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Prize Quiz - £10 Note to first to Answer All Questions Correctly

Welcome to The Baggy Prize Quiz - a nice new crisp plastic £10.00 Note will be posted Anywhere in the World to the first to answer all questions correctly. A Few Ground Rules - please respond in the Comments Column of the Blog - Not Facebook. I will not be telling anyone what questions they got right or wrong - you will find out when we have a winner!

Obviously some of  the questions won't be entirely straightforward as anybody can go to Google and get the answer so get your cryptic head on and think out of the box a bit!

Question 1. Where am I ? : Here you will find a James and a Charles . One of my districts sounds stupid and has a Hispanic pub , another is not really "The End of The World" . There is also A White Lady and a large safe harbour.

Question 2. What Car Am I? : I was only produced from 1966 - 1967 being the last of the line . I am British . I am nearly 1.5 metric tonnes in weight and have a cubic capacity of  3 litres. I have triple SU Carburettors. My factory was badly damaged by bombing in WW11. I only sold 109 as this end of line model.

Question 3. Where am I ? I am guarded by "Egg Castle" ( English translation) .There are approximately one million inhabitants in the City and some 3.5 million in the greater administrative area . I was heavily bombed during WW11 . One can see Gracie's favourite home from here.

Question 4. Who am I ?: I was born in 1942 and was educated at Campbell College in Belfast. I donned my first country's international jersey / shirt in 1964 and played my last international against Australia in 1979. I am a solicitor by profession.  I was well known for the "scissors "movement.   "A true Ulster Legend" (Belfast Telegraph).

Question 5. What am I?: I play a big part in South Indian cuisine . I am 88% water , 10% Carbohydrate and 1% Protein & Fat. I contain diverse   phytochemicals . In the 19th Century I was used extensively as a medication at sea. I go well with "juniper juice"!

Question 6. Who am I?: I was born in 1797 and am best known for monumental "military cock up" It is still to day not 100% known how much of a prime mover I was in the venture - some say "Lucky's" antecedent gave the actual order and therefore I was merely carrying out orders. Interestingly another piece of apparel is named after this battle!

Question 7. Where am I? : I was a Portuguese colony first , then Dutch and finally British till independence though part of my territory remained fiercely independent during Dutch rule. in 1972 I changed my name. My main economy is agriculture based and even now things seem "rosy" . My climate seems to average between 25 - 32 Centigrade .

Question 8. Where am I?: I was founded in 5th Century BC. I have been Roman , Byzantine , Portuguese ,British French , Spanish & International! Latterly I have been incorporated into my surrounding country. The squashed fly was exiled here!
You can start your journey here as per David , Stephen & Graham !

Question 9. Who am I? : I was born in 1926 . I never could seem to work out my sexual orientation though later in life became mainly "straight" after "batting for the other side" in my formative years. I used to be heavily into surrealist art which I continued as a serious collector but drifted into Jazz & Blues where I made a big name for myself. I loved fishing and big hats!

Question 10. What am I?: I evolved because of the U boat menace of WW1 and was named after my home port in Ireland. a VC was won aboard one of these. The "Edgehill" was a WW11 example . The last British patrol of these ended in 1943.

Good Luck Everone!

Comments

  1. 1. Camden
    2. Alvis TF21
    3. Naples
    4. Mike Gibson
    5. An onion
    6. James Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan
    7. Sri Lanka
    8. Tunisia
    9. Miles Davis
    10. A Q-ship

    This has taken up far too much of my day Baggy and still not sure about no.8! Can’t find any evidence of the “squashed fly” being in Morocco! ��
    Kate x

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    1. Hello Kate a Jolly good effort - some right - some wrong!

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  2. How about:
    1. Edinburgh
    2. Alvis TF21
    3. Naples
    4. Mike Gibson
    5. Onion
    6. James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
    7. Sri Lanka
    8. Sardinia
    9. George Melly
    10. Q-ship

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  3. Hello Michael - an excellent effort ! Some right - Some wrong !

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  4. 1. Newcastle
    2. Alvis TF21
    3. Naples
    4. Mike Gibson
    5. onion
    6. James Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan
    7. Sri Lanka
    8. Tunisia
    9. George Melly
    10. A Q-ship

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  5. Hello Pat excellent some right some wrong

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