Leinster Lady's "Penultimate" Quiz

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » September 4th, 2007, 3:30 pm

105 Henry VII

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:30 pm

133. Madarosis is the absence or loss of which part of the body? Facial hair - ususally eyebrows/lashes

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:30 pm

106. What word represents the letter J in the UK Police radio communications? Juliet

Leinster til i die · September 4th, 2007, 3:31 pm

35 - Greece
38 - Michigan
61 - Epsilon
79 - Badger
88 - Atlantic
107 - Ben Cohen
119 - Light Emitting Diode
134 - Hugh Hefner

Muriel · Post by **Muriel** » September 4th, 2007, 3:31 pm

Leinster Zulu wrote:
Hickiefan wrote:Fock it!

Fourth place beckons
Oh yes!

I told you already

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:31 pm

143. What is the name of a word which reads the same backwards as forwards? a pallindrome
144. What does an ocularist make? glass eyes?
145. What chemical element has the symbol Fe? Iron

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » September 4th, 2007, 3:31 pm

132. Who was the first chancellor of the 20th century united Germany?
Helmut Kohl

Trevor Dempsey · Post by **Trevor Dempsey** » September 4th, 2007, 3:31 pm

208: Iraq
218: Bamboo
219: 8
221: Epidermus
223: Methane
230: A lap dance club

241: Bantum?
247: Cancer (me)

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » September 4th, 2007, 3:34 pm

73 Bachuus

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:34 pm

154. What flavour is the liqueur cassis? blackcurrant
156. What does a lepidopterist collect? butteflies
159. What are Blue Mountain and Caturra, types of? coffee
160. In the human body what is the Trachea? windpipe
161. What does an acrophobic fear? heights
162. Entomology is the study of which creatures? insects?

Leinster Zulu · Post by **Leinster Zulu** » September 4th, 2007, 3:35 pm

28. Picasso (born right here in Malaga!

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Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:35 pm

76. Who wrote the novel Dracula? Bram Stocker
77. What is a baby seal called? cub

Leinster Zulu · Post by **Leinster Zulu** » September 4th, 2007, 3:35 pm

33. Canterbury

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » September 4th, 2007, 3:36 pm

99 1979

LeinsterBabe · Post by **LeinsterBabe** » September 4th, 2007, 3:36 pm

18. The Yeomen of the Guard are known by what other name? Beefeaters
20. What does 'E' represent in E = MC2? Energy
27. Which two countries are connected by the Simplon Pass? France and Switzerland
28. 'The Absinthe Drinker' is a work by which painter? Toulouse-Lautrec?
31. What does NATO stand for? North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
35. Which European country had the Roman name Helvetia? Greece
38. Which is the largest of the Great Lakes? Superior
45. How many sides does a rhombus have? 4
47. How many syllables are in a Haiku (a type of Japanese verse)? 5?
48. What are the two ingredients in Bellini cocktail? champagne and peach juice/peach schnapps
54. What colour is the Mr Men character Mr Happy? yellow
61. What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet? epsilon?
73. Who is the Greek God of wine? Bacchus
79. Brock is a nickname for which animal? badger
81. Who is the Roman Goddess of the hunt? Diana
88. In which ocean are the Canary Islands? Atlantic
108. Who in Greek mythology fell in love with his own reflection? Narcissus
112. What are kept in an apiary? bees
116. What nationality was the artist Edvard Munch? Swedish
119. In electronics what does LED stand for? Light emitting diode
123. What is the technical term for the collar bone? clavicle
124. Which twins were said to be the founders of Rome? Romulus and Remus
125. What is a person who shoes horses called? blacksmith
130. What is the capital of Finland? Helsinki
131. Which US organisation's headquarters is situated in Langley, Virginia? CIA
134. Who founded Playboy magazine in 1953? Hugh Hefner
135. Which is the largest Canary Island? Gran Canaria
140. What type of fruit is a canteloupe? melon
141. Who played the Riddler in the 1995 film Batman Forever? Jim Carrey
144. What does an ocularist make? glasses
145. What chemical element has the symbol Fe? iron
154. What flavour is the liqueur cassis? blackberry
155. Which singer was known as the 'Forces' Sweetheart'? Vera Lynn
160. In the human body what is the Trachea? windpipe
167. What type of leaves does a silkworm feed on? mulberry
168. Which group had three consecutive UK Christmas number ones in 1996, 97 and 98? Spice girls
172. Olfactory relates to which of the senses? smell
187. Who shot and killed John Lennon in New York, 1980?
198. What type of animal is a caribou? moose
205. What type of structure is a camponile? bell tower
217. Epilation is the removal of what? hair
224. What is the capital of Peru? Lima
Countdown? Des Lynam
247. What is the sign of the Zodiac represented by a crab? Cancer
248. What does the F stand for in John F Kennedy? Fitzgerald
258. Who is the Roman God of Love? vENUS
259. What type of domestic cat has no tail? Manx

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:36 pm

63. What type of fruit would you pick from a Mirabelle tree? Pears
65. What is the lowest point in Europe? Netherlands?

Trevor Dempsey · Post by **Trevor Dempsey** » September 4th, 2007, 3:37 pm

248: Franklin
260: Sternum
264: The Nile
267: An Antilope

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:37 pm

24. Who invented the revolver (handgun)? Colt

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » September 4th, 2007, 3:38 pm

51. What is the name of the hooked staff carried by a bishop called? Crosier

LeinsterBabe · Post by **LeinsterBabe** » September 4th, 2007, 3:38 pm

270. Which anniversary is celebrated upon 25 years of marriage? silver
284. What was Westlife's first UK No1 hit? Swear it again
294. What is the longest river in France? Loire