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downtoearth Mon 14-Dec-15 09:36:53

we have a quiz in our local magazine entitled a walk in the country,wondered if you would like to join me,I will post a few questions at a time ..

1.insect found on a village green (7)
2.Bovine postman (3)
3.communist flyer (3.4)
4.sounds like a wedding route(10)
5.Tom jones sang about this(5,5,5)

Answers posted in January issue...is purely for fun and not profit

Ana Mon 21-Dec-15 20:40:47

Yes! tchgrin

downtoearth Tue 22-Dec-15 08:49:08

that was brilliant chelsea

do you feel ready for some films now GNs tchsmile

chelseababy Tue 22-Dec-15 08:57:45

Yes please! tchsmile

downtoearth Tue 22-Dec-15 09:18:28

it is called Name that Film..each dash represents a letter..

1.It could be the best man as he is the keeper..--/--/---/---

2.putting your money away secretly? Mr Giggs is..----/-------/--

3.12o'clock speedster.......------/-----

4.A colourful distance.....-/-----/--

5.only small amount of nice blokes....-/-/----/-

6.returning to 2014....--/--/---/----

7.An expensive tracker...-/----/----

8.submit a fire breather...---/---/----

9.well behaved Bill tracks victims...--/----/----

I have got 4 so far xx

Ana Tue 22-Dec-15 11:31:58

1. ?
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Midnight Express
4. The Green Mile
5. A Few Good Men
6. ?
8. ?
8. Enter the Gragon
9. Good Will Unting

chelseababy Tue 22-Dec-15 14:21:23

7 the deer hunter??

Indinana Tue 22-Dec-15 18:05:20

1. Lord of the Rings?

Ana Tue 22-Dec-15 18:25:57

(just noticed I missed the H off Hunting in my answer to numbeer 9! tchgrin)

I think chelseababy and Indinana are right.

Indinana Tue 22-Dec-15 18:34:28

I fort you was torking like a cockney, Ana

Ana Tue 22-Dec-15 18:47:14

Wouldn't that have been 'Anting'? tchgrin

I thought I was just revealing my Northern roots!

downtoearth Tue 22-Dec-15 19:36:13

6. returning to 2014...I got Back to the future..also had Lord of the rings for no1...

Ana Tue 22-Dec-15 19:39:50

I thought of Back to the Future but why? 2014 isn't the future...

downtoearth Tue 22-Dec-15 19:44:35

have some brainteasers for you..lateral thinking is suggested..

1.what goes and down and remains in the same place
2.what do you sit on,sleep on,and brush your teeth with
3.what looks like half an apple
4.if you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become
5.what has four wheels and flies
6.how much dirt is there in a hole 3ft deep,6ft long,and 4ft wide

smile hmm

Elegran Tue 22-Dec-15 19:53:42

1.The cost of living? Your temperature or blood pressure?
2.
3.The other half
4.Wet
5.A dustbin lorry
6.None

Elegran Tue 22-Dec-15 19:55:09

2 A committee, a decision, and a toothbrush

downtoearth Wed 23-Dec-15 08:32:28

maybe thats when the questions where originally written Ana....I think the editor of the parish mag has taken them from a free website we will get the answers at the end of january when the february issue is deliveredtchsmile

Nelliemoser Thu 24-Dec-15 06:27:29

1 ?
2 Muscles
3 The other half
4 Wet
5 A dust bin.
6 None

downtoearth Thu 24-Dec-15 08:23:28

the answers I have put are
1.stairs
2.chair ,bed, and a toothbrush
3.a dump truck (fly tipping)
4.the other half
5.wet
6.none ..its a hole

chelseababy Thu 24-Dec-15 14:10:37

Numbers quiz
e.g. 5 gr=5 gold rings

1 f the r
2 fl
3 b in a t
4 lc
5 n of t on a f
6 p on a st
7 c in a r
8 b in a b
9 l of a c
10 y in a d

JoyBloggs Thu 24-Dec-15 14:43:04

7 colours in a rainbow

9 lives of a cat

10 years in a decade

JoyBloggs Thu 24-Dec-15 14:44:25

1 for the road

Elegran Thu 24-Dec-15 14:45:14

1 for the road

Elegran Thu 24-Dec-15 14:47:37

2 fat ladies

Ana Thu 24-Dec-15 14:51:37

5 nails of toe on a foot...? tchconfused

Elegran Thu 24-Dec-15 14:55:09

or number of toes on a foot?