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« Reply #30 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:14:22 »

It was until March 2017. Mumbai now

I once did a quiz where one of the questions was.... In which city would you find Dum Dum Airport?  We went Calcutta, which is correct, the given answer was Bombay, which is incorrect.  This sort of thing annoys me 
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« Reply #31 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:16:36 »

In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known?  Macca (Don't know)

What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co? Tabasco

What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world? Don't know

On what day of the year is St Georges day held? 23rd April

Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit? Apple

If you were putting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9? 21 (?)

What is sake made from? Rice (?)

Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what? Beer (?)

What is the only anagram of the word `english`? Shingle

In the board game Risk, what colour is Europe? Don't know

Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero? Iron-Man

On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994? Don't know

What is sciophobia the fear of? Don't know

In which county was Isaac Newton born? Don't know

In what American state was Barack Obama born? Hawaii

How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath? One, Five or Fifteen? Don't know

Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991? Jane Fonda

What type of material is produced in a ginnery? Cotton
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« Reply #32 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:21:21 »

I'm still not sure what a lovely bloke is.

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« Reply #33 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:21:38 »

I once did a quiz where one of the questions was.... In which city would you find Dum Dum Airport?  We went Calcutta, which is correct, the given answer was Bombay, which is incorrect.  This sort of thing annoys me  

When we were in Lancaster we answered the question 'how many species of snake are there native in the UK' with three, but were marked wrong as there apparently were 4. We went through this and I pointed out that a Slow worm which they were counting, is not a snake and the quiz bloke would not have it and refused to check Google when w suggested it. That combined with the discovery that the team of locals cheated on the scoring every week so they won off their mate who set the quiz led to us jacking it in.  

So yes such things are bloody irritating!
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« Reply #34 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:23:17 »

It was until March 2017. Mumbai now

My in laws have a Trivial Pursuit set from the 80's which they got from a Car boot, it has a lot of questions like this.
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« Reply #35 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:31:13 »

I'm disgusted by how few of you know who Billy the Kid is
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« Reply #36 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:43:07 »

I'm disgusted by how few of you know who Billy the Kid is
Mr the Kid to you
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« Reply #37 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:46:07 »

When we were in Lancaster we answered the question 'how many species of snake are there native in the UK' with three, but were marked wrong as there apparently were 4. We went through this and I pointed out that a Slow worm which they were counting, is not a snake and the quiz bloke would not have it and refused to check Google when w suggested it. That combined with the discovery that the team of locals cheated on the scoring every week so they won off their mate who set the quiz led to us jacking it in.  

So yes such things are bloody irritating!

Assuming this was a while ago, then you'd have been right to feel aggrieved. Word of warning though.... the corrrect answer is 4, as recently the barred grass snake became classified as genetically distinct from the grass snake.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/07/new-snake-species-discovered-britaindespite-living-noses-along/
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« Reply #38 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 16:47:53 »

I'm disgusted by how few of you know who Billy the Kid is

I always thought B the K's real name was William Bonny  Hmmm
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« Reply #39 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 17:11:10 »

Dave had 5 stones
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« Reply #40 on: Friday, November 10, 2017, 17:54:59 »

I'm disgusted by how few of you know who Billy the Kid is

Same as Reg, had it said William H Bonney I would've got it straight away.
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« Reply #41 on: Saturday, November 11, 2017, 09:20:14 »

Answers (according to the site I got questions from)

In the wild west, how was Henry McCarty better known?
Billy The Kid

What famous sauce is manufactured by McIlhenny & Co?
Tabasco

What is the busiest single-runway airport in the world?
London Gatwick

On what day of the year is St Georges day held?
23rd April

Gala, Jonagold and Pink Lady are varieties of which fruit?
Apple

If you were puting numbers on new changing room lockers to be numbered from 1 to 100, how many times would you use the number 9?
20

What is sake made from?
Rice

Affenpinscher, Keeshond and Leonberger are all types of what?
Dog

What is the only anagram of the word `english`?
Shingle

In the board game Risk, what colour is Europe?
Blue

Anthony Stark is the alter-ego of which super-hero?
Iron-Man

On which Hebridian island did Prince Charles crash a plane in 1994?
Islay

What is sciophobia the fear of?
shadows

In which county was Isaac Newton born?
Lincolnshire

In what American state was Barack Obama born?
Hawaii

How many stones did David take for his fight with Goliath? One, Five or Fifteen?
Five

Who did Ted Turner, the media tycoon, marry in 1991?
Jane Fonda

What type of material is produced in a ginnery?
Cotton
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