Christmas Quiz
Dave 22 Dec 2000 at 17:27 GMT

If you're eager for a challenge over Christmas, or at work for the overtime when there's no work to
be done, here's a few quizes to keep you busy.
I'll post the correct answers next week. Until then, I'm locking this topic so nobody else can post
the answers!

1. (Memory test for the oldies) Each of the following represents a sum of money in old (pounds,
shillings, pence) currency. Total up all the values to get the correct answer:
A pig + A girl's name + A boy's name + A leather worker + Mars and Saturn and Venus + A poorly fish
+ A weight + A form of transport + A singer = ?

2. Can you identify the following twelve catch phrases?

(a) Ouinsidet
(b) Gegsegsegegsg
(c) abg
(d) Oaholene
(e) Ankoolger
(f) Worl
(g) /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/
(h) Sec ond
(i) Temperture
(j) Ekorts
(k) Sock Sock
(l) Rorrim

3. And the following 26 car models (past and present)?

(a) Word guessing parlour game
(b) To accompany
(c) Supporter of Charles I
(d) Supreme ruler / Gold Coin
(e) Bay in Jamaica
(f) Game played by two and fore
(g) Constellation
(h) Balearic Island
(i) Where earth/sea meet the sky
(j) Popular black and white animal
(k) Ancient military ruler of Japan
(l) Less than 14 hands high full-grown
(m) Spanish festival
(n) Star that becomes brighter
(o) Musical term
(p) City of Alhambra
(q) Great musical composer, conductor or teacher
(r) Mint / game
(s) Ski resort
(t) Member of senior body in US congress
(u) Fruit
(v) Island in the Bay of Naples
(w) French transport system
(x) Mountain chain in Spain and Mexico
(y) Ideal summer weather
(z) One colour feathered flier

The answers
Dave 28 Dec 2000 at 03:22 GMT

Below are the answers to the quiz questions:
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1. The correct total is £18 2s 9d, made up of:
Pig = a guinea (£1 1s 0d)
Girl's name = a penny (£0 0s 1d)
Boy's name = a bob (£0 1s 0d)
Leather worker = a tanner (£0 0s 6d)
Mars & Venus & Saturn = three far things = three farthings (£0 0s 0.75d)
Poorly fish = sick squid = six quid (£6 0s 0d)
Weight = a pound (£1 0s 0d)
Form of transport = penny farthing (£0 0s 1.25d)
Singer = Tenor = tenner (£10 0s 0d)

2. The catch phrases were:
(a) Ouinsidet = Inside out
(b) Gegsegsegegsg = Scrambled eggs
(c) abg = A mixed bag
(d) Oaholene = A hole in one
(e) Ankoolger = Look back in anger
(f) Worl = World without end
(g) /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/ = Reading between the lines
(h) Sec ond = A split second
(i) Temperture = A drop in temperature
(j) Ekorts = Backstroke
(k) Sock Sock = A pair of socks
(l) Rorrim = Mirror image

3. And the car models:
(a) Word guessing parlour game = Charade
(b) To accompany = Escort
(c) Supporter of Charles I = Cavalier
(d) Supreme ruler / Gold Coin =
Sovereign
(e) Bay in Jamaica = Montego
(f) Game played by two and fore
= Golf
(g) Constellation = Orion
(h) Balearic Island = Ibiza
(i) Where earth/sea meet the sky = Horizon
(j) Popular black and white animal = Panda
(k) Ancient military ruler of Japan = Shogun
(l) Less than 14 hands high full-grown
= Mustang
(m) Spanish festival = Fiesta
(n) Star that become brighter =
Nova
(o) Musical term = Allegro
(p) City of Alhambra = Granada
(q) Great musical composer, conductor or teacher = Maestro
(r) Mint / game
= Polo
(s) Ski resort = Cortina
(t) Member of senior body in US congress = Senator
(u) Fruit = Cherry
(v) Island in the Bay of Naples
= Capri
(w) French transport system = Metro
(x) Mountain chain in Spain and Mexico = Sierra
(y) Ideal summer weather = Sunny
(z) One colour feathered flier = Bluebird