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BOS Summer 2006 Number Teaser Answers:

A big thank you to everyone who supported our Summer 2006 Number Teaser which has raised over £150 towards our funds. A special thank you to Norman who devised the quiz.

As promised, below are the answers:

 

Number

Initials of Phrase

Answer

1

7

E in the H

Events in the Heptathlon

2

1956

PBI by HM

Premium Bonds Introduced by Harold Macmillan

3

21

C in the A

Consonants in the Alphabet

4

3

BM

Blind Mice

5

3 or 5

D on a H

Doors on a Hatchback

6

6

S on a G

Strings on a Guitar

7

45

SA

Sapphire Anniversary

8

1958

MAD

Munich Air Disaster

9

6

F in a F

Feet in a Fathom

10

7

N of B C

Number of Boots Cosmetics

11

4

LC, LIE

Leaf Clover, Lucky Irish Emblem

12

1947

F of DSSD

First of Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered

13

33

DPJP (1) R

Days Pope John Paul (1) Reigned

14

39

A of MLKWA

Age of Martin Luther King When Assassinated

15

1954

FMM by RB

Four Minute Mile by Roger Bannister

16

101

D

Dalmations

17

10

GBH on a W

Green Bottles Hanging on a Wall

18

17

P in a RLTS

Players in a Rugby League Team Squad

19

7

CP

Cinque Ports

20

3

BS

Bronte Sisters

21

37

PW by WS

Plays Written by William Shakespeare

22

1959

FMM

First Mini Manufactured

23

32

P on the LE

Pods on the London Eye

24

1

F in the G

Foot in the Grave

25

13

UFS

Unlucky For Some

26

119

LP in the B

Longest Psalm in the Bible

27

12

L of H

Labours of Hercules

28

26

RC in a P (EJ)

Red Cards in a Pack (Excluding Jokers)

29

40

D in L

Days in Lent

30

6

BC by JSB

Brandenberg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach

31

7

BS and N on a D

Between Sixteen and Nineteen on a Dartboard

32

88

TFL in B

Two Fat Ladies in Bingo

33

3

LR

Legged Race

34

206

B in the HB

Bones in the Human Body

35

7

S on a TPP

Sides on a Twenty Pence Piece

36

12

GM and T

Good Men and True

37

49

N in the L

Numbers in the Lottery

38

29

AN of C

Atomic Number of Copper

39

33

L in RA

Letters in Russian Alphabet

40

5

GL in CNA

Great Lakes in Central North America

41

7

S in the P

Stars in the Plough

42

8

L on an O

Legs on an Octopus

43

170

HF in D

Highest Finish in Darts

44

20

Y of S for RVW

Years of Sleep for Rip Van Winkle

45

5

O of the W

Oceans of the World

46

7

DS

Deadly Sins

47

20

Q in a R

Quires in a Ream

48

2

G of V

Gentlemen of Verona

49

3

NM in a L

Nautical Miles in a League

50

7

H of R

Hills of Rome

51

6

W of H the E

Wives of Henry the Eighth

52

90

D in a RA

Degrees in a Right Angle

53

1799

ITFI

Income Tax First Introduced

54

771

H of the CWT in F

Height of the Canary Wharf Tower in Feet

55

5

OR

Olympic Rings

56

7

A in the USC

Articles in the United States Constitution

57

88

PK

Piano Keys

58

73

L of HW in M

Length of Hadrians Wall in Miles

59

22

B on a ST

Balls on a Snooker Table

60

4077

M

MASH

61

215

L of the RT in M

Length of the River Thames in Miles

62

63

C in the MC

Clauses in the Magna Carta

63

57

HV

Heinz Varieties

64

1024

B in a K

Bytes in a Kilobyte

65

168

H in a W

Hours in a Week

66

646

S in the H of C

Seats in the House of Commons

67

1086

DBC

Domesday Book Completed

68

225

S on a SB

Squares on a Scrabble Board

69

30

F in the GN

Fences in the Grand National

70

24

BB in a P

Blackbirds Baked in a Pie

Past Shows

2006 - Oklahoma
2005 - Me and My Girl
2004 - Pirates Of Penzance
2003 - Guys And Dolls
2002 - The Mikado
2001 - Die Fledermaus
2000 - Half A Sixpence
1999 - Yeomen Of The Guard
1998 - Call Me Madam
1997 - Anything Goes
1996 - Calamity Jane
1995 - The Gondoliers
1994 - My Fair Lady
1993 - Pirates Of Penzance
1992 - Viva Mexico!
1991 - The Merry Widow
1990 - HMS Pinafore
1990 - Bless The Bride
1989 - White Horse Inn
1988 - Iolanthe
1987 - Captain Noah/Concert
1987 - Gypsy Baron
1986 - Trial By Jury/Music Hall
1986 - Orpheus in the Underworld
1985 - Patience
1983 - Merrie England
1982 - Die Fledermaus
1982 - An Evening with G&S
1981 - The Gondoliers


Jan Harvey, bos@tomh.demon.co.uk
A "Quietly Outrageous" publication, Copyright 1996 Tom Harvey.
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