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  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    Today's answer:

    Candide's tutor, Dr. Pangloss ;)
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    Thoughts become things!
    What you think about you bring about!
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    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
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  • Matryoshka
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    http://www.oup.co.uk/music/xmaslife

    Enter here

    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, Edinburgh
    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 happy :)
  • lilias
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    Matryoshka wrote: »
    http://www.oup.co.uk/music/xmaslife

    Enter here


    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!
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    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.
    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    http://www.oup.co.uk/music/xmasjazz

    Enter here

    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 Quartet
    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 happy :)
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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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 happy :)
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    http://www.oup.co.uk/music/xmasfest

    Which of these popular OUP Christmas choral works did John Rutter co-edit?
    A. Carols for Choirs :D
    B. Flexible Carols
    C. World Carols for Choirs
    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 happy :)
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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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 :D, 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.
    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    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 happy :)
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