Bbc Quiz: Week 38

[Buenchico]

Good evening, everyone!

 

I could only manage a pathetic TWO out of seven in the grown-ups' quiz this week:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-69356332

 

I did rather better on the junior one though, with FOUR out of five:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cldyny3ypnko

 

Your turn!

[Sam1960]

Evening Chris.

 

3/7

 

2/5

 

Hope this finds you well  ; ))

[kwillmott]

4/7

2/5

[Lie-in King]

I'm amazed - 6/7

That's more like it - 3/5

[jourdain2]

Evening from a cottage deep in a glen in the wonderful hills of the Scottish Borders - unfortunately I've discovered that there is no phone reception - bu at least I've connected up the laptop.

Been a tiring day, but I can't resist a challenge so: 4/7 and3/5 = 7.

Info. for everybody - avoid Northallerton like the plague at lunchtime on Fridays.  You have now been warned..... I'm shattered.

Cottage is all terribly modern - we can't work out how to use anything!!! And I can't phone the owner!!!!!!!!!!  Ah well, the cold light of dawn may bring rationality.  :)

[Canary42]

I matched your TWO on the first quiz, but only managed THREE on the second one.

I got the capybara one thanks to an earlier post here on Answerbank.

[Buenchico]

Hi, Sam!

I feel a bit better now that someone's got a lower aggregate score than I managed 😊

[I'm bumbling along in much the same way as usual, thank you.  I hope that you're well too!]

 

The same aggregate as me, I see, Kwillmott, but in a much more grown up way though! 🙂

 

Straight to the top of the table, as usual, Lie-in King!

Well done!

[Buenchico]

Hi, Canary42!

Thanks for keeping me company on the main quiz this week!

 

Good evening, Jourdain2!

That's one of our better aggregate scores!  Well done!

[As long as you can work out how the cork screw operates, everything will be OK in the cottage, I think!]

[haras2]

2/7 v 1/7

4/5 v 4/5

Fantastic weather! Mowed the lawn 3 times to get it back to "normal". Thunder & lightning tomorrow...

Hope all is well with you and yours  😎

[Buenchico]

Thanks for allowing me to beat you, Haras2 😊

Our forecast for tomorrow is for a warm and sunny day, with a gentle breeze.  (I might even get to the seaside, which I've been promising myself to do all summer but never actually managed!).  It's Sunday when we've got thunderstorms forecast here (which is no good for my amateur radio hobby, as I have to disconnect my antenna).

The Terrific Trio and I send our best wishes to you for a lovely week ahead!

[sandyRoe]

3/7 and 4/5

Neither good nor bad, middling as usual.

[Buenchico]

Better than me, anyway, Sandy!

Well done!

[sandyRoe]

Has ham radio survived the internet?

[Karamia]

Good Evening, Chris!

My scores tonight are 4/7, 4/5

Had a few wonderful days away around Matlock and your links and info were very useful as we found lots of steam train rides and great villages to visit. Our cottage was stunning and such a bargain to find at last minute. 

Already a busy weekend here as it is my younger son's birthday today and we have had a small gathering tonight after everyone finished work, then will be having more  celebrations over the weekend, and as much as I am enjoying and looking forward to them, I'm sure I will feel exhausted when Monday comes around.

Had a few quick cuddles with new Granddaughter tonight  which is the best feeling ever! 

How are the terrific trio doing? What have they and you been up to recently?

Wishing you and the kitties a wonderful week ahead :-)

[haras2]

I haven't managed a walk along my Favourite Beach  (Mwnt in Cerdigion) this year and I think a lot of people are the same....

[Buenchico]

^^^ Most definitely, Sandy!

There are so many different aspects to it that it can appeal to many different types of people.  e.g., there are 'DXers', who like the challenges of making contacts with far off places, 'rag chewers' who just enjoy chatting with friends old and new, 'contesters' who enjoy getting as many contacts as possible (of a particular type) within a specified period of time, 'QSL card collectors' who enjoy sending and receiving cards confirming contacts all across the world, 'experimenters' who like to try out different antennas, etc, 'mode specialists' who like to work with digital modes or using 'slow scan TV', people who bounce radio signals off the surface of the moon, people who use 'repeaters' on satellites (and on the ISS) to bounce signals across the world, etc, etc.

Making a contact with someone in Australia, just using the same power as a domestic lightbulb, is quite a challenge but it's a great feeling when it's achieved!

[Buenchico]

It looks lovely, Haras2!
https://www.facebook.com/visitwales/videos/505381378347705/

[Buenchico]

Good evening, Karamia!

Well done on beating me!

I'm glad that you enjoyed your time in Derbyshire.  (As I lived in Sheffield for 20 years, I often visited Derbyshire, which is right next door to the city).

I hope that the birthday celebrations will go well this weekend and that you'll keep on getting lots of cuddles with the new arrival.

I get plenty of cuddles too - with my 5am alarm call that arrives at that time every morning (in the shape of Chequers!).  He's the softest, soppiest cat in the world!  The other two are loyal as well, with Tablo and Moonbeam insisting on accompanying me to and from the local comunity centre bar once or twice per week!

We all send our best wishes to you and your family for a great weekend and a lovely week!

[campbellking]

4/7,4/5. Puss Puss and Bailey decided to squabble at 2am this morning, they have no respect for their tired human...Hope yours are being better behaved.

[Buenchico]

Well done on beating me easily, Campbellking!

My lot rarely fall out (thankfully!), which is probably because they're all from the same litter.  (Most sources seem to suggest that cats from the same litter are far more likely to get along well with each other than any other pairings might be).

However, as I've mentioned above, I get an alarm call from Chequers at 5am each morning, who insists upon waking me at that time to demand food and/or to demand a bit of cuddling from me.  He's a big, daft softy!

I hope that Puss Puss and Bailey will let you get some quality sleep tonight and, of course, that you'll all have a lovely week too!

[Patsy33]

Good evening, Buen x

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