Quiz number 1918

[poliss]

1) What does the word Ukulele mean?
2) What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
3) What did a Tea Man sell?
4) What's the difference between a peddler and a hawker?
5) What does a costermonger sell?
6) What are 'oignons rosés de Roscoff'?
7) Who invented the ice cream cone?

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[Newportnobby]

1. George Formby
2. One is a scam, the other a musical instrument
3. Trick question - er, coffee?
4. One rides a bicycle, the other one spits a lot.
5. Costa coffee
6. There's never a French person about when you need one
7. Mr. Whippy

Now what's the prize??

[EtchedPixels]

2. One is a scam, the other a musical instrument

I've never heard of a scam being called a "violin" before.

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Why did the violinist hang around outside his house rummaging in his bag ?
Because violinists never know when to come in and can never find the right key

Whats the difference between a violinist and a bag of cough sweets ?
You can get tunes out of a bag of cough sweets



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[poliss]

1) What does the word Ukulele mean?
Ukulele is Hawaiian for 'flea dance'.

2) What's the difference between a fiddle and a violin?
They are the same thing. A violin it is pressed up under the chin but fiddle players press it against their shoulder.

3) What did a Tea Man sell?
He sold just about anything except tea.

4) What's the difference between a peddler and a hawker?
A peddler sells wares from a tray or suitcase. A hawker has a hand cart of horse drawn cart.

5) What does a costermonger sell?
A costermonger sells fruit and veg.

6) What are 'oignons rosés de Roscoff'?
Oignons rosés de Roscoff are Breton pink onions.

7) Who invented the ice cream cone?
They were invented by a Mr.Hamwi who ran out of dishes and rolled some of his pastries into cones.

http://www.igg.org.uk/gansg/00-app1/trade-st.htm

Nobody won the million bucks that were on offer for getting all the answers right.