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Pub Quiz thread

Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    No, but it is to do with a US state.
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

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    Anything to do with the Pilgrim Fathers?
     
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  3. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    Not the Pilgrim Fathers. A gold rush, an inn and a suburban area come into it.
     
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  4. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    Think West coast USA and a bit of once Worcestershire, now Birmingham.
     
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  5. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    On the edge of Woodgate Valley Country Park.
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    According to the map there's a California Way - anything to do with that?
     
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  7. andytoprankin

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    There's also 'Quinton Education Playing Fields' to the north. Didn't the yanks have a president of that name?
     
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    Dunno - but I used to play football with a Freddie Fields, if that's any help...
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    This is a real challenge..
     
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  10. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    I think this one has gone on long enough so I'm giving you this one, BB. There is a suburban area of Birmingham known as California. Its position meant it was originally in Northfields which was then classified as Worcestershire. It was later incorporated into the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. I think it got its name from a pub called the California Inn, established by a man called Flavell who was said to have gone to California during the Gold Rush.

    Apologies if this was a bit obscure...
     
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    Very generous of you theo... :)

    A picture problem for a change...

    pub quiz.jpg
     
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  12. colognehornet

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    I would say tank 4
     
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  13. Bolton's Boots

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    I stumbled across this a good while ago on Facebook, and only one person gave the correct answer according to the poster. Not being too trusting a person, I decided to set this up as an experiment for my class - and found that the answer given was indeed correct.

    And it wasn't number 4...
     
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    I would say 3 and 4 at the same time.
     
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    And you would be right, according to our class research. 3 and 4 would be full at the same time whilst 1 and 2 would never fill. Mind you, we didn't have time to experiment with the tap fully open....

    Over to you.
     
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  18. Jsybarry

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    None of them - the tank that the water was stored in before the tap was turned on was already full! (My dad was a plumber)
     
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    Oops - double post!
     
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  20. yorkshirehornet

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    whose turn is it?
     
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