Pub Quiz Night
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12/01/24 12:27 PM
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. I wonder what's on television...?
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Marian]
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12/01/24 01:18 PM
12/01/24 01:18 PM
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5. The Night of Broken Glass
(I don’t know how to spell the German term for it.)
Time : The Most Precious Commodity
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Re: Pub Quiz Night
[Re: Urban Worrier]
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12/01/24 01:53 PM
12/01/24 01:53 PM
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Three excellent calls, folks! ('Krystalnacht' I think, Mad )
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]
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12/01/24 03:25 PM
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 . Good call!
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]
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12/05/24 09:39 AM
12/05/24 09:39 AM
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Oh I remember that incident...quite the international politcal rukus.
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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