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  1. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    Shame - one of the Latin words is very, very well known in English....

    How's your hunt for a question coming on?
     
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  2. yorkshirehornet

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    something to do with a hippopotamus?
     
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  3. Bolton's Boots

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    That's the start...
     
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  4. Toby

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    Haven't had a proper chance to think yet, been stupidly busy with work.

    Things should get quieter later on, will see if I can come up with anything interesting...
     
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    I love the way you think it is slightly cryptic. The only thing my old brain cells remember from Latin is that a river horse is a hippopotamus! I'll leave that here in the hope it may help someone else!
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    I couldn't include the 4th quarter of the word as it's Greek not Latin - and it would have given the answer away too quickly....
     
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    Is it the Thames?
     
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  8. Bolton's Boots

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    No - the hippo bit is at the start of the answer...
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    hippodrome?
     
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    The name was used for many different theatres and music halls..... hippodrome was derived from animal acts forming a significant part of the entertainment ??
     
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  11. Bolton's Boots

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    No - looking for a somewhat longer word.
     
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    hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia? <laugh>
     
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    Iwas thinking of hippocalifragilisticexpyalidocious.
     
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  14. Bolton's Boots

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    That's the one - the fear of long words!
     
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    Which athlete lapped the Vicarage pitch at half time having set a 3000 metres world record?
     
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  16. Bolton's Boots

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    Brendan Foster?
     
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    No
     
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    David Beford
     
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    Gordon Pirie ?
     
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    No & No
     
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