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
