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Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected #1300912
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-1. Which character in Greek mythology was able to charm all living things with his lyre playing?
-2. Which US author created the detective Philip Marlowe?
-3. The adjective ‘haptic’ refers to which of the five senses?
-4. Which ingredient found in tonic water was the first drug used to treat malaria?
-5. What does the word 'radar' stand for?
-6. Where was the Hawaiian pizza invented?
-7. Which star in the constellation Canis Major is also known as the Dog Star?
-8. Grenadine comes from which fruit?
-9. What is the name of the great plain of central South America between the Andes and the Paraguay River?
-10. Which metric system prefix represents 10-12?
-11. Who designed the Volkswagen Beetle, way back in 1937?
-12. Who is this?




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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300915
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300916
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Marian] #1300919
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300921
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300922
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Four-nil to the ladies! bravo


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300929
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7. Which star in the constellation Canis Major is also known as the Dog Star?

That'd be Sirius lab

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300931
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Looks good! thumbsup


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300939
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: flotsam] #1300942
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rotfl rotfl rotfl


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300944
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300947
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Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1300984
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Sorry, flotsam - that was couscous whistle

I'm impressed, soot - never come across it. smile Anyone come up with the alternative aeronautical answer?

Apparently in Chatham, manxman thumbsup


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301010
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#3 corrected - oops


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Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301013
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Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301014
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3. The adjective ‘haptic’ refers to which of the five senses?

The touchy-feely sense think

Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301016
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thumbsup


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Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301017
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There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant
Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301018
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Fogfighter and Fil - good calls! smile


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Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301020
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5 1/2 . Radio Detection and Ranging think


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Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301049
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Word-perfect, dear boy! grin


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Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301131
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“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301134
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Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301135
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Dr Ferdinard, apparently, Lady K smile

Afraid not, manxman - "tera" seems to be 10 to the power plus 12 think


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Re: Pub Quiz Night - oops, #3 corrected [Re: Urban Worrier] #1301141
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