Pub Quiz thread

Bolton's Boots said:
Co-founder of the Rolls Royce, Charles Rolls?
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Yes, it was. 11th person in the world to be killed in an aeroplane accident. He was flying a Wright Brothers machine in 1910.
Rolls broke the Land Speed Record driving at 83mph but there was a problem with the timing so although accepted he did break the speed, it wasn't official.
He took up flying which turned out to be the death of him. As a result, he never got to see how huge Rolls-Royce were to become.
Over to you.
 
andytoprankin said:
Yes, it was. 11th person in the world to be killed in an aeroplane accident. He was flying a Wright Brothers machine in 1910.
Rolls broke the Land Speed Record driving at 83mph but there was a problem with the timing so although accepted he did break the speed, it wasn't official.
He took up flying which turned out to be the death of him. As a result, he never got to see how huge Rolls-Royce were to become.
Over to you.
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Cheers Andy.
A bit of Australiana - there's a unique species of creature which only lives within a 40 square mile area around the summit of an extinct volcano, and which is named after the volcano. What sort of creature - and why is it unique?
 
Whoops - time for a clue.

The 4,900ft volcano is in New South Wales, and most of the summit is designated wilderness, - a high-elevation snow gum forest. As the mountain is surrounded by dry plains, the forest puts it into the category of 'sky island'.
 
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