17.Rugby Players

5.Colin Farrell

6.Victoria line

Did no one say 10 - Sparrows?

And 9 looks like that middle-aged prostitute. Cynthia Payne.

And on that note....

7 Crossbill

9 Chippendale & Chip 'n' Dale.

And who is King Edwrad?

5. Sub Judice

18. Homburg (made famous by Tone)

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And who is King Edwrad?

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Came over in 966AD from Scandinavia, eschewed the horned helmet for a softer hat.

12. Bering Sea

15. El Nino

1.WHSmith

17.The Death Penalty

10. Around The World In 80 Days

I'll stick the answers here
So feel free to mop any other questions up
And I'll post a new one later tonight ( trying to get through the backlog )

Friday Quiz May 23rd 2014
1.Which store has been voted worst in the High St for two years in a row? WH Smith - and justifiably so!
2.What should have lasted 311 days but was called off this week after just 141? The engagement between Rory McIlroy * Caroline Wozniacki
3.Since 1928, athletes from which country have led the parade at the opening of the Olympic Games? Greece
4.Who is this? Olly Murs

5.What Latin legal term means 'under judicial consideration'? Sub judice
6.In Japanese cuisine, which name indicates a dish of meat or shellfish marinated in a soy sauce and grilled or broiled? Teriyaki
7.Which British finch gets its name from its unusually shaped beak, which it uses for extracting seeds from conifer cones? Crossbill
8.In Norse mythology, what name is given to the final battle between the gods and the powers of evil? Ragnarok
9.What links these pictures? Chippendale / Chip n' Dale (I eschewed the third picture alternative)

10.Name the film. Around The World In 80 Days

11.Which pungent gas is a compound whose molecules contain three atoms of hydrogen and one of nitrogen? Ammonia
12.Which sea, the northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean, is named after a Danish navigator? Bering Sea
13.What this ? Turmeric
14.What name is given to inflammation of the thin, double-layered membrane separating the lungs from the chest cavity caused by a virus? Pleurisy
15.What Spanish name is given to the periodic warming of the Eastern Pacific that disrupts weather patterns? El Nino
16.Which kind of soft felt hat, popularized by King Edwrad VII, takes its name from the town in Germany where it was first worn? Homburg
17.What was abolished in Britain initially for a trial period of five years following a Private Members bill of 1965? Death penalty
18. Paul went to the shop and paid 50p for a bag of crisps, but was mistakenly given four times the change to which he was entitled. He observed that this was equivalent to twice the amount he'd given to the shopkeeper. What was Paul's total profit?
Paul's profit was £1.50
He gave the shop keeper £1.00 and got back £2.00 in change.
His profit so far is £1.00. But he also got a chocolate bar valued at 50p.
So his total profit is £1.50

19.What links these pictures: Cocktails (Sex on the Beach; Manhattan; French Connection; Gimlet; Zombie)

20.Unscramble the two words: B C C E E G I O R S ICEBERG & COS

ok.

3. In the beginning.

12. Infinity.

1.SpongeBob SquarePants

10.Frozen

17. Spectrum?

2. Nauru

14. Whirling Dervishes