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Pub Quiz Night #1306330 09/17/23 12:16 PM 09/17/23 12:16 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England	-1. Which British adventure novellist wrote King Solomon's Mines? -2 Who is the only woman to have been chosen as a running mate in a US presidential election? -3. What opera by Giuseppe Verdi is named for its protagonist, a hunch-backed court jester in the service of the Duke of Mantua? -4. A skulk is the collective noun for which creature? -5. Comice is a variety of which fruit? -6. In 1986, Greg le Mond was the first non-European to win which event? -7. In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, who is the Queen of the Fairies? -8. In The Big Lebowski, The Dude can't stand which band? -9. What is the capital of Zambia? -10. The person responsible for adding everyday sound effects to films in post-production is known by what two-word title? -11. The Hammond company was famous for making what sort of musical instruments? -12. Whose snigger is this? To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306332 09/17/23 12:33 PM 09/17/23 12:33 PM
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Fogfighter Settled Boomer F Joined: May 2020 Posts: 415 Stockholm	9. What is the capital of Zambia? Lusaka

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306333 09/17/23 12:34 PM 09/17/23 12:34 PM
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Marian Global Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 48,431 near Yosemite	1. H. Rider Haggard

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306334 09/17/23 12:36 PM 09/17/23 12:36 PM
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LadyKestrel Adept Boomer Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,641 The Garden State	7. Titania (I saw the play this past June at the Globe.) “Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306337 09/17/23 01:09 PM 09/17/23 01:09 PM
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bermag45 BAAG Specialist Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,324 Deepest darkest Norfolk, Engla...	5. Comice pears Bernie

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306338 09/17/23 01:14 PM 09/17/23 01:14 PM
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michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,091 Ohio	4. foxes

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306341 09/17/23 01:32 PM 09/17/23 01:32 PM
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manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,131 Unionville	6. The Tour de France 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] #1306347 09/17/23 02:26 PM 09/17/23 02:26 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England	Six little gems - I am impressed! To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306350 09/17/23 03:23 PM 09/17/23 03:23 PM
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flotsam Staff Reviewer BAAG Specialist Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 6,446 Long Beach, Australia	11. Organs Quantity has a quality all of its own

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306351 09/17/23 03:44 PM 09/17/23 03:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England	Indeed! To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306352 09/17/23 04:08 PM 09/17/23 04:08 PM
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Sherlock Adept Boomer Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,709 Minnesota, USA	12. Muttley The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306355 09/17/23 05:23 PM 09/17/23 05:23 PM
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OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,797 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA	8 - The Eagles Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306399 09/18/23 07:56 AM 09/18/23 07:56 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England	You deserve a medal, Cheryl Good call, OB! To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306405 09/18/23 09:40 AM 09/18/23 09:40 AM
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fildil BAAG Specialist F Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,189 Long Island, N.Y.	3. Rigoletto Fil There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306408 09/18/23 10:04 AM 09/18/23 10:04 AM
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ScarletDragon Addicted Boomer Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,633 Indiana	10. Foley artist Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons ... for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306426 09/18/23 06:39 PM 09/18/23 06:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,091 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,091 Ohio	2. Geraldine Ferraro

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306443 09/19/23 10:08 AM 09/19/23 10:08 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England	Excellent finish, y'all! To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306499 09/20/23 03:17 PM 09/20/23 03:17 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,709 Minnesota, USA Sherlock Adept Boomer
Sherlock Adept Boomer Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,709 Minnesota, USA	Okay, for #2, how does Sarah Palin not fit into that? The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306500 09/20/23 03:20 PM 09/20/23 03:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,249 Chicago oldbroad Graduate Boomer
oldbroad Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,249 Chicago	I'll add to Sherlock's question. What about Kamala Harris? I had thought first of Geraldine Ferraro but couldn't remember her last name and then I got to thinking that maybe I didn't understand the question anyway.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: oldbroad] #1306504 09/20/23 03:34 PM 09/20/23 03:34 PM
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Sherlock Adept Boomer Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,709 Minnesota, USA	Right there with you, oldbroad! I left out Kamala only because she ended up being VP, but questioned it just the same. The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306510 09/21/23 04:50 AM 09/21/23 04:50 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier OP True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,896 Bucks, England	A thousand apologies ladies - my only excuse is that my source was obviously pre-2008 (I knew this blooper-free spell couldn't last forever...) To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1306519 09/21/23 11:24 AM 09/21/23 11:24 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,249 Chicago oldbroad Graduate Boomer
oldbroad Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,249 Chicago	Rog! Not a problem; just happy to know the answer!

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