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quizballs 1445 – question 4 – answer corrected – thanks to John Clayman – 5 November 2018
quizballs 1624 – question 5 – answer corrected – thanks to Brian Sucevic – 27th July 2018
quizballs 1665 – question 9 – answer updated – thanks to Peter D Hall – 26th July 2017
quizballs 1028 – question 9 – question reworded to include the Flightless Cormorant – thanks to Paul Tweney – 23rd June 2017
quizballs 1603 – question 12 – question reworded and answer amended – thanks to John Clayman – 21st March 2017
quizballs 1050 – question 19 – the question has been amended to include the word ‘Dead’ – thanks to John Clayman – 18th March 2015
quizballs 1215 – question 20 – the question has been amended to ‘Dogs playing ‘what’ is a a collection of paintings by which artist?’ – 18th March 2015
quizballs 1208 – question 14 – the question has been altered to ‘ What is the name of a community of ants?’ – 18th March 2015
quizballs 1054 – question 5 – the answer should read ‘Archbishop of Canterbury – thanks to Mike Clarkson – 12th March 2015
quizballs 1356 – question 15 – the answer should read ‘Norway’ – thanks to Robert – 31st Jan 2015
quizballs 1442 – question 8 – the answer should read ‘Yung’ – thanks to Bill Turnbull – 26th November 2014
quizballs 1034 – question 22 – the question has been changed to ‘How many stars are on the new national flag…..’ – thanks to Frank – 26th November 2014
quizballs 1013 – question 6 – the question should read H G Wells novel – thanks to L Hayden – 3rd November 2014
quizballs 1422 – question 13 – the answer should read ‘What’ not where – thanks to Ade – 3rd September 2014
quizballs 1190 – question 20- the question and answer have been changed for clarification – thanks to David Ripley – 18th June 2014
further amendment to quiz 1434 – question 8 – there are two capital cities on this river, so the answer is Argentina and Uruguay – thanks to Iain McNair – 12th June 2014
quizballs 1434 – question 8 – the question has been amended to read ‘The capital city of which South American country….’- thanks to Malcolm Green – 10th June 2014
quizballs 1430 – question 14 – the the word ‘fear’ has now been included in the question – thanks to Malcolm Green – 12th May 2014
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quizballs 1409 – question 16 – the question and answer have been altered for clarification – thanks to Stu – 29th April 2014
quizballs 1416 – question 14 – the answer should read ‘Adjutant’ – thanks to Mel – 14th April 2014
quizballs 1415 – question 13 – the correct spelling should be ‘jewellery’ – thanks to Bill Turnbull – 3rd March 2014
quizballs 1025 – question 29 – the correct answer should read ‘Four’ – thanks to John White – 28th December 2013
quizballs 1057 – question 28 – the question has been re-phrased to read ‘late King’s jester’ – thanks to Simon Crighton – 24th December 2013
quizballs 1045 – question 24 – the question has now been updated to ‘Crouch,Bind,Set’ – thanks to Simon Crighton – 19th December 2013
quizballs 1042 – question 28 – the correct spelling should be ‘Edelweiss’ – thanks to Simon Crighton – 17th December 2013
quizballs 1039 – question 11 – the question should read ‘book’ – thanks to Simon Crighton – 16th Dedember 2013
quizballs 1037 – question 6 – the question should read ‘Prior to Andy Murray’ – thanks to Simon Crighton – 16th December 2013
quizballs 1087 – question 9 – the answer shpild read 24 – thanks to Kristie Patrick-Austin – 16th December 2013
quizballs 1393 – question 12 – the question should read ‘first to be published’ – thanks to Jenny Dhayer – 16th December 2013
quizballs 1391 – question 7 – the answer should read District Line – thanks to Bill Turnbull – 13th December 2013
quizballs 1018 – question 14 – the question and answer have been changed for clarification – thanks to Simon Crighton – 13th December 2013
quizballs 1185 – question 18 – Rihanna correct spelling – thanks to Paul Haidet – 10th December 2013
quizballs 1661 – question 3 – the question should read 1975 – thanks to Robin Biddiscombe – 18th November 2013
quizballs 1383 – question 14 – the question should read ‘Canadian’ – thanks to Murray Lamb – 16th November 2013
quizballs 1164 – question 29 – the answer should read Fauntleroy – thanks to Ray Grainger – 8th November 2013
quizballs 1376 – question 14 – the answer should read 1894 – thanks to Malcolm Green – 4th November 2013
quizballs 1369 – question 2 – the question should read 1996 – thanks to Gary – 23rd October 2013
quizballs 1155 – question 10 – the answer should read ‘Pamplona’ – thanks to Robin Biddiscombe – 16th October 2013
quizballs 1357 – question 20 – the question should read ‘British singer’ – thanks to Malcolm Green – 2nd October 2013
quizballs 1123 – question 18 – the answer should read ACGU – thanks to Iain McNair – 23rd September 2013
quizballs 1233 – question 20 – the answer should read Portia… – thanks to Roel Rivera – 13th September 2013
quizballs 1123 – question 17 – the question should read ‘Ishihara’ – thanks to Roel Rivera – 13th September 2013
quizballs 1007 – question 17 – since 2010 the winner is given 25 points – thanks to Iain McNair – 6th September 2013
quizballs 1191 – question 18 – the answer ‘Three’ was correct in the first place (Olympic boxing was changed in 2012) – thanks to Iain McNair – 6th September 2013
quizballs 1006 – question 12 – the question should read ‘Keflavik’ – thanks to Ray Grainger – 2nd September 2013
quizballs 1191 – question 18 – the answer should read ‘Four’ – thanks to Ray Grainger – 29th August 2013
quizballs 1334 – question 3 – the answer should read Queenstown – thanks to Iain Mc Nair – 20th August 2013
quizballs 1326 – question 12 – the answer should read just ‘Ronaldo’ – thanks to James – 8th August 2013
quizballs 1323 – question 14 – the question and answer have been altered for clarity – thanks to Chris – 3rd August 2013
quizballs 1319 – question 19 – the answer should read Ice Hockey rather than Hockey – thanks to Iain McNair – 31st July 2013
quizballs 1307 – question 6 – the question and answer have been changed for clarity – 30th July 2013
quizballs 1298 – question 19 – the answer should read Riband not Ribband – 26th July 2013
quizballs 1314 – question 15 – the answers should read Shanghai – thanks to Buster – 25th July 2013
quizballs 1316 – question 13 – the question should read ‘E’ tiles – 25th July 2013
quizballs 1044 – question 18 – the question and answer have been altered so that the answer reads Australia – 17th July 2013
quizballs 1309 – question 11 – the question should read Stanford – thanks to Tobin – 16th July 2013
quizballs 1309 – question 10 – the answer should read USA and Mexico – thanks to Tobin – 16th July 2013
quizballs 1308 – question 13 – the question should read right rear pocket – thanks to Chris – 13th July 2013
quizballs 1296 – question 15 – the question should read South Asian – 28th June 2013
quizballs 1283 – question 4 – the question and answer have now been changed – 4th June 2013
quizballs 1283 – question 18 – the question should read Punchestown – thanks to Iain McNair – 5th June 2013
quizballs 1277 – question 16 – the answer should read Basketball – thanks to Jeremy Lewis – 28th May 2013
quizballs 1267 – question 18 -the question has been amended to say ‘said to have been’ – thanks to Ken Koch – 6th May 2013
quizballs 1258 – question 16 – the answer should read 11 – thanks to Tobin – 6th May 2013
quizballs 1263 – question 7 – the question should read ‘1980’ – thanks to Iain McNair – 3rd May 2013
quizballs 1250 – question 1 – the question should read ‘until 1918’ – thanks to Buster – 27th April 1913
quizballs 1229 – question 11 – the question should read Cobblepot – thanks to Andrew Brookes – 2nd April 2013
quiz 1030 – question 23 – the question should read ‘Vimy Ridge’ – 19th March 2013
quiz 1234 – question 12 – the question should read Chimpanzee – 11th March 2013
quizballs 1217 – question 16 – the year should read 1969 – thanks to Dave Moore – 18th February 2013
quizballs 1192 – question 9 – the answer should read ‘Scafell Pike’ – thanks to Peter Moody – 9th February 2013
quizballs 1206 – question 6 – the correct spelling is ‘Hogmanay’ – thanks to Iain McNair – 31st January 2013
quiz 1199 – question 16 – the answer should read ‘West Sussex’ and not Sussex – thanks to Malcolm Green – 31st January 2013
quizballs 1203 – question 5 – the correct answer is Licence To Kill – thanks to Keith Butler – 25th January 2013
quizballs 1203 – question 8 – Shirley Bassey did not sing the theme tune to Octopussy – thanks to Keith Butler – 25th January 2013
quizballs 1195 – question 19 – the question should read George du Maurier – 18th January 2013
quizballs 1176 – question 15 – the answer should read Gene Wilder – 3rd December 2012
quizballs 1170 – question 30 – the question should read county – thanks to Janet Reid – 23rd November 2012
quizballs 1163 – question 16 – the question should read overall width of stumps – thanks to Simon Llewellyn and Christopher – 2nd November 2012
quizballs 1161 – question 5 – the question should read Vice President – thanks to Roger Brown – 29th October 2012
quizballs 1158 – question 3 – the question should read Apart from the pilot and the final show….. – thanks to Tobin – 23rd October 2012
Quizballs 1157 – question 12 – the question should read The King Power Stadium – thanks to Chris Pearson – 22nd October 2012
quizballs 1157 – question 4 – the the answer should read 36 feet – thanks to Iain McNair – 22nd Ocotber 2012
quizballs 1155 – question 9 – the answer should read Wren not Robin – thanks to Mike A – 16th October 2012
quizballs 1147 – question 6 – the question and answer have now been changed because of difficulties in offering a clear answer – thanks to Ian Griffiths – 27th September 2012
quizballs 1142 – question 13 – the question has now been altered to ‘points’ instead of sides – thanks to Chris Pearson – 17th September 2012
quizballs 1139 – question 4 – the question has been changed because of difficulties in offering a clear question and answer – thanks to James Blood – 6th September 2012
quizballs 1141 – question 4 – the answer should read 121 – thanks to Malcolm Green – 12th September 2012
quizballs 1137 – question 6 – the question has been changed from Shrove Tuesday to Valentine’s Day – thanks to Peter Carlton for pointing out that Shrove Tuesday doesn’t always fall in February – 6th September 2012
quizballs 1123 – question 4 – the question should read ‘Which two letters of the alphabet are not at the beginninig of names of elements in the Period Table?’ Answer – J and Q – thanks to Joanna Carter – 3rd September 2012
quizballs 1134 – question 22 – the question should read only 30 days – thanks to Iain McNair – 22 Aug 2012
quizballs 1130 – question 14 – the question should read Peter Anthony Allen – thanks to Roger Brown – 22 August 2012
quizballs 1120 – question 30 – the question should read ‘Southeast Asian’ 29 June 2012
quizballs 1040 – question 29 – the question should read ‘Mal de mer’ – thanks to Malcolm Roberts – 17 June 2012
quizballs 1110 – question 16 – the answer should read Victor Verster – thanks to Geoff Hayton – 7 June 2012
quizballs 1092 – question 13 – the question should read World War I – thanks to Malcolm Roberts – 7 June 2012
quizballs 1036 – question 2 – the answer should read President Woodrow Wilson – thanks to Jock Anderson – 7 June 2012
quizballs 1097 – question 2 – the answer should read 27 – thanks to Malcolm Green 7 June 2012
quizballs 1108 – question 30 – the question should read ‘Deputy leader’ – thanks to Simon – 26 May 2012
quizballs 1107 – question 29 – the correct spelling should be ‘Angostura’ – thanks to John Porcella – 24 May 2012
quizballs 1107 – question 4 – the question should read ‘Walden’ not waldon – thanks to Tobin 23 May 2012
quizballs 1101 – question 24 – the question should read ‘Olympus’ and not Mount Olympus – thanks to Roger Brown – 7 May 2012
quizballs 1027 – question 10 – The question has been re-worded and the answer changed to ‘Verjuice’ – thanks to Dave Moore – 16 April 2012
quizballs 1089 – question 21 – The question should read ‘gun-runner’ not drug-runner – thanks to Stephen Green – 28 March 2012
quizballs 1085 – question 17 – The question should read ‘Greek’ not Roman – 18 March 2012
quizballs 1007 – question 7- The question should read ‘Years’ not days – thanks to Anton Trencher – 9 March 2012
quizballs 1036 – question 8 – the answer should read ‘Architect’ not Cartoonist – 24 Feb 2012
quizballs 1038 – question 22 – the question should read ‘1881’ not 1818 – thanks to Anton Trencher 22 Feb 2012
quizballs 1070 – question 25 – the question should read ‘Vice President’ not President – 11 Feb 12
quizballs 1069 – question 19 – the answer should read ‘David Copperfield’ not Great Expectations – 10 Feb 2012
quizballs 1067 – question 4 – The answer should read ‘Salford’ not Manchester – thanks to Geoff Hayton – 2 Feb 2012
quizballs 1058 – question 7 – The question should read ‘….Lych…’ not Lynch – Thanks to John Bainbridge – 14 Jan 2011
quiaballs 1058 – question 13 – The question should read ‘….Julian Barnes’ not William – 13 Jan 2011
quizballs 1057 – question 17 – The question should read ‘How many players are in a men’s lacrosse team?’ – 13 Jan 2011
quizballs 1057 – question 15 – The question should read ‘…. 1919 to 1926?’ not 1912 – Thanks to Keith Shelley – 10 Jan 2012
quizballs 1043 – question 16 – The question should read ‘How many starting players…..’ – Thanks to Tobin – 6 Jan2012
quizballs 1037 – question 27 – The question has been changed to ‘..which team was called the Houston Oilers…’ – Thanks to Tobin – 6 Jan 2012
quizballs 1013 – question 18 – The question should read British city, not English city – 6 Jan 2012
quizballs 1051 – question 27 – The answer should read £25 – thanks to Maxine Moore – 30 Dec 2011
quizballs 1047 – question 27 – The question should read ‘How many red stripes…..’, not how many stripes – 28 Nov 2011
quizballs 1036 – question 15 – The correct answer should be ‘Neopolitan Mastiff’, not Neopolitan Bull Mastiff – thanks to N White – 21 Nov 2011
quizballs 1048 – question 15 – The question should read ‘animated’ animal – thanks to C Pearson – 19 Nov 2011
quizballs 1043 – question 18 – The correct answer should be ‘Brother’, not Brother and sister – thanks to D Ryan – 8 Nov 2011
quizballs 1028 – question 19 – the question should read French National Front – thanks to C Pearson – 5 N0v 2011
quizballs 1044 – question 1 – the answer should read Qantas – thanks to G. Cheal – 4 Nov 2011
quizballs 1044 – question 5 – the question should read British Prime Minister – thanks to G Cheal -4 Nov 2011