Thank you for doing these. They're truly excellent.

Almost certain I will be back in January....

1) Where were the 1988 Summer Olympics held? - Seoul

2) What name is given to a large gathering of boy Scouts? - Jamboree

3) Which is the smallest bird of Prey native to the UK? - was on Gorleston seafront this arvo and the seagull after my son's chips wasn't that big. So I'm going with the seagull.

4) Who won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize (clue the person is still alive)? Ohhhhhh f**k....that was the Vietnam one wuntit? So Kissinger and ... nah, f**ked if I can remember the Vietnamese chaps name and now I feel bad.

5) What is the better known name of the Alligator Pear? Guess: avocado?

6) Which Russian composer wrote the Firebird Suite? - Stravinsky, and a ground-breaking thing it was

7) Who was the last Briton before Lennox Lewis to be World Heavyweight Boxing Champion? Herbie Hide? Or was he after?

8) What do the letters AC stand for on a bottle of French Wine? Appelation Controlée. Basically means it was prepared according to The Rules, which does *not* mean it's necessarily higher quality, though some will insist otherwise.

9) Which small animal lives in a Citadel? Cockroaches. Fuckers get everywhere including Citadels, I reckon.

10) Which TV Detective was known for wearing a rather shabby coat? - Columbo

11) Which island is the only natural habitat of the Duckbilled Platypus? Tasmania?

12) Which city is served by Dum Dum Airport? That's in India...going with Calcutta, cos it's none of Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore...could be Jaipur though? But Culcutta is my answer

13) Which Scottish Football team play their home games in Dumfries? Queen of the South

14) In which 1988 film did Jason Statham play a character known only as 'Bacon'? Lock Stock and two smoking Barrels

15) To 1 year e/w, when did British Computer Engineer Tim Berners-Lee first develop the World Wide Web? Late eighties...going with 1988 but it could be 1989. But 1988 is my answer.

Posted By: Old Man on December 1st 2020 at 20:24:27

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The final quiz....(till Lockdown 3) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Dec 1, 19:23:21
- Fuck I'd better type fast (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 1, 21:13:34
  - BOLLOCKS (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 1, 21:14:01
- Pub Quiz - The Answers (General Chat) - Saucerer, Dec 1, 21:12:00
  - thanks again (General Chat) - dr fanta, Dec 1, 21:32:13
  - Lock stock was 90s (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 1, 21:30:20
    - I know....Quizmasters are not infallible. Slip of the finger... (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Dec 1, 21:32:43
      - I would've got that (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 1, 21:35:41
  - FFS (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 1, 21:15:53
- Q14 should read 1998, no? (n/m) (General Chat) - WestYorksCanary, Dec 1, 21:00:56
  - Yes...too much speed too little brain.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Dec 1, 21:26:40
  - I might have got it if it was 1998! (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Dec 1, 21:03:35
    - I actually read it as 1998! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 21:05:51
      - he was only in two movies 50/50 chance really (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 1, 21:27:19
        
        There are about ten thousand Transporter films though (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Dec 1, 21:34:07
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 21:01:18
- BZZZZZZZZZZZ *camera zooms in* UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH NORFOLK TOMBS (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 1, 20:51:04
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 20:56:34
- The final lockdown (General Chat) - Huge Small, Dec 1, 20:46:46
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 20:59:35
- Thank you for doing these. They're truly excellent. (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 1, 20:24:27
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 20:38:10
- Easy, easy, easy (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Dec 1, 20:06:35
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 20:10:19
- ... (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Dec 1, 19:57:56
  - L (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 20:11:14
- great stuff saussicon (General Chat) - dr fanta, Dec 1, 19:54:57
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 19:55:29
    - ove you more each day (n/m) (General Chat) - dr fanta, Dec 1, 20:21:21
- Wahoo 10/10 what’s my prize tonight big boy? (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 19:54:30
  - Tonight Jumbo you win.....drum roll (General Chat) - Saucerer, Dec 1, 20:08:16
- today's guesses (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Dec 1, 19:33:56
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 19:54:46
  - So long, and thanks for all the quizzes (n/m) (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Dec 1, 19:35:01
- cheers sauce. I think you'll be back in Jan, too (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Dec 1, 19:33:50
  - L (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 1, 19:54:58
- Cheers bromigo.👍 (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 1, 19:31:20
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