Christmas 2007 Fundraising Quiz

Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool

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 Forecast courtesy of the BBC

Thank you to everyone for taking part in our quiz. We received over 600 submissions, with 28 correct entries.

Regards
Cathy Maggs

Quiz winners

The first 3 correct answers drawn out the hat were:
1st Prize - Bottle of Champagne from Talking Wines Love Lane to Daphne Lewis
2nd Prize - Box of goodies from Olive Deli to Mrs Stayt
3rd Prize - Box of teas from Whittards to Wendi Crook

 

CHRISTMAS 2007 FUNDRAISING QUIZ – ANSWER SHEET

 1.  Two little boys by Rolf Harris                             41.  18 holes on a golf course

 2.  Ten green bottles (hanging on a wall)                  42. 1977– Red Rum won the Grand National

 3.  Around the world in 80 days                               43.  One hundred years’ war

 4.  99 Red Balloons by Nena                                   44.  3 steps to heaven (Eddie Cochran +others)

 5.  12 members of a jury                                        45.  999 – one less than a thousand

 6.  Two little ducks                                                46.  Three wheels on my wagon

 7.  Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie            47.  1815 – Battle of Waterloo

 8.  Four horsemen of the apocalypse                       48.  20 fluid ounces in a pint

 9.  Twelve days of Christmas                                  49.  1966 – England won the World Cup

10. 2001 – A Space Odyssey                                   50.  54 cards in a pack (with jokers)

11.  0121 - Dialing code for Birmingham                    51.  240 old pennies in a pound

12.  16 - Age of consent (in Britain)                          52.  15 men on a dead man’s chest

13.  11 Downing St (home of Chancellor of Exchequer)           53.  One man and his dog

14.  Life begins at 40                                              54.  Twelve disciples of Jesus

15.  2468, Who do we appreciate?!                           55.  168 hours in a week

16.  Seven sides on a fifty pence piece                       56.  Eight maids-a-milking

17.  Eight legs on an octopus/octoped                      57.  64 squares on a chessboard

18.  79 – one less than eighty                                  58.  170 – highest checkout in darts

19.  14 – Quatorze juillet, Bastille Day in France         59.  180 degrees in a semi-circle

20.  210 miles – length of River Thames                    60.  20,000 leagues under the sea

21.  40 - double top at darts                                    61.  13 players in a Rugby League team

22.  1963– Assassination of President Kennedy           62.  0800 – Free phone number

23.  4th July, Independence Day in America                 63.  76 Trombones in the big parade

24.  1666 – Great Fire of London                               64.  One man went to mow

25.  Three coins in a fountain                                   65.  Thirteen loaves in a baker’s dozen

26.  147 – Maximum break in snooker                      66.  Seven brides for seven brothers

27.  21 – key of the door                                         67.  Number Ten Downing Street

28.  1912 – sinking of The Titanic                             68.  Eight Henrys (Kings of England)

29.  118 500 – Directory Enquiries                           69.  1916 – Easter rising in Dublin

30.  26 letters of the alphabet                                   70.  1969 – First man on the moon

31.  Five gold rings                                                 71.  1066 – Battle of Hastings

32.  4406 – height of Ben Nevis in feet                     72.  50 ways to leave your lover (Paul Simon)

33.  57 – Heinz varieties                                          73.  500 sheets in a ream

34.  One million microns in a metre                          74.  27 books in the New Testament

35.  Sweet sixteen and never been kissed                  75.  86,400 seconds in a day

36.  The Thirty nine steps by John Buchan                76.  180 – maximum score at darts

37.  19 – Av. age of American soldiers in Vietnam               77. Nine planets of the solar system?*

38.  1812 Overture by Peter Tchaikovsky                   78.  100 runs in a century at cricket

39.  Seven wonders of the world                              79.  Number one – top of the pops!

40.  70 – threescore years and ten                            80.  Three little pigs

*  77 – There were nine planets of the solar system when the quiz was first written, but now it seems there are only eight, Pluto having been downgraded.

We hope you enjoyed this quiz.  We raised over £600 towards the filter repair/replacement

Thank you again