Joliettes United and Unleashed

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1. Our founding member is Baldricksmum. Apart from being Edmund Blackadder's smelly little sidekick, what is a baldrick? A wide belt worn over the shoulder to support a sword by the hip An ornamental shoe buckle popular in the seventeenth century A horse drawn cart for transporting hay at harvest time A device for securing a wig

2. Guess which Joliette contributed this one? "WorldB's handle was adopted from the actual legal name of a former sports star in the United States who was born in 1953 and given the first name of Lloyd (he changed it to World in 1980). Which sport did he play professionally?" Hockey Baseball Basketball Football

3. A contribution from Tommy-R. "The "Tommy Gun" gained great fame in the 1920s and was used to great success in WWII. What caliber was this rotary magazine machine?" .45 .458 .30 .243

4. Avin Itofski was bought up in Slough, Berkshire and his Dad is from Scranton, PA, USA. Which TV comedy is set in these two towns, depending on which version you watch? The Office / The Office: An American Workplace Till Death Do Us Part / All in the Family Steptoe and Son / Sanford and Son Man About The House / Three's Company

5. J2cp2 lives in San Diego. What is San Diego's nickname? America's Finest City Birthplace of Basketball The West's Most Western Town Curtain Rod Capital of the World

6. A contribution from Mink. "I've was going to be boring and ask for the Latin name for four legged variety of mink. However, I've gone for a horticultural theme instead. Below are four plants, each containing Mink in their name - all you have to do is say which is the odd one out." Clear Mink Pink Mink Blue Mink Yellow Mink

7. Bottle_rocket supplied the following question: "The 1996 film "Bottle Rocket" was the feature film debut of what acclaimed director?" Wes Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson David O Russell Spike Jonze

8. In his blurb, Mochyn claims to be a blithe spirit. What was the name of the ghost in the Noel Coward Play 'Blithe Spirit'? Pandora Callista Elvira Isadora

9. A question from MaggieG5: "Maggie Tulliver, one of George Eliot's most spirited heroines, appears in "The Mill on the Floss". Which of these titles was NOT considered by the author in naming the book?" Sister Maggie Life at the Mill St Oggs on the Floss Life on the Floss

10. StuHern has contributed the following question: "Herne the Hunter was a legendary antlered figure who was said to roam Windsor Forest. He has been linked to the Celtic horned god, Cernunnos, as well as the Saxon god Woden. He has also been mentioned in many works of literature but in which Shakespeare play is he mentioned?" King Lear A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merry Wives of Windsor Macbeth

11. As mentioned in McGruff's blurb, he lives in a place surrounded by Civil War history. He has contributed the following: "The first major engagement on Northern soil and the bloodiest single day battle of the American Civil War took place on September 17, 1862, just eighteen days after a Confederate victory 40 miles to the southeast in Manassas, Virginia. What is the name of this Northern battle?" The Battle of Balls Bluff The Battle of South Mountain The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Gettysburg

12. One of the Joliettes goes by the intriguing username of billygoat4. Which of these is the common name of the breed of goat known as the Myotonic Goat? Colorado Climbing Goat Tennessee Fainting Goat Kansas Running Goat Arizona Bucking Goat

13. Mos623 takes his name from Mos Def. Although probably best known as a rap artist Mos Def has also acted in over thirty films and TV series. What role did he play in the 2005 film "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"? Humma Kavula Arthur Dent Ford Prefect The Narrator

14. I'm Supersal1 and as can be seen from my blurb, I am an Essex Girl. Which Essex town claims the title of Britain's oldest recorded town? Chelmsford Saffron Walden Basildon Colchester

15. This question is supplied by MaggieG5, she does it so well. "The Joliettes took their team name from a book created by the incredibly fertile imagination of the late, great, and irreplaceable Douglas Adams. "The Meaning of Liff" is, according to its introduction, a "dictionary of things that there aren't any words for yet". The book was a collaborative effort between Douglas and a friend, very well known in the field of comedy. Who was this collaborator?" Stephen Fry John Lloyd Ben Elton Griff Rhys Jones