E: 25/12 Oxford University Press ADVENT

dreamersfantasy
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http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.co.uk/general/advent_calendar/index.htm

Hope this is not a dupe!

A new prize each day but you do seem to be able to enter those for previous days.

Can someone add this to the advents thread please - afraid I don't know how.
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  • dreamersfantasy
    dreamersfantasy Posts: 113 Forumite
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    edited 5 December 2012 at 2:31PM
    Day 1
    The Mummy's Curse


    Win tickets to the Tower of London Twilight Tour!

    In the famous curse story, how did the adventurer and soldier Walter Ingram die – only two years after bringing home the mummy case from Egypt?
    A. Killed by an elephant
    B. Typhoid fever
    C. Suicide

    Killed by an elephant - http://blog.oup.com/2012/06/downton-abbey-mummycurse-of-king-tut/
  • dreamersfantasy
    dreamersfantasy Posts: 113 Forumite
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    edited 5 December 2012 at 2:28PM
    Day 2
    Regent Records

    #formoptions {position: relative; width: 400px; visibility: visible;}#choral,#strings,#woodwind,#brass,#keyboard,#vocal {padding: 5px; border: solid 1px gray; position: relative; top: 0px; left: 0px; display: none;}</STRONG>

    regent_records_bath.jpg Win a Regent Records Christmas CD</EM>

    After King Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries Bath Abbey lay in ruins for more than 70 years. In what year did Parliament make the King Supreme Head of the Church of England, the authority he needed to embark upon the disbanding of the monasteries?
    A. 1534
    B. 1589
    C. 1639


    1534 from here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Head_of_the_Church_of_England
  • dreamersfantasy
    dreamersfantasy Posts: 113 Forumite
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    edited 5 December 2012 at 1:23PM
    Day 3
    Christmas Picture Book Selection

    b Six
  • dreamersfantasy
    dreamersfantasy Posts: 113 Forumite
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    edited 5 December 2012 at 2:34PM
    Day 4
    Oxford Reference Competition


    Win a Kindle Touch!

    How many Overview pages does Oxford Reference have?
    A. Under 100,000
    B. Under 200,000
    C. Over 300,000

    c - You are looking at 1-10 of 306,443 entries from Oxford Reference site

    Fill in the gaps – Olympic Gold medallist Michael Phelps has said he "Eats, ______ and ______. That’s all I can do."
    A. Runs and swims
    B. Sleeps and swims
    C. Swims and dances

    b - from http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191735240.001.0001/q-oro-00008298?rskey=oCidKT&result=2&q=michael phelps
  • dreamersfantasy
    dreamersfantasy Posts: 113 Forumite
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    Day 5
    Oxford Dictionary of Music and a PURE luxury DAB and FM portable radio,

    C. Increase in loudness
  • bishopsgirl
    bishopsgirl Posts: 1,817 Forumite
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    dreamersfantasy wrote: »
    Day 2
    Regent Records

    #formoptions {position: relative; width: 400px; visibility: visible;}#choral,#strings,#woodwind,#brass,#keyboard,#vocal {padding: 5px; border: solid 1px gray; position: relative; top: 0px; left: 0px; display: none;}</STRONG>

    regent_records_bath.jpg Win a Regent Records Christmas CD</EM>

    After King Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries Bath Abbey lay in ruins for more than 70 years. In what year did Parliament make the King Supreme Head of the Church of England, the authority he needed to embark upon the disbanding of the monasteries?
    A. 1534
    B. 1589
    C. 1639
    Not sure of answer at the moment - will update when found

    He died in 1547 so I think the answer must be A. 1534.

    Anyone agree.
    Be Lucky Everyone
  • camsmom
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    dreamersfantasy wrote: »
    Day 4
    Oxford Reference Competition


    Win a Kindle Touch!

    How many Overview pages does Oxford Reference have?
    A. Under 100,000
    B. Under 200,000
    C. Over 300,000:j


    Fill in the gaps – Olympic Gold medallist Michael Phelps has said he "Eats, ______ and ______. That’s all I can do."
    A. Runs and swims
    B. Sleeps and swims:j
    C. Swims and dances
    “Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.” Elizabeth Taylor


  • fnc63
    fnc63 Posts: 4,018 Forumite
    thanks for the post :)
    i've added a link to the
    2012 MSE Advent Thread below
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4267617

    2014 WTD ~ CH10OC50CW55PC10AB25BA120SB15OC30BC160BV105OC30CT20GC10GB100     :shhh:

    Apparently everything has a happy ending and if you havent arrived at the happiness, it hasnt ended yet :think:
  • gavrc
    gavrc Posts: 8,226 Forumite
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    Day 4 was posted before here. Check your thanks.

    gav
  • dreamersfantasy
    dreamersfantasy Posts: 113 Forumite
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    Day 6
    Win a branded Carols for Choirs 5 mug and Christmas bauble

    http://www.oup.co.uk/advent/cfc5mug

    How many times does the choir sing the word ‘Wassail’?
    A. 12
    B. 15
    C. 20


    Tried to listen and I think it's 12 - can someone please confirm?
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