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Bbc Quiz: Week 13

A half-decent score of 4 for me this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52046462 Brainiac has already reported his/her score on another thread but I won't repeat it here in order to save...
20:59 Fri 27th Mar 202075 answers, last by Buenchico 17:16 Sat 28th Mar 2020
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Bbc Quiz : Week 12

Yes, I know that I'm posting this ridiculously late this week but the side-effects of my chemo treatment prevented me from getting to my computer earlier on. I hope that most of the regulars, and...
02:21 Sat 21st Mar 202038 answers, last by Buenchico 03:18 Sun 22nd Mar 2020
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Hand Washing Made Clear ;-)

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9FFVnigLEE/...
07:04 Wed 18th Mar 20203 answers, last by emmie 07:33 Wed 18th Mar 2020
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Rip Roy Hudd

With the C-word having knocked nearly all other news off the BBC News website, it's left to our local rag to report on the passing of one of Aunty Beeb's longest-serving geniuses:...
20:25 Mon 16th Mar 20206 answers, last by Caran 23:56 Mon 16th Mar 2020
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Bbc Quiz : Week 11

It looked easy to me this week - but it wasn't! After a couple of good weeks, I'm back to my bog standard score of 3 again :( Nice and easy for you lot to beat me then!...
21:25 Fri 13th Mar 202053 answers, last by Buenchico 20:28 Sat 14th Mar 2020
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Well Khandro's Doing It, . . .

. . . so why shouldn't I? Posting relatively obscure, but undoubtedly beautiful, poetry that is. Here's my offering: " It was on that day when the sun’s ray was darkened in pity for its Maker, that...
00:52 Fri 13th Mar 20209 answers, last by Coppit 10:04 Sun 15th Mar 2020
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Planning A Trip To Italy?

Anyone planning a trip to Italy should note that all of the areas shown in red here will be under quarantine until at least April 3rd, with nobody allowed in or out without good reason:...
01:36 Sun 08th Mar 202021 answers, last by Peter Pedant 15:47 Mon 09th Mar 2020
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Bbc Quiz: Week 10

I reckon that it a 'middling' week in terms of difficulty this week. I managed to score 5 but that was only because (a) there's a 'freebie' question, where all the responses offered are correct ; and...
21:18 Fri 06th Mar 202079 answers, last by Buenchico 00:42 Sat 14th Mar 2020
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What Hope Is There . . .

. . . for the world when even 007 can't defeat Covid-19? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51744374...
20:54 Wed 04th Mar 202013 answers, last by nailit 22:07 Wed 04th Mar 2020
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Bbc Quiz : Week 9

Good news (1): You can't score zero this week because there's one of those question where all the answers are correct. Good news (2): It's dead easy this week. (Well, I think it is, anyway!) Bad news:...
21:02 Fri 28th Feb 202091 answers, last by tonyav 02:32 Sun 01st Mar 2020
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Bbc Quiz : Week 8

Good news: You can't score zero this week because there's a question with three correct reponses offered to it. Bad news: The first question is about the Brit Awards, which most people here usually...
21:17 Fri 21st Feb 202079 answers, last by Buenchico 20:50 Sat 22nd Feb 2020
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Have You Ever . . .

. . . bought something and then wondered what you're actually going to do with it? Today I bought a camera from a friend for £100. It's got such a good specification that, at that price, I simply...
21:58 Thu 20th Feb 202046 answers, last by rowanwitch 19:39 Fri 21st Feb 2020
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World Music : Post 3 Of 3

This is the music of Réunion, in the traditional maloya form, performed here by 11-year-old Soan in last year's Voice of Kids France competition. He's note-perfect and with excellent phrasing. (He's...
22:17 Fri 14th Feb 202015 answers, last by Mamyalynne 00:43 Mon 17th Feb 2020
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World Music : Post 2 Of 3

Just like my previous post, this is the music of Mali. However it's totally different, with a funky jazz feel to it. The wonderful Oumou Sangaré performs 'Yala':...
22:16 Fri 14th Feb 20201 answer, last by roopower 11:07 Sat 15th Feb 2020
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World Music : Post 1 Of 3

I came across an album in an Oxfam shop the other day that I wasn't unfamiliar with. (Indeed, I think I might have actually owned a copy at some time in the past, although I've no idea what could have...
22:14 Fri 14th Feb 20201 answer, last by roopower 11:06 Sat 15th Feb 2020
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Bbc Quiz : Week 7

I know that most of you lot will be . . (a) enjoying a candle-lit supper with a gorgeous partner ; or (b) stuffing yourself full of all those Valentine's Day choccies that you've been sent today ; or...
20:59 Fri 14th Feb 202074 answers, last by -SharonA- 19:32 Fri 21st Feb 2020
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Bbc Quiz : Week 6

Is there an award for consistency? If so, I wanna claim it as my own! Yet another lowly 3 for me this week :( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51375770...
21:04 Fri 07th Feb 202092 answers, last by Buenchico 20:40 Sat 08th Feb 2020
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Bbc Quiz: Week 5

(With apologies for posting late). Why do I bother though? Just my usual bog standard score of 3 out of 7 again! However I reckon that it's definitely one of the trickier weeks, so perhaps not...
23:24 Fri 31st Jan 202082 answers, last by Buenchico 18:55 Sat 01st Feb 2020
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Iced Coffee!

Just a little good news story for fellow cat-lovers who might have missed it on the BBC website: https://tinyurl.com/wsew5s3 If I'd been lucky enough to adopt them, I'd have named them Starbuck, Costa...
23:51 Sat 25th Jan 202010 answers, last by pastafreak 12:24 Sun 26th Jan 2020
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Bbc Quiz : Week 4

Thanks to Tilly2 for taking the helm last week. Normal service is now resumed though, which means that I've scored a pathetic 3 out of 7 (which is even worse when you take into consideration that it's...
19:57 Fri 24th Jan 202089 answers, last by Buenchico 18:12 Sat 25th Jan 2020

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