Pinno's Christmas quiz 2016

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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    @Focuszing

    Neither, sorry.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Damn and blast.

    10 Cadence

    15 Silicone

    ?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    FocusZing wrote:
    Damn and blast.

    10 Cadence

    15 Silicone

    ?

    10, Orraloon was the closest.
    15. Nope but getting there.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    10 chainring
    15 latex
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    FocusZing wrote:
    10 chainring
    15 latex

    10. Mix your answer with Orraloon's.
    15. Latex?!
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Osymetric ring

    Latex foam, obviously not right though. Rails?
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    15 leather
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    edited December 2016
    FocusZing wrote:
    Osymetric ring

    What's another word for Osymetric?!. You don't get any bonus points now or even a Womens Institute tea and bun voucher now i've given it away.
    FocusZing wrote:
    Latex foam, obviously not right though. Rails?

    Nope. Nope.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    Garry H wrote:
    15 leather

    That might be part of some boingy routine in your world but not in mine.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,559
    Elliptic
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Elliptic

    Yay.

    Now, what's left?...
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    Come on WS, you very nearly got 11...
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,559
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Answer the following questions and use the first letter of each answer to form a cycling related anagram. Not as tough as last year (which no-one got).

    1. Collective noun for a type of fast herbivore usually found on the plains in Africa and Asia.
    2. Handy item when it's raining but often giving up the ghost because of Barbara's.
    3. Dutch term for going around in a circle.
    4. Mr. "You pancaked my van! I'm gonna kill you, fool!"
    5. Not a Tomtom.
    6. If you are useless at fettling, you go here.
    7. Getting high, courtesy of the Shamen.
    8. Slap of a particular colour?
    9. Cyclist or swirling fluid.
    10. Froome swears by the equation x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1, where 2a and 2b are the lengths of the major and minor axes.
    11. Hair raising descent whipped up leaves successfully and salvaged season for this man.
    12. Laid back cyclist preferred rig.
    13. Synthetic polymer resembling rubber, resistant to oil, heat, and weathering may keep extremities warm.
    14. Damn squeaking BB30's may benefit from installation with this.
    15. Boingy stuff used in a saddle for example?
    Quotes to save going back a page.
    8 - rouge

    11: Last year then - N for Nibali?
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    Yes,

    That leaves 3 and 15. Not sure why 15 is proving so tricky.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,559
    15: T - Titanium rails? Also used to make springs for crudders..
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  • wiznaeme
    wiznaeme Posts: 238
    15. Spring ?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    WS and it wasn't you - nope.

    Think a bit more contemporary.
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  • wiznaeme
    wiznaeme Posts: 238
    3. Criterium ?
  • wiznaeme
    wiznaeme Posts: 238
    15. Foam ?
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    15 Plastic
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    WiznaeMe wrote:
    3. Criterium ?

    Dutch term.

    Foam. No. Plastic. No.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Kermesse
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    FocusZing wrote:
    Kermesse

    Close (ish)
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  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    Pinno wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Kermesse

    Close (ish)

    Wielerbaan ?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    mamba80 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Kermesse

    Close (ish)

    Wielerbaan ?

    Nope but keep going. You'll kick yourselves.
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  • wiznaeme
    wiznaeme Posts: 238
    3. Ronde
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    WiznaeMe wrote:
    3. Ronde

    We've had that and the answer is on a very similar tack.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 12,667
    3 Rotonde, as in roundabout?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,311
    orraloon wrote:
    3 Rotonde, as in roundabout?

    As you are only trying to ascertain the first letter, both Ronde and Rotonde would suffice but the answer doesn't begin with 'r'.
    It is very much cycling related.
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  • crumbschief
    crumbschief Posts: 3,399
    15 Gel

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