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Old 05-June-2008, 10:16 PM
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thats correct mak , your go. I thought this one was going to end up in the abyss of baut.
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Old 05-June-2008, 11:47 PM
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ty, chrissy!

Here goes:

This race, held in the Adirondacks every September, is approximately ninety miles long.
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Old 06-June-2008, 08:32 PM
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Adirondack Canoe Classic ?
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Old 06-June-2008, 09:01 PM
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You got it, chrissy! Good job!

Over to you...
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Old 06-June-2008, 09:38 PM
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now I have to think of another question !
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Old 15-June-2008, 08:46 PM
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sorry it took so long to get back, but heres one for you all, I think it is an easy one:

Which other kingdom in around 592BC and AD350 also worshipped the gods of ancient Egypt?
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Um, forgive my spelling, but I wanted to see if I could do this without googling. Phoenicia?
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Old 15-June-2008, 10:04 PM
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no sorry it wasn't Phoenicia SpecialEd, a point for spelling though!
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Old 15-June-2008, 10:07 PM
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Nubia?
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Old 15-June-2008, 10:19 PM
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nope sorry Mak!
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Meroe?

Edit: Kush, I mean! I think Meroe was the capital city.
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Old 16-June-2008, 08:16 PM
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that is correct Eroica, your go.

where have you been?
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What popular English novel is loosely modelled on Don Quixote?
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The Pickwick Papers (1837), by Charles Dickens.
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Yes, that's the one, chrissy!
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thanks Eroica, I bet you get this one straight away.


what is this and where is it?
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Io, one of Jupiter's moons. A volcanic plume can be seen on the upper limb (and perhaps a smaller one at about 7 o'clock).
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Old 25-June-2008, 09:39 PM
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that is correct mak, your go.
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Old 25-June-2008, 10:04 PM
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Thanks, chrissy!

This gorge is carved through solid granite. What is it and where is it?

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Old 25-June-2008, 10:30 PM
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here goes nothing.

New Hampshire : disappearing river or lost river?
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