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Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. NZHorn

    NZHorn Well-Known Member

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    Spot on. Have I asked this before? Sorry. I was wanting to ask a question about why St Peter's School in York has always refused to burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes but a simple Wiki search would have answered that.
     
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  2. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    O.K. An easy one, which measurement in sport is always 5 foot 8 inches (1.725 metres) ?
     
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  3. MoultonFox

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    Bullseye on a darts board
     
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  4. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    I knew that one was too easy - over to you.
     
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  5. MoultonFox

    MoultonFox Active Member

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    Got this one in a quiz once and our team got the answer so it can be done without google.

    Horse racing:
    What is the longest race in the flat season?
     
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  6. wear_yellow

    wear_yellow Well-Known Member

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    St. Leger?
     
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  7. MoultonFox

    MoultonFox Active Member

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    No = it's longer

    it is a race people would have heard of
     
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  8. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    The Grand National is held during the flat season (though obviously not being flat) is that it ?
     
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  9. MoultonFox

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    that's the one over to you
     
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  10. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    In England which day followed Sept. 2nd in 1752 ?
     
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  11. oldfrenchhorn

    oldfrenchhorn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    August 22nd?
     
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  12. wear_yellow

    wear_yellow Well-Known Member

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    14th Sept - It's the Gregorian calendar thingy....I love all that stuff on calendars and time
     
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  13. colognehornet

    colognehornet Well-Known Member

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    Spot on. Over to you.
     
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  14. wear_yellow

    wear_yellow Well-Known Member

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    Ok - linked to colognes question, which TV SiFi cult rebel group is related to my answer?
     
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    Blake's 7?
     
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  16. wear_yellow

    wear_yellow Well-Known Member

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    Sorry BB...it's a little more involved than that.
     
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  17. FosseFilberto

    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ... Forum Moderator

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    Red Dwarf
     
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  18. Bloother

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    Faction Paradox, fictional time travelling cult/rebel group/organized crime syndicate featured in Dr Who.
     
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  19. wear_yellow

    wear_yellow Well-Known Member

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    Spot on Bloother - they purchased the 11 "missing" days from Colognes question and lived there...
     
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  20. Bloother

    Bloother Well-Known Member

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    Thanks W-Y, a literary question now (clue). What do the following have in common (bonus point for the odd one out):

    David Herbert, Edward Morgan, James Graham, John Boynton and Cecil Scott.
     
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