Trivia Quiz - 09

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Trivia Quiz - 09

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Just for fun - perhaps even educational. :roll:

1. In Cricket what number is known as the devil's number?
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87
2. Who wrote the book, Nineteen Eighty-Four?
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George Orwell
3. How many eyes does a coconut have?
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three
4. In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond?
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Live and let die (1973)
5. A word or phrase that is spelled the same forwards or backwards is known as?
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A palindrome
6. In the 1960s, Harold Holt was Prime Minister of which country?
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Australia
7. Which famous castle sits on the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland?
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Urquhart Castle
8. Where did Ernest Hemingway live when he wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
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Cuba
9. In the Elvis song, Heartbreak Hotel, what street was the hotel on?
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Lonely Street
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10. Who murdered the 10th earl of Eglinton at Ardrossan in 1769?
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6 today, love these. I'm away to see why that is the devil's number?
Those wimin were in the nip.
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Glad you are enjoying these, Bonzo. :) Our new spoiler extension since we upgraded our forum has given us more options including links which we couldn't do before - you'll notice this in Question 10.
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4. First time I've had more than three! :P
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6 :hi:
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Just 3 for me sent to the corner again
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Only 5 :oops:
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Only 4
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