....oh lay your hands....

Emergency blip...another of my birthday presents...can you guess what it is?

Busy, busy first day back at work....hebs and I managed to spend a grand total of 4 1/2 minutes together today....she was late into work due to traffic hold ups and we met up for 1 and a half minutes at break and 3 minutes at lunch time.

We have two late finishes this week.....Wednesday and Thursday....nothing like getting back in gently!

Quiz League again tonight, home match against third placed Ramsbottom Cricket Club.

Round 1...won 6-4
Round 2 Individual questions...won 8-6 my Disney land question making the difference
Total...14-10
Round 3...lost 6-9
Total...20-19
Round 4...on Autobiographies....won 4-2

Half time score 24-21

Round 5... drew 8-8
Total 32-29
Roound 6...4 points or two questions...won 12-6
Total 44-35
Round 7 ...Individuals again....lost 5-8
Total 49-43
Round 8...won 8-4

Final score 57-47

Other results went our way and we leap-frogged two teams into third place.......only two games still to go.

Some for you to try.
1. In the radio series "The Goons" what was the name of the retired Indian Major?
2. An Beybel Sans is the "The Bible" in which Celtic language?
3. When Disney land opened in 1955 which "area" featured an exhibition called Canal boats of the world?
4. Which group were known as Winchester Geese because the houses they lived in at Bankside in London were owned by the Bishops of Winchester?
5. Which business man's autobiography is titled "What you see is what you get"?
6. Which former world boxing champion's autobiography is titled "Cyclone"?
7. Terri Hatcher joined the "Gold Rush" and became a cheerleader for which US football team?
8. Which singer died in 1991 and reputedly had his ashes scattered on Lake Geneva?
9. Which music star died in 2001 and in accordance with his Krishna belief had his ashes scattered in the River Ganges?
10. Which group of crime fighters comprised Alan Quartermain, Minah Harker, Captain Nemo, Edward Hyde and the Invisible Man?

Das vidanya moy padruga.





Answers
1. Bloodknock
2. Cornish
3. Fantasy Land ( a complete guess on my part!)
4. Prostitutes
5. Sir Alan Sugar
6. Barry McGuigan
7. San Francisco 49 ers
8. Freddy Mercury
9. George Harrison
10. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

oh...and the photo...it's a hand warmer for when I go fishing!