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Stupidly hard quiz

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ApocalypseNowt · 04/12/2023 20:35

Quizzers assemble!

@rosegoldwatcher
@SoupDragon
@minou123
@GoldenCupidon

It's back. My stupidly hard Xmas work quiz is live. As per usual I've done round one and now I'm stuck on the answer for round 2.

I've actually identified all the pictures, found the clue but the answer isn't working 😭

Sorry for crappy pictures but if you use the first letter of each of the album names it spells out "album ones singers" so I thought it must be the singers on the Arctic Monkeys album 'AM'....but whichever way I put the names in it doesn't work.

Then I thought as the clue at the top is "Artistless" maybe I had to remove Alex Turner (as Turner is a famous artist) but I'm still striking out!

As always, any help appreciated & if I've missed any of the amazing quizzers who usually play along (I know I have) please feel free to tag them

Stupidly hard quiz
Stupidly hard quiz
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ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:06

EvilRingahBitch · 05/12/2023 10:04

In straw grasping territory have you tried possible spelling errors like Humza Yassin or Hamza Yassim?

I'll try anything. Still no :(

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NotSoDusty · 05/12/2023 10:12

Thanks for this annual joy, OP! I remember getting one question right in about 2020...

Is the (5,6) answer to XX something to do with marking dance cards? Could it be 'Dance Ladies' ?

WetBandits · 05/12/2023 10:13

Have you tried Jesus on the Not Just For Christmas one 🙈

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ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:15

No to Jesus and dance ladies!

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WhenDoISleep · 05/12/2023 10:20

And it’s not JP?

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ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:21

WhenDoISleep · 05/12/2023 10:20

And it’s not JP?

Nope

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BIWI · 05/12/2023 10:21

OK - not so stupid, as I did get Quidditch!

Players on the left, balls in the right

And the Q stands for Quaffle

EnglishMenHaveTails · 05/12/2023 10:22

Hamza Jowita?

NotSoDusty · 05/12/2023 10:23

Dance Winner?

TheBucktoothedGirlFromLuxembourg · 05/12/2023 10:24

Could it be Hamza,Jowita - clutching at straws as the other initials seem to be relating to the celebrity only.

In further straw clutching has the quizmaster mixed up Hamza with the leader of the SNP? 😂

Saisong · 05/12/2023 10:34

The Christmas one, the names are from GoT - all the Stark children. JS is Jon Snow.
I haven't worked out the rest of it (never having watched GoT). Over to you guys....

EnglishMenHaveTails · 05/12/2023 10:37

Saisong · 05/12/2023 10:34

The Christmas one, the names are from GoT - all the Stark children. JS is Jon Snow.
I haven't worked out the rest of it (never having watched GoT). Over to you guys....

Ghost was Jon Stark's direwolf

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ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:38

Amazing! I'm away from my laptop right now but I'm sure you're right. Excellent work!

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WetBandits · 05/12/2023 10:38

Saisong · 05/12/2023 10:34

The Christmas one, the names are from GoT - all the Stark children. JS is Jon Snow.
I haven't worked out the rest of it (never having watched GoT). Over to you guys....

GENIUS

Saisong · 05/12/2023 10:40

Ghost must be right, knew you guys would fill me in!

EnglishMenHaveTails · 05/12/2023 10:44

Saisong · 05/12/2023 10:40

Ghost must be right, knew you guys would fill me in!

How on earth did you get that they were Stark children of you've never watched GoT?! I watched every episode and don't think I would ever have got that! 🤯😂

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ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:47

The flag one is annoying me. Why is there the SSSR flag rather than the Russian flag....😫

I started thinking EH under Japan might be Emporer Hirohito but can't make that fit with anything else!

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MaggieFS · 05/12/2023 10:48

ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:47

The flag one is annoying me. Why is there the SSSR flag rather than the Russian flag....😫

I started thinking EH under Japan might be Emporer Hirohito but can't make that fit with anything else!

I'm thinking along the same lines, but I now can't unsee Bangkok from the BGK under the USA flag and I don't think that's helpful.

minou123 · 05/12/2023 10:50

Saisong · 05/12/2023 10:34

The Christmas one, the names are from GoT - all the Stark children. JS is Jon Snow.
I haven't worked out the rest of it (never having watched GoT). Over to you guys....

Genius!
Big gold star for you.

The answers for "Not just for Christmas", in case anyone didn't watch Game of Thrones is

Robb Stark - Grey Wind
Sansa Stark - Lady
Ayra Stark - Nymeria
Bran Stark - Summer
Rickon Stark - Shaggydog
Jon Snow - Ghost

NotSoDusty · 05/12/2023 10:52

Still wrangling with the Strictly winners one. Could the XX (5,6) be something to do with marks of 10 in Roman numerals?
'Final scores' ?

Saisong · 05/12/2023 10:53

EnglishMenHaveTails · 05/12/2023 10:44

How on earth did you get that they were Stark children of you've never watched GoT?! I watched every episode and don't think I would ever have got that! 🤯😂

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PP had guessed it was a family with the same initials. I just focused on JS and Jon Snow was one of the names that came to mind (I have met the journalist Jon Snow a few times, so that helped). A bit of further Googling later...

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ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:54

NotSoDusty · 05/12/2023 10:52

Still wrangling with the Strictly winners one. Could the XX (5,6) be something to do with marks of 10 in Roman numerals?
'Final scores' ?

i'll try that when i'm back at my laptop!

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SaffyWall · 05/12/2023 10:59

ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:47

The flag one is annoying me. Why is there the SSSR flag rather than the Russian flag....😫

I started thinking EH under Japan might be Emporer Hirohito but can't make that fit with anything else!

That's the part that's annoying me! Zelensky was born in the former USSR - but I can't figure out any other links at the moment....

WhenDoISleep · 05/12/2023 11:01

ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 10:47

The flag one is annoying me. Why is there the SSSR flag rather than the Russian flag....😫

I started thinking EH under Japan might be Emporer Hirohito but can't make that fit with anything else!

The flag must be a clue.

That page is titled ‘League of Nations’ but the USA was never a member of the League.

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ApocalypseNowt · 05/12/2023 11:01

It's an odd mix of countries too so maybe nothing to do with actual country but the flags themselves iyswim.....

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