The famous fruit-chat quiz!
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by Istenem » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:23 pm
merlin? i think they made footie stickers
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by Cardinal Sin » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:23 pm
Nope.
Subbuteo can be classed as a ___________ , as can a certain bird of prey
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by theoak » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:56 pm
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by theoak » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:57 pm
A bird of prey; that gets eaten (game)?
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by Cardinal Sin » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:30 pm
It's a specific bird of prey which shares its name with what you might describe Subbuteo as...
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by Istenem » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:36 am
the hobby?
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:41 am
That's the fella.
The chap who invented it wanted to call it Hobby but he wasn't allowed. The hobby's Latin name is falco subbuteo , so he called it Subbuteo instead.
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by Istenem » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:49 am
cheers YE
according to bill bryson, which English city is "pitiably modest about what it has to offer"
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:51 am
Ah. I read that book recently. Unfortunately I've got a memory like a sieve and goldfish combined.
Was it Oxford?
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by Istenem » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:57 am
nope but oxford does have a college called the same thing.
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by Cardinal Sin » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:09 am
Strange name for a college.
Anyway, my knowledge of Oxford colleges is rather crap, so I'll pass (but not before cheating and seeing 3 possible candidates, none of which I could have guessed).
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by Istenem » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:15 pm
clue then. it is a southwestern city.
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by harry 3 » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:39 pm
Exeter ?
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by Istenem » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:03 pm
harry wins, it is a dear little city but the local paper has headlines like:
local woman, 86, found dead
over to Harry
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by harry 3 » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:56 pm
Another question with an Oxford link.
What was Inspector Morse's christian name ?