Pub Quiz Night
#1323433
06/16/24 01:45 PM
06/16/24 01:45 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 22,265 Bucks, England
Urban Worrier
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-1. Who first succeeded in transmitting a radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean? -2. Which German city is the capital of Bavaria? -3. Which English composer wrote the Pomp and Circumstance marches? -4. At 77, who was the oldest American astronaut in space? -5. At the start of a game, how many balls are on a snooker table? -6. What is the primary ore of aluminium? -7. In Greek mythology, the monster Echidna was half woman, half what? -8. In which city was guitarist Jimi Hendrix born? -9. What scale measures the hotness of peppers? -10. What author created the detective Charlie Chan? -11. Which material is traditionally associated with a thirteenth wedding anniversary? -12. Whose logo 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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#1323452
06/16/24 05:04 PM
06/16/24 05:04 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 53,183 Upstate NY
Pandora
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Guys, they're starting to gang up on us....
I'm not brave. I'm just past the age where running is an option.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
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#1323476
06/17/24 07:22 AM
06/17/24 07:22 AM
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Joined: Apr 2005
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soot
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12. ah... Mr Elon Musk's company logo for 'Tesla'
Dan ... 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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#1323591
06/18/24 09:49 AM
06/18/24 09:49 AM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,218 Long Island, N.Y.
fildil
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10. Earl Derr Biggers (I've read them all)
Fil
There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
#1323606
06/18/24 12:39 PM
06/18/24 12:39 PM
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 22,265 Bucks, England
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Nice finish! Another author on my "To read" list Fil, along with Raymond Chandler, Sax Rohmer etc etc...
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
[Re: Urban Worrier]
#1323640
06/18/24 05:29 PM
06/18/24 05:29 PM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,218 Long Island, N.Y.
fildil
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They're a bit dated, a little racist (you have to consider the time), but they're all great mysteries.
Fil
There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant
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