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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Alabama
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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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05/11/26 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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05/11/26 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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Yesterday at 03:44 PM
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The Garden State
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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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