Pub Quiz Night
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05/10/26 12:47 PM
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-1. The phrase “a rose by any other name” stems from which tragedy? -2. Which size of poodle comes between a standard and toy? -3. Who sang about mad dogs and Englishmen going out in the midday sun? -4. Which jump in figure skating is named after a Swede who won the World Figure Skating Championships 10 times in the early 20th century? 5. "Peace is our profession" was the motto of which now defunct branch of the US military during the cold war? -6. Which flightless bird is named after the “mother of gods” in Greek mythology? -7. Our sun excluded, what is the brightest star in the sky? -8. Which character from the Peanuts comic strip is also the name of the Roman Catholic pope who succeeded St Peter? -9. What is the difference between the collective nouns a “gaggle” of geese, and a “skein” of geese? -10. Il Paradiso by Tintoretto, found in the Doge Palace Venice, is famous for what reason? -11. What is word a unit of measurement and also the name of a walled port city in Israel? -12. Name the film
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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05/10/26 03:34 PM
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Upstate NY
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9. What is the difference between the collective nouns a “gaggle” of geese, and a “skein” of geese? A skein of geese is the airborne set, usually in a V.  Trivia question: why is one side of the V usually longer than the other?
People use the word Congrats because they can't spell congrajlashins
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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05/10/26 03:46 PM
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Quite correct, m'dear ...and excellent question - I've absolutely no idea. Any takers?
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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05/10/26 04:55 PM
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12. The Fifth Element One of my favorites ... Mul-Tee-Pass 
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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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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Yesterday at 09:02 AM
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4. Salchow
My wife and both daughters are figure skaters so I hope I get this one right or they'll be on me.
Some say pigs are actually very intelligent animals.
Yet I have this whole freezer full of sausages.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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Yesterday at 11:27 AM
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flotsam, soot, Jimbo - all good. Fil - nice try, but...
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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10. It's a huge oil painting on canvas, probably one of largest in the world.
Common sense is a flower that does not grow in everyone's garden.
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