Hee, hee - she squashed an aubergine on them!

No, Gats I dont want it changed I really don't. It was just fun, gaining power!!

I'm going to leave Round 29 open for a while. Only 7 offerings so far. Jeesh. I'm abandoned with a bicycle that needs hosed off. Such a cruel world!

Anyway, any further answers will work.

Round 29

7 players! Some of the rest must be playing hooky .

One Of Country Singer Loretta Lynn's Siblings

For 10 points:
Betty Ruth Webb, Donald Webb.

For 5 points:
Jay Lee Webb(3), Brenda Gail Webb (AKA Crystal Gayle)(2).

The others are Peggy Sue, Junior & Herman.

Other Nominated Movies That "Gone With The Wind" Beat For Best Movie Of 1939

For 10 points:
Stagecoach, Ninotchka, Wuthering Heights.

For 5 points:
Of Mice And Men(2), Goodbye, Mr. Chips(2).

What a GREAT year for films! Details here:
www.filmsite.org/aa39.html

A Female Character In The Newly Released "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"

For 10 points:
A Creature (there were several in the cast list - nameless as they were), Questular Rontok.

For 5 points:
Trillian(3), Fook(2).

This movie is getting ripped to shreds by the critics! Anyone seen it?

A Monthly Bill You Pay

For 10 points:
Newspaper, Cable TV, Medical Insurance Premiums, Electric.

For 5 points:
Computer Services(s)(3).

One Of The Top 10 Nude Beaches In The USA

For 10 points:
Mazo Beach, Wisconsin.

For 5 points:
Haulover Beach, Florida(4), Little Beach, Hawaii(2).

'Nuff said about those .

Score List!

cinnamOn - 45 points!

Mugaboo, ren33, spanishliz - 35 points!

ElfTwinkle, littlewoman2 - 30 points!

ozzz2002 - 25 points!

Great job all and a special nod to cinnamOn!

Thanks Gats and all for my first month of fun quizzes. I really enjoyed!! XX S

Round 25 results coming soon - just awaiting clarification on one or two issues. Apologies for the delay yet again, kids being home ate up all my time online and I'm only catching up now.

Round 30 open til around noon!

Round 30 Results
7 people played

1. Presidential losers -
10 points - Ross Perot, Robert Dole, John Anderson, Edward Ellis Clark
5 points - Michael Dukakis(2)
Not accepted - Steve Forbes, who never made it past the primaries.

2. Ball Colors in 6-player croquet
10 points - Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Brown*
5 points - Black (2)
*The official ball colors and order in a 6 person croquet game are blue, red, black, yellow, green, and orange. However, I googled croquet sets and did indeed find some sets that had brown substituted for orange, so I allowed it.....Ren...

3. Country beginning with V,W,Y, or Z
10 points - Yemen, Vietnam, Zaire
5 points - Zambia(2), Vanatu(2)
Not mentioned - Vatican City, Venezuela, Wales, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe

4. Chief justices of the US Supreme Court
10 points - Salmon Chase, Earl Warren, Morrison R. Waite
Not accepted - Clarence Thomas(2), Sandra Day O'Connor, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. These are not chief justices.

5. Oreo varieties
10 points - Fudge Mint Covered, Cocolate Creme, Double Delight Mint, Double Delight Coffee n'Creme, White Fudge Covered, Golden Uh Oh, Fudge Covered

And the winner is...
spanishliz with 45 points! Congrats, Liz!
40 points - ren33, ElfTwinkle
35 points - ozzz2002, Shrivats,
gatsby722
30 points - Mugaboo

Thanks for playing, everyone!

ROUND 25 RESULTS

11 Participants this time, thank you all for playing.

1) A day of the week which has no single-word anagram of all it's letters. (There are 6 of these )

10 Points: Friday, Wednesday
5 Points: Tuesday (3), Sunday (4) Saturday (2)

Not Mentioned Thurdsay

Monday, of course, is the only day with a one-word anagram of all it's letters (dynamo), as many of you noticed.

2) A NATIONAL newspaper of Ireland (Republic) (not a regional paper please)

10 Points: Irish Daily Star on Sunday, Irish News of the World, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, Irish Examiner, Sunday Business Post, Sunday World, An Phoblacht
5 Points: Irish Times (3)

Some not mentioned: Business and Finance,

3) Some form of recording music (LPs, CDs etc)

10 Points: Reel to reel magnetic tape, Sheet music, DVD, 45 RPM, MP3
5 Points: Cassette tape (3), 8 Track tapes (3)

Not Mentioned: iTunes for iPod

4) A part/element of the Great Highland Bagpipe

10 Points: Blowpipe stock, Cords, Bass drone, Tuning slide, Blowstick, Bag cover, Reed, Tenor drone, Ferrules
5 Points: Ring cap (2)

5) Something the dentist might do to your teeth

10 Points: X-Ray them, Anterior Restoration, Make an echo/ultrasound scan of them, Grind a sharp one down, Rebuild them
5 Points: Polish them (2.5), Scale them (1.5) (One person said both scale and polish, hence the 'half' ), Root Canal (2)

THE SCORES

45 Points: Cinnam0n, ElfTwinkle, Mugaboo
40 Points: LeoDaVinci, Bracklaman, Littlewoman, BbSean
35 Points: Gatsby, Ren
30 Points: Shrivats, ozzz

Congratulations to our three winners, Cinnam0n, ElfTwinkle & Mugaboo

April results!
Cinnamon 8
Santana 6
Ren 5
Mugaboo 6
Elf 6
BbSean 5
Ozzz 4
Gatsby 4
SrsTrekker 3
Shrivats 3
Leo 3
Julia 3
Brackleman 3
LitttleWoman 2
Kuu 1
Ing 1
Cecil 1
SpanishLiz 1

Well done Cinnamon

I'm only counting 6 wins for me when looking back, Jane, so I think Santana would share the top spot with me!

I shall recount when I have a moment Cinnamon!

Hey! I was just having a peak around the back of Sara's house and look what I found. The pedals are a bit sticky (ewk) but apart from that it seems more or less ok. Anyone know who she pinched it from?

Excuse me are you casting nasturtiums again?? That's a French post box...anyway I wiped it clean.

Hey ...that bike looks mighty familiar....