Quiz Society

The early bird may get the worm; but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.

[Quiz Society @CardiffQuizSoc]

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[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘perendinate’ (17th century): to mark time by continually putting something off until the day after tomorrow.

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In 1952, the Kray twins became the last people to be held in the Tower of London (for failing to report for national service).

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The 1911 edition of Encyclopedia Britannica stated that if a soldier was caught on enemy territory with the intent to collect information, he was not a spy unless wearing a disguise.

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In the 18th century slang, the word ‘wap’ meant ‘sex’.

[GS Quizzes @GSQuizzes]

In this quiz, each clue points to the name of a pop/rock music act (solo or group) with its initial character (letter or digit) removed (e.g. "etallica" or "0cc").

Good luck!

[The Quiz Addict @quizaddictblog]

Please RT the below if you can :) @cjdemooi @QuizbitsPH @QuizzicalQuiz @Quizbritain @SpeedQuizzing @PodcastTrivia

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Word of the Day: ORTHINOLOGY (neologism) — word-botching. For instance, saying ‘orthinology’ instead of ‘ornithology’ and ‘word-botching’ instead of ‘bird-watching‘.

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Crows can understand the concept of zero.

[The QuizMaker @The_QuizMaker]

Today's Bajan question is from Quiz No. 15 with a B Bands Picture Round: Who sang with Eminem on the 2010 single Love The Way You Lie? (Click link for answer) https://t.co/H9zNilVfcI #pubquiz #picturequiz #Quizbritain

[Steven Morgan @Stevenmorgan219]

Hello Quiz Pals. Hope you are all well. It is #quiz time.
Can you get 5 out of 5 this week? Be wonderful and keep quizzing! https://t.co/nOBN9rNiFx @CardiffQuizSoc @IrishQuizOrg @QuizWales @Quizbritain #pubquiz #eggheads #mastermind #friday

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According to new research, less than 1% of Internet communities start 74% of conflicts.

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Angelina Jolie, Elvis Presley and Bono all have species of spider named after them. Bill Gates has a fly.

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In 1949, Munich Zoo embarked on a rigorous ‘de-nazification’ programme for a parrot who’d started screaming ‘Heil Hitler’ at guests.

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Under evolutionary pressure from poaching, more and more elephants in Mozambique are born without tusks.

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One of Margaret Thatcher's signature starter dishes was blended beef consommé, cream cheese and curry powder, left to set in ramekins and topped with a layer of jellied soup.

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Zombies would likely develop high cholesterol on an all-brains diet.

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In the event of an apocalypse, about 200 humans would need to survive for the species to be able to repopulate.

[The QuizMaker @The_QuizMaker]

Monday's sticky question is from Quiz No. 80 with an Exotic Destinations Picture Round: Which grain is the the basis for the Japanese alcoholic drink sake? (Click link for answer) https://t.co/cYEqvJ2CtG #pubquiz #picturequiz #Quizbritain https://t.co/xEeTx9Qpif

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Word of the day: SWAGE (Scots) - to sit back and let a good meal digest