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17-06-2009, 08:44 AM
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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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17-06-2009, 05:30 PM
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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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(A1) Stan Laurel
(A2) House of Lancaster (final battle of the war of the roses)
(A3) Mary queen of scots
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17-06-2009, 11:05 PM
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Whos a clever boy then? Ably assissted by Henry V111.
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17-06-2009, 11:20 PM
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Whos a clever boy then? Ably assissted by Henry V111.
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no google...
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17-06-2009, 11:23 PM
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no google...
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Dont need google,just type in "on this day"
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18-06-2009, 05:33 PM
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no google...
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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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20-06-2009, 12:04 PM
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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?
pic 1
pic 2
pic 3
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20-06-2009, 02:48 PM
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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?
pic 1
pic 2
pic 3
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Paris.RB.Albert Dock. PapaKilo?
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20-06-2009, 03:13 PM
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Pic 2 Guernsey. Probably taken from Castle Cornet around 92?
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20-06-2009, 03:30 PM
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Paris.Geurnsey.Albert dock.Defo PAPA KILO?
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20-06-2009, 07:00 PM
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Quote:
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Paris .Geurnsey .Albert dock .Defo PAPA KILO?
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pic three was probs a bit easy for you!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
Pic 2 Guernsey. around 92?
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nice shot on the year.
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20-06-2009, 07:20 PM
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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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