On Monday, December 15, 2014 8:13:01 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which 1980 novel by Umberto Eco was also a 1986 film starring Sean Connery?
The Name of the Rose
> 2 Name either of the two land-locked South American countries.
Bolivia or Paraguay
> 3 Which occupation specialises in equine hoof care?
Farrier, or indeed Hovslagare
> 4 Nicknamed God's Architect, who was born in Catalonia, Spain in 1852?
Antoni Gaudi
> 5 What five-letter word links Clara Bow, Linda Macartney, Terry Pratchett and Detroit?
Wings
Clara Bow starred in a movie called Wings
Terry Practchet wrote a children's book called Wings
Linda Macartney was in a band called Wings
and the Detroit NHL team is the Red Wings
> 6 Which veteran actress was a regular in the Carry On films, Last of the Summer Wine and also plays Edina's mother in Absolutely Fabulous?
June Whitfield
> 7 The 1996 film Trainspotting was set in which British city?
Edinburgh
> 8 At around 1,400 pages, which 1993 Vikram Seth novel is one of the longest ever published in the English language?
A Suitable Boy
> 9 Eddie Murphy played a character called Axel Foley in which 1985 film?
Beverly Hills Cop
In was indeed 1984 as Chris pointed out, though not released in Australia until 1985
> 10 What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa, eh
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 369
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 31 Peter Smyth
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 7 47 Chris Johnson
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 40 Bruce Bowler
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 42 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 42 Rob Parker
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 35 Mark Brader
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 36 Marc Dashevsky
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 28 Bjorn Lundin
1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 31 Dan Tilque
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7 8 5 6 1 1 7 1 5 9 50 56%
What must surely be a record *three* singletons gives Peter the win.
cheers,
calvin