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Pub quiz question 6124 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 5899 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which basic elementary particles were named after a line in the book 'Finnegans Wake?'
Answer: A: Quarks
Notes: *: From the line 'Three Quarks for Muster Mark'
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Pub quiz question 4653 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which tree measurement do foresters usually make at 1.3m above ground level?
Answer: A: Girth
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Pub quiz question 3273 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which animal is often referred to by its Old English name, 'brock?'
Answer: A: Badger
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Pub quiz question 8075 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: O (65%); C (18%); H (10%); N (3%); Ca (1.5%); P (1.2%)?
Answer: A: Approx elemental chemical composition of human body, by mass.
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Pub quiz question 2845 by pjh2

Question: Q: Ralph Wedgwood obtained a patent in 1806 for what previously essential piece of office equipment that enabled instant copies to be made?
Answer: A: Carbon Paper
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Pub quiz question 4865 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the main use for the legume 'phaseolus vulgaris' in the canned food industry?
Answer: A: Baked beans
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Pub quiz question 2803 by pjh2

Question: Q: What safety device were electric kettles lacking for the first eight years of their existence?
Answer: A: Automatic turn-off
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Pub quiz question 4657 by pjh2

Question: Q: What name does the cosmetics industry use for the greasy yellow substance found in wool?
Answer: A: Lanolin
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Pub quiz question 6800 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the first NASA programme to land an object on Mars that actually sent back information when it got there?
Answer: A: Viking
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