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OT - The Pub Quiz Thread

Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Rollercoaster Ranger, Jun 15, 2013.

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  1. Kilburn

    Kilburn Well-Known Member

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    Taking a slightly different approach - name the Academy Award winning movie where scenes were filmed on this beach?

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    Kilburn, Jun 17, 2013
  2. Rollercoaster Ranger

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    A shot in the dark (and I don't mean the Peter Sellars film) - Saving Private Ryan?
     
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  3. Kilburn

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    You are very, very close with the name (hint: I visited this beach in 1969 while film was in production - beautiful location - that should give you the answer?
     
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  4. Sooperhoop

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    Ryan's Daughter was my initial thought...
     
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  5. Kilburn

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    Right on, you're up.
     
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    Kilburn, Jun 17, 2013
  6. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    In a game of chess what word is used to describe a position where any move you make will make your position worse?...
     
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  7. Rollercoaster Ranger

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    A Hughes?
     
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  8. Sooperhoop

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    Or a Harry?...<laugh>
     
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    I used to play a lot of chess as a youngster, but my memory now fails me. Is it a German sounding word?
     
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  10. Sooperhoop

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    You're getting warm Nines...
     
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    Zwichenzwung is my opening gambit....
     
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  12. Sooperhoop

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    Not quite, but getting warmer...
     
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    Zugswang?
     
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    Rumplestiltskin then, or if not Zugswang?
    I used to play a bit in my younger days, long long ago....;-)
     
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  15. Sooperhoop

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    Close enough, Zugzwang, over to you...
     
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  16. QPR999

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    Cheers Sooper...

    Why was this lady famous for 15 minutes in 1982?

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  17. Sooperhoop

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    She got her 'Davenports' out at Twickenham, the legendary Erica Roe...<ok>
     
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  18. QPR999

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    Bang on! I'm impressed mate. <ok>
     
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  19. Sooperhoop

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    You don't forget a sight like that!...<laugh>

    Here's another question:

    In the song 'Up the junction' by Squeeze, what time (precisely) does she have the baby?...
     
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  20. Rollercoaster Ranger

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    Just singing it to myself.....

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