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Pub Quiz Night #1368908
Yesterday at 12:06 PM
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1. Found in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the small blue creatures with 50 arms known as 'Jatravartids' are the only race in history to have invented what before the wheel?
-2. Home to many music publishing houses, what was West 28th Street in New York City called in the early 20th century?
-3. ‘Shepherd One' is a US nickname for any aircraft with which person on board?
-4. Which famous poem begins with the words "Twas brillig"?
5. Which popular Beatles song was written on a pleasant April day in Eric Clapton's garden?
6. With a 49-0 record, who was the only heavyweight boxing champion to retire without a loss in his professional career?
-7. The lyrics for which US number one hit single from The Byrds are taken, almost word for word, from the Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes?
-8. The University of Paris is also known as what?
9. Which endangered mammal with a pig like appearance is divided into the four species; Baird's, Brazilian, Malayan and Mountain?
-10. Heliculture is the science of growing what animal for food?
-11. The 'cinq positions des pieds' are the basics of what?
12. Where is this?


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] #1368909
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7. Turn! Turn! Turn! wave

Thank you "Footloose"

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368910
Yesterday at 12:19 PM
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Good call, jb! smile

What's the Footloose connection? think


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] #1368912
Yesterday at 12:26 PM
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3. The Pope wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368913
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It's how the main character (teenager) attempts to overturn a ban on dancing that were enforced by the local minister. He uses some of those verses.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368915
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368917
Yesterday at 01:07 PM
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11. ballet wave


If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368919
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368922
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10. Snails 🐌


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368924
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Could it be Tin Pan Alley ??


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368926
Yesterday at 03:18 PM
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Good grief - I leave for a few minutes to prepare dinner and the floodgates open!

jb - TYVM!

michele, manxman, Pandore, Marian, flotsam and Mad - letter-perfect, folks! bravo


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] #1368937
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1. They invented spray deodorant because they have so many armpits. laugh

Rog,
When I clicked on 12, I got a popup porno ad and a warning about it on my iMac.

Last edited by LadyKestrel; Yesterday at 05:43 PM.

Common sense is a flower that does not grow in everyone's garden.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368939
Yesterday at 05:59 PM
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5. Here Comes the Sun.


It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368945
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Geez, I keep clicking on it but no such luck cry


If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: LadyKestrel] #1368955
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Originally Posted by LadyKestrel
1. They invented spray deodorant because they have so many armpits. laugh

Rog,
When I clicked on 12, I got a popup porno ad and a warning about it on my iMac.


I get a perfectly normal photo. Maybe you have spyware? duh

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1368960
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6. Rocky Marciano

Hi Rog.


Why must the phrase, "It is none of my business", always be followed by, but?
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