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Pub Quiz Night #1329596
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-1. In terms of medical conditions, what does ME stand for?
-2. Who was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
-3. In which Italian city is the Uffizi Art Gallery, which contains the art treasures of the Medici family?
-4. In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the daughters of which Titan?
-5. Mrs Brown you've got a Lovely Daughter was a hit for who?
-6. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was located near present-day Alexandria in Egypt?
-7. In 1964, which French writer was awarded, but declined to accept, the Nobel Prize for literature?
-8. The Vedas are the sacred scriptures of which religion?
-9. In which US state is the Mojave Desert?
-10. Which American inventor introduced dining cars on trains?
-11. What name is given to the skullcap worn by all Jewish men at prayer?
-12. Who is this?


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329597
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329601
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Nice start, Marian! wave


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329602
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329604
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: jboliver] #1329605
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329606
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Three good ones! smile

.. also yarmulka, Mad


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329608
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1. myalgic encephalomyelitis a.k.a chronic fatigue syndrome wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329609
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Spot on, michele! wave


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329610
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329614
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Nice one, Bernie! smile


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329615
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329617
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Get the impression that both you and Lady K like your art! lol


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329619
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6. The Sphynx ???

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329622
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Nice try oldbroad, but not that one frown


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329628
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6. It was a lighthouse smile


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329640
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Quote
Get the impression that both you and Lady K like your art! lol


I'm not at all knowledgeable about art but I've been to Florence a few times so I guess I cheated. razz


I'm not brave. I'm just past the age where running is an option.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329647
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I visited Florence soon after I graduated college and spent a good part of a day in the Uffizi. I'd love to go back.

Last edited by LadyKestrel; 09/15/24 06:56 PM.

When life shuts a door, open it again. It's a door. That's how they work.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329721
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flotsam, Lady K, good calls! smile

Something like Pharos(?) lighthouse I believe ...


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I wonder what's on television...?
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329727
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329728
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I'll try another guess.

4. Poseidon ???

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329751
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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] #1329759
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I've been showing off how smart I am in this thread lol

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329772
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I shall give soot a swift clip around the ear for stealing your thunder, oldbroad! lol


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1329801
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7. Jean-Paul Sartre

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