Who is missing?
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The missing person is Debbie Harry, the group is Blondie and the photo comes from the cover of their album "Parallel Lines". Clem Burke: Drums, backing vocals. Jimmy Destri: Electronic keyboards. Frank Infante: Guitar, vocals. Nigel Harrison: Bass Guitar. Deborah Harry: Vocals. Chris Stein: Guitar, 12 String and E-Bow. |
Russ
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Where would she have got to if she had followed the red brick road?
Mmmm, OK, but I prefer this one:
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Which ties in with this:
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In L. Frank Baum's Oz series the Land of Oz was divided into four quadrants and each was designated a particular color: Winkie Country = Yellow, Gillikin Country = Purple, Munchkin Country = Blue and Quadling Country = Red. Glinda the Good was the ruler of the Quadlings. As her bubble floats away from Munchkinland in the 1939 film, it appears to be following the red brick road. Therefore, the red brick road most likely leads back to Glinda's homeland. |
Demar
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Who painted this?
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918). Danae (1907)
Who is this?
The legendary sex kitten Brigitte Bardot.
Which word is the odd one out, and why?
Mortise
Muff
Mortar
Harbour
Jetty
Socket
They are all female shapes except the jetty, which is a proud, jutting male shape. The other objects accept, crave for, the insertion of an object. A socket demands a plug, a mortar wants a good firm pestle, a mortise is made for a tenon and everybody knows about the joys of thrusting a hand into a warm muff.
Where on Earth is this?
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O'Connell Bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. |
Demar
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What was so fantastic about the rug of the man who would be King?
Why were there only two bears sheltering in Shrek's swamp? If you watch carefully you see the explanation, Lord Farquaad, who wanted to be the perfect King of the perfect kingdom, had used mother bear as a bedside rug. A talking bear makes a fantastic rug, don't you think?
Demar earned a point with Sean Connery's $20,000 wig for the film Hunt for Red October, that is a fantastic price for a rug, and Sean did star as The Man Who Would be King.
Alan tries the flying carpet in Aladdin, which also fits the question reasonably well.
What has Eric and his friend got to do, even if they don't do anything else again?
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Eric Burdon, lead singer with The Animals, sang
In their No 2 charting 1965 hit single, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" |
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What is this?
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Obviously a carrier aircraft. I think it may be a Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair, designed by Rex Beisel & Igor Sikorsky. BUT this has three prop blades, and the one in the quiz has four. However, I don't know whether the extra prop blade was an optional extra, like alloy wheels or a sunroof. Who knows? Anyway, it's my best guess... |
Mike
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Chance Vought F4U Corsair The F4U Corsair had a top speed of 415 mph, a sea-level climb rate of 3,120 ft/min and a service ceiling of 37,000 ft. The first carrier trials were carried out in September 1942 aboard the USS Sangamon. |
Demar
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What is the fourth item in this list: Rome, Rome, Rome, ———, Genoa, Utrecht ?
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England, birth place of Pope Adrian IV. Born Nicholas Breakspear at Langley, near St. Albans. Pope Adrian I Rome (772 - 795) Pope Adrian II Rome (867 - 872) Pope St. Adrian III Rome (884 - 885) Pope Adrian IV England (1154 - 1159) Pope Adrian V Genoa (1276 - 1276) Pope Adrian VI Utrecht (1522 - 1523) . |
Demar
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England. These are the home countries of Popes who took the name Adrian. Adrian I: Rome; February 1 (9), 772, to December 25, 795. Adrian II: Rome; December 14, 867, to December 14, 872. Adrian III, St.: Rome; May 17, 884, to September 885. Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear): England; December 4 (5), 1154, to September 1, 1159. Adrian V (Ottobono Fieschi): Genoa; July 11 to August 8, 1276. Adrian VI (Adrian Florensz): Utrecht; January 9 (August 31), 1522, to September 14, 1523. |
Russ
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Alan
An old school dictionary falls open. Between an official of the Mogul Empire and something too small to be taken into account I find a celestial low point, sleep inducing, a feeling of sickness and a wizard. Also on that page I found the last place many people will be found. Where is that?
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Between Nabob and negligible*, you found nadir, narcotic, nausea, and necromancer. Also on the page, necropolis.
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Alan
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We can all make
mistakes, as the dalek said climbing off the dustbin.
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Neasden? It's the last place I'd want to be found. Might have to come back to this one... |
Martin H
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What was this man's obsession?
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Reds under the bed, and just about anywhere else when it came down to it. |
Martin H
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Communists. Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy (1908 -1957) He was obsessed with saving the USA, from the commie, left-wing pinkos under the beds and in particular the American entertainment industry. McCarthy referred to his investigation of communism, as like skunk hunting. “Digging out a skunk,” he stated, “is a dirty, smelly business. No one wants to be near you when you're done - but someone's got to do it.” |
Demar
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Which of the following doesn't associate:
Accounting
Airlines
Anthropological
Automobile ?
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Accounting, Anthropological, and Automobile are all part of the names of organizations that begin with the word 'American' and end with 'Association', so they all form the acronym AAA. Airlines is the odd word out in the American sense, but there is a AAA associated with the African Airlines Association. |
Russ |
Jim
Who said that while 100 was a catastrophe, a million was a statistic?
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Adolf Eichmann. “One hundred dead are a catastrophe, a million dead are a statistic.” |
Alan
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It is regularly under siege, at the moment it is regarded as sovereign US territory but in 2955 it will revert to the estate of one of Britain's richest families, what is it?
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24 Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 1AE. The Duke of Westminster (Charles Grosvenor) owns about 300 acres in central London, including Grosvenor Square, where the US Embassy is one of his lessees. |
Alan
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Who painted this?
Salvador Dali: Joven Virgen Autosodomizada por su propia Castidad, 1954. Young virgin autosodomized by her own chastity.
Weird bloke, famous Great Masturbator.
What was Miss Kate's sporting plea?
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Katie Casey was baseball mad...On a Saturday, her young beau called to see if she'd like to go to see a show; but Miss Kate said, "No, but I'll tell you what you can do: (all together now) Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd... |
Alan
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What is this?
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A Berkshire sow. Specifically, Smallicombe Stonebow 4th, bred by Ian & Maggie Todd of Colyton, Devon, 01404 831310. Known affectionately as "Beauty" (the pig, not Maggie, AFAIK). |
Alan
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Berkshire Pig Smallicombe Stonebow 4th 'Beauty' Bred by Ian & Maggie Todd of Colyton Devon This is one of the oldest breeds around. It was developed in the Shire of Berks, England. A mature Berkshire is medium size, smooth and solid. They are characteristically black with white feet, and a splash of white on the face. Their dished face makes them look like somewhat of a pug dog. The snout is also medium length, and the ears are erect (as opposed to flopped). The flesh is noted for its exceptional flavour and texture. |
Demar
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My mother breeds Berkshires, I can confirm that the judges got it right, Beauty here is an excellent pig, showing all the best features of the breed. The skin is mostly white, the black comes from their bristles, so they produce a white carcass and the combination of the breed characteristics and the non-intensive husbandry that usually goes with rare breed status combine to produce very tasty pork.
Kenneth in 1965
William, somewhat ironically, in 1970 and 1976
Softly supported Kylie in 1990
And angelically by Eric in 1992.
What's the fluid connection between these people?
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Tears. Hit for Ken Dodd, 1965; Tears of a Clown, William (Smokey) Robinson and The Miracles, 1970 and again 1976; Tears on my Pillow, Kylie (Minge) Minogue, 1990; and Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton, 1992. |
Alan
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Neil
What did Jean-Claude do in the Land of the Long White Cloud?
Clue. (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet)
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Col. Jean-Claude Lesquer led the French secret service unit that blew up the Greenpeace environmentalists' protest ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour in 1985 (New Zealand is the "Land of the Long White Cloud"). For his action, Lesquer was awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour by Jacques Chirac in 1995. |
Alan
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