quiz answers to volume 369
March, 10th 2010 21:37 PM

Toughies this week lol

 

1. Where was the banjo invented? It originated from Africa, but the actual Banjo as we know it was made in the USA

2. What is saxifrage? A plant that grows on rocky ground

3. Family wise what do Henry Cooper and Margaret Thatcher have in common? As a guess, their kids married or it has something to do with the Cooper name and an illegitimate child. – ugh ugh ugh, both one of twins

4. Who hoisted himself onto Sinbad the Sailors shoulders? The old man by the spring

5. How much are you paid if you hold an honorary post? Nothing

6. What is a melodeon? A small accordion

7. Who would have been granted a Ticket of Leave? A convict to join the army in WW1 or an Aussie convict during the penal colony days

8.  Who once declared, ‘I started at the top and worked down.’? A) Orson Wells B) Prince Charles C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ‘A’


 
 

 

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