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Baldrick's Cunning Plan

Baldrick's Cunning Plan

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Answers next week. No cheating....

1) Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or?
2) In soccer, what became compulsory in 1875, replacing the use of a tape?
3) What is the other name for quicksilver?
4) What does the T stand for in FIAT, the Italian car company?
5) How does a fountain pen behave in a plane?
6) Duffle coats are named after a town in which country?
7) For how long was Oliver Cromwell's head displayed on the roof of the Houses of Parliament?
8) Which rank did Idi Amin hold in the British Army?
9) Which bird cleans the teeth of a crocodile clean?
10) Where, today, can you travel on the Lusitania?
11) In the 17th century, what job was done by 'Charlies'?
12) What is Africa's highest capital city?
13) What colour jacket does a greyhound from Trap 3 wear?
14) Louis Armstrong once spent 6 months in jail. What was unusual about his incarceration?
15) Which game is played at Cowdray Park?
16) What is the tallest breed of dog?
17) Where was Emily Davison killed by Anmer?
18) What is Paul McCartney's middle name?
19) Which U.S. state is the only state to grow coffee beans?
20) Where was mega pop star Farrokh Bulsara born?
 
Baldrick's Cunning Plan said:
Answers next week. No cheating....

1) Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or?
2) In soccer, what became compulsory in 1875, replacing the use of a tape?
3) What is the other name for quicksilver?
4) What does the T stand for in FIAT, the Italian car company?
5) How does a fountain pen behave in a plane?
6) Duffle coats are named after a town in which country?
7) For how long was Oliver Cromwell's head displayed on the roof of the Houses of Parliament?
8) Which rank did Idi Amin hold in the British Army?
9) Which bird cleans the teeth of a crocodile clean?
10) Where, today, can you travel on the Lusitania?
11) In the 17th century, what job was done by 'Charlies'?
12) What is Africa's highest capital city?
13) What colour jacket does a greyhound from Trap 3 wear?
14) Louis Armstrong once spent 6 months in jail. What was unusual about his incarceration?
15) Which game is played at Cowdray Park?
16) What is the tallest breed of dog?
17) Where was Emily Davison killed by Anmer?
18) What is Paul McCartney's middle name?
19) Which U.S. state is the only state to grow coffee beans?
20) Where was mega pop star Farrokh Bulsara born?
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1 - Buffon?
2 - Crossbar
3 - Mercury
4 - Pffft
5 - It leaks?
6 - Belgium (Duffel) - only know this because I've stayed nearby!
7 - no idea
8 - Lieutenant
9 - no idea
10 - It sunk???
11 -
12 - Ethiopian one......Abbaba something
13 - Black & White
14 -
15 - Polo
16 - Irish wolfhound
17 -
18 -
19 - Hawaii
20 -


Jeez that was hard
 
Wildie said:
1 - Buffon?
2 - Crossbar
3 - Mercury
4 - Pffft
5 - It leaks?
6 - Belgium (Duffel) - only know this because I've stayed nearby!
7 - no idea
8 - Lieutenant
9 - no idea
10 - It sunk???
11 -
12 - Ethiopian one......Abbaba something
13 - Black & White
14 -
15 - Polo
16 - Irish wolfhound
17 -
18 -
19 - Hawaii
20 -


Jeez that was hard
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At least you had a go. I think most people will struggle with this. Let's see how many smart arses get Q14 or Q17 without looking it up.
 
No 17. Epsom Race. Course, she was a suffragette who jumped in front of King George V ‘s horse and died of her injuries.
 
Baldrick's Cunning Plan said:
Answers next week. No cheating....

1) Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or?
2) In soccer, what became compulsory in 1875, replacing the use of a tape?
3) What is the other name for quicksilver?
4) What does the T stand for in FIAT, the Italian car company?
5) How does a fountain pen behave in a plane?
6) Duffle coats are named after a town in which country?
7) For how long was Oliver Cromwell's head displayed on the roof of the Houses of Parliament?
8) Which rank did Idi Amin hold in the British Army?
9) Which bird cleans the teeth of a crocodile clean?
10) Where, today, can you travel on the Lusitania?
11) In the 17th century, what job was done by 'Charlies'?
12) What is Africa's highest capital city?
13) What colour jacket does a greyhound from Trap 3 wear?
14) Louis Armstrong once spent 6 months in jail. What was unusual about his incarceration?
15) Which game is played at Cowdray Park?
16) What is the tallest breed of dog?
17) Where was Emily Davison killed by Anmer?
18) What is Paul McCartney's middle name?
19) Which U.S. state is the only state to grow coffee beans?
20) Where was mega pop star Farrokh Bulsara born?
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1. Buffon
2. Shin Pads? No, probably way too early.
3. Mercury
4. Transport, or Italian version of it anyway.
5. Badly
6. Germany or Austria?
7. 1 year?
8. Private?
9.
10. Virtually
11. Chimney Sweeps
12. Nairobi
13. Red
14. It was voluntary
15. Hurling
16. Great Dane
17.
18. John
19. California
20. Zanzibar

I’m confident on 3 of those.
 
1) Dino Zoff
2) Whitewashed lines
3) Mercury
4) Turin
5) Weirdly
6) Ireland
7) 2 years
8) Sergeant
9) A brave or foolish one
10) Austria
11) Valets
12) Brazzaville
13) Orange
14) Spent on a farm picking cotton.
15) Polo
16) Great Dane
17) On tv
18) His real name is James PAUL McCartney....therefore Paul is his middle name.
19) New Mexico
20) Zanzibar

All guess except for 18 and 20.
 
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Wildie said:
1 - Buffon?
2 - Crossbar
3 - Mercury
4 - Pffft
5 - It leaks?
6 - Belgium (Duffel) - only know this because I've stayed nearby!
7 - no idea
8 - Lieutenant
9 - no idea
10 - It sunk???
11 -
12 - Ethiopian one......Abbaba something
13 - Black & White
14 -
15 - Polo
16 - Irish wolfhound
17 -
18 -
19 - Hawaii
20 -


Jeez that was hard
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Yep,6 is Belgium,passed through Duffel on a train a couple of times,it's near Antwerp.
 
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[QUOTE="Baldrick's Cunning Plan, post: 17896419, member: 1017534" ]Answers next week. No cheating....

ANSWERS BELOW....

1) Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or?
2) In soccer, what became compulsory in 1875, replacing the use of a tape?
3) What is the other name for quicksilver?
4) What does the T stand for in FIAT, the Italian car company?
5) How does a fountain pen behave in a plane?
6) Duffle coats are named after a town in which country?
7) For how long was Oliver Cromwell's head displayed on the roof of the Houses of Parliament?
8) Which rank did Idi Amin hold in the British Army?
9) Which bird cleans the teeth of a crocodile clean?
10) Where, today, can you travel on the Lusitania?
11) In the 17th century, what job was done by 'Charlies'?
12) What is Africa's highest capital city?
13) What colour jacket does a greyhound from Trap 3 wear?
14) Louis Armstrong once spent 6 months in jail. What was unusual about his incarceration?
15) Which game is played at Cowdray Park?
16) What is the tallest breed of dog?
17) Where was Emily Davison killed by Anmer?
18) What is Paul McCartney's middle name?
19) Which U.S. state is the only state to grow coffee beans?
20) Where was mega pop star Farrokh Bulsara born?

ANSWERS...

1) Lev Yashin
2) The use of crossbars above goalposts
3) Mercury
4) Torino, or Turin, where the cars were first made
5) The ink overflows because of the altitude
6) Belgium
7) About 25 years
8) Sergeant-major
9) The Plover
10) Between Madrid and Lisbon. It is an express train.
11) They were night-watchmen
12 ) Addis Ababa
13) White
14) He was allowed out nightly to play with his band
15) Polo
16) Great Dane
17) Tattenham Corner, in the 1913 Derby. She ran in front of Anmer, the King's horse
18) Paul - his first name is James
19) Hawaii
20) Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in StoneTown, Zanzibar, on September 5, 1946
 
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TwoWrights said:
And some would have said 'German Mastiff' for #16, which is correct. Don't mention the war, but there's also a proper name for an Alsatian dog. :emoticon-0138-think

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Yes, you might have a point. Having a look now others are mentioned as well. I don't back check every answer, just a copy and paste job.
 
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