GRALISTAIR
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Not 6 - and I will give a clue this evening US time
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Is it a bit of a trick question and their is no minimum?
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Bingo - though most are aged for a minimum of three months but legally there is no minimum.
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Who is the Head of State of Norway?
King Harold
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Is it the King - whose name I have completely forgotten?
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Thank you
What are the three largest islands in the British Isles?
What are the three largest islands in the British Isles?
GRALISTAIR
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UK Mainland
Ireland
Isle of Wight
Ireland
Isle of Wight
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Thinking about it, the Isle of Skye is pretty big.
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Got it. Although UK Mainland is officially Great Britain I believe.
Many people forget to mention Great Britain
4th is Skye
5th being Mainland (as in Shetland)
Over to you.
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Is this something to do with Pink Floyd albums?
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Well I thought that Matilda was on the album Piper at the Gates of Dawn by Pink Floyd - I think written by Syd Barrett and not Roger Waters. I am sure he got his inspiration from Hillair Belloc Cautionary Tales for Children .I could swear that Godolphin Horne was also in Cautionary Tales - but I am not sure. John Vavassour de Quentin Jones - memory fails me - but are they all characters out of Childrens books that issue warnings - or can you at least tell me if this is literature based?
Anything to do with horse racing, such as stables or names of horses?
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They’re the subjects of books/poems by Hillaire Belloc
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I know that Matilda is a book by Roald Dahl, so is Roald Dahl the connection?
Never heard of the other two.
Never heard of the other two.
This has me a bit embarrassed -- I'm something of a freak, in having almost zero knowledge of / interest in / liking for pop music, of any decade. Until a very few hours ago, literally all I knew concerning Pink Floyd was that it was the name of a group; and something about "the Wall". @ GRALISTAIR : in your second post on this question, you reveal that you're au fait with Belloc's Cautionary Tales. The three bods named, are all anti-heroes / -heroines from those verses -- I'd not had the slightest inkling of any Pink Floyd connection. Matilda was economical with the truth; Godolphin Horne was the ultimate snob; J.V. de Q.J. "was very fond of throwing stones".
@ GRALISTAIR : as I now realise, you essentially got the connection. @ SteveM 70 : same goes for you -- all are subjects of Belloc's Cautionary Tales verses; but GRALISTAIR beat you to it by thirty-some minutes. @ MotCO , @ xotGD -- you're the also-rans, I'm afraid (@ xotGD, Belloc and Dahl both wrote of Matildas: Dahl's is more famous, but Belloc's came earlier in time, and is the one I was looking for).
@ GRALISTAIR : your warning to issue to brats, to try to stop them from coming to a sticky end...
@ GRALISTAIR : as I now realise, you essentially got the connection. @ SteveM 70 : same goes for you -- all are subjects of Belloc's Cautionary Tales verses; but GRALISTAIR beat you to it by thirty-some minutes. @ MotCO , @ xotGD -- you're the also-rans, I'm afraid (@ xotGD, Belloc and Dahl both wrote of Matildas: Dahl's is more famous, but Belloc's came earlier in time, and is the one I was looking for).
@ GRALISTAIR : your warning to issue to brats, to try to stop them from coming to a sticky end...
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So let’s go for an easier one. Flying. There are 3 main airline alliances world-wide. Part A of the question - name them.
Part B which alliance does British Airways belong to. Which one does Air France belong to and which one does Lufthansa belong to?
Part B which alliance does British Airways belong to. Which one does Air France belong to and which one does Lufthansa belong to?
BA is part of the IAG group.
So glad of an on line quiz the other day for this question, I believe these are the answers
Star Alliance, One World and Sky Team are the three airline alliances.
British Airways belongs to One World
Air France belongs to Sky Team and
Lufthansa belongs to Star Alliance.
Star Alliance, One World and Sky Team are the three airline alliances.
British Airways belongs to One World
Air France belongs to Sky Team and
Lufthansa belongs to Star Alliance.
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Perfect answer - the sky is yours.
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I know that "Z Victor 1" was "Z Cars", and I thought that "Zebra Three" was something that it isn't! I know this because I've checked, so I won't offer you the answer at this stage.
You are correct "Z Victor 1" was from Z Cars.
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Zebra 3 Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren?
Z Victor 1 is distinctly British; I wonder if Zebra 3 is from foreign programmes - Miami Vice for example.