Place-name Qiz #8

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:30

24 shotts

26 Chartreuse

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:36

11 Celtic Park

or Ibrox

or Easter Road

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:37

Eek, I've just found this! Not many left..

6 Garcon
24 Scappa
26 Chartreuse
29 Manxhat(ten)?
28 Rhetoric??

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:43

28.Lexington

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:46

21. La Bamba

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:46

16 Queen's Horse
or Queensland?

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:49

20. Eve

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 15:52

26. Orangetown

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:08

18. Claymoor

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:19

16 Was thinking along the lines of Presid "ants " and came up with Mount Rushmore but I think theres a Presidents Hill somewhere in the USA

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:30

27 Drown ?

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:30

So far so good ...

1. Fantastic night noise keeps wife awake! ... Great Snoring
2. The viper under the shade of the boulder ... Adderston
3. Ugly bird looks better on a plate ... Turkey
4. Poplar place for witches to gather ... Coventry
5. Famous gig. Come on â€¦ you donâ€™t need any more than that!!! ... Woodstock
6. What the boys are in France
7. Youâ€™d look like a terrorist with this on your noggin ... Balaclava
8. Love doing sums
9. Meadow full of cooks ... Sheffield
10. Young lads out in the sun
11. The grass is so green because of all the c rap that is played there
12. A ventriloquist calls his puppet this to many laughs
13. Where fish go to get their swimming gear ... Finland
14. Monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, humdrum place to be ... Boring
15. Iconic car or a voice in the lobby ... Vauxhall
16. Head insectâ€™s mount
17. Red and white fag packet ... Marlborough
18. A type of sword
19. Oh no! Not bleeding pig again!!!
20. Sheâ€™s the mother of us all
21. Capital sounds like a Ritchie Valens number ... Lobamba
22. Battle of the candles ... Warwick
23. Small Edward wears womanâ€™s lingerie ... Edinburgh
24. Street talk for â€œrun!â€

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:32

11. ... How DARE you imply it's MY team!!!

I'm a proud Hibbie!!!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:37

Sorry couldn't resist.
My dad's a lifelong Hibee. Took me to my 1st game at Tyncastle New Years Day 1973. Don't think I've seen them match that.

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:44

20. Everton

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 16:56

27. Splash

kipling · Post by **kipling** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:00

16. Quimby Hill (New Hampshire)
30. Clones (Ireland)

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:00

Soupy got very close to #11 without realising it. Bob was closer with #30, but it's still not quite there ... y'wanna check that out, Bob?
Lots of good answers out there, guys ... wish I'd thought of them ... but I'll stick with what I've got ...

Still all to play for ...

Aaaaand ... Kipling comes in to steal #30 from Bob ...

15 answers gone ... 15 to go ...

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:22

24 Bolton

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:24

4 Coventry

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:38

6 garÃ§ons

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:39

26. Champagne

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:44

25 Battersea

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:48

26 Orange (France)

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:50

24. Split

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Nov 2006, 17:52

29 Elmete

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:01

I have to give Black Mamba this one ... though there is no "e" at the end of the name. Elmet was a Romano-British kingdom in the 5th-6th century centred round the Leeds region. It is now a village.

Results so far ...

So far so good ...

1. Fantastic night noise keeps wife awake! ... Great Snoring
2. The viper under the shade of the boulder ... Adderston
3. Ugly bird looks better on a plate ... Turkey
4. Poplar place for witches to gather ... Coventry
5. Famous gig. Come on â€¦ you donâ€™t need any more than that!!! ... Woodstock
6. What the boys are in France
7. Youâ€™d look like a terrorist with this on your noggin ... Balaclava
8. Love doing sums
9. Meadow full of cooks ... Sheffield
10. Young lads out in the sun
11. The grass is so green because of all the c rap that is played there ... Tynecastle
12. A ventriloquist calls his puppet this to many laughs
13. Where fish go to get their swimming gear ... Finland
14. Monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, humdrum place to be ... Boring
15. Iconic car or a voice in the lobby ... Vauxhall
16. Head insectâ€™s mount ... Nitshill
17. Red and white fag packet ... Marlborough
18. A type of sword ... Foyle
19. Oh no! Not bleeding pig again!!!
20. Sheâ€™s the mother of us all
21. Capital sounds like a Ritchie Valens number ... Lobamba
22. Battle of the candles ... Warwick
23. Small Edward wears womanâ€™s lingerie ... Edinburgh
24. Street talk for â€œrun!â€

Cleopas · Post by **Cleopas** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:10

I'm going offline now cos my guests are due for dinner soon and I have to get the Half-Baked Alaska done. I'll be back tomorrow to check out the rest and see what's been answered.

Cheers all

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:17

11 Lincoln Park ? as in Lincoln green and Linkin Park ?

PS have a nice evening, Cleopas

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:19

19 Nottingham?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:20

6 Sexi

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:26

11 Tyncastle?

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:33

8. Haddington

Black Mamba · Post by **Black Mamba** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:41

25 Lyon

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 25 Nov 2006, 18:55

Aargh Lithium ion spent ages looking for towns beginning Aaa. Ages coz I couldn'd find them!

18 Foyle