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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

chelseababy Sat 26-Dec-15 14:33:38

Bits in a byte

Ana Fri 25-Dec-15 17:46:03

Didn't know that, chelseababy - hence my wild guess!

8 beats in a bar?

chelseababy Fri 25-Dec-15 17:38:59

6 pockets on a snooker table, not as much fun as six pack!

JoyBloggs Thu 24-Dec-15 20:51:04

Only joking, Ana, I'm not easily shocked! tchgrin

downtoearth Thu 24-Dec-15 18:49:02

but heyho grin

downtoearth Thu 24-Dec-15 18:47:32

4 glasses to a bottle tchgrin

nice to see a healthy 6 pack...I have a party 7 grin

I am guilty of ...being guilty

it is christmas eve grin

Tomorrow I am so going to regret tonight tchgrin

Ana Thu 24-Dec-15 16:22:30

Why is that shocking, Joy? You can't beat a nice, rippling sixpack...tchwink

JoyBloggs Thu 24-Dec-15 16:08:11

Ana tchshock

Ana Thu 24-Dec-15 15:41:22

6 pack on a stomach? tchgrin

JoyBloggs Thu 24-Dec-15 15:17:36

4 leaf-clover

Ana Thu 24-Dec-15 15:01:26

But the rest of the answers start with the number...

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

or number of toes on a foot?

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

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

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

2 fat ladies

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

1 for the road

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

1 for the road

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

7 colours in a rainbow

9 lives of a cat

10 years in a decade

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 A committee, a decision, and a toothbrush

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

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

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

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