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Pub Quiz Night #1323433
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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...?
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323434
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4. John Glenn wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323436
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Indeed, jb! wave


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323437
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6. Bauxite wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323439
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Thumbsup michele! thumbsup


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323440
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5. 22 wave


Quantity has a quality all of its own
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323441
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Correct, sport! wave


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323443
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323444
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The answer to 9 is burning the tip of my tongue off.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323445
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Good one, Marian! wave

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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323450
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2. Which German city is the capital of Bavaria? think München. Though them English probably call it something corny, like Munich.

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323452
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Guys, they're starting to gang up on us....


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323453
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LOL

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Pandora] #1323456
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Originally Posted by Pandora
Guys, they're starting to gang up on us....

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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Fogfighter] #1323457
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323460
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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] #1323470
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9. It's called the Scoville scale devilchili

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323472
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7 - snake


The older I get, the earlier it gets late
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323476
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12. ah... Mr Elon Musk's company logo for 'Tesla'


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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 Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323564
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Apologies, folks - no computer yesterday frown

A great set of answers everybody - all spot-on! bravo


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323590
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1. Marconi 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] #1323591
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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
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323606
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Nice finish! grin

Another author on my "To read" list Fil, along with Raymond Chandler, Sax Rohmer etc etc...


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1323640
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They're a bit dated, a little racist (you have to consider the time), but they're all great mysteries.


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