Pub Quiz Night
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12/04/22 01:13 PM
12/04/22 01:13 PM
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Bucks, England
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Bucks, England
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-1. The ancient city of Carthage is now in which modern-day country? -2. What in South America is a llano? -3. What is the name of the Barber of Seville in the play by Beaumarchais? -4. The Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan houses which famous work of art? -5. In computing, what does GUI stand for? -6. What (polite!) name is given to the dried excrement of fish-eating birds, used as a fertilizer? -7. What was the name of the last US space shuttle to be built? -8. In the 1950s, the Mau Mau were a terrorist organisation in which country? -9. Which disease almost wiped out the British rabbit population in the 1950s? -10. The opening episode of which TV series began with "This is the story of two sisters—Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell"? -11. What is the common name for methanoic acid? -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
[Re: Urban Worrier]
#1287743
12/04/22 03:38 PM
12/04/22 03:38 PM
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The Garden State
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The Garden State
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2. A llano is a plain of grass without trees. (There's no guano in a llano.)
“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
[Re: Urban Worrier]
#1287760
12/04/22 10:32 PM
12/04/22 10:32 PM
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Upstate NY
Pandora
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Upstate NY
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4. Milan, Italy. I stood in a long line that was a little too long. The viewing closed before I could get in.
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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#1287799
12/05/22 01:35 PM
12/05/22 01:35 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
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Bucks, England
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manxman, flotsam - spot-on!  I do sympathise, Sue  And you were of course queueing to see The Last Supper... 
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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