2011 Christmas Quiz (please read post 1 before replying).

[RoyW]

As suggested in another thread, I thought that some people might like a Christmas quiz.

There will be 5 rounds, each with 12 questions, and the answers will all involve wildlife (or perhaps places) that might be discussed in threads on WAB. New questions will be posted each weekend, with the answers given at the end of December. Each round will be different, so if you don't like the style of the questions in previous rounds it may still be worth you looking back - it's just a bit of fun so it doesn't matter if you only answer a few rounds.

Please don't post answers on this thread (just in case others don't want to see them), but by all means send me your answers by private message if you want to - either as soon as you have the answers to a round, or during the last week of December (I'll clear my mailbox!).


No prizes, and I'll apologise in advance for any problems that there may be with questions and/or answers (my decision on what constitutes the correct answer is final though!).


Good luck - and I won't be giving out futher clues or telling you whether answers you decide to send me are correct (so don't ask!).

[RoyW]

Round 1.

Crossword style clues.

1. Backwoods friends tame animal is a curiously shaped moth.

2. Make the point first when raising a glass and saying a few words for this fierce predator.

3. A garden bird in winter, breeding in conifers where a silicon covering might provide protection from the needles!

4. Butterfly requests silence surrounding the temperature of a shopping precinct.

5. Could partial burning secure a solution to sort out this agricultural weed.

6. Bird the French initially hunted for fashion in Victorian times.

7. Poisonous growth in the countryside - a result of a hated mix preceeding common agricultural policy.

8. Looking for a striped invertebrate, Pa got confused with a couple of directions - Peter Parker followed but lost the man.

9. Found hiding in marshy areas there is no end to the marksman tailing the young Esox lucius without a weapon.

10. An honoured quest, our monarch, though commonly considered to lack warmth - and perhaps a malicious person?

11. To many "a bug" perhaps? Sounds like the result of a 1960s pop brawl.

12. Resident on heathland and coasts, a mustelid takes in methane and a noble gas, with hydrogen mostly exhaled.

[shenk1]

I think i,ve had too many and i,m seeing everything in Dutch x 2

I,ll have to think about these

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by shenk1

I,ll have to think about these

The answers aren't intended to be easy (although some might be). There'll be plenty of time to think about most of them as well.

And before anyone asks what the questions have got to do with Christmas, the Christmas questions will be posted in the final round on Christmas Eve - a round that will have loads of bonus points available.

[pressld2]

Nice one Roy! I've got the three easy ones (2, 7 and 8) but the rest will need a bit more thinking about!

Dave P.

[Shrike]

i think i know 6 and could have a reasonable guess at 3 ,the rest are beyond me for this round, i cant do crypties.is it worth p.m'ing just 2 answers for this round ?

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by Shrike

i think i know 6 and could have a reasonable guess at 3 ,the rest are beyond me for this round, i cant do crypties.is it worth p.m'ing just 2 answers for this round ?

You can PM any answers you feel like, each round will stay open until the end of the month though (I'll post the answers, and the top scorers from anyone who has sent answers to me on New Years Day).

If I do get answers sent to me earlier I'll post to say which answers have been worked out (at least 5 so far perhaps?), but I won't say who has got them right!

I don't see any reason why you can't get help from friends that do like cryptic clues if you know any (you may have to help them with the wildlife!).

[Deb London]

Haven't studied these yet. Looks like a good game.

Please can you give the number of letters in each answer. Even Araucaria usually provides thus much information, LOL. (Mind you I picked up one of his the other day, saw that the crossword wasn't numbered and realised that this wasn't a mistake. Needless to say, I swiftly put it down again.)

Thanks Roy (or shall we call you A-ROY-caria)?

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by Deb London

Please can you give the number of letters in each answer.

I said no clues
...but this request seems reasonable, so:



Round 1. (again - now with the number of letters for each answer given).

Crossword style clues.

1. Backwoods friends tame animal is a curiously shaped moth. (6)

2. Make the point first when raising a glass and saying a few words for this fierce predator. (5)

3. A garden bird in winter, breeding in conifers where a silicon covering might provide protection from the needles! (6)

4. Butterfly requests silence surrounding the temperature of a shopping precinct. (10)

5. Could partial burning secure a solution to sort out this agricultural weed. (8)

6. Bird the French initially hunted for fashion in Victorian times. (11)

7. Poisonous growth in the countryside - a result of a hated mix preceeding common agricultural policy. (8)

8. Looking for a striped invertebrate, Pa got confused with a couple of directions - Peter Parker followed but lost the man. (10)

9. Found hiding in marshy areas there is no end to the marksman tailing the young Esox lucius without a weapon. (9)

10. An honoured quest, our monarch, though commonly considered to lack warmth - and perhaps a malicious person? (5)

11. To many "a bug" perhaps? Sounds like the result of a 1960s pop brawl. (17)

12. Resident on heathland and coasts, a mustelid takes in methane and a noble gas, with hydrogen mostly exhaled. (9)




I hope that's appreciated - I had to learn to count!

If anyone really wants/needs to know, future rounds will be 'Anagrams', 'Odd one out', and a 'picture round', with the final 'seasonal' round consisting of a mix of the type of questions in rounds 1-4.

[Deb London]

Please check number one does not have a spelling mistake.

Counting is always easier if you split answers into words and give each a number of letters. For example, since I can't think of a 10 letter butterfly:

4. Butterfly requests silence surrounding the temperature of a shopping precinct. (10)

might be

4. Butterfly requests silence surrounding the temperature of a shopping precinct. (5,5)

I'm not saying it is mind you.....

Thanks Roy, the quiz has just got a bit easier for me.