Pub Quiz Night
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11/07/21 01:23 PM
11/07/21 01:23 PM
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-1. What was the name of the Addams Family butler? 2. Which Roman Catholic organization takes its name from the Latin for ‘God’s work’? -3. Where, in 1993, did the FBI hold siege against David Koresh and the Branch Davidians Christian cult? -4. How many counters has each player in a game of backgammon? 5. Which food item takes its name from the French for ‘twice cooked’? -6. Which common childhood illness related to shingles is also called varicella? -7. Which is the largest state in the USA? -8. Of which South American country is La Paz the administrative capital? -9. What kind of creature was a tarpan? -10. Which city in Ohio is the centre of the US rubber industry? -11. Which Roman god of the sea is identified with the Greek god Poseidon? -12. This is a detail from a well-known painting. Who painted it and what is the title?
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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11/07/21 03:39 PM
11/07/21 03:39 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
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Yes, ladies! Not a great fan of "traditional" art Lady K, but like Hopper's stuff...
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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#1260369
11/07/21 04:27 PM
11/07/21 04:27 PM
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 11,626 The Garden State
LadyKestrel
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I do like Hopper's style of uncluttered realism. His use of light, color, and stark geometric forms brings a sense of lonliness to his paintings, but I still find them very appealing.
“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
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#1260375
11/07/21 04:46 PM
11/07/21 04:46 PM
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Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 34,363 United Kingdom
Mad
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3. The WACO Siege in Texas ??
[I had to look it up to find it was "Axtell"]
Last edited by Mad; 11/07/21 04:47 PM.
Time : The Most Precious Commodity
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