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Pub Quiz Night #1370612
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-1. Two divorced men to have served as President of the United States. One was Donald Trump, who was the other?
-2. After nitrogen and oxygen, which gas is the third most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
-3. In the Faber-Castell system used to grade the hardness of pencils, which letter other than 'H' and 'B' is used?
-4. Which American singer was affectionately known as 'Lady Day'?
-5. In ancient Rome, what was a quadriga?
-6. Which American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion from 1919 -1926 was known as the 'Manassa Mauler'?
-7. Which 1889 Mark Twain novel deals with time travel?
-8. Which backing band for Joe Strummer was also a North American Indian tribe?
-9. The largest banking network in 15th century Europe was named after which infamous Italian family dynasty?
-10. Which dance craze supposedly takes its name from the famed aviator Charles Lindbergh?
11. What was the sixth country to officially acquire the 'atom bomb' in 1974?
-12. This is the intro to which 1980 hit?


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] #1370614
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10. The Lindy Hop wave

Thank you Mr. Varin for having the high school history class called "The Roaring 20's"

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370616
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Off and running, jb! wave


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I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370617
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7. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370618
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Another on my list of "classics I must read"

... but somehow Jack Reacher gets in the way lol


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] #1370620
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Rog, too funny! laugh

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370621
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2. Argon (only one percent if I recall correctly) wave

Bernie monky

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370623
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12. Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes smile


If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370624
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9. Medici wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370625
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1. Ronald Reagan 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] #1370626
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Bernie, michele, manxman - spot-on! wave

Sue - it's Paul Simon OK, but from a hit single from an earlier solo album think


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370627
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Uh oh. I have the album but who knows where. Late in the evening?


If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370628
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Spot on. Love that track! praise


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] #1370630
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6. Jack Dempsey


It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370631
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4 - Billie Holiday


Don't watch the clock; do what it does - Keep going
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370642
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Quadriga: Think of Ben Hur. It's a chariot with four horses side by side.


Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons ...
for thou art crunchy and good with ketchup.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370645
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8. Mescaleros


I joined a group for procrastinators. We haven't met yet.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370647
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3. F?


Quantity has a quality all of its own
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1370655
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A great selection, folks. every one perfect! smile


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