What a wonderful water quiz. (Tricky)

Post by **simonc** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:43 am

Good morning everyone, first up let me make clear that this quiz is not my creation and I do not claim ownership of the questions. This was sent to me by a mate in the UK just before Christmas last year and I did have a go at it. Some of them are murderously difficult and require some pretty surreal thought but I do think a lot of you guys will like it.

Be warned, it gets annoyingly compulsive!

The answers require some kind of ‘water’ theme in them and to help you, the answers are cued with the letters required to complete it correctly.

I’ll give you one as an example so you get the drift. Here’s the example:

Home of ‘Nessie’ (4, 4) Answer: Loch Ness

Right, off you go then…

1: Sung by sailors. (3, 8 )

2: A wet regiment? (4, 6, 6)

3: Type of lettuce. (7)

4: Fabled lost city. (8)

5: Inside paper. (9)

6: Crowd disperser. (5, 6)

7: Famous ballet. (4, 4)

8: Enthusiastic greeting! (4)

9: Game of wet mints? (5, 4)

10: Famous geyser. (3, 8 )

11: Nixon’s downfall. (9)

12: Baby-soother. (5, 5)

13: La Manche. (7, 7)

14: Bridge carrying a canal. (8)

15: Keeps the UK temperate. (4, 6)

16: The Pond (8, 5)

17: Greek sea God. (8)

18: A turning point. (9)

19: Tap fixer. (7)

20: Booksellers. (11)

21: A writing tool. (8, 3)

22: Charles Kingsley’s novel. (3, 5, 6)

23: A British Knighthood. (5, 2, 3, 4)

24: Floating card game. (7)

25: Floating lost goods. (7)

26: Dutch dam. (4)

27: Dowsing stick. (8, 3)

28: Composer of Water Music. (6)

29: Sent from Germany. (3, 2, 7)

30: R.O.Y.G.B.I.V (7)

31: Goods thrown overboard. (6)

32: Morning damp. (3)

33: Huge wave. (7)

34: Kettle’s output. (5)

35: Beatle’s craft. (6, 9)

36: Accompaniment to gin. (5, 5)

37: Sword in the lake. (9)

38: You won’t sink here. (4, 3)

39: Backwater in Oz. (9)

40: Kevin Costner’s wet dream. (10)

41: Arguing in the boat? (6)

42: Whirlpool bathtub. (7)

43: A door squeak. (5)

44: British surge wave. (6, 4)

45: Peaceful place on the moon. (3, 2, 11 or 3, 2, 12)

Post by **indigolemon** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:13 am

1: Sung by sailors. (3, 8 )

2: A wet regiment? (4, 6, 6)

3: Type of lettuce. (7)
Iceberg

4: Fabled lost city. (8)
Atlantis

5: Inside paper. (9)

6: Crowd disperser. (5, 6)
Water Cannon

7: Famous ballet. (4, 4)
Swan Lake

8: Enthusiastic greeting! (4)

9: Game of wet mints? (5, 4)
Water Polo

10: Famous geyser. (3, 8 )

11: Nixon’s downfall. (9)
Watergate

12: Baby-soother. (5, 5)

13: La Manche. (7, 7)

14: Bridge carrying a canal. (8)
Aquaduct

15: Keeps the UK temperate. (4, 6)
Gulf Stream

16: The Pond (8, 5)

17: Greek sea God. (8)
Poseidon

18: A turning point. (9)

19: Tap fixer. (7)

20: Booksellers. (11)

21: A writing tool. (8, 3)

22: Charles Kingsley’s novel. (3, 5, 6)

23: A British Knighthood. (5, 2, 3, 4)

24: Floating card game. (7)

25: Floating lost goods. (7)
Flotsam

26: Dutch dam. (4)

27: Dowsing stick. (8, 3)

28: Composer of Water Music. (6)
Handel

29: Sent from Germany. (3, 2, 7)

30: R.O.Y.G.B.I.V (7)
Rainbow

31: Goods thrown overboard. (6)
Jetsam

32: Morning damp. (3)
Dew

33: Huge wave. (7)
Tsunami

34: Kettle’s output. (5)
Steam or Water

35: Beatle’s craft. (6, 9)

36: Accompaniment to gin. (5, 5)
Tonic Water

37: Sword in the lake. (9)
Excaliber

38: You won’t sink here. (4, 3)
Dead Sea

39: Backwater in Oz. (9)

40: Kevin Costner’s wet dream. (10)
Waterworld

41: Arguing in the boat? (6)

42: Whirlpool bathtub. (7)
Jucuzzi

43: A door squeak. (5)

44: British surge wave. (6, 4)

45: Peaceful place on the moon. (3, 2, 11 or 3, 2, 12)
Sea of Tranquility

Post by **Donald** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:16 am

Let's get the easy ones out of the way

1. Sea shanty
2. Cold Stream Guards
3. Iceberg
4. Atlantis
6. Water cannon
7. Swan Lake
10. Old Faithful
11. Watergate
13. English Channel
14. Aquaduct
16. Atlantic Ocean
17. Poseidon
21. Fountain pen
22. The Water Babies
23. Order of the Bath
26. Dike
28. Handel
30. Rainbow
32. Dew
33. Tsunami
34. Steam
35. Yellow Submarine
36. Tonic Water
37. Excaliber
38. Dead Sea
40. Waterworld
44. Severn Bore
45. Sea of Tranquility

Post by **Donald** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:17 am

43. Creak (Creek)

Post by **simonc** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:21 am

Astonishing. Well done the both of you.
I'll have to look at this properly later as I'm seeing a client in a few minutes but good on you both.

Post by **Donald** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:27 am

Turning point could possibly be watershed?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:29 am

1. Sea Shanty
3. Iceberg
4. Atlantis
7. Swan Lake
8. Wave
9. Water polo
10. Old faithful
11. Watergate
14. Aqueduct
19. Plumber
28. Handel
31. Jetsam
33. Tsunami
36. Tonic Water
38. Dead Sea (I've tried and you can't!)
40. Waterworld
41. Mutiny
42. Jacuzzi
45. Sea Of Tranquillity

Post by **Pushki** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:07 am

19. Washers
27. Divining Rod
39. Billabong

Post by **simonc** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:16 am

Good morning Gentlemen,
Great response and well done. Here's the scores on the doors as posted in time order.
1: Donald
2: Donald
3: Indigolemon
4: Indigolemon
5: Still open
6: Indigolemon
7: Indigolemon
8: Still open
9: Indigolemon
10: Donald
11: Indegolemon
12: Still open
13: Donald
14: Indigolemon
15: Indigolemon
16: Donald
17: Indigolemon
18: Donald
19: wurly
20: Still open
21: Donald
22: Donald
23: Donald
24: Still open
25: Indigolemon
26: Donald
27: Pushki
28: Indigolemon
29: Still open
30: Indigolemon
31: Indigolemon
32: Indigolemon
33: Indigolemon
34: Indigolemon
35: Donald
36: Indegolemon
37: Donald
38: Indigolemon
39: Pushki
40: Donald
41: Still open
42: wurly
43: Donald
44: Donald
45: Indigolemon

So, by my reckoning guys there's still 5, 8, 12, 20, 29, and 41 to be dealt with. I'll hold back on the answers to give you a little more thinking time. Thanks so much and the boys done good.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:52 am

I will add

5 watermark
8 gush?
12 gripe water?
20 waterstones
24 canasta