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What was the largest isand on earth before Australia was discovered?

Define island. I'd suggest that a land mass that effectively makes up the mainland of an entire continent isn't one otherwise the Americas are an island. Also discovered by whom?

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no, its a silly trick, Australia was still the largest

 

(apologies, I lost a quiz on this once and it just eats me every day)

 

I know I know! it's a poor question poorly defined and ignores indigenous people's etc etc., and I lost out on it against a knob that genuienely thought winning a quiz at a parent teacher evening proved his Alpha status - which it did, but in a knob way

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Just got back from the local. They've just started a new quiz, made most amusing by the fact that the landlord is the living incarnation of Count Arthur Strong - reading out questions 'researched' by the barmaid. 

 

Some examples: 

 

Q. Which dog, beginning with "S", was named after an Australian sheepdog? 

A. Kelpie 

 

Q. What does the Latin phrase "in vitro" mean? 

A. Outside the body (our answer "in glass, i.e. in a test tube", was not allowed, despite being correct) 

 

Q. Which country, founded by Kenneth McAlpine in the 5th Century, was called "Alba"? 

A. Scotland (well yes, but Kenneth McAlpine???

 

Q. Who was the youngest daughter of King George the... fourth... VI means fourth, doesn't it? 

A. Princess Margaret 

 

We won by a fairly huge margin. 

 

Will be going back, for the comedy value. 

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Heard a good one the other day

Name the last instrumental to top the UK single charts

Not been one in the 2000's - my mate who is a DJ told me this a while back - without giving away his answer Tony will I feel "flat" if I get it?

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Heard a good one the other day

Name the last instrumental to top the UK single charts

Not been one in the 2000's - my mate who is a DJ told me this a while back - without giving away his answer Tony will I feel "flat" if I get it?

 

 

 

1202333344_flat-eric.jpg

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Heard a good one the other day

Name the last instrumental to top the UK single charts

Not been one in the 2000's - my mate who is a DJ told me this a while back - without giving away his answer Tony will I feel "flat" if I get it?

 

 

 

1202333344_flat-eric.jpg

 

 

there is a pedant element to this though as the track does begin with a couple of lines of speech if I recall  ...

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