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OT - The Pub Quiz Thread

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  1. Shawswood

    Shawswood Well-Known Member

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    “To look at you, one would think there was a famine in Merry old England!”
    “One only has to look at you, and one would know what had caused it!”

    Famous after dinner jousting, who were the protagonists?
     
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  2. colognehornet

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    Just a guess but it sounds like something Winston Churchill and Nancy Astor would have come out with ?
     
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  3. Shawswood

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    On the right lines, but not the right people cologne
     
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  4. West London Willy

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    G K Chesterton and George Bernard Shaw
     
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  5. Shawswood

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    Correct Willy, all yours
     
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  6. West London Willy

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    OK, a simple one. How many US presidents have there been?
     
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  7. colognehornet

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    45 I think ?
     
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    Willy doesn't seem to be about. You're correct Cologne, Trump is the 45th US president.
     
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  9. West London Willy

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    Wrong. a little known fact makes it wrong...
     
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  10. QPR999

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    Is that to do with Grover Cleveland serving two separate offices?
     
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  11. West London Willy

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    What's your answer, Nines?
     
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  12. QPR999

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    The Cleveland thing means it's 44 different presidents, but 45 presidential terms of office.
     
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  13. West London Willy

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    Correct. there have only been 44 presidents, even though they don't seem to take that into account when numbering themselves. Cleveland was elected to two non-consecutive terms (the 22nd and 24th term) meaning there have only been 44 US Presidents.

    your go...
     
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  14. QPR999

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    Questions:

    1. Name the musician?

    2. Which Band was he in?

    3. Which country was he born?

    4. Which film is this pic from?

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  15. colognehornet

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    Any clues on this ? :huh:
     
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    I didn't realise it was that hard. Apologies. The answer to question number one is 'Flea.'
     
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  17. Steelmonkey

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    Flea was/is in Red Hot Chili Peppers - remember him being in Suburbia (brilliant film, loved it...although he looked a bit younger than he did in your photo I think) Obvious answer for country of birth would be USA, but as the band are Californian (I think) I'll have a guess at Mexico?
     
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  18. QPR999

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    Not USA or Mexico mate, the film from the photo was from a trilogy in which he was in parts 2 and 3 which were made back to back in 1989 and 1990.
     
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  19. colognehornet

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    Born in Australia ? The film - Back to the future.
     
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  20. QPR999

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    Correct mate, take it away ...
     
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