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Trivia #924285
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Try your hand at these brain-busting trivia questions. Remember, please, that you may not google or use any reference sources for the first 24 hours of this thread.

-1. In Pueblo Indian cultures what are Kachinas?
-2. Who was "The Lady with the Lamp"?
-3. What was the Gypsy (the Romani People) country of origin?
-4. Breeding a male donkey and a female horse gets you a mule. What does breeding a female donkey and a male horse get you?
-5. Here in the States we call it the Big Dipper, but what might you hear it called in Ireland?
-6. What covers a book bound in "morocco"?
-7. From what London station does the Hogwarts Express depart?
-8. What bird sounds like it’s saying "Oh sweet Canada Canada Canada"?
-9. Who owned horses named Moll Flanders, Madonna, Canyon Kid and High Hat?
-10. What candy's name originally meant "ball of sweet salt" in Arabic?


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924289
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2.Florence Nightingale (a nurse) smile wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924302
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1. Dolls

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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924306
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5. The Plough (in the UK anyway) smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924310
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Haroula, good answer! wave

Bob, that's right. What's "in" the dolls? wave

Rog, I'm sure you're right. I've got something different for Ireland. smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924313
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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924317
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7. 7 3/4 wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924320
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Michele thumbsup wave

Cue, the name of the station. kissy wave


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924322
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lol Oops...The only station I know of is Piccadilly Station but I don't even know if that's a train station. Wait...that's Piccadilly Circus or is it Piccadilly Square? I don't know..I'm just in a Picadilly!


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924324
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I'm afraid I don't know what's in the dolls. I don't remember my Tony Hillerman that well. smile

Let's try...

6. tooled leather?


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924337
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Cue lol

Gail, good one! smile

Bob, both Jim and Joe know. wink You're close with #6. What kind of leather? smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924363
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3. India yes

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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924369
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10. I'll guess taffy.


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924381
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Margo, good answer! wave

LadyK, good guess but try again. smile


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Re: Trivia [Re: Pandora] #924430
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For number 4, I was going to answer: a jail sentence.

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7. Kings Cross Station

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6. goatskin?


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10. caramel

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All good answers! wave

Paul lol


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9. Fred Astaire?


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5. The Big Shillelagh?


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Try again, Rog. The man is British. smile

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9. Winston Churchill yes

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That's right! wave


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