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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 20, 2005 20:02:28 GMT 1
Only one more entry due in for the current round of this quiz - and please remember you have only until 10.30 p.m. now, thanks. Al
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Post by mugsy on Jul 20, 2005 20:41:55 GMT 1
Only one more entry due in for the current round of this quiz - and please remember you have only until 10.30 p.m. now, thanks. Al You should have had it Al
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 20, 2005 21:51:17 GMT 1
Jack’s Knockout Quiz for Rescues - Thursday 21st July Quiz
Wednesday’s answers.1. Fourteen 2. Mallard 3. Shelduck 4. Shoveler 5. Garganey 6. Teal winter on estuaries and coastal lagoons or inland on wetlands that offer cover and shallow water. In winter they congregate in low-lying wetlands in the south and west of the UK. 7. The male makes a loud whistling ‘whee-oo’. 8. Moorhen 9. Coot 10. In flooded gravel pits and slow-flowing rivers with vegetated islands, mainly in the Midlands and south-east of England, eastern central Scotland, eastern Northern Ireland and the south-east of Ireland, and south-east Wales. Eligible for the next round are:=1st BIN - AliBullie & Jutta =1st Irish Springer Spaniel Rescue - Selina & Jules =1st The Oldies Club - Margaret (Mugsy) & ReikiAnge SOL (Team A) – Danny & Annie - Knocked out on Tuesday SOL (Team B) - Mollysmum & Going to the Dogs - Knocked out on Wednesday ESSW - PsychoJo & FlDave - Knocked out on Thursday Second Chance Rescue - Amy & Littleme – Knocked out on Friday SOL C Team/Dungarvan Rescue Kennels – Anneski & Crow - Knocked out on the 2nd Wednesday Thursday’s Questions – British Birds.1. What bird does this describe? ‘The juvenile birds are duller than the adults and have a greener crown, wings and tail, and yellow cheeks.’ 2. What bird does this describe? ‘At first glance they are very similar to the chaffinch ,however, most breed in Scandinavia through to Siberia, visiting Britain only in the winter.’ 3. Give another name for the dunnock. 4. What is the wing span of Britain’s smallest bird? 5. What weight have wrens been recorded at and in grams? 6. What bird has a wheezy song, but in flight its call is a repetitive "jup-jup-jup" and "chichichichit". 7. The male of this bird has a pink breast and cheeks, blue-grey crown and nape, and chestnut brown back – name it? 8. Which tit is found only in the Caledonian forests of Scotland? 9. What is the smallest European tit? 10. Identify this bird: ‘A large, heavily built finch with a large head, "bull-neck", and a powerful, conical shaped bill; it has a black bib and grey neck .’ Bonus Question: During the spring, which garden bird often damages plants with yellow flowers, such as crocus, for reasons that are not yet known? Good luck, everyone.
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Post by petdesigns on Jul 21, 2005 6:55:55 GMT 1
I've just tried to email my answers to writers@...., but it bounces back. I suppose the inbox is full?
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 21, 2005 9:59:08 GMT 1
It should be okay now, Jutta, as I just deleted over 900 spam messages off the server! The trouble is, some messages get marked as spam, so may have been deleted inadvertently. I have checked the writers' group inbox and so far only Ali's answers are there, so if anyone else HAS sent theirs they haven't arrived so please resend, thanks.
Al
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Post by petdesigns on Jul 21, 2005 16:12:05 GMT 1
Was at work - have sent them now about an hour ago and they didn't bounce Thanks, Alison!
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 21, 2005 19:49:01 GMT 1
Jack’s Knockout Quiz for Rescues - Friday 22nd July Quiz
Congratulations everyone - I can see that Jack is going to have to digf up some much harder questions or this will still be going at Christmas!
Thursday’s Answers – British Garden Birds.1. The BlueTit. 2. Brambling 3. Hedge Sparrow or Hedge Accentor. 4. A Goldcrest’s wing span is 14-15 cm (6") 5. 8 - 13 grams 6. Greenfinch 7. Chaffinch 8. The Crested Tit 9. The Coal Tit. 10. Hawfinch. Bonus Question: The House Sparrow. Eligible for the next round are:=1st BIN - AliBullie & Jutta =1st Irish Springer Spaniel Rescue - Selina & Jules =1stThe Oldies Club - Margaret (Mugsy) & ReikiAnge SOL (Team A) – Danny & Annie - Knocked out on Tuesday SOL (Team B) - Mollysmum & Going to the Dogs - Knocked out on 1st Wednesday ESSW - PsychoJo & FlDave - Knocked out on Thursday Second Chance Rescue - Amy & Littleme – Knocked out on Friday SOL C Team/Dungarvan Rescue Kennels – Anneski & Crow – Knocked out on 2nd Wednesday Friday’s Questions – British Fish.1. What are the six variations of CARP? 2. What is the official British record for the weight on a caught common carp? 3. What is the principal, natural diet of CHUB? 4. What habitat do DACE prefer? 5. What is the natural life span of PIKE? 6. The principal, natural diet of ZANDER are: Smelt, Roach, Perch & Bleak but how do they hunt these? 7. Identify this fish species: ‘Found in the upper reaches of rivers in cool running sandy or stony bottom. Very rare in lakes. Found in shoals of 100 or more.’ 8. Which fish does this describe? ‘A hardy fish, it can survive in swampy overgrown waters that other fish can not exist in. Feeding amongst weeds during the warm summer months. During winter, it hibernates almost buried in mud.’ 9. What is the life span of Cyprinus carpio? 10. Which fish is renown for its diet of roach, bream, bleak, rudd, dace, perch, frogs, duckling and pike?
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 22, 2005 19:47:56 GMT 1
A message from Jack - who says that all three eligible teams are through yet again, so he is going to prepare a slighly different quiz for the next round - and harder, with the hope of managing to knockout at least one team on Monday. However, the quiz for Monday will be posted at some stage tomorrow.
Al
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Post by Jack D - AKA Mr Meldrew on Jul 23, 2005 17:36:44 GMT 1
Jack’s Knockout Quiz for Rescues - Monday 25th July Quiz
Eligible for the next round are:
=1st BIN - AliBullie & Jutta =1st Irish Springer Spaniel Rescue - Selina & Jules =1stThe Oldies Club - Margaret (Mugsy) & ReikiAnge
Because you have once again all tied on top marks, and owing to problems trying to post the table contained in the quiz for Monday, I have emailed a copy to you all. Please let either Alison or me know if you have not received the email, or ask your partner.
You have until 10.30 p.m. on Monday to identify the ten breeds of dog from the clues given in the email.
If any of you can understand how to post a table, please feel free to do so here and with instructions for me, thanks!
Good luck, all.
Jack
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Post by ReikiAnge on Jul 24, 2005 2:09:09 GMT 1
I managed to copy it into Photoshop and then save it as a jpeg and post it here using my photobucket account. There may have been an easier way! It's also not as big as the original version. Do I get bonus points?!! ;D
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 25, 2005 9:46:03 GMT 1
There are only two more entries due to come in for the latest quiz round and from Selina and Margaret. Just wanted to mention this in case they have been sent but not yet arrived. (Email here isn't working too well.) Have received Alibullie's; Jutta's; Ange's and Jule's.
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Post by Jules on Jul 25, 2005 11:59:03 GMT 1
Think Selina has been away for the w/e so won't be back until this afternoon Al
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 25, 2005 12:02:05 GMT 1
Well, if t isn't in say by 10p.m. perhaps her playing partner might care to submit answers on her behalf? Jack should be around himself tonight and has been cooking up another simlar quiz that he'll probably email to all later.
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Post by mugsy on Jul 25, 2005 12:35:40 GMT 1
I was too knackered to do anything last night after driving 150 miles and pushing hubby around. Will go a do them now.
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jul 25, 2005 23:32:23 GMT 1
Well, all the entries are in and once again everyone has scored full marks! Well done all!
A couple of you have suggested that we simply divide the prize three ways, so how about if we call it two collar and lead sets to each rescue?
This especially as Jack was on his way over with a disk containing the next rounds for the quiz but his car broke down and he was waiting for a recovery vehicle to get him and the car back home when we spoke, so inevitably there will be a delay?
We can always use the proposed next quizzes for a new round soon?
Please post here with your thoughts, thanks.
Al
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Post by petdesigns on Jul 26, 2005 6:24:18 GMT 1
Fine by me!
Hope Jack's car is ok now and that he didn't have to wait too long for the recovery vehicle!
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Post by mugsy on Jul 26, 2005 6:28:03 GMT 1
Poor Jack, hope the problem isn't serious and his car is in hospital for some time I was getting a bit anxious about the quiz because I am going away next week so I don't mind but will go along with the others. Rescues are still benefiting which is why we were playing the quiz.
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Post by AliBullie on Jul 26, 2005 7:31:12 GMT 1
Ok by me too Hope your cars back on the road soon Jack
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Post by Selina the Moorland Minx on Jul 26, 2005 8:10:30 GMT 1
ok by me as well, sorry to hear about the poorly car Jack I hope you weren't waiting for the recovery man for to long. Thanks for doing the quiz it certainly kept me busy.
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Post by ReikiAnge on Jul 26, 2005 9:03:36 GMT 1
Fine by me to split the prize. It would be a shame for any of the three rescues to lose out at this stage
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