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Hi Guys,

This is a quiz that I was given. I don't have the answers but I'm sure if we all work on them we won't need them.

I'll list them all here and then fill them in with a name against them from the first correct answer posted on the thread.

The first two are examples to show how they work...

Examples...
1. 7 = B for S B - Brides for Seven Brothers
2. 1 = M.S D D - March. St David’s Day

23 = A.S B - April. Shakespeare's Birthday - Zippy
80 = A the W in E D - Around the World in Eighty Days - james016
3 = P. H a S - Pence. Half a Sixpence - Fogmeister
5 = F E - Finger Excercise - RichardLucas
16 = A of C - Age of Consent - finlay666
19 = O L T T - One Less Than Twenty - Paul1965
10 = A N of N - Atomic Number of Neon - RichardLucas
13 = Y of P in U S - Year of Prohibition in United States - RichardLucas
1001 = A N - Arabian Nights - jonlumb
21 = G S - Gun Salute - jonbwfc
100 = T T T - Ten Times Ten - tombolt
40 = D in the W - Days in the Wilderness - RichardLucas
366 = D in a L Y - Days in a Leap Year - tombolt
43 = A D. R in B - AD. Romans in Britain - Zippy
77 = S S - Sunset Strip - Zippy
1 = F in the G - Foot in the Grave - jonlumb
5 = G R - Gold Rings - l3v1ck
9 = M M - Mens Morris - RichardLucas
12 = O, H N - O'clock, High Noon - Fogmeister
8 = L on a S - Legs on a Spider - paul1965
1000 = Y in a M - Years in a Millenium - themcman1
6 = O the B - Over the Boundary - tombolt
39 = S by J B - Steps by John Buchan - jonlumb
12 = B S
1666 = G F of L - Great Fire of London - tombolt
144 = O G - One Gross - almost bobbdobbs
101 = D - Dalmations - jonlumb
6076 = F in an I N M - Feet in an Imperial Nautical Mile - finlay666
7 = S on a F P C - Sides on a Fifty Pence Coin - RichardLucas
9 = S in an A
1 = E on a C - Eye on a Cyclops - paul1965 (that's what I came up with too)
1902 = E of BW - End of Boer War - jonlumb
24 = M M of the O of M - Maximum Membership of the Order of Merit - Zippy
8 = N of B K C H - Number of British Kings Called Henry - paul1965
7 = C of the R - Coins of the Realm - paul1965
6 = F in a F - Feet in a Fathom - RichardLucas
11 = P in a C T - Players in a Cricket Team - jonlumb
3 = W on M W - Wheels on My Wagon - paul1965
1 = M O E - Moon Orbiting Earth - l3v1ck
12 = M of a J - Members of a Jury - Fogmeister
17 = M. S P D - March. St Patrick's Day - Fogmeister
22 = Y in a C P - Yards in a Cricket Pitch - finlay666
13 = W in a C - Witches in a Coven - RichardLucas
46 = C in a HC - Chromosomes in a Human Cell - l3v1ck
24 = C in P G - Carats in Pure Gold - RichardLucas
50 = G W A - Golden Wedding Anniversary - RichardLucas
40 = A at which L B - Age at which Life Begins - james016
25 = S J - Silver Jubilee - Zippy
3 = L R - Legged Race - RichardLucas
0 = Z H - Zero Hour - Linux_User
4 = L C - Laefed Clover - RichardLucas
1215 = M C S - Magna Carta Signed - bobbdobbs
4 = H of the A - Horsemen of the Apocalypse - RichardLucas
12 = L of H - Labours of Hercules - leeds_manc
6 = S of O and H a D of the O-Six of One and Half a Dozen of the Other-davrosG5
21 = S on a D - Sum on a Dice - Fogmeister
2001 = A S O - A Space Odyssey - timark_uk
10 = G H - Gallon Hat - RichardLucas
5 = G N M
1 = S D N a S M - Swallow Does Not a Summer Make - l3v1ck
7 = D S - Deadly Sins - l3v1ck
10 = C in a F - Chains in a Furlong - RichardLucas
20 = Q in a R - Quires in a Ream - l3v1ck
15 = F P in a T G - First Point in a Tennis Game - l3v1ck
12 = A M - Ante Meridian - Fogmeister (not sure about this one)
14 = L in a S - Lines in a Sonnet - Zippy
3 = R C - Ring Circus - RichardLucas
3210 = F. S P (H P in E) - Feet. Skafell Pike (Highest Peak in England) - RichardLucas
1066 = B of S B - Battle of Stamford Bridge - Zippy
21 = K of the D - Key of the Door - Fogmeister
12 = M in a Y - Months in a Year - tombolt
22 = T L D - Two Little Ducks - Fogmeister
30 = P W A - Pearl Wedding Anniversary - RichardLucas
26 = M in a M - Miles in a Martathon - finlay666
78 = P N in E A - Percent Nitrogen in Earth's Air - RichardLucas
5 = R on the O F - Rings on the Olympic Flag - Zippy
3 = L W - Line Whip - jonbwfc
7 = H of R - Hills of Rome - l3v1ck
9 = O O the E - One Over the Eight - RichardLucas
13 = U F S - Unlucky For Some - jonlumb
22 = C T T - Catch Twenty Two - TheProf
4 = P B - Poster Bed - RichardLucas
1086 = D S - Doomsday Survey - Fogmeister
3 = W S W T M A - When Shall We Three Meet Again - l3v1ck
1 = M W by C
1999 = Y of S E - Year of Solar Eclipse - davrosG5
64 = T D Q - Thousand Dollar Question - james016
2 = ‘S C T a C - 2's Company Threes a Crowd - finlay666
1837 = A of Q V - Accession of Queen Victoria - tombolt
-273.1 = D C. A Z - Degrees Celsius. Absolute Zero - bobbdobbs
3 = F H - French Hens - Fogmeister
5 = B in a B
3 = S to the W - Sheets to the Wind - bobbdobbs
6 = H a D - Half a Dozen - jonlumb
4 = S R of S - Square Root of Sixteen - RichardLucas
0 = D C. F P of W - Degrees Celsius. Freezing Point of Water - james016
1953 = C of Q E the S - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth the Second - tombolt
39 = B in the O T - Books in the Old Testament - bobbdobbs
3 = M - Muskateers - Fogmeister
221 = B. B S A of S H - 221b. Baker Street Address of Sherlock Holmes - james016

With a few people working on it we've managed to get about 65 of them.

The next time I'm online will prob be Saturday so I'll update the OP then.


The results so far are...

RichardLucas - 22
l3v1ck - 9
jonlumb - 8
Zippy - 8
tombolt - 7
paul1965 - 6
james016 - 5
finlay666 - 5
bobbdobbs - 5
DavrosG5 - 2
jonbwfc - 2
themcman1 - 1
Linux_User - 1
timak_UK - 1
TheProf - 1
leeds_manc - 1

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Got these ones so far:

366 Days in a Leap Year
6 Over the Boundary?
1000 Years in a Millenium
1666 Great Fire of London
12 Months in a Year
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth the Second

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-273.1 = D C. A Z
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