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Pub quiz question 8989 by pjh

Pub quiz question 3263 by pjh2

Question: Q: What can hang from a bracelet that is also the collective noun for a group of hummingbirds?
Answer: A: Charm
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Pub quiz question 8981 by pjh

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Pub quiz question 6018 by pjh2

Question: Q: By what nickname are the Yeomen Warders of the Tower of London known?
Answer: A: Beefeaters
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Pub quiz question 6485 by pjh2

Question: Q: What links cleave, to bolt, oversight, model, to lease, impregnable, to scan?
Answer: A: They're Autoantonyms - words that have two opposite meanings
Notes: *: cleave: 'to cling' 'to split', bolt: 'leave quickly' 'fixed, oversight: 'supervision' 'to miss something', model: 'archetype' 'copy', to lease: 'to loan (for money)' 'to borrow (for money)' impregnable: 'not pregnable' 'capable of being impregnated', scan: 'examine closely' 'look over hastily'
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Pub quiz question 7989 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Desserts; dog; reward; mined; live; tug; mood; trams?
Answer: A: Spell other words backwards: stressed; god; drawer; denim; evil; gut; doom; smart.
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Pub quiz question 7389 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Changes; My Generation; You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet; Psycho Killer; I Feel For You?
Answer: A: Songs featuring stuttering
Notes: *: David Bowie; the Who; BTO; Talking Heads; Chaka Khan
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Pub quiz question 4885 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the popular name for what NASA refers to as its Space Transportation System?
Answer: A: Space Shuttle
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