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    Exclamation The Quiz is here - good luck!



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    Very challenging Les I failed with a miserable 120 but on reviewing it I'd have got two more correct if I'd checked the spelling ! Cheers


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    You can count the spelling mistakes as correct


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    How many extra points does that get me ?

    One was the World Cup country and the other killer animal


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    20 points


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    ?2 - name isnt 'imagine'

    ?6 - should be liquorice


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    Quote Originally Posted by irishman12 View Post
    ?2 - name isnt 'imagine'
    , Noel ... his username is 'imagine'. Whereas, his actual name's Stewart.

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    ?6 - should be liquorice
    Hmm ... ... I can only surmise "spog" must a soubriquet for liquorice!


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    No splitting hairs - name of member shown is 'imagine' - thats the only name shown

    You correcting my spelling - well ok, should not affect outcome


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    , Noel ... his username is 'imagine'. Whereas, his actual name's Stewart.



    Hmm ... ... I can only surmise "spog" must a soubriquet for liquorice!
    Arthur you have just given 2 answers away


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    Arthur you have just given 2 answers away
    ... oops ... !


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    I'm a bit disappointed hardly anyone has bothered with the quiz

    Fair enough took me about an hour to do and only Dedworth seems to have bothered (or at least posted his score)

    Thought it might have been a bit of light relief from some of the heavy subjects on here, not to mention the competitive element.

    I will take it down in a couple of days. Won't be doing another.


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    I'm a bit disappointed hardly anyone has bothered with the quiz

    Fair enough, took me about an hour to do and only Dedworth seems to have bothered (or at least posted his score)

    Thought it might have been a bit of light relief from some of the heavy subjects on here, not to mention the competitive element.

    I will take it down in a couple of days. Won't be doing another.
    That's a shame Les, I did it yesterday but I was a real let down. I did get some correct also a couple of spelling mistakes.

    Was looking forward to the next one so that I could find out if I improve. Also, don't know what my score was because I was busy wondering if I was doing everything correctly and knowing me, it will take quite a few times for me to work out how to use the quiz site properly.

    By the way, I did notice it took about 18 minutes for me to answer the questions, don't know if that's good or bad. Also, it's the first quiz I've ever done in my life!


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    The spelling did not matter. I'm sure i had put a note saying to write down if you got it corrrect. Each correct answer is 10 points. Maybe 65% pass rate was high. It seemed about right to me - but of course I knew the answers. .

    So once again the spelling is not important.


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    I've got one foot on the podium


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    I've got one foot on the podium
    Well looks like you may be declared Supreme Quiz Champion by Sunday night at this rate

    That's what comes with reading quality newspapers

    Quiz will stay till midnight on Sunday


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    I did it yesterday! But I failed! I probably only got less than 10 correct answers!
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    I did it yesterday! But I failed! I probably only got less than 10 correct answers!
    It was a tough quiz - you did fine

    Did not want it dumbed down too much


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    Started it yesterday, but it was only when I got a few questions in that I realised you need sound


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    I knew loads of them Les..But the answers were all firmly stuck on the tip of my tongue!!

    A measly 80.

    Spock was a Vulcan right??


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    Quote Originally Posted by simonh View Post
    started it yesterday, but it was only when i got a few questions in that i realised you need sound
    fail!!


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    Oh dear! i failed miserably with a pathetic score of 70!

    Good quiz though Les .......must make a note to check my spelling.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SimonH View Post
    Started it yesterday
    Likewise ... but without much success!

    Quote Originally Posted by SimonH View Post
    but it was only when I got a few questions in that I realised you need sound
    was [part] of my problem, NO sound at all ... ... apart from never having heard of Mike McGear.


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    apart from never having heard of Mike McGear
    That's his stage name - I could not put his real name as Mike McCartney


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    That's his stage name - I could not put his real name as Mike McCartney
    , Les ... and ... ... even though the quiz didn't suit me too well, I'm sure we ALL appreciate the time and effort you put into devising it.



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    even though the quiz didn't suit me too well
    Just let me know the ones you want putting in next time


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    Will have a go in a couple of days, after the jetlag has cleared.

    Thanks for taking the trouble Les.


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    Remember some is audio and it does not matter if you spell it wrong as long as it's the correct answer

    Dedworth top of the tree so far - waiting for Joe and Andy to try knock him of his perch


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    Quote Originally Posted by les_taxi View Post
    The spelling did not matter. I'm sure i had put a note saying to write down if you got it corrrect. Each correct answer is 10 points. Maybe 65% pass rate was high. It seemed about right to me - but of course I knew the answers. .

    So once again the spelling is not important.
    OK..So when the answers come in,I can adjust up my total due to bad spelling.


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    Yes-if it says incorrect due to wrong spelling-but the answer is correct you can count it.
    The reason this happens is it's nearly impossible to tell the quiz master every combination of bad spelling
    140 points is the Score to beat-quiz finishes midnight Sunday


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    I'm officially a failure

    Thanks Les


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