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Language 520 questions.
Verbal, written and spoken communication
Pub quiz question 6313 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What French word for 'hunter' gives its name to a sauce popularly served with steak?
  2. Answer: A: Chasseur
  3. Categories: Food (5) Language (5)
Pub quiz question 1020 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In cricket, what score is known as a Nelson?
  2. Answer: A: 111
  3. Notes: *: From the falsehood that Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.
  4. Categories: Cricket (3) Sports (4) Language (5)
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Pub quiz question 248 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the opposite of "widdershins" (otherwise known as "tuathal")?
  2. Answer: A: Deasil/Deosil
  3. Categories: Language (3) Religion (3)
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Pub quiz question 9288 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is acrophobia a fear of?
  2. Answer: A: Heights
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (2) Language (2)
Pub quiz question 3326 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What comes out of a hawsehole?
  2. Answer: A: Hawsers/Ships cable (used for mooring)
  3. Categories: Language (6) Science (6)
Pub quiz question 7585 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: Farsi; Urdu; Hebrew; Arabic?
  2. Answer: A: Languages read from right to left
  3. Categories: Connections (7) Language (6)
Pub quiz question 8986 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is a group of Ducks called?
  2. Answer: A: A brace, paddling or team
  3. Categories: Language (7) Biology (7)
Pub quiz question 4256 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does an ornithologist study?
  2. Answer: A: Birds
  3. Categories: Language (3) Science (3) Nature (4)
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Pub quiz question 3182 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which spice shares its name with the action of putting the ball between an opponents legs in a game of football?
  2. Answer: A: Nutmeg
  3. Categories: Language (3) Football (2) Sports (3)
Pub quiz question 7383 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Ho does an extra "ne" lose 10.047kg?
  2. Answer: A: UK ton/tonne
  3. Notes: *: (1,016.047kg v 1,000kg)
  4. Categories: Science (7) Language (7)