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  1. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    All correct.
  2. mrtrench

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    No, I had to google it and when you know the answer it makes sense.
  3. mrtrench

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    Both correct - tarns are lakes formed in mountains by glaciers
  4. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Update on second 25 after Liquid Gold's pass: Booze 1. Which brewery is based in Devizes, Wiltshire? It’s most popular beer is branded 6X. 2. On which Scottish island are the Laphroaig and Bowmore distilleries? Whiskies from this island are known for a strong smoky flavour. 3...
  5. mrtrench

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  6. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    This is where we are on the first 25. Remember there are another 25 in a second post underneath (message too long to fit in otherwise) History 1. By what name was exotic dancer and spy Margaretha MacLeod commonly known? Mata Hari 2. He was expelled from his country’s Socialist Party for...
  7. mrtrench

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    Got quite a lot there.
  8. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Nope
  9. mrtrench

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    You might, I guess but it's not the answer... a tarn is found in a specific kind of place.
  10. mrtrench

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    Gas is correct. 8 already correctly answered as Prague.
  11. mrtrench

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    Wingy and Sam - all three correct
  12. mrtrench

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    All three correct. It doesn't say he was in Spain, it says that he was en route to Spain... he was captured in Italy before he got there.
  13. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Part 2: Booze 26. Which brewery is based in Devizes, Wiltshire? It’s most popular beer is branded 6X. 27. On which Scottish island are the Laphroaig and Bowmore distilleries? Whiskies from this island are known for a strong smoky flavour. 28. Caipirinha is a Brazilian cocktail made from...
  14. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Here you go. Will leave it an hour before confirming answers. Part 1: History 1. By what name was exotic dancer and spy Margaretha MacLeod commonly known? 2. He was expelled from his country’s Socialist Party for advocating military intervention in the First World War. In 1917 he was...
  15. mrtrench

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    You got quite a few there - you can see the answers now, by reckoning 11/25. I get the Keats guess... as he asked for his tomb to be inscribed 'here lies one whose name was writ in water'. New larger quiz coming today
  16. mrtrench

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    Soz, trying to adjust the difficulty for the next one. :)
  17. mrtrench

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    Answers. If people like this I'll do another one soon. Got a better sense of the right level of difficulty now so I'll try and make the art/lit ones easier. If anyone wants to send me some sports questions will include a round - not something I'm generally interested in or know anything...
  18. mrtrench

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    Get in!
  19. mrtrench

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    25
  20. mrtrench

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    Showaddywaddy is correct. Nice one :)
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