Pub Quiz Night
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Yesterday at 11:49 AM
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Joined: Nov 2004
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-1. In archery, what is the name of the notch found at the rearmost end of an arrow? -2. Which non-alcoholic cocktail is named after an Academy Award winner and former US ambassador to Ghana? -3. Why were US medallists Tommy Smith & Juan Carlos sent home from the 1968 games? -4. Which vegetable is one of the main ingredients in cassoulet, a traditional stew from the south of France? -5. The name of which US national park translated means "they are killers" and refers to the native Indians who once inhabited the valley? 6. Many animals have a so-called Jacobson's organ. Where in the body is it found? -7. Which competition first took place in 1927 at the Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts? -8. Which haunting instrumental from an English musician was the 1962 US Billboard's best selling number one single? -9. The wealthy tyrant Pozzo and his servant Lucky are characters in which tragic comedy? -10. In December 1970, a Soviet spacecraft made the first successful soft landing and transmission of data from another planet. Which planet? 11. When translated, the name of which criminal organisation stems from the numbers eight, nine and three? -12. This is a detail from which painting?
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
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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Yesterday at 12:09 PM
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Great start guys!  Apparently white haricot beans,oldbroad
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
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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Yesterday at 12:20 PM
Yesterday at 12:20 PM
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You know me, oldbroad - I'm all heart  Know very little of his stuff, soot...
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 01:56 PM
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8. Acker Bilk - Stranger on the Shore ??
(Still a very compelling melody.)
Time : The Most Precious Commodity
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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Yesterday at 02:00 PM
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Spot on, ladies!  It was Mrs Worrier's forte, Lady K. She was just a gnat's whisker away from making the GB's team selection trials for the '84 Olympics
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
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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Yesterday at 06:58 PM
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flotsam
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3. Their behaviour on the dais during and after the playing of the anthem having received their medals. The third person on the dais with them was an Australian
Quantity has a quality all of its own
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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Yesterday at 07:33 PM
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Joined: Oct 2003
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It was Mrs Worrier's forte, Lady K. She was just a gnat's whisker away from making the GB's team selection trials for the '84 Olympics Wow! That's so neat! I only hit the target sometimes but really enjoyed it anyway.
I joined a group for procrastinators. We haven't met yet.
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