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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 30, 2011 12:56:08 GMT 1
Yes because i am at least 25 years younger than her and she likes the younger man
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Post by yenilira on Nov 30, 2011 19:05:11 GMT 1
The deadline for Q.8 has now passed, and the answer is -
Adam Smith.
And now for Question 9 - fingers on the keyboard.....
“Tokaj” - what is it, and where would you be able to obtain it at source?
YL.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 30, 2011 20:42:09 GMT 1
He shoots he scores at last (i hope) Easy one as i have 2 bottles of this rather nice wine in the cupboard under the stairs lol mine are dessert wine's from the Hungary but you can also source from Slovakia if it originates from what would have been Hungary. so you could source direct from Hungary or Slovakia or do as i do and buy it from here www.drinksdirect.co.uk/index.htmlIf you like wine like me i recommend the site as you can find some very nice wines and deals rather than that supermarket plonk. As for the two bottles i have they are tucked safely away till Christmas like every year a fantastic way to round of a nice meal, if you have not tried a dessert wine before i strongly recommend it
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Post by yenilira on Nov 30, 2011 20:53:48 GMT 1
Sorry re Pawiak, Sher - missed the post with your answer
My apologies.
YL.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 30, 2011 20:55:38 GMT 1
so am i right is it my turn lol
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Post by yenilira on Nov 30, 2011 21:02:00 GMT 1
OK Sher - I'll give you this one (hopefully, to make up for Pawiak)
but I'd prefer full answers ie. when ask for 'where' generally i mean a town or city. For 'how' I would say ..'he blessed the object'...etc etc.
hope you get my drift.
The full answer to the 'wine' question was
" A white wine, made in Tokaj in the Kopasz Mountains, Hungary. "
OK, your turn.... Question 10....
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 30, 2011 21:11:34 GMT 1
can not always give full answers as we baned the use of the old web lol
okay Question 10.....
What was Tutankhamun's curse?
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Post by yenilira on Nov 30, 2011 21:18:02 GMT 1
"..banned the use of the web..." since when?
though that is a thought.
Anyway, Q.10- One of the children (or other relative?) of the person who has the mummy or some part of it, dies, something like that?
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 30, 2011 21:20:42 GMT 1
sure somebody said no using the web lol or their would be no point.
Keep guessing for question 10
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Post by yenilira on Nov 30, 2011 21:31:40 GMT 1
From my memory of visiting the Egyptian Museum in Cairo a good few years ago, the person who found him Lord carmagen or somebody died soon after and from that the Curse developed as to people who entered his tomb died as well?
As to your post at 7:42 earlier, I like a sweet dessert white, but I can't get it nowadays - French, Sauternes. Alternately - Asti Spumante.
Used to like Chianti, (had a few fiascos in the house) but it doesn't go down well with beer. Est! Est! Est! is another good Italian - on its own.
Lil' ol' wine drinker, me! ;D
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Nov 30, 2011 22:16:12 GMT 1
Thats why i order my wine from drinksdirect every month or so.
As for number 10 i will put you out of your misery as you have answered in 2 parts what most people consider to be correct
Their is no curse at all it was made up by a cairo correspondent of the daily express from his hotel room (not much has changed over the years)
He reported that an inscription was found in the tomb that read as follows "they who enter this sacred tomb shall swiftly be visited by the wings of death" and hence the myth of a curse was born.
Okay question 11 which shall run till 8 am tomorrow
Which famous aviator managed to get lost on his first operational mission of WWII by 200 miles and which country did he attack by mistake killing
2 farmers 5 cows 2 geese 1 duck
in the progress
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Post by yenilira on Dec 1, 2011 1:56:24 GMT 1
Can't for the life of me remember who it was - some film star? - I mind reading about this somewhere years ago - but I think it was either Belgium or Denmark which he shot up?
By the way, post #11 was where you made the no-google remark....
I'll be waiting with bated breath for 08:00 hours..... seven hours and 4 min to go...
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Dec 1, 2011 8:58:47 GMT 1
So close yeni
On his very first mission and the very first operation of the war by bomber command a certain pilot by the name of Guy Gibson later to be the famous leader of 617 dam-buster squadron took off with 34 other bombers and proceeded to get lost and bomb Denmark by mistake.
Churchill was so embarrassed by the incident that a 50 year locking of the file was ordered and they failed to inform Denmark that it was in fact the RAF that had attacked them and left them to believe for many years that it was a stray German Bomber shedding its pay load before returning to base.
So the clock starts on Question 12 which shall run to 2pm
In 1829 if you caught a hansom cab in London and asked to be taken to 4 Whitehall Place what was your destination
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Post by yenilira on Dec 1, 2011 13:48:39 GMT 1
The original police station for the Met Police or Scotland Yard?
Everyone knows that that end of Whitehall covers New Scotland Yard.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 1, 2011 14:14:07 GMT 1
C'mon, Sher - keep up.
You know the rule is -
"Each question runs for 6 hours, or sooner if answered correctly." as amended under Post # 14.
I would suggest that is obligory upon the questioner to be able to state whether an answer is right or wrong throughout the question-time and not right at the end of the six hours.
The game doesn't have any flow to it if that occurs.
YL.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Dec 1, 2011 14:19:35 GMT 1
Correct It was the first headquarters of the metropolitan police the police station at the back of the building opened out onto great Scotland yard and over the years the great was dropped and it just became know as Scotland yard in 1890 the Metropolitan Police moved into a new building, designed by Norman Shaw, on Embankment. this is the building seen in most films up to the 60's and often mistakenly called old Scotland yard when in fact its name was new Scotland yard. The building was to have been the site of an opera house, but the project had been abandoned when partly built. the new building was faced with granite quarried by prisoners on Dartmoor, and a female body, the victim of an unsolved murder, was found in the basement of the building. In 1967, the Metropolitan Police again moved headquarters to their current address of 10 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BG and also called it new Scotland yard maybe it should have been newer Scotland yard. your turn yeni
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Post by yenilira on Dec 1, 2011 14:29:04 GMT 1
Thank you.
Right - eyes down - here is your next question for 'nul points'....
In the 19th Century, a seaside sanatorium called “Maria Theresia” opened in this town, and the town and island became a favourite summer resort for the Austro-Hungarian Emperor's suite, dukes, artists, and poets. It has a Medieval quarter and a modern marina. A 'fjord' is not far away. Where am I and what is the 'fjord'?
YL.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 1, 2011 15:25:56 GMT 1
Five hours and (five) minutes and counting down.... if not sooner. Difficult., I know.
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Post by tangerinerob79 on Dec 1, 2011 19:25:30 GMT 1
Not a clue , Malmo , Sweden
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Post by yenilira on Dec 1, 2011 19:32:07 GMT 1
Sorry - no. Just under one hour... half an hour the countdown has begun.... YL
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Post by yenilira on Dec 1, 2011 20:41:01 GMT 1
Thought that might have been a difficult one.
The Answer:-
Rovinj in Istria, Croatia/Hrvatska. (part of the former Jugoslavija).
The 'fjord' is Lim Fjord, about 15-20 minutes north, by car, where its well-known for its fish and oyster farms.
and so on to the next question, fingers on the keyboard:
Q.14 - What is a “Tapu”, and where, and how, would you obtain one?
(Note – it has nothing to do with New Zealand - never been that far).
6 hours, or sooner if answered correctly.
YL.
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Post by yenilira on Dec 2, 2011 1:48:36 GMT 1
Seeing there's no-one answering the question, nobody answered the question, nobody around at this time, and the deadline is 13:41, and there's no likelyhood of anyone being around at that time - the answer is -
It is the official Land Registry of Turkey Title document, the Property Register, which is an indication, ie proof, of (land) ownership and is obtained when a property purchase is made over there.
Most disappointing that nobody even ventured even a guess.....
and so, on to Question 15 -
The Republika e Shqipërisë, founded in 1991, is the name of this parliamentary democracy in its own language, which made a formal application for membership of the EU in 2009. It has previously been a monarchy (1914-25 and 1928-39) and a communist state. All its rolling stock, ie. trains, are hauled by Czech-built CKD diesel-electric locomotives. Where am I?
I suggest the 'closing date' for this question be 09:00 hours, to take into account the fact that nobody, if anyone, will be around between the hours 0f 2 and 8/9 am, unless of course someone comes in with the correct answer......
YL.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Dec 2, 2011 8:21:56 GMT 1
to hard for a early morning question i was still trying to work out the 'fjord'. just goes to show that i have a case for by more books just in case anybody ever pulls the plug on the internet
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Post by yenilira on Dec 2, 2011 9:06:15 GMT 1
Thought that the 'fjord' might be a red herring for some.... more of a Scandinavian word which you wouldn't associate with countries round the Med. but it's not, as that is the name of the river. Can't mind how it got that name, though I think it might have something to do with the sides of the river, very steep like in Norway, etc.. My holiday notes don't cover that aspect of it. Now, to #15 - if nobody can answer it....... YL.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Dec 2, 2011 9:14:44 GMT 1
Montenegro maybe?
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