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Pub quiz question 4269 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What name is usually given to banana cultivated for cooking?
  2. Answer: A: Plantain
  3. Categories: Food (4) Language (4)
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Pub quiz question 3886 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What do you call someone who roofs buildings with reeds or straw?
  2. Answer: A: Thatcher
  3. Categories: Language (2)
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Pub quiz question 6115 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What bird has the scientific name struthio camelus, meaning sparrow camel?
  2. Answer: A: Ostrich
  3. Categories: Language (7) Biology (7) Nature (7)
Pub quiz question 3708 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which Italian phrase used in English means in the fresh or cool air?
  2. Answer: A: Al fresco
  3. Categories: Language (3)
Pub quiz question 5560 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does a cartographer draw?
  2. Answer: A: Maps
  3. Categories: Language (3)
Pub quiz question 3344 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which creature takes its name from the Aboriginal words for 'no drink?'
  2. Answer: A: Koala
  3. Categories: Nature (3) Language (3)
Pub quiz question 7971 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What links: An indentation on a bottle; a bet; a shallow boat; a kick?
  2. Answer: A: Punt.
  3. Categories: Connections (7) Language (7)
Pub quiz question 9055 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is a group of Skunks called?
  2. Answer: A: A stench
  3. Categories: Language (7) Biology (7)
Pub quiz question 4642 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the common name for 'ribes nigrum' which gave its name to the drink Ribena?
  2. Answer: A: Blackcurrant
  3. Categories: Language (2) Food (2) Drink (2) Nature (2)
Pub quiz question 6581 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the more common name for a car engine using the Otto cycle?
  2. Answer: A: Four stroke
  3. Categories: Science (6) Language (6)