Keep the braincells ticking over with GRF's new just for fun quiz. Pick a fun name for you/ your team, questions posted on the forum every fortnight( or I can email you a question sheet just ask), email me your answers. We'll keep a league table and and there will be a wee prize for the winner(s).
Challenge your work mates, friends or even better the other half. Everyone welcome to take part.

This round will finish at Christmas

LOCATION: SCOTLAND

1. HOW’S YER MA?
2. TWO FACE FEATURES A FEW MILES FROM THE ENGLISH
3. WET FOURTH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET
4. SLAY WHILE IN THE LEAD
5. CHOP UP THE VEGE
6. FLIP THE “B” AND DANCE AROUND IT
7. IN NEW ZEALAND IT’S NOT POUNDS
8. SMALL COIN FOR THE MEAL MAKER
9. SHOW CHAMPION THEREFORE
10. CHILLY WEE RIVER
11. PEPPER’S FRIEND WEARING OUTER GARMENT
12. LARGE EXPANSE OF WATER FINISHING OUT OF THE MEDAL WINNERS
13. NOT INTELLIGENT COOKED POTATOES
14. FEMALE ROYALTY BOAT ON THE UPPER SIDE
15. NOT SMALLER
16. SOUNDALIKE BARREL MAKER
17. UNDER HOUSE SPACE STOPPING DUTCH WATER
18. FRENCH MOUNTAIN TYPE OF FLOWER
19. TWO AND TWO NOT NEAR
20. FORTUNATE HIT IN THE FACE
21. TWO HOURS BEHIND THE CAPITAL WHEN DOWN UNDER
22. WOOLLEN CLOTH FOR TAKING A SALMON
23. SECURE MRS. SHEEP
24. CANDLECORD
25. IS THAT FRENCH “TEA” I HEAR ON SCOTLAND’S LONGEST

Next quiz will be posted Friday 15th October which is also the closing date for this one.

Thanks "Tiny Grey Cells". Rec'd your answers safely.

OK Folks, Round 1 answers.
1 Motherwell 2 Eyemouth 3 River Dee 4 Kilwinning 5 Dyce 6 Maybole 7 Dollar 8 Penicuik 9 Kelso 10 Coldstream 11 Saltcoats 12 Forth 13 Dumfries 14 North Queensferry 15 Biggar 16 Cupar 17 Cellardyke 18 Montrose 19 Forfar 20 Lucky Slap 21 Perth 22 River Tweed 23 Loch Ewe 24 Wick 25 River Tay

The Kennel Dogs (led by Roger Barker) 24 1st=
Tiny Grey Cells 24 1st=
Chris & Chris 23 2nd
Laxford Lurchers 22 3rd

Spot prize goes to Fiona Smith who, although she didn't manage to get a completed entry in, did know Lucky Slap.

If you didn't manage to enter this one don't worry as I have a magical equation which will take into account how many rounds you've been able to enter.

IT'S ALL NUMBERS TO ME

1 50SOA
2 88KOAP
3 64SOAC
4 26LITA
5 366DIALY
6 12LOH
7 6WOHTE
8 7DOTW
9 6FIAF
10 7WOTW
11 ATWI80D
12 20,000LUTS
13 T5S
14 66BITB
15 T39S
16 3MIAB
17 T10C
18 ATO2C
19 SWAT7D
20 12SOTZ
21 206BITHB
22 TRNI4145ML
23 10GBHOTW
24 147ITMBIS
25 13IABD

EG 8LOAS = 8 legs on a spider

Good luck all! Closes midnight friday 29th Oct. Next quiz and answers on saturday 30th.

Oh boy, this is going to give me another sore head this week !!! My wee brain had just recovered from round 1 !!

Hi Fiona,
how's the head?

Don't forget folks, not quite another week before answers need to be in. And remember, if you miss out on any rounds it doesn't matter, you're still in with a chance to win

congrats everyone, full marks to all teams! The answers were

50 STATES OF AMERICA
88 KEYS ON A PIANO
64 SQUARES ON A CHESSBOARD
26 LETTERS IN THE ALPHABET
366 DAYS IN A LEAP YEAR
12 LABOURS OF HERCULES
6 WIVES OF HENRY THE EIGHTH
7 DAYS OF THE WEEK
6 FEET IN A FATHOM
7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
5 SENSES
66 BOOKS IN THE BIBLE
THE 39 STEPS
3 MEN IN A BOAT
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
TALE OF 2 CITIES
SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARVES
12 SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
206 BONES IN THE HUMAN BODY
THE RIVER NILE IS 4145 MILES LONG
10 GREEN BOTTLES HANGING ON THE WALL
147 IS THE MAXIMUM BREAK IN SNOOKER
13 IN A BAKERS DOZEN


Spot prize this time goes to Roger Barker and the Kennel Dogs for his knowledge of mythology and that Heracles (Greek) = Hercules (Roman). I must also apologise to Roger who had his daddy ring up last night to find out where the next round was- sorry Roger!

Chain Link

SUN 1 GARDEN 2 HOUSE 3 HAWK 4 PATCH 5 BENCH 6 DOWN 7 OVER 8 COPY 9 FISH 10 FOOD 11 MAIL 12 OFFICE 13 FRIEND 14 SHAPE 15 HILL 16 WALK 17 DOOR 18 LAY 19 FACE 20 HORSE 21 WHEEL 22 STATION 23 MIND 24 SHIP 25 STICK

The answers (Jumbled up!)
taubo krow aseb awy oxb karm yob dary pu aget eisd act grehif inach waporrs akcp eey fratd latf tou restam yfl dearre ishp rewolf

eg evening XXX ship. answer...... rats=> star => evening star, starship

Anyone wanting to make up their own set of questions to challenge the other teams is more than welcome to! Just let me know

Umm gulp, latf should be lafl.

Grovelling apologies!

(That Roger Barker is one very clever dude lol)

Thank you Michele.
Your wee pal. GRRRRRRUFFF.

Just a wee reminder, this round closes tomorrow. Topic for the next quiz will be OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS

Michele

1 Homebase pearl maker
2 What the string went to the fancy dress party as
3 Molluscy Donald
4 No answer knocking? Use the stiff doorbell then.
5 Shall we throw her in the water? No, just ______ in.
6 Is that old man wearing a wig?
7 Always making critical comments that one
8 A member of Lord Sutch’s party?
9 Whose go is it to make the pieces?
10 Rise and shine pussycat
11 Having these did Icarus no good
12 Cost of a trip to the country
13 Cross country fowl
14 After a run might be this
15 Truncated female sibling and relatives
16 Little blackberry?
17 Maize flags
18 Nocturnal container
19 Diving friend of Pierce Brosnan
20 Communist beginning
21 Look for hidden finds on a rocky beach
22 LNER A4 4468
23 Bird woman in Silence of the Lambs
24 Cowardly sign of a happy dog
25 Prank player in the air



Good luck folks.

Answers of the last quiz and rankings tomorrow

1 flower 2 gate 3 sparrow 4 eye 5 work 6 mark 7 fall 8 draft 9 cat 10 finger 11 chain 12 box 13 boy 14 ship 15 up 16 side 17 out 18 way 19 about 20 pack 21 fly 22 base 23 master 24 reader 25 yard

and current placings:
1= Tiny Grey cells
Roger Barker & the Kennel Dogs
2 The Westies
3= Laxford Lurchers
McCurdy Family
4 Hounds
Tuesday Walkers
4= Alpha Female
Mumbo Jumbos

Less than 2 points separate all the teams so anyone could still win.
Spot prize for this round goes to the Tiny Grey Cells- they got there in the end! lol

Thanks Michele, could blame it on a senior or a blonde moment but I'm neither so I don't know what my excuse was this week !! Am thinking this week will be tough, all very cryptic clues !

Hi guys, once soaring in the wild "blueyonder" i am now floating round the "sky"



Michele

Apologies for delay in posting questions- computers humph

1 FGH NHND
2 CNN
3 LSKNM LMT
4 RSHST TR
5 BSTNTR RR
6 TBTNS PNL
7 CRL YCTDRT RVR
8 NTLNSH PHRDDG
9 WRH RDDCH SHND
10 STRLNSL KYT RRR
11 BVRDSFL NDRS
12 MNTRPN SCHR
13 RHDSNR DGBK
14 BRR
15 TLNG RYHND
16 KT
17 SHBN
18 RDL
19 TLNS PNN
20 PDNC
21 SLK
22 DGDBRDX
23 PHR HHND
24 BRDDCLL
25 TTRH ND

If you've seen Only Connect you'll understand these. They're all dog breeds but the clues have the vowels removed and spacing between words changed.
Good luck all!

1 oystercatcher
2 knot
3 shelduck
4 buzzard
5 dipper
6 grey heron (hair on)
7 snipe
8 raven or loon
9 sandwich tern
10 kittiwake
11 waxwing
12 fieldfare
13 hen harrier or moor hen
14 puffin
15 siskin
16 brambling
17 corn bunting
18 nocturnal container
19 goldeneye
20 redstart
21 turnstone
22 mallard
23 starling
24 yellow wagtail
25 skylark

Spot prize for this round goes to Alpha female and her bald eagle.


Michele

Hi Folks,
this is the last quiz for 2010. It was written by The Tuesday Walkers so thanks very much for giving my grey cells a rest.

British wildlife:

1 Warsaw Sylvester
2 Ivy's Xmas partner is depressed
3 Privet swine
4 Spirit clothes eater
5 Chas & Dave song
6 Little lake ice dancer
7 Clydesdale mixed up love
8 Wild Billy
9 Elderly American Special forces
10 Almost a climbing device
11 West coast holiday menace
12 Angry Kitty
13 Unused copse equine
14 Scarlet nut hoarder
15 Cinders saviour crustacean
16 More poorly expensive
17 Not colder
18 Beach, Britain's southern most point
19 Glacier mint maker
20 Vertically challenged termagent
21 Red/blue Nippon leader
22 Wedding token racquet
23 Long for Aston.........
24 Vulgar amphibian
25 Don't make mountains from their hill

Good luck everyone

Well done everyone- you all got full marks. Mr Barker did have a slight advantage but I'm sure noone really minded.

1 afghan hound 2 canaan 3 alaskan malamute 4 irish setter 5 boston terrier 6 tibetan spaniel 7 curly coated retriever 8 anatolian shepherd dog
9 wirehaired dachshund 10 australian silky terrier 11 bouvier des flandres 12 miniature pinscher 13 rhodesian ridgeback 14 briard 15 italian greyhound 16 akita 17 shiba inu 18 airedale 19 italian spinone 20 podenco 21 saluki 22 dogue de bordeaux 23 pharaoh hound 24 bearded collie 25 otterhound

Happy new year everyone (bit belated i know)

The answers from the final quiz for 2010 set by The Tuesday Walkers.

1 polecat 2 holly blue 3 hedgehog 4 ghost moth 5 rabbit 6 pond skater 7 bank vole 8 feral goat 9 grey seal 10 adder 11 midge 12 wild cat 13 new forest pony 14 red squirrel 15 fairy shrimp 16 sika deer 17 otter 18 sand lizard 19 fox 20 pigmy shrew 21 purple emperor 22 horseshoe bat 23 pine martin 24 common toad 25 mole


Thanks to everyone who has taken part and the final placing for the last series are:

1st Tuesday Walkers
2nd= The 4 Hounds and The Kennel Dogs (led by Mr. Roger Barker)
3rd Laxford Lurchers


Less than 1 point separated the other teams so big round of applause all round

There will be a small prize for the Tuesday Walkers left at the kennels next time we're down that way.

The first quiz for 2011 has been set by Sally and she will post it asap so keep checking. All newcomers welcome to join in and hope to see the ole hands back.

Michele

Here it is. The answers are all capital cities. I'm sure Michele (aka "Quizmaster") will let you know when the deadline is. (I've not given Michele the answers, either!!)

1 Endless spiral round
2 Sounds like Sally’s cake is followed by a reversal of affirmation
3 Mad March round artist
4 Make a noise like EEE!!
5 I went pheasant shooting but it sounds like I shot my father instead
6 Little Natasha, the garden of England
7 1815135
8 I hear we’re makin’ twice as much
9 Presto for campanologists
10 It’s in Nigeria, then surely it must be in Africa?
11 Sounds like laurel trees have an itinerary
12 Ebeneezer Scrooge would love to stay here!
13 Sounds like Mr Don’s been recorded off the TV again
14 I hear he’s an avid watcher of underwear
15 Fortified wine for an old King of France
16 Graduate covered in vermin
17 Sounds like somewhere your pigs and sheep would live
18 Number six ‘air colour
19 Cleaning heavyweight 600
20 It’s gone, containing wild boar
21 City that’s stuffed with garlic and rolled in breadcrumbs
22 Precious rubies, emeralds, topaz, onyx, reside in Africa for starters
23 Managed in neckwear
24 Flower loses it’s end before getting water in France
25 Mrs Beckham

Hi Folks, closing date for the first quiz of 2011 is Friday 4th February.
Don't know about everyone else but this certainly is giving the ole grey matter a thorough exercising!

With the impending departure of Mr Roger Barker, leader of the kennels dogs, Jimmy has informed me that Lord Len of Learned has graciously volunteered to take over Roger's position. We thank you sir.

....and the answers are......

1 Paris
2 London
3 Harare
4 Tripolis
5 Baghdad
6 Tashkent
7 Rome
8 Dublin
9 Belfast
10 Athens
11 Beirut
12 Freetown
13 Montevideo
14 Nicosia
15 Port Louis
16 Rabat
17 Stockholm
18 Vienna
19 Washington DC
20 Gaborone
21 Kiev
22 Pretoria
23 Tirane
24 Roseau
25 Victoria