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Pub Quiz Night #1334786
12/01/24 12:27 PM
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-1. Which Greek island lies close to the coast of Albania?
-2. Under which two US presidents did Henry Kissinger serve as Secretary of State?
-3. What was the name of the ship in which Captain Cook discovered Australia?
-4. Who wrote the influential book How to Win Friends and Influence People?
-5. What name is given to the night of anti-Jewish rioting which took place in Germany on 9 November 1938?
-6. What unit is defined as 'lifting 75kg upwards one metre in one second'?
-7. What nationality was the surrealist painter René Magritte?
-8. What does a dendrophobic fear?
-9. Which terrorist organization hijacked the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985?
-10. What is the name of the mass of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat behind the uvula?
-11. In which city is the La Scala Opera House?
-12. Which vessel is this?


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334787
12/01/24 12:30 PM
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MA
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2. Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334788
12/01/24 12:48 PM
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near Yosemite
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11. Milan wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Marian] #1334792
12/01/24 01:18 PM
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United Kingdom
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5. The Night of Broken Glass

(I don’t know how to spell the German term for it.)


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334795
12/01/24 01:53 PM
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Three excellent calls, folks! grin

('Krystalnacht' I think, Mad think)


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334796
12/01/24 02:04 PM
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12. Kon-Tiki

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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334799
12/01/24 02:08 PM
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334801
12/01/24 02:10 PM
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And two more goodies! smile


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] #1334803
12/01/24 02:19 PM
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10. tonsil wave

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334807
12/01/24 02:43 PM
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Hm... not what I've got michele, but I'm willing to be convinced think


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] #1334808
12/01/24 03:18 PM
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Adenoids may be that mass of lymphoid tissue your looking for grin

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334810
12/01/24 03:25 PM
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That matches mine. As far as I could make out, tonsils were one either side and adenoidsa were one lump at the back think. Good call!


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334825
12/01/24 07:58 PM
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7. Belgian


Sorry, Santa! There were too many options.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334830
12/01/24 10:52 PM
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6. 1 horse power. 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] #1334851
12/02/24 09:47 AM
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Ohio
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8. trees shocked

Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1334863
12/02/24 11:31 AM
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Perfect, ladies (and manxman!) 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] #1335036
12/04/24 06:42 PM
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3. Endeavour

smile


Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1335043
12/04/24 11:23 PM
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1. Corfu 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] #1335065
12/05/24 08:09 AM
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Nice solves - just the one left now... wave


To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self.
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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1335075
12/05/24 09:39 AM
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Oh I remember that incident...quite the international politcal rukus.


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Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1335223
12/07/24 06:49 AM
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9. Palestine Liberation Front PLF


It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.
Re: Pub Quiz Night [Re: Urban Worrier] #1335251
12/07/24 03:35 PM
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Nice finish, SQF! bravo


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