Christmas Quiz

[pjmburns]

Famous No 9….A bread making robot.

(Tom) Baker Dr. Who. (Robot)

Or Colin - which one has Birmingham connections?

 

[MWS]

No and no, wrong sci-fi.

 

[pjmburns]

No and no, wrong sci-fi.

Kenny Baker and Star Wars?
So robot is R2-D2

 

[pjmburns]

Could "areas 9" be Tenacres or perhaps Ten Acres? (Is it an area of Birmingham? - as in Tenacres and Stirchley)

Jack = 10 and mother of pearl is nacre

 

[Pedrocut]

Street Map….11….Is a drawbridge crossed to get here?
Moat Lane.

 

[Pedrocut]

Street Map 2…..Not somewhere Napoleon would like to be seen.
Waterloo street.

 

[Pedrocut]

Street Map 14……Where sweethearts may go, just once a year.
Valentine Road.

 

[MWS]

The main idea of the Street Map quiz was to name but mainly to locate the missing streets on the map. All street names would appear on the map but are missing.

Not Moat Lane or Valentine Road.

 

[pjmburns]

Street Map….11….Is a drawbridge crossed to get here?
Moat Lane.

Castle Street?
Was parallel to Carrs Lane off the High Street

 

[pjmburns]

Street map 10
Horse Fair
Continuation of Bristol Street from Exeter Row.

 

[MWS]

I've highlighted the questions that have been answered correctly in green. For the picture quiz I'll list the pictures in green below them. I haven't highlighted some of the Street Map questions because though they've been answered, a location for them hasn't been given.

 

[pjmburns]

Re: Picture quiz.
I did suggest in post 32 that the second pic was Old Joe (Birmingham Uni clock tower) and map number 17.

 

[Pedrocut]

Picture 8 Aston Hall and no.8 on the map ?

 

[Pedrocut]

Map 5, picture 5, Kingstanding Odeon.

 

[MWS]

Re: Picture quiz.
I did suggest in post 32 that the second pic was Old Joe (Birmingham Uni clock tower) and map number 17.

Yes, that was picture B (hover over) and I've listed it below all the pictures.

 

[MWS]

Map 5, picture 5, Kingstanding Odeon.

Correct name, wrong location, same for Aston Hall.

 

[Pedrocut]

Picture 9 Perrots Folley, Map 10.

 

[pjmburns]

Yes, that was picture B (hover over) and I've listed it below all the pictures.

Apologies - didn't spot it

 

[Pedrocut]

Picture 7, Map 13, Birmingham Central Mosque.

 

[pjmburns]

Famous No11….Would you find him in Marge and Homer's kitchen?

Something to do with the Simpsons ?

The chef (in the kitchen) at Simpson's is Antona

 

[pjmburns]

Areas 15 - everybody together

Wythall

 

[pjmburns]

Areas 10
I think Carcassone might have a Bullring.

 

[pjmburns]

Picture 8 Aston Hall and no.8 on the map ?

I think it is number 5 on the map

 

[pjmburns]

Map 5, picture 5, Kingstanding Odeon.

Map 3?

 

[pjmburns]

Areas 10
I think Carcassone might have a Bullring.

It could just be "La Cite" - the city ie Birmingham itself

 

[Pedrocut]

Opposites No4…..Stag Spend.

Doe Bank

 

[Pedrocut]

Opposites No2…. Basement's Ripe

Garrets Green.

 

[Pedrocut]

Famous people No6…….A Greek island that has A View To A Kill.

? From the James Bond Film.

 

[Stokkie]

GEOGRAPHY
1. No skip and no jump needed here
Highgate?

 

[pjmburns]

Famous people No6…….A Greek island that has A View To A Kill.

? From the James Bond Film.

Rhodes as in Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran who sang the title song to the film.