Pub Quiz Night
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08/20/23 12:55 PM
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Bucks, England
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-1. What was the name of the lion in The Chronicles of Narnia? -2. Which Tuscan city hosts the annual Palio horseraces? -3. "Pizzicato" to a violinist means to play by plucking the strings of the instrument. What is the corresponding word that means to play the strings with the bow? -4. In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O? -5. What were the surnames of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? -6. Which hoofed ruminant animal belongs to the genus Capra? -7. Which group’s record albums include Black Celebration and Construction Time Again? -8. What is the name of the thick steak cut from a fillet of beef, which takes its name from a French writer and statesman? -9. In which US state were the Chukwu octuplets born in 1998? -10. What wood was Harry Potter's wand made of? -11. The Egyptian god Sobek was depicted as having the head of a what? -12. What (and where) 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]
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08/20/23 02:34 PM
08/20/23 02:34 PM
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Excellent, m'dear!  Must say we much preferred Yosemite to Yellowstone.... Yes, michele! 
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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08/20/23 02:51 PM
08/20/23 02:51 PM
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Good call, Marian!  Wish we lived close to Yosemite It was indeed, flotsam 
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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#1304447
08/20/23 09:11 PM
08/20/23 09:11 PM
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Indiana
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1. Soot is close. Maybe it was a typo. The lion was Aslan.
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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#1304499
08/21/23 12:54 PM
08/21/23 12:54 PM
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Stockholm
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Edit.. not only was my attempt wrong.. an other participant had already replied correctly
Last edited by Fogfighter; 08/21/23 12:57 PM. Reason: update
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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08/21/23 03:15 PM
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Minnesota, USA
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10. Harry Potter's wand was made at Diagon Alley of holly with a phoenix feather core.  Although, he used another wand, which also belonged to him at the end, which was the Elderwand, made of elder wood and contained at its center a tail hair of a Thestral.
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