Faces of 2017 – Les Gueules de 2017

Who are they? Qui sont-ils?

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Faites des commentaires si vous le souhaitez!

Reminder: no quiz 27 December

Next quiz: 3 January 2018

Clue of the week – 20 December 2017

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Clue of the week – 13 December 2017

Slasher
  
  
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Clue of the week – 29 November 2017

101^st
   
101^e
  
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Potentially useful information – 22 November 2017

Le film est sous-titré en français.

Question of the week – 15 November 2017

There was a record turnout at the Quiz this week: 26 teams!    One particular question caused a lot of discussion:

A person has two children, at least one of which is a girl; what is the probability that both are girls? 

Quelqu’un a deux enfants dont au moins une fille; quelle est la probabilité que les deux soient des filles?

What do you think?

Clue of the week – 15 November 2017

125 × 88
 
 
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Clue of the week – 8 November 2017

Brezhoneg?
   
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Clue of the week – 1 November 2017

Five rings.
   
Cinq anneaux.
   
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Potentially useful information – 25 October 2017

Clue of the week – 18 October 2017

Oldest reliable reference: England, late 16th century.
     
Plus ancienne référence solide: Angleterre, fin du 16e siècle.
  
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Clue of the week – 11 October 2017

Salt to start.
 
Du sel pour commencer.
 
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Clue of the week – 4 October 2017

Kicks.
  
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Clue of the week – 27 September 2017

Blue. 
Bleu.
  
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Question of the Week – 20 September 2017

Name the six songs and six performers. Then find the connection between the songs.
Nommer les six chansons et les six interprètes. Puis trouver le lien entre les chansons.

Clue of the week – 20 September 2017

This week it's music. You'll have to identify six songs (title and artist). Then, for a bonus, find the link.
   
Cette semaine, c'est de la musique. Il faudra identifier six chansons (titres et interprètes). Ensuite, trouver le lien pour un bonus.

Question of the week – 13 September 2017

I was a bit disappointed that nobody got the correct answer to this question at the Quiz at the Green Linnet on Wednesday:

After a performance of almost 20 years,
who is going to bow out in a fiery Grand Finale on Friday?

Après presque 20 ans de performance,
qui va tirer sa révérence dans un Grand Final embrasé ce vendredi?

Is the wording too cryptic?

Clue of the week – 13 September 2017

48 humans, 3 dogs, 1 monkey, 8 boats
  
48 humains, 3 chiens, 1 singe, 8 bateaux

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Clue of the week – 6 September 2017

English or Greek.
  
Anglais ou grec.

Coming soon...

Mr Quiz,

in collaboration with

Holger S
(formerly aus P, now aus D),

is proud to present:

The Return of the Bonus Question!

Coming soon to a Quiz near you.

Tune in on Wednesday afternoon for more information.

9 August 2017 - Guess who's presenting tonight...

Mr Quiz is away for a second week. Able-quizman Garry will be taking care of you again tonight.
See y'all next week!

Guest presenter 2 August

Mr Quiz had escaped for a short break in Madrid.

But the show goes on!

Tonight you will be in the capable hands of Garry.
Be nice to him!

Quiz of 26 July 2017 (corrected!)

There will be no bonus question at this week's Quiz, but you might find a question on this subject:
Covered Passages in Paris (sous-titres disponibles en français).

Question of the week – 5 July 2017

At last night's Quiz a team of twenty-something-year-old Americans did not know the answer to this question:

In which year was the American declaration of independence?

Make America great again!

21 June 2017

Fête de la Musique ou pas, Quiz tonight as usual!

Question of the week – 19 April 2017

Which candidate in the French presidential election considers that France would be better off as a member of the Bolivarian Alliance – whose members include Cuba and Venezuela, and include Russia, Iran and Syria as official observers – rather than remain a member of the European Union?

Quel candidat à l’élection présidentielle estime que la France ferait mieux d’adhérer à l’Alliance Bolivarienne – qui conte Cuba et le Venezuela parmi ses membres, et la Russie, l’Iran et la Syrie comme observateurs officiels – plutôt que de rester membre de l’Union Européenne ?

Special guest presenters tonight

George and Simon are filling my shoes tonight, 15 March.

Be nice to them!

Clue of the week – 15 February 2017

Asymmetric relationship. Relation asymétrique.

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Clue of the week – 25 January 2017

Scar/cicatrice.

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