Clue of the Week - Quiz 24 February 2016

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Favourite question of the week - 17 February 2016

In Gargantua by Rabelais, the hero tries several options before deciding that a goose provides the best results; what does he use the goose for:

1. he eats it in a soup; 
2. he makes a quilt from its feathers;
3. he wipes his arse with it?

Dans Gargantua de Rabelais, le héros essaie plusieurs options avant de décider qu’une oie donne le meilleur résultat ; que fait-il de l’oie :

1. il la mange dans une soupe ; 
2. il fait une couette de ses plumes ; 
3. il se torche le cul avec ?

Clue of the Week - Quiz 17 February 2016

Melissa

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Clue of the Week - Quiz 10 February 2016

sin

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Archimedes

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Can(n)es

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One Direction

Clue of the Week - Quiz 13 January 2016

Cocktail accessory?

Bonus Question

Due to popular demand, the Bonus Question is back!
À la demande générale, la Question Bonus est de retour!

As in the past, the first clue will be published on the Blog sometime on Wednesday afternoon.  This blog clue will not be repeated at the Quiz, but four other clues will be announced live.

Comme dans le passé, un premier indice sera publié sur le Blog durant l'après-midi de mercredi. Cet indice ne sera pas réitéré le soir au Quiz, mais quatre autres indices seront annoncés en direct.

Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise daoibh uile!

The first Quiz of 2016 will be a look back at the events – good and bad, happy and sad – of 2015.

Pour le premier Quiz de 2016 on va passer en revue les événements – bons et mauvais, heureux et tristes – de l'année 2015.

Christmas Quiz 2015

The last Quiz of the year is, as usual, the Christmas Quiz. This year it takes place on Wednesday 23 December.  And don't worry, it's not all about the Bible.

Le dernier Quiz de l'année est, comme d’habitude, le Quiz de Noël.  Cette année c'est le mercredi 23 décembre.  Et ne vous en faites pas, ce n'est pas tout sur la Bible.

Logical sequence (Quiz of 25 Nov 2015)

This question proved difficult and very few teams got the answer last night.
Cette question s'est avérée difficile et peu d'équipes ont trouvé la bonne réponse hier soir.

What number comes next in the sequence:
13, 17, 31, 37, 71, 73, 79, 97 …?

Quelle est la suite de cette séquence :
13, 17, 31, 37, 71, 73, 79, 97 … ?

(Hint: I didn't ask where the sequence could have started.)
(Indice: Je ne demande pas où la séquence aurait pu commencer.)

Green Linnet Quiz 18 Nov 2015

As a great man once said:

Green Linnet Quiz 11 Nov 2015

The Green Linnet Quiz takes place as usual tonight, 11 November 2015.
Le Quiz du Green Linnet aura lieu comme d'habitude ce soir, le 11 novembre 2015.

Numbers question from 7 October 2015

The calculation question from last week's Quiz posed problems for most teams. Can you work it out?

La question calcul du Quiz de la semaine dernière a posé des problèmes pour la plupart des équipes. Seras-tu capable de la résoudre?

Entry fees for a museum are €3.00 for adults, €2.00 for students, €0.48 for children. Yesterday, 500 people visited the museum and the total take was €500. There were more adults than students.
How many children were there?

Les tarifs pour un musée sont 3€ pour adultes, 2€ pour étudiants et 0,48€ pour enfants. Hier, 500 personnes ont visité le musée et le total des recettes étaient de 500€. Il y avait plus d’adultes que d’étudiants.
Combien d’enfants y avait-il ?

Summer 2015

Mr Quiz is taking his annual break from mid-July to mid-August this year. But as usual, the show goes on!

For the next few weeks the Quiz at the Green Linnet will be hosted by Garry, assisted by various guest presenters.

Mr Quiz is still writing the questions, so the style will remain the same. Be prepared for some  USA-inspired questions:

usa2015.eblana.eu

Erratum - Quiz 4 March 2015

In last night's Quiz I had to cancel a question due to a typo in the transcript. In the heat of the moment I couldn't find the mistake and correct it.

So, here is the question as it should have been:

If x/x – x/2 + x/4 = x/12

what is the value of x?

Clue of the week - Quiz 10 December 2014

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Bonus question is back... for this week at least (10 December 2014)

Don't forget to check the blog on Wednesday afternoon.     N'oubliez-pas de regarder le blog mercredi après-midi.

La rentrée de Mr Quiz, c'est ce soir!

I'm happy to say I survived my escapade estivale!

Thanks to Holger, Garry, Peter and Simon who stood in for me my during my absence.

See you later!

Páraic.