Mineral

A BLT?

[cfm] One of those types? It can be
[Chalky] BLT? Yes. Have a delicious baton.

<mode=ultrapedant>So the bread was made without salt? Yuk.</mode> Sorry, once I thought of it, I couldn't keep it to myself. Sorry again.

Gosh

Thanks GL - that was a swift conclusion - probably due the early airing of the 'edible' question.

Aiming for another quickie with:

MINERAL and VEGETABLE with a pedant-sized trace of ANIMAL

Is it a tool?

[NotJohn] Tool? NO

Something made of wood held together with metal?

[Raak] Wood held with metal? NO

A geographical feature?

Is it a sandwich?

Is the vegetable part potatoes cut into strips and deep fried?

[NotJohn] Geographical feature? YES
[Tuj] Sandwich? NO :)
[Gusset Login] Stripped fried spuds? NO :)

... furthermore - it doesn't begin with P.

Rosie

Is its name something-or-other forest?

[Rosie - hello:)] Something-or-other forest? NO *audience perks up*

Is its name Mount something-or-other?

[GL] Mount ...? NO

Is it in a single country?

[Chalky] Oh, you answered a question I didn't ask! Perhaps "Is it a sandwich?" should become my default question...

Is it unique?

[GL] Unique? YES

[Tuj] In a single country? YES

In Europe?

[Tuj] Europe? Oh YES indeedy

Rosie

In the British Isles?

[Rosie] British Isles? YES

Is it on a hill?

Rosie

Is it a range of hills?

[Raak] ON a hill? There is some undulation but contour lines indicate the AOTC isn't actually ON a hill. *audience applauds the question*
[Rosie] A range of hills? NO

A site of archaeological significance?

... nearly there

{Raak] Archaeological significance? YES! *huge cheer erupts from audience*

A henge?

A stone circle but not technically a henge?

Is it about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury?

Quendalon

Stonehenge?

I may be wrong but I'm not proud.

*audience on edge of their seats*

[NotJohn] A Henge? YES!
[Gusset Login] A stone circle/not technically a henge? NO - the AOTC is both
[Raak] NO ... therefore
[Quendalon] NO - not Stonehenge.

Avebury Stone Circle?

The Ring of Brodgar?

It's a win!

[NotJohn] Brodgar? Not in Scotland .. staying with my county of residence - Wiltshire - and
Phil scores a stunning lurker's victory with the correct [more-or-less] AOTC - Avebury Ring.
*gently passes neolithic baton to Phil*

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Apols for the lurk, but every time I thought of a question, someone else had asked it. I'll make this one quick (I hope).

Mineral

Metal?

A good start...

[NJ] Metal? YES

Iron?

[GL] Iron? YES or NO, depending on the specific meaning of the question.

A manufactured item?

Stainless steel?

Unique?

But is it art?

An iron--like the kind with which one presses one's shirts?

Smaller than a telephone kiosk?

A bridge?

[NJ] Manufactured? YES
[Raak] Stainless Steel? YES, that's what it's made of *a ripple of applause*
[Quendalon] Unique? NO
[Tuj] Art? NO
[cfm] An iron? NO
[Chalky] < phone box? YES
[GL] Bridge? NO

Medical connections?

Quendalon

Is it smaller than a breadbox / bread bin?

Inverting the classic question.

[Raak] Medical? NO (well, a small connection, but it won't help)
[Quendalon] Smaller than breadbox? YES

Does it have any moving parts?

[NJ] Moving parts? YES

Is there one in your kitchen?

[Tuj] In my kitchen? NO. Well, there might be, but I'd move it if I were tidying up.

A tool?

[NJ] Tool? YES

Calipers?

[Software] Calipers? NO *Most of audience look slightly bemused by the handful that clapped, briefly*

A Leatherman?

(On the grounds that a Swiss Army Knife has plastic as well)

A hole punch?