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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:15 |
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2/ princess Margaret |
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Dee the Bibliomaniac | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:16 |
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15 questions, some easier than others ;-)) |
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Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:16 |
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12 Winston Churchill |
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Dee the Bibliomaniac | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:16 |
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1 In ancient times what were pilliwinks used for 2 Which member of the Royal family was Anthony Armstrong-Jones married to 3 Who would use ciment fondu 4 Would you wear fearnought spatterdashes above or below the waist 5 For what are Burke and Hare famous 6 Which monarch was on the throne from 1649-1660 7 Why are these two dates familiar to Family Historians, 30/3/1851 and 31/3/1901 8 In which century was burial in wool a statutory requirement 9 Which coin was withdrawn from circulation on 1st January 1961 10 Which Victorian naturalist went to see on HMS Beagle 11 What is a hoy 12 Which ‘commoner’ was depicted on a commemorative crown issued in 1965 13 What was lye used for 14 What would have been put in an amphora 15 For what were Humphrey Repton and Capability Brown famous |
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Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:17 |
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Hi Dee. I'm ready :-)) Angela 15 Gardens/gardening 5 body snatching/grave-robbing |
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Julie | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:17 |
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2: Princess Margaret |
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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:18 |
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4/ I will guess below |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:18 |
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7. census dates |
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Researching: |
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Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:20 |
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9 farthing |
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Saints Alive | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:20 |
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Hi Dee 4 below the waist on ankles :-))))))))) Tankies motto Fear Naught |
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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:21 |
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1/ Torture |
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Saints Alive | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:21 |
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13 soap methinks :-)))))))))) |
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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:22 |
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3/ can be used for cement OR wood carving |
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Saints Alive | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:24 |
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No 8 16th from 1666-1680 and yes I cheated ( sorry) |
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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:24 |
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5/ body snatching |
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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:25 |
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6/ george 3rd |
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Angela now in Wilts (not North Devon) | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:26 |
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14 Smelling salts?? 10 Charles Darwin |
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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:27 |
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7/ census records |
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Saints Alive | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:28 |
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Methinks Dee has done a runner ;-)))))) Ah well time for grub Twizzle, thanks for the quiz Dee |
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Lady | Report | 24 Jul 2007 19:29 |
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8/ 14th and 15th century |
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