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Pub Quiz 006 — Answers

monthly brain teaser

Question #1
What is an octothorpe?
ANSWER 1: eight fields
ANSWER 2. one of these #

Question #2
What would you do with a Zloty?
ANSWER: Spend it [in Poland]

Question #3
What does the term 'mea culpa' mean?
ANSWER: My fault

Question #4
Which element's symbol is P?
ANSWER: Phosphorous

Question #5
Who did Ramon Mercader kill in 1940?
ANSWER: Leon Trotsky

Pears Cyclopedia - Click to order from Amazon.co.uk Pears Cyclopedia is a classic of facts and knowledge. It packs all sorts of topics into one handy volume. There's a potted chronology of world events; a list of prominent people, with thumbnail biographies; plus sections on literature, art, and music with mini-essays. It includes an atlas which even lists details of small villages. Sections on economics and politics; an encyclopaedia of general knowledge, plus science and the environment. Ideas and beliefs cover the major world philosophies, plus the myths and legends of the classical world.

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Question #6
Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?
ANSWER - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Question #7
What is the sweet Rahat Lakhoum known as?
ANSWER - Turkish delight

Question #8
Who composed the opera The Rake's Progress?
ANSWER - Igor Stravinsky

Question #9
What is the chief Belgian airline called?
ANSWER - Sabena

Question #10
What do Attila the Hun and Winnie the Pooh have in common?
ANSWER - Their middle name

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Encyclopedia Britannica - Click for details and orders at Amazon.co.uk Encyclopedia Britannica is the world's most famous source of reference - and it's now available on disk for the price of a paperback book. The latest CD version includes all the material from the 32-volume print edition, and they have also added the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and a world atlas packed with statistics and facts. Other outstanding features are audio and video clips and a series of topic tours - showing superb multimedia presentations of chosen topics — from Aviation to Wildlife.

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