Well, I've had precisely no answers yet! Has anyone made any progress with any of these? I'll post some hints tomorrow if not. Lisa 1. 011 0000 111 / 0000...
Some hints:- ... Turn the 1s through 90 degrees ..... ... There's a London connection here..... ... Plain yellow is probably the best known of these and might...
The last message wasn't supposed to go to the group!!!! But it appears that I haven't been receiving all my e-mails (or maybe in the rush to delete those...
Some more hints for 2 and 3 which no-one has answered:- For 2 the musical and the phrase meaning "travelling very fast" are linked by the word "tanner". If I...
As in recent weeks, the online QuizGB quiz session between 10 and 11 tonight (UK time) is taking place at http://www.quizzing.co.uk/trivia/irc/quizgb.html If...
In a message dated 06/11/2003 19:26:58 GMT Standard Time, lhermann2@... writes: It has been pointed out that we now have a third moderator. Since no-one...
I hear on the grapevine that despite the rather muted reception it got last time round, University Challenge: The Professionals is coming back for another...
Congratulations to Stephen Pearson for finally getting these and commiserations to Peter Smyth who got 1 and 3 several days ago.... 1. 011 0000 111 / 0000 111...
Apologies for the delay: here is the next set of NEQ questions. 1. Which BBC sitcom took its name from the first four words of a five- word proverbial phrase...
Congratulations to Paul Jobling, who correctly answered the most recent set of NEQ questions within ten minutes (possibly a new record), closely followed by...
Ooh, my first chance to set questions. Perhaps I should have had something organised for just such an occasion, but as I didn't here is a vague pot-pourri. 1....
If you're planning to do the quiz tonight and haven't before, you may find it useful to visit the room beforehand, to ensure your computer is capable of...
... Ah, I didn't know there was a time limit, but I was going to send hints today anyway. So here they are: 1. Due to its strict pronunciation rules, Spanish...
Congratulations to Sean Blanchflower for getting these right. 1. Due to its strict pronunciation rules, Spanish has very few homophones. However, I can think...
The questions have been getting hard, so to make it easy I'll give you the answer! So all you have to do is give me the question! They are loosely related. 1....
If you're planning to do the quiz tonight and haven't before, you may find it useful to visit the room beforehand, to ensure your computer is capable of...
It has been requested that I make a public apology for comments I made in the Quiz GB chat room on 20th November 2003. I haven't done this sort of thing...
Thinking you might like to enter the BuzzerQuiz trash tournament next Saturday? Haven't got a team? I've got half a team of free agents needing another two...
If you are free this Saturday, please consider coming to help by reading questions or scoring at the BuzzerQuiz Trash tournament in Oxford. I have had to close...
Oops. Forgot about this. Suppose I should start giving clues. A correct answer has been received for each of the questions, so I'll have to give generic clues....
The questions were all essentially rhetorical questions that existed in a well-known form long before any attempt to answer them was made. Later on, various...
Hello After yesterday's trashfest, I'd just like to know what the QuizGB members who attended thought of the whole thing. Were the questions just right, ...
olav bjortomt
olavbjortomt@...
Nov 30, 2003 1:00 pm
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Those who were at the trash tournament on Saturday will have heard me say this in person, but I'll repeat it for the benefit of those who weren't. Saturday's...
Having been a member of the victorious team, I cannot honestly say that I disliked the questions. What I found fascinating was the different areas of expertise...
Tragic news about audience figures indeed, but just look at the picture... http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1097583,00.html Ho ho ...
olav bjortomt
olavbjortomt@...
Dec 2, 2003 10:32 am
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Yes Olav, i fear having Dave's ugly mug on 2 was undoubtedly the beginning of its sad demise! of course time has not been kind to him either but hey, there are...
Apologies for the delay in the appearance of a new set of NEQ questions, which is due to a lack of question-setting inspiration. I hope to be able to come up...