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Cryptic Quiz

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by chantstiger, Sep 21, 2011.

  1. smidgen

    smidgen Active Member

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    Warn - er?
     
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  2. Jimmy Graham's bald head

    Jimmy Graham's bald head Well-Known Member

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    Nope but thats probably better than the real answer!
     
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  3. chantstiger

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    thanks very much, I must admit I hoped it mifght take people a bit longer to get but we have some very knowledgeable lads and lasses on here.
     
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  4. chantstiger

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    Correct answers so far are

    1. Receptacle for womens under garments – Gary Brabin

    2. Plonker possibly with a Coxswain – Rodney Rowe

    3. Make intelligent remarks increasingly – Theo Whitmore

    4. Greeting to an Indian settlement – Ken Houghton

    5. Blustery Donkey – Dean Windass

    6. Shake Gandalfs Stick – Ken Wagstaff

    7. Lancashire Bread cake attracts pollinators – Nick Barmby

    8. Your Mother Brothers Lad – Daniel Cousin

    9. Soft Fruit based Ice Cream Dessert – Richard Garcia

    10. Jays Close Relation – Chris Simpkin

    11. Dick possibly with more than one pair of new Trainers – Richard Sneekes

    12. Shorty from a park off Bev Road - Although I forgot that stuart pearson could also fit this clue... its what Im looking for

    13. Bovine Cock Sure Scrapper – Jimmy Bullard

    14. Doorstep Noble – Matt Duke

    15. Band Leaded Fuel in an East Hull Accent – Nicky Forster

    16. Relaxed place that’s not quite a City – Chris Chilton

    17. Exclamation of pain in a joint on Bransholme, argh… -

    18. He Had to Pick a Pocket or Two… - Craig ***an

    19. HGV on Farmland covered with undetonated ammunition rounds – Lawrie Dudfield

    20. Bird of Prey spanning a river – Craig Falconbridge

    21. Purchase a Metric Weight – Andy Payton
     
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  5. chantstiger

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    its vito MANN-ON-E
     
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  6. smidgen

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    Andy Payton - ton is Imperial....tonne is Metric.

    But otherwise - good stuff.
     
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  7. chantstiger

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    my apologies I was actually sad enough to google in before I wrote it. but on second googling ton is the yank way of spelling metric ton
     
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  8. Jimmy Graham's bald head

    Jimmy Graham's bald head Well-Known Member

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    It is indeed! Good work, will try to think of some more tomorrow
     
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  9. Nick HCAFC

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    Good work lads, like a good quiz I do!
     
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  10. chantstiger

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    Just these 2 to get then:

    12. Shorty from a park off Bev Road – not stuart pearson

    17. Exclamation of pain in a joint on Bransholme, argh… -
     
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    and for those of us old enough to remember, ton is the normal way of spelling real ton!
     
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  12. Jimmy Graham's bald head

    Jimmy Graham's bald head Well-Known Member

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    Few more for you, on a theme again:

    1. Queen's small south african barbecue
    2. Overweight prostitute
    3. Gangster's girl meets insect
    4. Detest Mr Philpott
    5. Multiple excitement in rabbit home
    6. The sound made by a goat running through leaves

    Sorry some of these might be ****...
     
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    1 lizacue
    2 horton
    3 mollfly
    4 hately
    5 warren joyce
    6 murdoch

    it has been necessary to invent new players to fit the answers.
     
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  14. Amin Arrears

    Amin Arrears Well-Known Member

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    Am I just stupid, but how the **** are you supposed to figure these out?
     
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  15. x

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    was it midge pearson who didnt play for ultravox?
     
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  16. x

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    you think a bit laterally and bung bits of words toegether to see if any sound like anyone who has ever played for city.
     
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  17. Spanner82

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    you sure? I think #3 is Molby
     
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    no not sure at all. yours sounds much more likely. i thought it was just players and i couldnt think of one beginning with moll so i just added fly on the end when ant didnt work. you might want to take 1 and 6 with a squelch of sodium chloride as well.
     
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  19. chantstiger

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    6 is definatly Billy Russell
     
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    giz an example of one thats irking you and we can talk you through it.
     
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