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    #1382
    looksee
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    Wandering Jenny, Wandering Jew


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    #1383
    bonzodog2
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    Thought u might get it haha. Yours is of course a spider plant.

    I might be a while with another Q

    edit:
    Where would you find occipital condyles?


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    #1384
    looksee
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    So I need another question!

    I know the first half of B's question, but not the second, so I will leave it for someone else.

    Back shortly...


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    #1385
    looksee
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    What would you expect to find - what is it famous for - in Ngorongoro Crater? Bonus points for saying where it is.


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    #1386
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    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Thought u might get it haha. Yours is of course a spider plant.

    I might be a while with another Q

    edit:
    Where would you find occipital condyles?


    The back of your head?


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    #1387
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    I think I may have accidentally found the cycling answer when I wasn't looking for it.

    1316384751792484352-png__700.jpg

    Now, I don't know if that's the right answer, but while you good folks have a think about the Diane Lane one I'll add two more clues, big ones: Paris and Venice.


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    #1388
    feargale
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    New Home wrote: »
    Sorry Feargale - my question: what was Diane Lane's debut film?

    Murder on the Orient Express


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    #1389
    feargale
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    New Home wrote: »
    I think I may have accidentally found the cycling answer when I wasn't looking for it.

    1316384751792484352-png__700.jpg

    Eritrea it is, introduced by Italians. Cycling is an expensive sport and in one of the world's great ironies it is the national sport of Eritrea which consistently ranks among the world's dozen poorest countries.
    It's capital Asmara is said to be one of Africa's most attractive cities, another Italian influence being its modern architecture, especially Art Deco. Unfortunately at this time it chafes under one of the world's most oppressive regimes.


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    #1390
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    feargale wrote: »
    Murder on the Orient Express


    No, sorry.


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    #1391
    bonzodog2
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    New Home wrote: »
    The back of your head?

    Close enough. At the the base of the skull either side of where the spinal cord comes in.


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    #1392
    feargale
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    Oh dear, oh dear.

    2. If and when Charles succeeds QEII he will be the first twice-married monarch of England/Great Britain since who?

    Clue: After KH8, before QE2. This fellow's second marriage caused quite a commotion.

    Second clue: A Stuart.


    Third clue: The Irish gave him a nasty nickname.

    Fourth clue: He lost his crown (fifth clue not Jill's friend Jack who fell down. :))


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    #1393
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    Hmm. Was his second wife called Wallis, by any chance?


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    #1394
    feargale
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    New Home wrote: »
    Hmm. Was his second wife called Wallis, by any chance?

    Nope.


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    #1395
    Ted_YNWA
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    Is he the origin of Humpty Dumpty rhyme?


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    #1396
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    Ah, but of couse! King Eggdward I!


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    #1397
    feargale
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    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    Is he the origin of Humpty Dumpty rhyme?

    I don't know who the origin of that rhyme is.
    Dammit, there were only so many kings between H8 and QE2. There were fewer Stuarts.


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    #1398
    feargale
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    New Home wrote: »
    Ah, but of couse! King Eggdward I!

    No.


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    #1399
    Ted_YNWA
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    A few of the Charles's were Stuarts, no idea of anymore about them.


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    #1400
    feargale
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    Ted_YNWA wrote: »
    A few of the Charles's were Stuarts, no idea of anymore about them.

    Fifth clue: A Stuart but not a Charles.


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    #1401
    feargale
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    feargale wrote: »
    Fifth clue: A Stuart but not a Charles.

    There were only two Stuart kings of England who were not Charles i.e. James I and James Ii.
    The answer is James II, a catholic who firstly married protestant Anne Hyde and had two daughters with her, both of whom became queen of England, Mary, wife and co-monarch of William of Orange and Anne. When Anne Hyde died James married the catholic Maria of Modena, much to the discomfiture of his mainly protestant subjects who decided to grin and bear it. However when Maria gave birth to a catholic son, the nobles had enough and invited young Mary's husband Dutch Billy aforesaid to invade, which he did and eventually defeated James at the Boyne.

    New question:
    Which country's national anthem was originally titled "War Song for the Army of the Rhine"?


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    #1402
    looksee
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    Ok, I will get rid of the obvious Germany guess :D

    I know its not that because I have since looked it up! Good question!


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    #1403
    IrishZeus
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    feargale wrote: »
    There were only two Stuart kings of England who were not Charles i.e. James I and James Ii.
    The answer is James II, a catholic who firstly married protestant Anne Hyde and had two daughters with her, both of whom became queen of England, Mary, wife and co-monarch of William of Orange and Anne. When Anne Hyde died James married the catholic Maria of Modena, much to the discomfiture of his mainly protestant subjects who decided to grin and bear it. However when Maria gave birth to a catholic son, the nobles had enough and invited young Mary's husband Dutch Billy aforesaid to invade, which he did and eventually defeated James at the Boyne.

    New question:
    Which country's national anthem was originally titled "War Song for the Army of the Rhine"?

    Must be France?


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    #1404
    feargale
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    IrishZeus wrote: »
    Must be France?

    Correct. It's the original title of La Marsellaise.

    Very quick answer. Well done. Vast improvement on answers to the last question. :confused:

    Over to you now.


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    #1405
    IrishZeus
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    feargale wrote: »
    Correct. It's the original title of La Marsellaise.

    Very quick answer. Well done. Vast improvement on answers to the last question. :confused:

    Over to you now.

    You asked something in my realm for a change :D

    Who became the first female member of Congress back in 1916?


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    #1406
    feargale
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    IrishZeus wrote: »
    You asked something in my realm for a change :D

    Who became the first female member of Congress back in 1916?

    Clue?


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    #1407
    feargale
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    Time for a question:

    What is a bulbul?


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    #1408
    New Home
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    An offspring of a bulb, I think.

    EDIT: No, that's a bulbil, not a bulbul.


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    #1409
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    BTW, the answer to my question re: Diane Lane's first film role was "A Little Romance", I think she was perhaps 12 or 13 at the time. It was set in Paris and then Venice. The music I was referring to was the Largo from Vivaldi's Lute Concerto in D Major RV93. Stunning music, very sweet film.


    Music starts at 1h 44' 30''


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    #1410
    IrishZeus
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    feargale wrote: »
    Clue?

    Sorry for the delay folks.

    1) Was referred to as “the lady of the House”, at times

    2) Initials J R


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    #1411
    looksee
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    I have come across that word bulbul recently, but I can't recall what it means. It may surface after a while...

    Dammit, my brain was going 'chaffinch' (in the sense of generic bird) and I was ignoring it - but turns out I should have listened - I was reading a book about India recently and that was where I saw the reference - it is in fact a bird.

    So its a bit suspect, but I am going to claim it. :D


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