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Pub Quiz Night #1361664
02/22/26 12:49 PM
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-1. Which UN Secretary General, who died in a mysterious plane crash in 1961, is the only person to have been awarded a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize?
-2. Which song begins with "Harry Truman"?
-3. Which cheap, plain woven cotton fabric takes its name from a city in India?
-4. What is the name of the Scandinavian alcoholic drink made from potatoes?
-5. Musk, Leatherback and Painted are all examples of what?
-6. Which citrus fruit, possibly a hybrid of sweet lime and sour orange, is used in Earl Grey tea and eau de Cologne?
-7. What is the name of the fictional Scottish village that comes to life for only one day every 100 years?
-8. Which title was given to the heir of the French throne under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties?
-9. The Oscar statuette given to Academy Award winners consists of a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding what and standing on what?
-10. What was Mel Blanc famous for?
-11. Man on the flying trapeze, Rock the baby, Sleeper, Over the falls, World tour, Elevator, Split the atom, Dr. Tidal wave, Lindy loop and Hydrogen bomb are all examples of what?
-12. What is this monument called and where would you find it?


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361665
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7. Brigadoon


Time : The Most Precious Commodity
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361666
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361667
02/22/26 01:03 PM
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The customary "Great start" lol


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I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361668
02/22/26 01:04 PM
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10. the voice of Bugs Bunny and other cartoon characters wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361671
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Indeed, Marian! wave


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361672
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6. bergamot orange wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361674
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There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361675
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Everybody spot-on! grin

Would also have accepted calico, Fil


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361680
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12. It's the Treasury at Petra in Jordan.
I have been priveleged enough to see it and would recommend it to anyone.


Quantity has a quality all of its own
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361696
02/23/26 06:51 AM
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9. Definitely standing on a film reel and me thinks holding a sword. smile

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361699
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361705
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons ...
for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361717
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Another perfect selection, folks - well done! smile

I envy you, flotsam - it's on our bucket list (which is so long we'll never get round to it)


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] #1361722
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4. aquavit


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361731
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1. Dag Hammarskjöld

wave


Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1361739
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Nice finish, both! wave


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