Pub Quiz Night
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10/22/23 02:48 PM
10/22/23 02:48 PM
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Urban Worrier
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-1. Which singer was nicknamed "The Velvet Fog"? -2. What does the acronym OPEC stand for? -3. The crown of the empire state building was originally built for what purpose? -4. Which US general commanded the 7th army in Sicily and the 3rd army in France in World War II? -5. The Old Believers is a schismatic sect of which church? -6. What was the name of Mary Francis Crosby's character who shot JR in Dallas? -7. Who discovered penicillin? -8. The lake the forms the boundary between Malawi and Tanzania has two names. Lake Malawi is one, what is the other? -9. What first was achieved by mountaineer Reinhold Andreas Messner on May 8th 1978? -10. What is the Greek dip made from yoghurt, chopped cucumber, and mint called? -11. In the human body, which vitamin helps the blood to clot? -12. This is a detail from which painting?
Last edited by Urban Worrier; 10/26/23 10:54 AM.
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]
#1308348
10/22/23 10:32 PM
10/22/23 10:32 PM
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flotsam
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9. He had a fair few firsts but given the date I will guess that he climbed Everest without oxygen
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
#1308474
10/25/23 09:30 AM
10/25/23 09:30 AM
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ScarletDragon
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3. The crown was originally intended to help support the torch, but the design changed.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons ... for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
#1308494
10/25/23 04:43 PM
10/25/23 04:43 PM
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3. you are correct Rog ... that's what I found too. Empire State CrownI remember seeing this on the History Channel which we used to watch with the kids.
Dan ... To learn, read...To know, write...To master, teach...To live, play games & listen to whale music Stay Smart & Stay Safe
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