Monday, 7 April 2008

Fishy Story

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Monday, 31 March 2008

Canal Tavern 30th March 08

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Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Mixed Power Point Quiz Files

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Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Fishy Quiz

1. What is the worlds most widely eaten fish ?
Herring
2. At the feeding of the five-thousand, how many loaves and fishes were there at first?
Five loaves and Two fishes
3. What type of fish has a variety called 'Albacore'?
Tuna
4. Fisherman's Bend and Cat's Paw are both types of what?
Knots
5. Lake Webster in Massachusetts is also known by the catchy Indian name Char-gogga-gogg-manchaugg-agogg-chabuna-gunga-maugg. What does it mean - a) You fish on your side. I fish on mine. Nobody fishes in the middle, b) This lake has good fishing, c) This lake does not have good fishing or d) No fishing allowed?
a) You fish on your side. I fish on mine. Nobody fishes in the middle
6. In Sweden, the Christmas meal includes a Lutfisk, what kind of fish is it?
Cod
7. Who ran the Fishmongers shop in Camberwick Green?
Mr Caraway
8. Which film character was inspired by the real life serial killer Albert Fish?
Hannibal Lecter
9. Most people know that Pisces, the 12th sign of the zodiac, is symbolized by fish. How many fish are included in the symbol?
Two
10. Madrid the capital city boasts the Real Madrid football team but True or False a 'Surreal Madrid' is a fish?
True
11. In fishing would you catch a black bass in salt water or fresh water?
Fresh Water
12. Which fish, growing to a length of over 6ft, is the largest of the flatfish?
Halibut
13. Which is the largest chain of fish and chip shops in the world?
Harry Ramsden’s
14. Its name derived via Cornish & Welsh for 'Old Woman', which brightly coloured marine fish has thick lips and strong teeth ?
Wrasse
15. In fishing, what name is given to a young pike?
Jack
16. What name is given to the Japanese dish in which fish, shellfish, or vegetables are fried in batter?
Tempura
17. What is aquaculture the scientific name for?
Fish farming
18. True or False - The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes?
True
19. What term is used in referring to a fin situated on a fish's abdomen?
Ventral
20. Green ants, bush cockroaches, witchety grubs and reef fish eyeballs. Whose evening meal?
They are what Jordan (aka Katie Price) and Kerry McFadden ate on their bushtucker challenge on the ITV show I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

21. In the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” what type of fish is put into the ear in order to make all the spoken languages of the galaxy understandable?
Babel Fish
22. What name is given to someone who studies fish?
Ictheologist
23. The young of which fish are Parr, Smolt and Grilse?
Salmon
- A bind is a group of what type of fish?
Salmon
24. Fisherman's Cable is a type of what?
Knitting stitch
25. What fish can hold objects in its tail?
Sea Horse
26. Which islands capital is Flying Fish Cove?
Christmas Island
27. In Star Trex The Next Generation, Captain Jean Luc-Picard keep a fish called what?
Livingston
28. What type of fish is Scomber Scombrus?
Mackerel
29. Which fish is known as Rock Salmon when sold for food?
Dogfish
30. What are Limerick, Round Bend, Aberdeen and Octopus?
Fishing Hooks
31. The minnow is the smallest member of what fish family?
Carp
32. What is the tail fin of a fish called?
Caudal Fin
33. If you were eating fish “A La Normandie” how would it be cooked?
Braised in white wine
34. Sardines are the young of which fish?
Pilchard
35. In what George Bizet opera do Zugra and Nbadir appear?
The Pearl Fishers
36. What is the fastest swimming ocean fish at over 60 mph?
Sailfish - Marlin
37. The pickled roe of the Sterlet is served as caviar. To which family of fishes does it belong?
Sturgeon
38. What species of fish is caught the most?
Anchovetta - Anchovy
39. A coarse fish can be defined as any freshwater fish other than which two species?
Salmon and Trout
40. Which fish threw in the towel in 2004?
Michael Fish, Britain's longest-serving meteorologist

Tiebreaker - In which year did Harry Ramsden open his first fish & chip shop?
1928 - (20/12/1928)

Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Somewhere you might find Fish?
Sea / River / Aquarium / Pond / Fish Shop

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