Pub Quiz Night
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08/23/26 11:44 AM
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-1. Which horse race is run at Longchamps on the first Sunday in October? -2. Name one of the two cars owned by Leroy Brown in the song Bad Bad Leroy Brown -3. Translated, which Japanese martial art means "sword path" or "way of the sword"? -4. Which famous 19th century woman was nicknamed the "Lady of the lamp"? -5. In film and literature, which titular character's name translated means "white skin" in the Mangani language? -6. The word “xylophone” contains the Greek root "Xyl". What does it mean? -7. Which famous artist was often photographed with his pet ocelot and or walking his pet anteater? -8. In Egyptian mythology, which god has a human body and a jackal's head? -9. T cells, or T lymphocytes, mature in which human organ? -10. Polaris, or the North Star, is found in which constellation? -11. What name, which in Arabic means "shaking off", was given to the Palestinian uprising against Israel between 1987 and 1993? -12. This is the start of the instrumental break in which hit of the 80s?
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 Quia Night
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08/23/26 11:56 AM
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You both know your music!  The other was an Eldorado, 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 Quia Night
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08/23/26 12:00 PM
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Love anything by Jim Croce, especially "Time in a Bottle"
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 Quia Night
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08/23/26 12:05 PM
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10. The Little Bear constellation - Ursa Minor
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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 05:43 AM
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Spot-on, the pair of you!
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 08:24 AM
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For some reason I'm remembering a photo of this guy with an anteater, but can't remember where I've seen it.
7. Salvadore Dali
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 01:07 PM
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6. wood  hi UW
Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
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Yesterday at 01:10 PM
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6. Xyl means wood. I used to play the xylophone. 😁
The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
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