OT: The World Quiz League
Martin Willett
Who lost the pence and later took a pounding over the beef question?
What disparaging term is named after a character in the first million
selling novel?
What positive integer, when spelled out, has a Scrabble score equal to
that integer?
Five ounces, how many feet?
Who confused and stunned the world by seeming to score one out of ten,
in 1976?
You score an eagle, your partner scores a double bogey on the same hole.
The difference between your two scores is the same as the par for the
hole. What did your partner score?
A democratic country with over a billion citizens, a sport, a drink, a
city, a province, four blokes, a couple of dances, a couple of
Shakespearean characters but what month? Do you want me to spell it out
for you?
What links Dodgson's walrus to the father of the girl embarking on her
nineteenth nervous breakdown?
Where in the world is this? http://mwillett.org/Quiz/2.jpg
Mood | Crush | Envy | Cowardice | Rage | Depression | Flower
What's the usual sequence?
What modern day manufacturing company began with a 17th century
alchemist’s unsuccessful attempt to create gold?
Wearside football and toothpaste might give you a clue. Malaysia beats
the USA by one, but which one? Are we talking something to quench a
Caribbean thirst or a guitarist who used to be married to his “sister”?
A hero named after an American ornithologist gets to grips with an evil
genius named after an English cricket commentator. What line of work was
the hero's father-in-law in?
I was playing SCRABBLE the other day with Death, I thought I had done
well by scoring 16 for JIHAD when Death claims 26 for WEEKEND. There was
no cheating and no bonus points, blank tiles or multiple word or letter
scores involved. Explain how he did it.
Which famous Washingtonian was welcomed to the Nixon White House as an
honoured guest, a noble man of the highest rank, although his father had
gone in the back door as a servant?
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?
What is connection between Worzel Gummidge, Abraham Van Helsing, Patsy
Stone, Mr Bean, Withnail and I?
Supply the sixth and final element of this (chronological) list:
Canada
India
Russia
Coral Sea
Brazil
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Martin Willett