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Language 520 questions.
Verbal, written and spoken communication
Pub quiz question 3805 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which French phrase is used in English means 'already seen?'
  2. Answer: A: Déjà vu
  3. Categories: Language (2)
Pub quiz question 5857 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country's name means 'Fragrant Harbour?'
  2. Answer: A: Hong Kong
  3. Categories: Geography (5) Language (5)
Pub quiz question 3401 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which country's name means Land of the Afghans?
  2. Answer: A: Afghanistan's
  3. Categories: Language (1) Geography (1)
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Pub quiz question 293 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does a 'Pluvio meter' measure?
  2. Answer: A: Rainfall
  3. Categories: Physics (4) Science (5) Language (6)
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Pub quiz question 312 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Dendrology is the scientific study of what?
  2. Answer: A: Trees
  3. Categories: Biology (8) Science (8) Language (8) Nature (7)
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Pub quiz question 9070 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What is a group of Weasels called?
  2. Answer: A: A colony, gang or pack
  3. Categories: Language (7) Biology (7)
Pub quiz question 5437 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: The name of which cheese means 're-cooked?'
  2. Answer: A: Ricotta
  3. Categories: Food (4) Language (4)
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Pub quiz question 5892 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: If a Mancunian comes from Manchester, what do you call someone from either Newcastle in England (that's more specific than 'geordie') or Newcastle in New South Wales?
  2. Answer: A: Novocastrian
  3. Categories: Language (7)
Pub quiz question 6145 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What orbit the sun and have a name based on an ancient Greek word meaning wanderer?
  2. Answer: A: Planets
  3. Categories: Space (4) Language (4)
Pub quiz question 3083 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What subject of hundreds of Wild West movies do the Spaniards, who call then vaquero, lay claim to originating?
  2. Answer: A: Cowboys
  3. Categories: Language (5) History (5)