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The Winteringham Camera Club Meeting 14th December 2011
Next meeting: 11th January 2012
Christmas Festivities this evening, a social event with good food supplied by members. 20 members attended the meeting. Ken and Jean Jacobs produced a quiz, which proved a great success resulting in a win for John Tyson and John Drewery.
Why not try the quiz no prize it's just for fun and by the way do not Google it to find the answers. Quiz at the bottom of the page.
Each member received a Christmas goodie bag from the club, all had a tremendously enjoyable evening with good food, and quiz.
Janet Greaves judged the photo slot competition choosing the following prints.
Photo slot competition:
"Picture Portrait"
John Tyson 1st "Kerry & Steve"
Ron Chant 2nd "Siblings"
Alison Bell 3rd "Ready to Pounce"
Rachel Holmes Highly commended "She loves me / She loves me not"
Next meeting: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Tips on how our cameras work
Photo slot competition Colour
Quiz
1)In mythology who fired the arrow that struck Achilles in his heel?
2)Between 1600 & 1800 over 50% of girls in Britain had 1 of 3 names, name any one of them
3)Montezuma II was the last King of whom?
4)In 1962 Britain and France signed an agreement which let to co-operation in building what?
5)In what year was hanging abolished in the UK?
6)Who was the Roman god of fire?
7)What was the name of the Benedictine monk who legend has it invented Champagne?
8)What does a soldier keep in a frog?
9)In mythology what was Minerva the goddess of?
10)Which is the worlds oldest airline still using its original name?
11)Who discovered the rabies vaccination?
12)What every-day item was named after Mrs Gamp in Charles Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit?
13)For what was operation Z the codename in World War II?
14)Which canal took 10 years to build and opened in 1869?
15)Which 14th century poet wrote the Canterbury Tales?
16)Who sculptured the famous statue of David supposedly the perfect male body?
17)According to legend, who was the only person who looked at Lady Godiver as she rode naked through Coventry?
18)A modern version of the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria still occurs in Britain and other countries today, what is it?
19)What was the name of the highly diluted rum that admiral Vernon ordered given to British sailors to reduce drunkenness?
20)How many Catherine’s did Henry VIII marry?
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