Pub Quiz Night
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11/12/23 12:21 PM
11/12/23 12:21 PM
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-1. In which US state did the first underground nuclear test take place? -2. What is the standard monetary unit of Iceland? -3. From which country was the sixth Secretary General of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali? -4. Who wrote T he Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde -5. How was painter Anna Mary Robertson better known? -6. In Greek mythology, whose elopement with Paris precipitated the Trojan War? -7. What is the real name of the folk singer known as "Leadbelly"? -8. At which battle in 1942 was the first defeat inflicted on the Japanese navy since the 16th century? -9. Bernstein and Woodward, who broke the Watergate story, were reporters with which newspaper? -10. Emma Hamilton is best-known for her affair with which Englishman? -11. Name the Greek and Roman gods of the sea -12. Who is this?
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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11/12/23 01:42 PM
11/12/23 01:42 PM
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Indiana
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11. Gods of the Sea: Poseidon, Greek and Neptune, Roman
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons ...
for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Mad]
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11/12/23 05:56 PM
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2. Is it still the Krona ??
Time : The Most Precious Commodity
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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11/14/23 09:15 PM
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The Garden State
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7. His surname was either Ledbetter or Leadbetter. His first name was unusual, but I can't remember it exactly - maybe Suttle or Bottle?
“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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11/15/23 03:14 AM
11/15/23 03:14 AM
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Near enough, Lady K - Huddie Ledbetter  Good one, flotsam!
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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11/15/23 11:16 AM
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I think so oldbroad, but I'm always happy to be proven wrong (as I have been many times in the past  )
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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11/16/23 03:41 PM
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Good call, Remi! Another one of my endearing little foibles, oldbroad - not scrolling back far enough!
Last edited by Urban Worrier; 11/16/23 03:42 PM.
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
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