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Pub Quiz Night (Hint for #5)
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05/16/21 10:06 AM
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Pub quiz night at the Bewildered Gardener - various trivia, some easy-peasy and some that might need Mr Google (after 24 hrs!)  . Make sure you're all socially-distanced, then we'll start: -1. What is the Muppets' house band called? -2. At which battle did Octavian defeat the combined forces of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra in 31 BC? -3. Ben Cartwright lived at the Ponderosa ranch with his three sons. What were their names? -4. What nationality was 14th/15th century astronomer Tycho Brahe...? -5. ... and what was his distinguishing facial feature? think Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou-6. What were the band of young ruffians and urchins who occasionally helped Sherlock Holmes known as? -7. How many minutes were missing from the tampered Watergate tape? -8. How was Manfred von Richtofen known during WWI? -9. In the US, what was the original name for a cinema? -10. What is the text of an opera called? -11. What action can you take to make it impossible for you to hum? (NOT involving surgery!!) -12. What was the name of Gandalf's horse? -13. What is the only US state with a Spanish motto? -14. Which is the largest lake in Canada? -15. A word mainly used in Australia and New Zealand, what is a "ute"?
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I wonder what's on television...?
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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05/17/21 11:43 AM
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Great selection, all aces!  flotsam - when I came across this definition I couldn't help thinking back to the Castlemaine XXXX ads we had in the UK in the 80s 
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
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05/21/21 07:24 PM
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13. Oro y Plata ... Gold and Silver ... Montana
Lived there as a kid for 8 years
Big Sky Country!!
Dan
To learn, read...To know, write...To master, teach...To live, play games & listen to whale music Stay Smart & Stay Safe
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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05/23/21 12:45 PM
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Nice one, soot (and extra points for the political comment! ) Nice try Lady K, but Cheryl gets it !
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I wonder what's on television...?
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