Answers and results for It’s
About Time Quiz
Three equal 1st prize winners with 66/70
Jean Baker of Chesterfield
Chris Chantler of Bath
Lynnie
Porter of Tring
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No palindrome |
Noon |
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2 |
Simon the Zealot has the
answer |
Month |
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Story of Essex in December |
Winter |
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4 |
Fe or Li |
Half Life |
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5 |
Ou la planete rouge |
March |
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6 |
Test results:Lloyd
19, Crowe 17, Richards 24 |
Century |
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7 |
Noreen goes wild in the
country |
Tuesday (Weld) |
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8 |
Pillow talk with Doris |
Day |
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9 |
Twisted object |
Night (thing) or Time
(item) |
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10 |
Robbie was 481 days early
with this for a new one |
Millennium |
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11 |
Help! It’s what I believe
in |
Yesterday |
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Neneh had 7 of these with Youssou |
Second |
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13 |
Shall we call it this? |
(A)
day |
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14 |
Skip 365 days |
Leap Year |
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15 |
A cure for being in love
then |
Friday |
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16 |
Very tiny |
Minute |
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17 |
A pressing engagement |
Evening |
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18 |
Hotel belonging to us |
Hour(s) |
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0K Sir |
(K)night (zero K) |
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20 |
Started by chasing lights |
Saturdays |
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21 |
Bury a ref for getting it
wrong |
February |
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22 |
On George and Harry’s mind in 1966 |
Friday |
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23 |
An adder but certainly not
a python |
Summer |
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24 |
Buzz for the answer |
Lightyear |
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25 |
Cosmic drone sent spinning |
Microsecond |
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26 |
Independently raising the
standard of Fiji on this day |
October 10th |
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27 |
Eartha was autobiographically a child of the day |
Thursday |
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28 |
A long time in paleontology |
Eon |
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29 |
A good time for US Bonds
this afternoon |
Quarter to three |
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30 |
Observe |
Watch |
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…and then cease doing so! |
Stopwatch |
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32 |
Acted around in 71 Poplar
Avenue, Purley |
June (Whitfield) |
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33 |
Dance for a small French
dog |
Minute (waltz) |
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It’s all about charm |
March |
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What a night for this
Jersey boy! |
December 1963 |
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36 |
Fall in America |
Autumn |
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37 |
Ashley is brought to book
as first lady |
April (Ashley) |
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38 |
5 6
7 8 9 10 |
9.55 (5 to 10) |
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39 |
Pilot leads the way to a
new year |
January |
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40 |
Fish in France or cuckoo in
Scotland – if caught out now |
April 1st or
April Fools Day |
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She is involved with
unknown mad men |
January (Jones) |
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42 |
Peter’s confused about MBE |
September |
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It’s an honour – no
exception! |
Hour |
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44 |
I wrap an article in
Bordeaux |
June |
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45 |
Girls uncovered throughout
the year |
Calendar (girls) |
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46 |
Meld silicon mixture for a
short while |
Millisecond |
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47 |
Small person on the
underground? |
Metronome |
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48 |
Noble and majestic |
August |
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49 |
Chaos for Bryony in the
wrong knickers |
Decade |
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50 |
Blow it! Tell me the time
children! |
(Dandelion) Clock |
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51 |
Tom or Rowena have the time |
Tomorrow |
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52 |
Root vegetable making a comeback
for a month |
May |
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1/10/15 meeting place for
Wales and Fiji |
Millennium (stadium) |
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54 |
You ring, says dad |
Sundial |
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55 |
Travelling time between the
small hotel and Gene’s home |
24 hours |
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56 |
Every boxer, for example,
has this |
(Its) Day |
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Crazy dim thing |
Midnight |
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Figured to be the ideal by
some women |
Hourglass |
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Fear not – no disorder! |
Afternoon |
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60 |
Daily reading for Strauss |
Morning (papers) |
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61 |
…and for Offenbach? |
Evening (papers) |
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62 |
Water mobility for Zebedee |
Spring |
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63 |
His red room is a novel
meeting place |
August (Strindberg) |
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64 |
Around and about – but not
present during |
Seconds (absent during a
bout/round) |
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Oenothera biennis |
Evening (primrose) |
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66 |
Rat dives into river up
north |
Decade |
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67 |
Midpoint of the Yorkshire
Wolds Way |
Friday(thorpe) |
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68 |
From Stanmore to Stratford |
Jubilee (line) |
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When wet, can be very
miserable and boring |
Weekend |
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70 |
The longest day of 2015 |
June 30th (24
hours + 1 second) |
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