I'm a shameless cheat!

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OK, my childrern came home from school yesterday with a Christmas quiz. Of 100 questions, I only know the answer to about 40 so I would like some help please (and I hope there are no other parents from the school on Mumsnet!)

I can't post all 60 remaining questions here now, but wonder how well you will get on with these to start with:

1. Where was Paddy Ashdown born?

2. How does a marimba differ from a xylophone?

3. Who composed the opera The Ice Break?

4. What is Doris Day's full name?

5. What is a cassata a type of?

Cheers Mumsnetters!

5. dessert

apparently a marimba is much larger than a xylophone and has a lower pitch and a larger range.
thanks google

1. New Delhi in India

1 new delhi

3 Sir Michael Tippett

3. Sir Michael Tippett

3. Sir Michael Tippet

Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff

4. Doris Mary Ann Von Kapplehoff

Doris Day - Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff

Lol

1.Paddy Ashdown was born
in New Delhi
2.A Marimba is a glockenspiel
3.Michael Tippett
4.Doris Kapelhoff.
5.A cake

You are all using Google I take it?!
Go on then, have a go with these as I need to go and feed ds3:

a)In which country is the sculpture Monument to the Equator?

b)In Japan, what type of entertainment is bunraku?

c) Who had an 80's No 1 with Desire?

d) Who had a horse called Topper?

e) In which country was Telly Savalas born?

f) With which sport was Charles Buchan associated?

g) What is a gallivat?

h) What is the other name for grape-sugar?

i) Who is Cleo Laine's bandleader husband?

j) What covers most of Finland? (?????!!!!! - I presume snow or ice is the answer, but what a stupid question! Air would be just as accurate!)

A Marimba isn't a glockenspiel, it is made of wood with resonating chambers beneath each bar. Xylophones are metal, with no resonating chamber.

C - U2
I - Johnny Dankworth

Galapagos (quito)

d - Hoppalong Cassiday
g - a small, armed, boat
h - dextrose

b. puppet theater

i. John Dankworth

a: Equador
b: storytelling with puppetry
f: football
j: thick forests of pine and spruce

e - US (New York)

Thanks, I am using google too now - didn't realise it was quite so easy. Even so, these are a bit hard to find the answers to:

1. Which Godfrey was an England wicketkeeper?

2)The Edge is a member of which Supergroup?

3. Which ex007 played the Scottish villain in the Avengers? Do you suppose it is Sean Connery or is it a trick question?

4)Who was the King of Swing?

Thanks for help. Might be back later with more.

2 - U2

4 - Benny Goodman?

Really Spacedonkey? I assumed someone else but I am no good at music questions.

And are you sure about The Edge being a member of U2 or were you answering the previous question? Incidentally, why is someone called The Edge FFS?