Fenchurch Street An irate monarch Kings Cross Penny Lane Liverpool Street An ossified saint (Saint) Marylebone A Peruvian ursine Paddington (bear) Paddington is the only one NOT on the Monopoly Board. Neal |
Correct, Paddington is a railway station like the rest, but it does not feature on the London based British Monopoly board.
For a smartarse bonus can anybody tell me how many different regular versions of the Monopoly board there are?