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Christmas Quizzes 2017–2018

Question of the Day : 30 December


 
Useful resources
 
  Jethro Tull | The human body | Average | Shirts
 
Tonight's topic  
First of all, please scroll down and enjoy these entertaining shots of Procol Harum, taken by monitor engineer Thomas ‘Wylie’ Wyler from the drum-riser at the end of various Fiftieth Anniversary performances, and kindly sent to ‘Beyond the Pale’
 
The answer is  
V
 

Choose the question below that is most applicable to the answer above. Make a note of the Question Number
 

Q06a
 
 


How many of the shots depict Gary Brooker with both hands higher than his teeth?
 

Q06b  


How many of the shots picture Josh Phillips with both knees higher than his wrists?
 

Q06c  


How many different designs of shirt does Matt Pegg wear in these XXI shots?
 

Q06d  


How many of the shots show Procol Harum impersonating Jethro Tull (the band, not the agriculturalist)?
 

Q06e  


In how many shots, where one of Geoff Whitehorn's wrists is lower down than Geoff Dunn’s ankles, do we also find that Gary Brooker has at least one elbow lower than Josh Phillips's knees but another higher than Matt Pegg's epiglottis?
 

Q06f  


There are CXX neighbour combinations in which a band the size of Procol Harum can stand (for example (left to right) Phillips > Dunn > Brooker > Pegg > Whitehorn, or Brooker > Dunn > Pegg > Whitehorn > Phillips and so on). How many different combinations are presented in this photo selection?
 

Q06g  


What is the average number of people in each picture?
 

Q06h  
What is the minimum number of red shoes visible in any one picture in this sequence, in which two guitarists are standing side-by-side, or two keyboard players are not standing side-by-side, or in which one band-member is missing (or appears twice)?
 

Illustration No. 1 – "inverted commas" – Josh Phillips, Geoff Dunn, Gary Brooker, Matt Pegg, Geoff Whitehorn

Illustration No. 2 – looking bullish

Illustration No. 3 – Roman fists

Illustration No. 4 – optical emphasis

Illustration No. 5– piety prevails

Illustration No. 6 – body language

Illustration No. 7 – air guitars

Illustration No. 8 – reindeer fun

Illustration No. 9 – rogue aroma

Illustration No. 10 – sleep tight

Illustration No. 11 – paternal lunacy

Illustration No. 12 – not unanimous

Illustration No. 13 – Procol something

Illustration No. 14 – new album

Illustration No. 15 – close formation

 

Illustration No. 16 – Biggles aloft

Illustration No. 17 – Hδnde hoch

Illustration No. 18 – Gangnam Style

Illustration No. 19 – umbrage positions

Illustration No. 20 – flute anarchy

Illustration No. 21 – long goodbye


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