I'm a shameless cheat!

[ItllBeLonelymumThisChristmas]

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!

I agree with you, it was a mistake!

Thanks SD, I think so too. I will have to try and find the question setter before term ends. Thanks for all your help over the day.

Just checked a list of abdications in the 19th century and there isn't one British Monarch on it

btw thanks for posting the questions, I enjoyed finding out the answers!

Spacedonkey are you still about? Where did you find that info about the 1983 cup final? I can't find anything about who scored the first goal. Just curious.

I googled "1983 fa cup final" and came up with a match report on the manchester united website (i think!)

Hmmm. I was looking at the Brighton websites and couldn't find any mention of it. Strange really when you think they haven't achieved anything very much since 1983, whereas Man U have gone on and on.....

No, still no luck. Can you provide a link by any chance? (For ds1's sake who is sitting here next to me learning about the internet!)

here it is

Does it specify an English monarch???

doh .. read the question Twig .. sorry

Cheers! Ds1 is very impressed. He says Yea! Spacedonkey knows eveything!

just ask the donkey

Ds1 sends you a virtual Frys Chocolate Cream.