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Pub Quiz Night #1345633
05/11/25 12:01 PM
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-1. What is unusual about John Cage's classical music piece titled 4`33" ?
-2. Which Roman slave is associated with a lion?
-3. What do the initials OPEC stand for?
-4. In Japan, what is the name of the crime organisation known as the 'Japanese mafia' ?
-5. Boris Pasternak was not allowed to accept his Nobel prize for literature in 1958. Which book was it for?
-6. In Greek mythology, by what name were the giant children of Uranus and Gaea known?
-7. What is hypoglycaemia?
-8. What name is given to a shrub or tree trained to grow flat against a wall or a trellis?
-9. What was the surname of the British royal family until it was changed to Windsor in 1917?
-10. Who invented the painting style called Pointillism?
-11. Which famous Nazi-hunter died in Vienna in 2005, aged 96?
-12. This is the logo of which company?


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345634
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8. Ivy think

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345635
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Nice try, but not what I was after oldbroad. I'm looking for the system of training it to grow against the wall. A type of training rather than the name of an actual plant think


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345636
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7. low blood sugar level wave

hypo - below, glyco - sugar, emia - blood

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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345638
05/11/25 01:03 PM
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Good one, jb! smile


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345639
05/11/25 01:18 PM
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345644
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Yes, Bernie! thumbsup


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345647
05/11/25 03:08 PM
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345651
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345654
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Mad, Marian (sounds like a character from Robin Hood) both good wave


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345655
05/11/25 04:26 PM
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345656
05/11/25 04:53 PM
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Indeed it is, flotsam! smile


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345660
05/11/25 08:12 PM
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: LadyKestrel] #1345664
05/11/25 10:23 PM
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Who answered no. 6 - and what was the answer ??

(Or am I losing it ??)


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345667
05/12/25 12:08 AM
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Rog crossed off 6 instead of 5 so I fixed it. Nobody has yet answered #6. smile

i.e. You're not losing it, he is. wink


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Pandora] #1345668
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Phew !! Thank you, Pandora 😵‍💫


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345675
05/12/25 02:21 AM
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12. Lamborghini. ??

Hi Rog.


What do birdies see when they faint?
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345677
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Thanks, Sue! rotfl

Nice one, Lady K! smile

Remi - excellent call! wave


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345680
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345681
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Indeed so, Lex. If I remember correctly, the lion had a poorly paw... think


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345684
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6. Titans wave


Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345696
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3. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345700
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Both good, folks! wave


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1345722
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1. I listened and there is no music rotfl


Dan

To learn, read...To know, write...To master, teach...To live, play games & listen to whale music Stay Smart & Stay Safe
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: soot] #1345732
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