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Pub Quiz Night #1372888
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?


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Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372889
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Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372892
08/23/26 11:56 AM
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You both know your music! wave

The other was an Eldorado, oldbroad


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Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372894
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I actually knew that! I love Leroy Brown - and he's from my town!

Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372896
08/23/26 12:00 PM
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Love anything by Jim Croce, especially "Time in a Bottle"


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372898
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Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372899
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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
Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372902
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And two more winners! wave


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Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372904
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1. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Hi Rog.


If you need time alone, try cleaning the house.
Re: Pub Quia Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372905
08/23/26 12:33 PM
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Nice one, Remi! smile


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372907
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372909
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It was indeed, Joan! wave


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372910
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372920
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3. Kendo 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] #1372926
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manxman, michele - spot on! wave


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372928
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372929
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11. Is it intifada? I confess I have no idea what it means.


Quantity has a quality all of its own
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372940
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Spot-on, the pair of you!


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1372944
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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.

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Yet I have this whole freezer full of sausages.
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6. wood wave hi UW


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6. Xyl means wood. I used to play the xylophone. 😁


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1373016
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Well done, folks - that tidies it up nicely! thanks


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