Quiz One

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Which singer claimed to live at Wrigley Field?
Peter
3
Whose bones built the calculator?
Hoyland 54
5
In which year did the man who would be king open the tallest building?
Alan
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Everybody knows I always have my lunchbreak at noon, you can set your watch by me.
On Sunday as I went off for my break I saw the display on the clock-radio flashing 01:10.
On Monday as I returned from my break the display was flashing 04:10.
On Tuesday somebody had set it correctly, as I returned from my lunch it clearly read 13:00.
On Wednesday as I went for my lunch it flashed 03:10.
How long is my lunchbreak and what time will the clock-radio display when the shop opens at 9 am on Thursday?
Note: this is a real world puzzle.
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At what time of the day does a holy day begin for Hindus, Jews and Christians?
Damon
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Who wrote this footnote:
If you are reading this on Earth then:
a) Good luck luck to you. There is an awful lot of stuff you don't know anything about, but you are not alone. It's just that in your case the consequences of not knowing any of this stuff are particularly terrible, but then hey, that's just the way the cookie gets compleley stomped on and obliterated.
b) Don't imagine that you know what a computer terminal is.
A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of it. It is an interface where the mind and body can connect with the universe and move bits of it about.
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Which mammal has the most teeth?
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If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet ...
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What did Tom and his friend do to gain notoriety with the Audobon Society?
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Gutenburg, Plato, Kepler, and Darwin are all on the same side, Jules Verne is on the other.
Explain.
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Whose coming of age caused as much confusion and controversy as the Piltdown Man, for similar reasons?
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What sport discriminates against the cack-handed?

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