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Old 17-06-2009, 08:44 AM   #1
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On this day,16june.Q1,Who was born at ulverston,lancs,in 1890?Q2,Who won the battle of stoke in1487?Q3,who was banged up in lochleven castle,scotland in1567? Just a little bit of bollix to get your grey matter going for the day.
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Old 17-06-2009, 05:30 PM   #2
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On this day,16june.Q1,Who was born at ulverston,lancs,in 1890?Q2,Who won the battle of stoke in1487?Q3,who was banged up in lochleven castle,scotland in1567? Just a little bit of bollix to get your grey matter going for the day.
(A1) Stan Laurel
(A2) House of Lancaster (final battle of the war of the roses)
(A3) Mary queen of scots
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Old 17-06-2009, 11:05 PM   #3
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Whos a clever boy then? Ably assissted by Henry V111.
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no google...
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Old 17-06-2009, 11:23 PM   #5
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no google...
Dont need google,just type in "on this day"
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Old 18-06-2009, 05:33 PM   #6
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no google...
Almost!
The first answer i heard on the radio,
the second i actually remembered from school,
But the third one i wiki'd
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Ok as i answered the last set of questions i'l post the next ones.
these are image based so google wont help here!

Can you name the three locations pictured?
and for a bonus, can you name the cat in picture three?
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Ok as i answered the last set of questions i'l post the next ones.
these are image based so google wont help here!

Can you name the three locations pictured?
and for a bonus, can you name the cat in picture three?
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pic 3

Paris.RB.Albert Dock. PapaKilo?
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Pic 2 Guernsey. Probably taken from Castle Cornet around 92?
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Paris.Geurnsey.Albert dock.Defo PAPA KILO?
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Paris .Geurnsey .Albert dock .Defo PAPA KILO?
pic three was probs a bit easy for you!

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Pic 2 Guernsey. around 92?
nice shot on the year.
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Raced there 3 times over the years The paris one my mate Jeff Edwards was racing in it,got a picture of him somewhere afterwards with princess margaret giving out the trophies.
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