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zico 12:01 Sun Aug 4
Daily Quiz anyone? New month of AUGUST thread
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OK. So here's the month of AUGUST quiz thread.
You know the rules. Don't post your answers before the quizzer does.
Don't forget to post your scores
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zico
8:42 Fri Aug 30
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Tough General Knowledge
1. Prince William has a degree in which subject?
2. Macau, a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a former colony of which country?
3. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is in which country?
4. Named after a scientist what sort of cage is an enclosure used to block electromagnetic fields?
5. What common term is used for clouds made up of rows of cirrocumulus clouds displaying a pattern similar in appearance to fish scales?
6. Which three initials literally means "what was to be shown"?
7. What cost 37 pence in 1987?
8. Which group of islands were once called "the Sandwich Islands"?
9. The Lamborghini logo has a golden image of what sort of animal?
10. Who is best known for the 1974 hit "I've Got the Music in Me" and her 1976 duet with Elton John, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"?
11. Which online payments system was established in 1998 under the name Confinity?
12. In which month is St Swithin's Day?
13. “Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter”, is the new motto of what?
14. Can you name the man who infamously entered the Queen's bedroom in Buckingham Palace in 1982?
15. Which actor player football manager Brian Clough in The Damned United? For a bonus point who played Peter Taylor?
16. The Van Gogh Museum is in which European city?
17. What's the first name of astronomer Halley, famous for giving his name to a comet which appears every 76-years?
18. "Nessun dorma" is an aria from the final act of which opera?
19. The Auld Alliance is an alliance made in 1295 between France and which other country?
20. What is the only mammal born with horns?
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zebthecat
12:27 Fri Aug 30
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17 today thanks zico
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mallard
10:51 Thu Aug 29
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Orange = 13
Shapes = 15
Thanks Zico
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Westside
10:13 Thu Aug 29
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10. Thanks Zico.
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zico
7:38 Thu Aug 29
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Shapes Quiz
1. What shape is a UK 'give way' road sign?
Triangle
2. What shape are bees' honeycombs?
Hexagonal
3. The Pentagon, the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defence, is located in which State?
Virginia
4. What shape is cordate?
Heart shaped
5. What is the three-dimensional version of an oval called?
Ovoid
6. In geometry, a balbis is a geometric shape that is the same shape as which letter?
The letter 'H'
7. What name is given in geometry to a 12-sided regular polygon?
Dodecagon
8. How many degrees are there in each interior angle of a regular hexagon?
120 degrees
9. What shape is a 3D object shaped like a ball where every point on the surface is the same distance from the centre?
Sphere
10. What name is given to a triangle with all its sides of different lengths?
Scalene triangle
11. Which muscle in the shoulder is so called because it resembles a Greek letter?
Deltoid (named after the Greek capital letter delta)
12. What shape is described as a three-dimensional object with a circular base that narrows smoothly toward a point called the apex?
A cone
13. The Oval Office is located in which wing of the White House?
The West Wing
14. The flags of which two European countries are square shaped? Point for each.
Switzerland and Vatican City
15. DNA is a molecule shaped like a ladder that's twisted into a coil configuration to form a double what?
Helix
16. Which lake in Hyde Park, London, takes its name from its curving shape?
The Serpentine
17. In geometry, what name is given to a nine-sided polygon?
Nonagon
18. Whose book “The Shape of Things to Come” was first published in 1933?
H. G. Wells
19. Which car manufacturer’s logo features a three-point star?
Mercedes-Benz
20. Five Premier League Clubs this season have badges that are a circle. Name them all for 5 points.
Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Leicester, Manchester City
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zico
12:39 Thu Aug 29
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Shapes Quiz
1. What shape is a UK 'give way' road sign?
2. What shape are bees' honeycombs?
3. The Pentagon, the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defence, is located in which State?
4. What shape is cordate?
5. What is the three-dimensional version of an oval called?
6. In geometry, a balbis is a geometric shape that is the same shape as which letter?
7. What name is given in geometry to a 12-sided regular polygon?
8. How many degrees are there in each interior angle of a regular hexagon?
9. What shape is a 3D object shaped like a ball where every point on the surface is the same distance from the centre?
10. What name is given to a triangle with all its sides of different lengths?
11. Which muscle in the shoulder is so called because it resembles a Greek letter?
12. What shape is described as a three-dimensional object with a circular base that narrows smoothly toward a point called the apex?
13. The Oval Office is located in which wing of the White House?
14. The flags of which two European countries are square shaped? Point for each.
15. DNA is a molecule shaped like a ladder that's twisted into a coil configuration to form a double what?
16. Which lake in Hyde Park, London, takes its name from its curving shape?
17. In geometry, what name is given to a nine-sided polygon?
18. Whose book “The Shape of Things to Come” was first published in 1933?
19. Which car manufacturer’s logo features a three-point star?
20. Five Premier League Clubs this season have badges that are a circle. Name them all for 5 points.
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Westside
1:57 Thu Aug 29
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12. Thanks Zico.
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zebthecat
11:49 Wed Aug 28
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17 today thanks zico.
Much more like it.
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zico
10:33 Wed Aug 28
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sorry gents site hassle again.
Orange Quiz
1. In the song 'Oranges and Lemons' which bells says "when will you pay me?"?
Old Bailey
2. The Orange River is the longest river in which country?
South Africa
3. The House of Orange-Nassau is the current reigning house of which country?
Netherlands
4. How many segments are there in a Terry's Chocolate Orange?
20 segments
5. Orange Man was a British television advertisement for which soft drink?
Tango
6. The logo of the banking corporation ING is an orange what?
Lion
7. Name the largest city of the Spanish community of Andalusia that has given its name to a bitter orange?
Seville
8. Did the word 'orange' come first in the English language for the fruit or the colour?
The fruit came first
9. Orange blossom flowers are always what colour?
White
10. William III of Orange became King of England in 1689 after what revolution?
The Glorious Revolution
11. Orange marches are parades by members of the Orange Order most notably in Northern Ireland during which month?
July
12. Agent Orange is a herbicide chemical widely known for its use in which war?
Vietnam War
13. The orange sweet potato is often known by what name in North America?
Yam
14. Who played Mr. Orange in the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs?
Tim Roth
15. What is the name of the cocktail often just called 'vodka and orange'?
Screwdriver
16. The central character in the 1979 film A Clockwork Orange has a particular interest in which composer's classical music?
Beethoven's
17. What, with a main span of 4,200 feet and a total height of 746 feet, is painted International Orange?
Golden Gate Bridge
18. If you were dining on "orange roughy" in a restaurant, what would you be eating?
Fish
19. What country is the largest producer of oranges?
Brazil
20. What is an orange pippin?
Apple
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zico
10:24 Wed Aug 28
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Back to the colours!
Orange Quiz
1. In the song 'Oranges and Lemons' which bells says "when will you pay me?"?
2. The Orange River is the longest river in which country?
3. The House of Orange-Nassau is the current reigning house of which country?
4. How many segments are there in a Terry's Chocolate Orange?
5. Orange Man was a British television advertisement for which soft drink?
6. The logo of the banking corporation ING is an orange what?
7. Name the largest city of the Spanish community of Andalusia that has given its name to a bitter orange?
8. Did the word 'orange' come first in the English language for the fruit or the colour?
9. Orange blossom flowers are always what colour?
10. William III of Orange became King of England in 1689 after what revolution?
11. Orange marches are parades by members of the Orange Order most notably in Northern Ireland during which month?
12. Agent Orange is a herbicide chemical widely known for its use in which war?
13. The orange sweet potato is often known by what name in North America?
14. Who played Mr. Orange in the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs?
15. What is the name of the cocktail often just called 'vodka and orange'?
16. The central character in the 1979 film A Clockwork Orange has a particular interest in which composer's classical music?
17. What, with a main span of 4,200 feet and a total height of 746 feet, is painted International Orange?
18. If you were dining on "orange roughy" in a restaurant, what would you be eating?
19. What country is the largest producer of oranges?
20. What is an orange pippin?
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zebthecat
1:14 Wed Aug 28
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11 today thanks zico.
Exit pursued by a bear.
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zico
10:10 Tue Aug 27
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Ha ha, very good East, I'll move it on the Twelfth Night so hopefully All's Well That Ends Well !
Seriously, it's working ok here at the moment so once they cut ties totally that's when I will move it over, although if this one gets impossible again I'll move over quicker.
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easthammer
9:55 Tue Aug 27
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15 for today thanks Zico
Are you going to migrate this to the new site?
Is it to be or not to be?🙂
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Westside
7:57 Tue Aug 27
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8. Thanks Zico.
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zico
7:48 Tue Aug 27
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Shakespeare Revisited Quiz – without answers attached!!
1. Anne Hathaway was of course Shakespeare’s wife. How many years older was Anne to William, was it two, five or eight?
Eight
2. For two points what are the surnames of title characters Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet
3. Back in 2022 which two icons of British film and theatre were given the Freedom of Stratford-upon-Avon? Hint one is a Sir and the other is a Dame.
Dame Judi Dench and Sir Kenneth Branagh
4. Buried in Stratford upon Avon, William Shakespeare was commemorated in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey with a monument in 1740, over a century after his death. However, who was the “first” poet interred in Poets' Corner in 1400, was it Charles Dickens, Geoffrey Chaucer or Robert Browning?
Geoffrey Chaucer (Depending on who you believe it wasn’t because of his literary prowess though. It was either due to his position as Clerk of the King’s Works or the fact that he lived in apartments in the abbey. However, the presence of Chaucer's grave eventually served as a focal point for future burials of literary greats and in time, it became customary to honour great literary artists with a burial in Westminster Abbey.)
5. A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in which year approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre. Was it 1987, 1997 or 2007?
1997
6. As stated in the botched quiz nearly all of Uranus 28 confirmed moons have Shakespearean names. Which William discovered the first two moons, Titania and Oberon, in 1787?
Herschel
7. Shakespeare lived and wrote most of his plays during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)—the Elizabethan era--and ended his career during the early years of the reign of which English King (1603-1625)—the Jacobean era?
James I - ( not to be confused with the reign of King James VI of Scotland)
8. The Comedy of Errors is of course Shakespeare’s shortest play. It’s set in the Ancient Greek city of Ephesus which was home to which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Temple of Artemis
9. Shakespeare’s longest play is of course Hamlet. Which famous actors 1948 moody black-and-white Hamlet won Best Picture and Best Actor Academy Awards and is as of 2024, the only Shakespeare film to have done so?
Laurence Olivier
10. The Tempest is a play by Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. Who is the wizard and protagonist of The Tempest?
Prospero
11. Also known as the Weird Sisters, Weyward Sisters or Wayward Sisters how many Witches are in the play Macbeth?
Three
12. Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate is an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. A film version of the same name was released in 1953. Which former Dallas star and singer was in the role of as Fred Graham / "Petruchio"?
Howard Keel
13. Hamlet is set in Denmark. Name the capital city of Denmark?
Copenhagen
14. Twelfth Night is the only one of Shakespeare’s plays to have an alternative title. What is this alternative title, is it “The be all and end all”, “What You Will” or “That way madness lies”.
“What You Will – The other two are Shakespearean quotes.
15. The Chandos portrait is the most famous of the portraits that are believed to depict William Shakespeare. True or False, Shakespeare in the portrait wears a gold hooped earring in his left ear?
True
16. 2005 BBC One's ShakespeaRe-Told - in the episode of A Midsummer Night's Dream the character of Nick Bottom is played by which Lancashire comedian?
Johnny Vegas
17. Who played Juliet in the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, was it Claire Foy, Claire Danes or Claire Forlani?
Claire Danes
18. The Winter's Tale contains the most famous of Shakespearean stage directions: Exit, pursued by a bear, presaging the offstage death of which character, was it Antigonus, Leontes or Polixenes?
Antigonus
19. In the 20th century, who was the actor who most frequently grappled with the demands of the play King Lear, both directing and acting in it throughout his long career. He first played the role in 1931, at the age of 27 and his final performance was in the Renaissance Theatre Company's radio production in 1994, at the age of 90?
Sir John Gielgud
20. Shakespeare’s Othello is subtitled “The Moor of Venice”, and as such the play has a few scenes at the beginning set in Renaissance Venice. However, most of the play is set on which island?
Cyprus
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zico
11:38 Tue Aug 27
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Let's have another go!
Shakespeare Revisited Quiz – without answers attached!!
1. Anne Hathaway was of course Shakespeare’s wife. How many years older was Anne to William, was it two, five or eight?
2. For two points what are the surnames of title characters Romeo and Juliet?
3. Back in 2022 which two icons of British film and theatre were given the Freedom of Stratford-upon-Avon? Hint one is a Sir and the other is a Dame.
4. Buried in Stratford upon Avon, William Shakespeare was commemorated in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey with a monument in 1740, over a century after his death. However, who was the “first” poet interred in Poets' Corner in 1400, was it Charles Dickens, Geoffrey Chaucer or Robert Browning?
5. A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in which year approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre. Was it 1987, 1997 or 2007?
6. As stated in the botched quiz nearly all of Uranus 28 confirmed moons have Shakespearean names. Which William discovered the first two moons, Titania and Oberon, in 1787?
7. Shakespeare lived and wrote most of his plays during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)—the Elizabethan era--and ended his career during the early years of the reign of which English King (1603-1625)—the Jacobean era?
8. The Comedy of Errors is of course Shakespeare’s shortest play. It’s set in the Ancient Greek city of Ephesus which was home to which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
9. Shakespeare’s longest play is of course Hamlet. Which famous actors 1948 moody black-and-white Hamlet won Best Picture and Best Actor Academy Awards and is as of 2024, the only Shakespeare film to have done so?
10. The Tempest is a play by Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. Who is the wizard and protagonist of The Tempest?
11. Also known as the Weird Sisters, Weyward Sisters or Wayward Sisters how many Witches are in the play Macbeth?
12. Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate is an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew. A film version of the same name was released in 1953. Which former Dallas star and singer was in the role of as Fred Graham / "Petruchio"?
13. Hamlet is set in Denmark. Name the capital city of Denmark?
14. Twelfth Night is the only one of Shakespeare’s plays to have an alternative title. What is this alternative title, is it “The be all and end all”, “What You Will” or “That way madness lies”.
15. The Chandos portrait is the most famous of the portraits that are believed to depict William Shakespeare. True or False, Shakespeare in the portrait wears a gold hooped earring in his left ear?
16. 2005 BBC One's ShakespeaRe-Told - in the episode of A Midsummer Night's Dream the character of Nick Bottom is played by which Lancashire comedian?
17. Who played Juliet in the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, was it Claire Foy, Claire Danes or Claire Forlani?
18. The Winter's Tale contains the most famous of Shakespearean stage directions: Exit, pursued by a bear, presaging the offstage death of which character, was it Antigonus, Leontes or Polixenes?
19. In the 20th century, who was the actor who most frequently grappled with the demands of the play King Lear, both directing and acting in it throughout his long career. He first played the role in 1931, at the age of 27 and his final performance was in the Renaissance Theatre Company's radio production in 1994, at the age of 90?
20. Shakespeare’s Othello is subtitled “The Moor of Venice”, and as such the play has a few scenes at the beginning set in Renaissance Venice. However, most of the play is set on which island?
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mallard
2:32 Tue Aug 27
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13 for me thanks
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zebthecat
12:50 Tue Aug 27
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15 today thank zico.
The MOTD presenter question helped as got all of them.
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zico
11:17 Mon Aug 26
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Sorry for late answers, got back later than expected.
Saturday Night Television
1. Which long-running programme first appeared on BBC TV on Saturday, 23 November 1963?
Doctor Who
2. Noel's House Party was set in a large house in which fictional village?
Crinkley Bottom
3. What was the alias of Michael Van Wijk in series 1 to 8 of Gladiators?
Wolf
4. Which well-known Saturday night female celeb's first TV appearance was at the age of 19 as a contestant on Blind Date in 1991?
Amanda Holden
5. Big Break was hosted by Jim Davidson and which snooker player?
John Virgo
6. Who was the first presenter of The X Factor?
Kate Thornton
7. "Seems like a nice boy!" was whose catchphrase?
Larry Grayson
8. Which BBC police television series about daily life at a fictional London police station ran from 1955 to 1976?
Dixon of Dock Green
9. Which comedy duo first hit our screens on Saturday 28th, July 1979 in a show that lasted nine years?
Cannon and Ball (Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball)
10. What's the nickname of the customized 1969 Dodge Charger in The Dukes of Hazzard?
The General Lee
11. Can you remember the name of Starsky & Hutch's streetwise, informant played by Antonio Fargas?
Huggy Bear
12. Which British game show aired between 20 February 1988 and 12 April 1997? It was initially hosted by Bruce Forsyth, then Matthew Kelly and finally, from 1996 to 1997 by Darren Day.
You Bet
13. Susan Boyle rose to fame after appearing on Britain's Got Talent in which year, was it 2006, 2009 or 2012?
2009
14. Boy George played the character "Cowboy George" in a one-off episode of which US import Saturday TV series?
The A-Team
15. John Forsythe played which oil magnate in Dynasty?
Blake Carrington
16. In which TV series was Dorset resident Janet Elford convinced into believing that aliens had landed in her garden?
Beadle's About
17. "It All Happens on Saturday" is the theme tune of which show first shown on BBC1 on 19 June 1971 and last broadcast on ITV on 22 December 2007?
Parkinson
18. Who played superheroine Blunderwoman in The Russ Abbot Show?
Bella Emberg
19. Whose first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in the BBC series Casualty?
Robson Green
20. Despite 'Match of the Day's' 60 years there have only ever been five regular main presenters. Gary Lineker is one, can you name the other four? Point for each.
Kenneth Wolstenholme (1964–1967), David Coleman (1967–1973), Jimmy Hill (1973–1988), and Des Lynam (1988–1999)
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zico
11:57 Mon Aug 26
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Saturday Night Television
1. Which long-running programme first appeared on BBC TV on Saturday, 23 November 1963?
2. Noel's House Party was set in a large house in which fictional village?
3. What was the alias of Michael Van Wijk in series 1 to 8 of Gladiators?
4. Which well-known Saturday night female celeb's first TV appearance was at the age of 19 as a contestant on Blind Date in 1991?
5. Big Break was hosted by Jim Davidson and which snooker player?
6. Who was the first presenter of The X Factor?
7. "Seems like a nice boy!" was whose catchphrase?
8. Which BBC police television series about daily life at a fictional London police station ran from 1955 to 1976?
9. Which comedy duo first hit our screens on Saturday 28th, July 1979 in a show that lasted nine years?
10. What's the nickname of the customized 1969 Dodge Charger in The Dukes of Hazzard?
11. Can you remember the name of Starsky & Hutch's streetwise, informant played by Antonio Fargas?
12. Which British game show aired between 20 February 1988 and 12 April 1997? It was initially hosted by Bruce Forsyth, then Matthew Kelly and finally, from 1996 to 1997 by Darren Day.
13. Susan Boyle rose to fame after appearing on Britain's Got Talent in which year, was it 2006, 2009 or 2012?
14. Boy George played the character "Cowboy George" in a one-off episode of which US import Saturday TV series?
15. John Forsythe played which oil magnate in Dynasty?
16. In which TV series was Dorset resident Janet Elford convinced into believing that aliens had landed in her garden?
17. "It All Happens on Saturday" is the theme tune of which show first shown on BBC1 on 19 June 1971 and last broadcast on ITV on 22 December 2007?
18. Who played superheroine Blunderwoman in The Russ Abbot Show?
19. Whose first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in the BBC series Casualty?
20. Despite 'Match of the Day's' 60 years there have only ever been five regular main presenters. Gary Lineker is one, can you name the other four? Point for each.
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zebthecat
3:17 Sat Aug 24
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14 Thanks zico
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