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I scored 4/7

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On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:49:52 -0700 (PDT)
Len Wood wrote:

Got a moment?
Can't do much outside because It's raining..
Test your knowledge with this Rain Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18780644

I scored 4/7


I got 5 but more by luck than judgement.


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On 11/07/2012 11:33, Graham P Davis wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:49:52 -0700 (PDT)
Len Wood wrote:

Got a moment?
Can't do much outside because It's raining..
Test your knowledge with this Rain Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18780644

I scored 4/7


I got 5 but more by luck than judgement.



Woohooo I got 6! Again, more by luck than knowledge.

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Len Wood wrote:

Got a moment?
Can't do much outside because It's raining..
Test your knowledge with this Rain Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18780644

I scored 4/7


I scored 4/7 too - the second time I tried :-)

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five for me, got London flood wrong

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Len Wood wrote:

Got a moment?
Can't do much outside because It's raining..
Test your knowledge with this Rain Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18780644

I scored 4/7


I scored 4/7 too - the second time I tried :-)

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On 11/07/2012 11:33, Graham P Davis wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:49:52 -0700 (PDT)
Len Wood wrote:

Got a moment?
Can't do much outside because It's raining..
Test your knowledge with this Rain Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18780644

I scored 4/7


I got 5 but more by luck than judgement.


I got 7/7 although I wasn't sure about the Beatles flip side Q
Still throwing it down here (and NATO are practising up above).

Great Yorkshire Show washed out after the first day

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On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 1:24:15 PM UTC+1, JT wrote:
five for me, got London flood wrong

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There is an argument that the BBC got that wrong. There was flooding in London 1953 so it depends what they mean by major flooding or whatever the question was.

I got 6 either or 7 depending on that, relying on a bit of guess for the Beatles.

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On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 1:24:15 PM UTC+1, JT wrote:
five for me, got London flood wrong

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There is an argument that the BBC got that wrong. There was flooding in
London 1953 so it depends what they mean by major flooding or whatever the
question was.

I got 6 either or 7 depending on that, relying on a bit of guess for the
Beatles.


5/7 for me, with a complete guess for The Beatles.
I got the Seathwaite one wrong, choosing Loch Sloy. I'm sure Loch Sloy
has held the record though, probably before Seathwaite.
I was thinking the annual record was for Seathwaite, but I do know
recall the 2009 event.
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Len Wood writes:
Got a moment?
Can't do much outside because It's raining..
Test your knowledge with this Rain Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18780644

I scored 4/7


I got 6 out of 7, largely because a couple of guesses turned out to be
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On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 11:49:52 AM UTC+2, Len Wood wrote:
Got a moment?
Can't do much outside because It's raining..
Test your knowledge with this Rain Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18780644

I scored 4/7

Len Wood
Wembury, SW Devon


I got 5/7. I got the Frankenstein and London flood questions wrong.

Now back online after a couple of days away transferring my files to a new PC. Temporarily posting via Google Groups until I find a better way.

Colin Youngs
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