Pub Quiz Night
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09/11/22 11:01 AM
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-1. Which novel by American writer Jack London tells the story of a sledge-dog in the Yukon? -2. Which 80s group had a name containing 5 vowels, all the same? -3. In the 1936 Olympics, who blew Hitler's theory of "white supremacy" by winning four athletics gold medals? -4. What is the derived SI unit of electrical capacitance? -5. What invention is Tim Berners-Lee known for? -6. What bird is a merganser a type of? -7. Who wrote the ballet Giselle? -8. Who became president of Poland in 1990? -9. What is the capital city of Utah? -10. What is the birthstone for April? -11. Which golfer did caddie Fanny Sunesson work with for ten years? -12. A standard chess opening. Its name?
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
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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09/11/22 11:21 AM
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Yes and Yes!  Mes Worrier was amazed I'd never heard of The Call of the Wild...
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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09/11/22 11:57 AM
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2. Bananarama  I always liked Cruel Summer and I remember they had very campy videos.
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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09/11/22 12:32 PM
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6. A merganser is a diving duck. I have some good pictures of hooded mergansers.
“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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09/11/22 04:09 PM
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7. I think it was Adam and Coralli ??
(But don't know if that spelling is orrect.)
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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09/13/22 11:45 AM
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9. Salt Lake City
Edit: I missed the answers on p. 2.
Last edited by LadyKestrel; 09/13/22 11:47 AM.
“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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09/13/22 12:02 PM
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No problem, Lady K Dependable as ever, Koala!
To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
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