1. In what sense did a 1915 book include an unlikely treasure among the contents of Weston Park? 2. In what sense did a 1931 book deprive one of the world's...
I've realised that imprecision in the original wording of Q1 might lead to alternative answers which could be considered equally valid, and so here's a revised...
Spoiler surely 2 to the power 10 is 1024? (from a half asleep Mathematician) Cheers Mark "heavy handed" Labbett [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... I believe so. Quite a shocking error, though if I'm honest I would have guessed 512 which of course is still wrong, albeit closer... Jonathan (maths...
The non-Telegraph readers among us will probably not have seen Richard Whiteley's letter in this morning's paper: "Countdown and out Sir - We had an unusual...
I was sent this, and telephoned regarding it, so in case you are interested, I am posting it here. - Will -- Nobody Likes A Smart-Ass The collective mental...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Quiz GB Chat Date: Thursday, November 7, 2002 Time: 9:00PM - 11:00PM GMT Chat from 9pm, questions from 10pm...
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Nov 7, 2002 9:02 am
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All three questions in the current NEQ set had been correctly answered by Monday lunchtime, but unfortunately no one person has yet got all three answers. I...
Congratulations to Roger Mortimore, who has correctly answered the whole of the most recent NEQ set and thereby removed the need for me to issue any hints....
... One side answered 1024, and their opponents after looking baffled tried 512. The answer was given as 2048, while I sat and yelled obscenities at the TV......
Ladies & Gentlemen I have gone for the Pedants Hall of fame and complained to....Points of View. At last a chance to be mocked by Terry Wogan....... Cheers ...
... Oh there's a quicker way: write to his morning show on Radio 2. (Yes I have, and yes I have the sweatshirt to prove it, and yes I'm proud of it...) r. PS...
I wasn't going to respond to any ideas yet, but then Chris wrote... ... People have to *listen* to this, y'know! I want to get out of this quiz with my life...
... Points of View. ... Bad news: they did wrong UC answers on Points of View a couple of weeks ago. They could make a feature of sitting Peter Gwyn in an ...
The three questions have a common theme (beyond all being about Prime Ministers). 1. Neville Chamberlain, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson and...
Hi Olav Am I correct in believing you have never used Dettol??? (*shock, horror*! -from one who can't stop using the dreaded stuff) - alienoil7, someone who is...
Cheers Oddly enough being a layabout with a bedroom that resembles a pig sty and a bombsite, I have never actually used Dettol or touched a bottle of it in my ...
olav bjortomt
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Nov 11, 2002 9:04 pm
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Just watched Olav's sad demise, very tough when you go out last man standing, another friend of mine, Martin Cresdee, went out the same way a couple of days...
I haven't received any attempts at the questions yet. (If any answers hae been sent to my Freeserve address, please resend them to roger.mortimore@....) ...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Quiz GB Chat Date: Thursday, November 14, 2002 Time: 9:00PM - 11:00PM GMT Chat from 9pm, questions from...
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Nov 14, 2002 9:02 am
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Congratulations to Stephen Pearson, who has solved the latest set of questions. They all concerned the names of the people listed. 1. Neville Chamberlain,...
... of ... Interstingly, I believe there is a (sort of) alternative answer to number 3. I was thinking of Viscount Palmerston based on the logic that they all...
... a ... Yes, it is a fair point, and I had it in mind when I was setting the question - I put in the preamble about the common theme specifically to try to...
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