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Pub Quiz Night

Posted By: Urban Worrier

Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 04:06 PM

-1. What is the name of the legendary German siren whose singing lured sailors to their death in the river Rhine ?
-2. Who wrote the futuristic novel The Running Man under the pseudonym Richard Bachman?
-3. What was Zager and Evans 1969 one-hit-wonder titled?
-4. It is considered bad luck for actors to refer to the play Macbeth by name. How is it usually referred to in order to get round the problem?
-5. Who performed the world's first heart transplant in 1967?
-6. Which former KGB chief became president of the USSR in 1983?
-7. What is the laundry symbol for "dry clean only"?
-8. Ffyona Campbell is best known for what activity?
-9. Where did Valerly Pollyakov spend 439 days between 1994 and 1995?
-10. In which city is the Doge’s Palace?
-11. What is the name of the dog in Punch and Judy shows?
-12. This is a young who?
Posted By: Marian

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 04:16 PM

2. Stephen King thumbsup
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 04:28 PM

Nice start, Marian! smile
Posted By: Sherlock

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 04:39 PM

12. Willie Nelson wave
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 04:49 PM

I'm impressed by your recognition skills, Cheryl! grin
Posted By: soot

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 05:39 PM

4. Oh, you mean "the play that shall not be named!!"
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 05:51 PM

Thinking more of a name with a geographical reference, young soot... think
Posted By: Mad

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 06:21 PM

4. I think it's more commonly referred to as "The Scottish Play" ??
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 06:26 PM

That's what I was thinking of, Mad! thumbsup
Posted By: bermag45

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 07:03 PM

5. I think he was Dr Christian Barnard? wave

Bernie monky
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 07:09 PM

He was indeed, Bernie! wave
Posted By: oldbroad

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 07:23 PM

3. In the Year 2525 joy2
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 07:33 PM

1. Lorelei wave
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 07:45 PM

Let's hear it for oldbroad! bravo lol

Nice one, michele thumbsup
Posted By: ScarletDragon

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 08:38 PM

8. Long distance walking. She was celebrated for being the first woman to walk around the world but she later admitted she was very tired and skipped over 1000 miles in the United States.
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 08:55 PM

Thanks, SD!
Posted By: zookeeper

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 10:34 PM

10. Venice, Italy smile
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 10:55 PM

Nice one zook, and nice to see you again! smile
Posted By: flotsam

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 10/31/21 11:52 PM

9. The international space station?
Posted By: LadyKestrel

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 11/01/21 07:08 PM

7. a circle
Posted By: OrleansBelle

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 11/01/21 09:20 PM

11 - Toby
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 11/01/21 10:14 PM

A great selection of winners - just the one left now! think
Posted By: Koala

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 11/02/21 01:56 AM

6. Yuri Andropov

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Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 11/02/21 06:41 PM

...and then there were none! thanks
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