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Pub quiz question 3312 by pjh2

Question: Q: What term was coined in 1983 to market the Gavilan SC portable computer?
Answer: A: Laptop
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Pub quiz question 6844 by pjh2

Question: Q: What directional device do the Chinese celebrate along with gunpowder, paper and printing as one of their Four Great Inventions?
Answer: A: The compass
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Pub quiz question 7520 by pjh

Pub quiz question 44 by pjh2

Question: Q: Where in the human body would you find the "labyrinth?"
Answer: A: In the ear
Notes: *: It has two parts:, the cochlea, dedicated to hearing and the vestibular system, dedicated to balance
Categories: Biology (3) Science (5)
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Pub quiz question 3768 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7599 by pjh

Question: Q: What links: Olympus Mons; Ascraeus Mons; Elysium Mons; Arsia Mons; Pavonis Mons?
Answer: A: Volcanoes on Mars
Categories: Connections (7) Science (7) Astronomy (5)

Pub quiz question 5233 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which branch of medicine deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart?
Answer: A: Cardiology
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Pub quiz question 5250 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is the smallest unit of fluid measure in the apothecaries' system of measurement?
Answer: A: Minim
Notes: *: 1/60 fluidram, 1/480 fluid ounce, ~0.06ml.
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Pub quiz question 5310 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7161 by pjh2

Question: Q: What is by far the best known invention of Peace Prize founder Alfred Nobel?
Answer: A: Dynamite
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