Pub Quiz Night
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08/21/22 10:24 AM
08/21/22 10:24 AM
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-1. Which was the first US city to host the modern Olympic Games? -2. Who was the Greek muse of dance? -3. Who wrote the Western classic Riders of the Purple Sage? -4. How many lines are there in a sonnet? -5. Who, in 1993, became America's first female Attorney General? -6. The epic heroic tale known as a saga originated in which country? -7. By what name was Scottish king Robert I known? -8. In which opera does Lieutenant Pinkerton appear? -9. The Inferno is the longest race in which sport? -10. What is the name of the soup or stew thickened with okra? -11. To which sea in the North Atlantic do eels migrate each year to breed? -12. What 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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08/21/22 11:09 AM
08/21/22 11:09 AM
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Lovely animals, jb. A friend of ours had a couple. He has grounds of about 300 acres and was on the board of directors of London Zoo. When they had surplus animals he would often take thaem off their hamds. Only rule, no carnivores Yes, michele Nice one, Sue. Some of us couldn't tell one opera from another
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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08/21/22 01:01 PM
08/21/22 01:01 PM
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Nice one, Sue. Some of us couldn't tell one opera from another I don't know many; you just happened to pick my favorite. Can't listen to it without crying.
The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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08/21/22 03:54 PM
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Berni, Jarkeld - both good! Occasionally we will watch a foreign opera (which is most of them!) with the subtitles turned on. You will get this sublime piece of Italian singing, then the subtitles come up with something bizarre like "I'm off to fire up the old boiler". Beats Monty Python any day...
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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08/21/22 04:30 PM
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2. It was Terpsichore, I think, although she was also muse of music in general.
“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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08/22/22 07:22 PM
08/22/22 07:22 PM
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1. I am going to guess Los Angeles, only because I know it had hosted previously when it held the '84 Olympics.
Quantity has a quality all of its own
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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08/23/22 03:05 PM
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9. The Inferno is the longest downhill skiing race.
“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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08/24/22 04:52 AM
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My hint was not in vain! (1904 to be precise}
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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