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Pub Quiz Night

Posted By: Urban Worrier

Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 04:52 PM

-1. In the early days of which sport/pastime was one of the crew members referred to as "Cremation Charlie"
-2. P.G. Wodehouse wrote about an upper-class man-about-town and his gentleman's gentleman. Their names?
-3. The Maritime Alps run along the border between which two countries?
-4. Who was the Roman goddess of the hearth and home whose shrine was attended by six virgins?
-5. By what acronym is soccer's world-governing body known?
-6. Which son of David and Bathsheba was the third king of Israel?
-7. What sort of creature is a pompano?
-8. Which dark brown Australian food paste made from leftover brewers' yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives is similar to Marmite?
-9. What is a material that will not carry an electrical current called?
-10. What name is given to the oriental art of paper-folding?
-11. What does DNA stand for?
-12a. Who is this...?
-12b. ...and where does the tune used come from originally?
Posted By: michele rose

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 05:14 PM

12a. Tom Lehrer (The Element Song) lol
Posted By: Marian

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 05:18 PM

I was just listening to Tom Lehrer's National Brotherhood Week a few weeks ago. Hilarious!

10. origami wave
Posted By: Mad

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 05:25 PM

2. Jeeves & Wooster
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 05:25 PM

Glad I'm not the only saddo who finds him hilarious!

All good calls, ladies! wave
Posted By: oldbroad

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 05:30 PM

7. I think it's a fish. wave
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 05:50 PM

Can't argue with that, oldbroad! wave
Posted By: bermag45

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 07:05 PM

5. FIFA wave

Bernie monky
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 07:14 PM

Indeed, Bernie! grin
Posted By: jboliver

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 08:01 PM

11. Deoxyribonucleic acid wave2
Posted By: LadyKestrel

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 08:09 PM

3. France & Italy
Posted By: manxman

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 08:41 PM

9. insulator wave
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 08:41 PM

Perfectly spelt and perfectly located! bravo

... and good one, manxman! wave
Posted By: soot

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 08:48 PM

8. Vegemite

it's wonderfully tart smile
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 09:13 PM

Never tried it soot, but I've been told to get my blood pressure up, so I might give it a whirl smile
Posted By: flotsam

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/07/22 09:42 PM

It is very much an acquired taste UW. It goes well on toast under avocado if you want to try another option yes
is 12b the Modern Major General song from Pirates of Penzance?
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/08/22 12:43 PM

I'll try it - I'm quite keen on Bovril - is it even remotely like that?

Good call on the Gilbert & Sullivan grin
Posted By: fildil

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/08/22 02:29 PM

4. Vesta and her Vestal Virgins
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/08/22 04:00 PM

Perfect! wink
Posted By: flotsam

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/08/22 09:47 PM

I don't think I have ever had Bovril UW duh
Posted By: ScarletDragon

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/08/22 10:37 PM

7. Pompano is indeed a fish. It's a prized catch here in Florida and they are good to eat. I have heard them called yellow jacks.
Posted By: ScarletDragon

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/08/22 10:42 PM



The third son of David and Bathsheba was the famous wise king, Solomon.
Posted By: Koala

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/09/22 02:30 AM

1. Hot-Air Ballooning.

wave
Posted By: Urban Worrier

Re: Pub Quiz Night - 08/09/22 09:32 AM

Nice finish! wave

Thanms for the info, SD thanks
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