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Today's answer:
Candide's tutor, Dr. PanglossSECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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For a chance to win, take a look at the score to Sir David Willcocks' Birthday Carol and answer this question by selecting A, B or C. Ten winning names will be chosen at random from the correct entries after the closing date of 24 December 2010. No further correspondence will be entered into.
Please don't forget to complete your name and contact details. Good luck!
Where was this work first performed?
A. The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
B. The Royal Albert Hall, London
C. Edinburgh Castle, EdinburghSECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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Matryoshka wrote: »http://www.oup.co.uk/music/xmaslife
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Where was this work first performed?
A. The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
B. The Royal Albert Hall, London
C. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh
Answer is B. Took me ages to find!0 -
http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/general/xmasvsi
Answer:
http://blog.oup.com/2010/10/english-lit/In 1877 a chaplain to Queen Victoria called the Reverend Stopford A. Brooke published a primer for students and general readers called English Literature.SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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http://www.oup.co.uk/music/xmasjazz
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For a chance to win, take a look at the sheet music for I saw three ships and answer this question by selecting A, B or C. Ten winning names will be chosen at random from the correct entries after the closing date of 24 December 2010. No further correspondence will be entered into.
Please don't forget to complete your name and contact details. Good luck!
Where was this work first performed?
A. The Jazz Messengers
B. The Creative Jazz Orchestra
C. The Modern Jazz QuartetSECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/reference/xmasfood
What is the origin of the word Chocolate?
A. Chocolatl, Nahuatl (language spoken by Mexican Aztecs), I think
B. Chocolatl, Quechua (language spoken by Incas in Peru)
C. Chocolatl, Wayuu (language spoken by the Wayuu people of Venezuela and Columbia)SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy0 -
http://www.oup.co.uk/music/xmasfest
Which of these popular OUP Christmas choral works did John Rutter co-edit?
A. Carols for Choirs
B. Flexible Carols
C. World Carols for ChoirsSECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
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http://www.oup.co.uk/advent/winnieposter
What is the name of Winnie's cat?
A. William
B. Wilson
C. Wilbur
Winnie the Witch is a much-loved character, and along with her black cat, Wilbur, Winnie has been charming readers with her antics since 1987!
SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/socialsciences/xmasmaths
In what year did the 'equals' sign as we are now familiar with it first appear?
A. 1556
B. 1557
C. 1558
Answer here: http://books.google.com/books?id=6mcui5_dni0C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=1089+and+All+That+-+equals+sign&source=bl&ots=3faWHTIVVQ&sig=uG8XDrULbRVeG9bL4vhNbTUiCGM&hl=en&ei=Y1oQTYHlKdOChQfeqPi3Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=falseSECRET TO WINNING PRIZES:
If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
Thoughts become things!
What you think about you bring about!
No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
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