For OurPTR2 members only!A little of everything...
Prizes:
1 cent for each correct answer, and an extra 10 cent if you submit 10 correct answers.
Rules:
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In the Masterchef kitchen, four young ladies competed for who baked the best chocolate cake. The ages of the contestants were 14, 17, 20 and 22. As it happens the person who came last was the oldest, whereas Cathy was three years older than the person who came second. Angela was neither the oldest nor the youngest and Iris finished ahead of the 17 year old, but didn't win. Lois was also unlucky this time and didn't win either. Can you determine who finished where and how old they are?
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3.
At a party four men danced with their wives. Fred danced the jive, while Lily watched the foxtrot. Peter and Linda danced together. Bill was magnificent during his tango and Paul excelled at the waltz. Cleo danced with Fred, but Sharon did not dance with Paul.
Who danced with whom and which dance did they each enjoy?
4.
Who was this Dutch woman and what was she notorious for?
Bonus: if you can name one thing she has in common with me (Esperanza) you'll get an extra cent. No, that we're both female or something similarly obvious doesn't count
5.
the first letters make a scottish saying
waltzing girl in Australia
round letter
the organ of smell
having green leaves throughout the entire year
a large, stocky, shaggy-haired wild ox of the Tibetan highlands
frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
unwanted email that you can eat
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard
a baked dish consisting of layers of this pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and usually meat
a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, by email, etc.
a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
esperanza's real first name
a city in the US that is often called "the Big Apple"
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep
the cold season between autumn and spring
having no known name or identity or known source
the capital of Sweden
a female parent
90° to the right of north
the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days
the planet eighth in order from the sun
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat
between 19 and 21
the capital of Canada
a written or printed work on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers
a point or place of entering
a baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow breadlike crust covered with toppings such as seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, sausage, or olives
me, myself and ...
the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree
this language
monetary unit of the United States
a brother of one's father or mother
large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet
6.
The Alvestêdetocht (Frisian, English translation: "Eleven Cities Tour") is the world's largest and longest speed skating competition and leisure skating tour, and is held irregularly in the province of Fryslan, Netherlands. The tour is not held every year, mostly because not every Dutch winter permits skating on natural ice. The tour, almost 200 km in length, is conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven historic Frisian cities, of which one is visited twice by the contestants.
Which of the below is the city visited twice by the participants?
(Yes, these are all existing names
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a. Bartlehiem
b. Hindeloopen
c. Leeuwarden
d. Sexbierum
e. Workum
7.
"drabbelkoek" is a Frisian
a. expression for a coating of mud on shoes
b. story of exactly 101 words long
c. synonym for nonsense
d. nickname for police
e. butterfried cookie
8.
Who is the head of state of the Netherlands?
a. The Prime Minister
b. The Pope
c. The Queen
d. Sinterklaas
9.
Inspector Clouseau was interrogating five suspects to find out who stole an expensive necklace from the jewellery store. Below is a summary of their statements:
Pete: it wasn't Mike
it was Jim
Jim: it wasn't Corey
it wasn't Mike
Corey: it was Mike
it wasn't Pete
Jeff: it was Corey
it was Jim
Mike: it was Jeff
it wasn't Pete
Each suspect told exactly one lie. Can you determine who stole the painting?
10.
The first letter of the capitals of the countries below make a saying.
Latvia
Oman
Spain
Turkey
Thailand
Italy
Monaco
Ecuador
Ireland
Sri Lanka
Norway
Egypt
Venezuela
Estonia
Russia
France
Oman
United States of America
Nicaragua
Djibouti
Austria
Greece
Argentina
Israel
New Zealand
