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Language 527 questions.
Verbal, written and spoken communication
Pub quiz question 4550 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which magazine refers to sexual affairs as 'Ugandan discussions?'
  2. Answer: A: Private Eye
  3. Notes: *: Coined 1973
  4. Categories: Media (4) Language (4) 1970s (4) Geography (4)
Pub quiz question 9044 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is a group of Pigs called?
  2. Answer: A: A drift or drove (younger pigs), or a sounder, litter or team (older pigs)
  3. Categories: Language (7) Biology (7)
Pub quiz question 5741 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which vehicle takes its name from the Russian for a group of three?
  2. Answer: A: Troika
  3. Categories: Language (4)
Pub quiz question 6688 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What citrus friot was known as the shaddock until the 1800s?
  2. Answer: A: Grapefruit
  3. Categories: Food (6) Language (6)
Pub quiz question 5119 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What's your home town if you're a Scouser?
  2. Answer: A: Liverpool
  3. Categories: Geography (2) Language (2)
Pub quiz question 3455 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the more common name for an all-terrain bicycle?
  2. Answer: A: Mountain Bike
  3. Categories: Language (2) Sports (2) Leisure (2)
Pub quiz question 541 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Ovine (not bovine) describes what sort of animal?
  2. Answer: A: Sheep
  3. Categories: Language (4) Biology (4)
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Pub quiz question 3874 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which French phrase used in English means a false step or mistake?
  2. Answer: A: Faux pas
  3. Categories: Language (2)
Pub quiz question 3332 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the common name for any member of the delphinidae family of swimming mammals?
  2. Answer: A: Dolphins
  3. Categories: Language (7) Nature (7)
Pub quiz question 1109 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is a scrimshaw?
  2. Answer: A: An object made by sailors, typically from whale teeth/bone/
  3. Categories: Language (6)
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