Pub Quiz Night
#1275787
06/26/22 01:06 PM
06/26/22 01:06 PM
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-1. The largest of the seas of the Moon is the Mare Imbrium. What does this translate to? -2. What is the largest artery in the human body? -3. What was the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson? -4. If you went on a scuba diving holiday in Hurghada, in which sea would you be? -5. Which US senator was famous for leading an anticommunist witch-hunt in the early 1950s? -6. Of which metal is calamine an ore? -7. What name is given to the fruits of plants of the genus Ficus? -8. Which flamboyant Russian-born ballet dancer died in Paris in 1993? -9. What is the former name of JFK airport, New York? -10. In the hexadecimal system, what is A + B ? -11. Who was the consort of Queen Victoria? -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
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#1275895
06/27/22 12:47 PM
06/27/22 12:47 PM
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LadyKestrel
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1. Channelling my high school Latin, I'll guess Sea of Rain.
“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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#1275908
06/27/22 02:53 PM
06/27/22 02:53 PM
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ScarletDragon
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1. Sea of Rain is technically correct, but I've always heard it called Sea of Showers. Guess either one is acceptable.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons ... for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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#1275910
06/27/22 02:57 PM
06/27/22 02:57 PM
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ScarletDragon
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8. Has to be Rudolph Nureyev. The man's leaps were unbelievable. I always thought of him when Michael Jordan went for a layup and seemed to be suspended in midair. They both seemed to break the laws of gravity with their hang times.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons ... for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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#1275914
06/27/22 03:32 PM
06/27/22 03:32 PM
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Yes, ladies (I had "Sea of Rains")
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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