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« on: January 04, 2010, 21:39:55 PM »
1. What country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002.

2. What book by Charles Kingsley contains the name of the only town in Britain to end in an exclamation mark.

3. What was the name of the ship's cat in Alien

4. What is the main ingredient of Crème de Cassis

5. What is the African country called that was founded in 1847 by freed American slaves

6. What war lasted from 1642 until 1646

7. What nationality was Liszt

8. Which poetic sportsman claimed to "dance like a butterfly and sting like a bee"

9. Which two comedians starred in the 1980's comedy Dear Ladies

10. What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched in 1957
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2010, 21:47:57 PM »
1. East Timor
2. Westward Ho
3. Jones
4. Gin
5. Liberia
6. English Civil War
7. Austrian
8. Mohamed Ali
9. Hinge & Brackett
10.Sputnik
« Last Edit: January 04, 2010, 21:55:27 PM by Eric »

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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2010, 21:48:42 PM »
2. Westward Ho(!)

8. Creme de Cassis Clay

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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2010, 21:49:46 PM »
Both correct Firo ;)

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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2010, 21:51:27 PM »
8-  Cassius Clay
10 -Sputnick.... speling is wrong but proof I didn't google:D

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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2010, 21:54:50 PM »
5- Rhodesia
7-Italian
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2010, 21:56:28 PM »
ERIC - Jones is correct; gin is wrong please don't edit your first reply - I'll get lost

SCUNNER - Westward Ho! is correct; Creme de Cassis Clay:D

HEATHER - both correct (PS my car maybe stuck but I knew lots of people ;))

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« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2010, 21:58:00 PM »
Scunner  --remove my home town H is threatening me  :o

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« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2010, 22:00:03 PM »
Is 5 +7 correct or is it my first two answers?

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« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2010, 22:01:17 PM »
quote:
Originally posted by heather07

Is 5 +7 correct or is it my first two answers?



Both wrong - sorry




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