NCB Village Quiz

Thank you to all who took part in the NCB Village Quiz. All entries scored over 40/50, but two scored full marks! The winner will be drawn at our concert at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on 23 September 2023.

Below are a reminder of the clues and the answers:



Northampton Concert Band’s Village Quiz Clues:

1. Every seven days

2. A good spot for a country disagreement

3. Empty water source

4. Exhale expertly

5. The place to bring a young sheep into the country

6. Perfume battle site

7. Built to a high standard

8. Carve a wooden fruit

9. Came by horse

10. Naughty insect

11. In a level way

12. Old coin ahoy!

13. Pain in the neck

14. The chef is absent

15. Me, the professor

16. Huge value

17. Lord Badger’s Manor

18. 1960s fashion doll

19. Knock out

20. Midday prosciutto

21. Land purchase

22. The value of building materials

23. A Simpson on a watery final resting place

24. Indian wine barrel

25. Cowboy film about a vegetable

26. Antique shellfish

27. Perfect stream for insects

28. Ancient

29. The rock is finished

30. Cross the river here, girls

31. For lighting a difficult candle

32. Happy heavyweight

33. I relieved myself on Miss Lane

34. Resting place by the boundary

35. The sound of the Lone Ranger’s horse

36. Build up the fire in NY capital

37. Sera?

38. Miss Boulaye will

39. Two trees

40. Frozen cheek

41. Always finished

42. Sound of a woodcutter

43. Where the head of faculty keeps his coat

44. Fixed with a smack

45. Jakob and Wilhelm’s winter dress

46. A professor on the bridge

47. Does away with the second letter

48. Imprisoned either on board or in the village centre

49. Which river crossing?

50. East European rill


Northampton Concert Band’s Village Quiz Answers:

1. Weekley

2. Tiffield

3. Hollowell

4. Sywell

5. Lamport

6. Yardley Hastings

7. Maidwell

8. Whittlebury

9. Roade

10. Badby

11. Evenley

12. Farthinghoe

13. Crick

14. Cogenhoe

15. Eydon

16. Greatworth

17. Brockhall

18. Barby

19. Flore

20. Newnham

21. Byfield

22. Brixworth

23. Barton Seagrave

24. Creaton

25. Collyweston

26. Aldwinckle

27. Bugbrooke

28. Old

29. Overstone

30. Maidford

31. Hardwick

32. Gayton

33. Weedon Lois

34. Walgrave

35. Silverstone

36. Stoke Albany

37. Wilby

38. Pattishall

39. Haselbech

40. Islip

41. Everdon

42. Adstone

43. Deanshanger

44. Slapton

45. Grimscote

46. Helmdon

47. Kilsby

48. Brigstock

49. Watford

50. Polebrook