Pub Quiz Night
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08/30/26 11:39 AM
08/30/26 11:39 AM
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-1. What was the name of the surprise North Vietnamese offensive launched against South Vietnamese and US forces on January 30, 1968? 2. Michael de Santa, Franklin Clinton and Trevor Philips are the three main protagonists in what? -3. Which rider wears the “maillot a pois” in the Tour de France? -4. Who wrote the song Woodstock? -5. Prohibition in the USA began in 1920. In which year did it end? -6. Which famous poem by John Donne is also the title of an Ernest Hemingway novel? -7. The name of which well-known element in the periodic table stems from a German word for goblin? 8. An arbalest was what kind of 12th century weapon? 9. Oklahoma city, Amarillo, Gallup, Flagstaff, Winona, Kingman – what comes next? -10. Which geologic period is named after a mountain range located between Switzerland and France? 11. Which dessert, created at the New York City restaurant Delmonico's in 1876, is also known as “Norwegian omelette”? -12. Who is this?
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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08/30/26 03:08 PM
08/30/26 03:08 PM
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10. The Jurassic Period is named after the Jura Mountains I knew my college Geography class would come in handy one day 
Dan
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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08/30/26 07:27 PM
08/30/26 07:27 PM
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LadyKestrel
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5. I'm pretty sure Prohibition ended in the early 1930s, maybe 1932 or 1933?
I joined a group for procrastinators. We haven't met yet.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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Yesterday at 04:04 PM
Yesterday at 04:04 PM
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Good calls, both!  I have 1933, Lady K. Was amazed to find out it was in force for 13 years. Had assumed for some reason that it was only for a couple of years or so.
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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