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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2401 Post by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:05 am

John Hill wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 9:13 am
I had to look that up and it was well worth the effort!
Me too. :)
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2402 Post by Woody » Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:45 am

Groundgripper wrote:
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Ship evacuation and the Titanic?

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Bit more detail required and wrong ship B-)
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#2403 Post by Rossian » Tue Aug 09, 2022 12:57 pm

Wimmin and childer fust. Innit? Troopship on its way back from ZA wasn't it?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2404 Post by Woody » Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:51 pm

Close enough Rossian, here’s the Wiki page

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Birkenhead_(1845)
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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2405 Post by Rossian » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:17 pm

Thank'ee kindly Woody. It's why I'm an ancient mariner. Did I ever tell 'ee about shooting that albatross? No? Another time mebbe. Remember it's OH.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2406 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:27 pm

How many Dominos Pizzas are there in Italy (nearest 10)?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2407 Post by PHXPhlyer » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:38 pm

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:27 pm
How many Dominos Pizzas are there in Italy (nearest 10)?
Restaurants or actual pies? :-? =))

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#2408 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:39 pm

Restaurants, obviously ;)))

My grammar may be generally bad, but I was quite careful to use a capital P there.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2409 Post by Opsboi » Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:53 pm

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:27 pm
How many Dominos Pizzas are there in Italy (nearest 10)?
None?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2410 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:11 pm

Yup!
The last one shut last week.
They had 29 in 2020, and borrowed heavily to open up to 880 restaurants. Problem was, the pandemic caused every pizzeria in Italy to start doing takeout and delivery. So, Covid wasn't all bad :D

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2411 Post by Opsboi » Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:48 pm

A donkey is arguing with a crapaud (common toad)

Where would they hail from?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2412 Post by talmacapt » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:30 pm

ABB?

If correct, the next question, why?

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2413 Post by Opsboi » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:31 pm

talmacapt wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:30 pm
ABB?
Not as such

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2414 Post by Wodrick » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:32 pm

ASS & YYG
https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/ITORRO10?cm_ven=localwx_pwsdash

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2415 Post by talmacapt » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:34 pm

How about AVBB?

Probabaly VABB.

May have been there.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2416 Post by Opsboi » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:45 pm

Wodrick wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:32 pm
ASS & YYG
'fraid not

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2417 Post by Opsboi » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:46 pm

talmacapt wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:34 pm
How about AVBB?

Probabaly VABB.

May have been there.
'fraid not

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2418 Post by Opsboi » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:55 pm

Clue - I have flown to both destinations from the UK on Islanders, Trilanders, Twin Otters, HS125s, Piper Aztecs, Viscounts, Dart Heralds, Rockwell Commanders and once a Dakota

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2419 Post by talmacapt » Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:07 pm

Abbeville, Buigny etc.

Time for bed.

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Re: Trivia Question of the Day

#2420 Post by Opsboi » Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:00 pm

talmacapt wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:07 pm
Abbeville, Buigny etc.

Time for bed.
Alas, no

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