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Trivia Quiz - 27

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Just for fun - perhaps even educational. :roll:

1. What does "auld lang syne" mean?
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times gone by
2. Rabat is the capital of which African country?
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Morocco
3. What is the name of actress Jamie Lee Curtis's acting father?
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Tony Curtis
4. In which European city can you find the home of Anne Frank?
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Amsterdam
5. What is the most famous Mexican beer?
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Corona
6. Who played the role of Peter Pan in the Peter Pan movie?
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The late Robin Williams - :oops: Correct answer is Jeremy Sumpter
7. Which famous group was once known as The Quarrymen?
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The Beatles
8. How long is an Olympic swimming pool?
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Fifty meters
9. What used to be the currency of Italy?
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Lira
Three towns related:
10. A mass grave in Stevenston holds Six Hundred and Six of the town's Inhabitants. What was the cause of their deaths?
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Their deaths were due to Cholera - See this topic
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Re: Trivia Quiz - 27

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8, good start to the new year.
Those wimin were in the nip.
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WooHoo! 10, must have given us an easy one to start the year, Hugh
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decent 9 , where is the mass grave? I never heard of it before
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chef wrote: Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:42 am where is the mass grave?
It's in Stevenston's New Street Cemetery. If you click on the link in the spoiler, the image that appears will give you the actual location by lining up the obelisk with the High Kirk Clock. :)
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Brain not working today only six🙁
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Only 6 this time.


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oh dear I only got 4
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Number 6 is wrong Robin Williams didn't play Peter pan in the Peter pan movie he ayed him in the movie hook it was Jeremy sumpter that played him in the Peter pan movie
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Thanks, Maggie. Welcome to threetowners. I really got hooked on that one. :roll: :wink:
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Thank you for info Hughie
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Well, guess I only got 9 then.
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