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  1. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Nobody got it
  2. mrtrench

    Assuming we are promoted - your thoughts

    Seeing who Robins brings in and who leaves. Discovering who he considers to be his new starting 11.
  3. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Thank you. I did consider people working alone and submitting answers but thought it may be a bit sterile. Not really fussed out ppl cheating - it is what it is and the fun from these things IMO is knowing something that you think many others won't know. Googling something isn't quite so much...
  4. mrtrench

    Missed Opportunities

    I don't regret this, per se, as my life is fine and other good things happened down the route I took. I wanted to be an actor when I was young. I wanted to go to Drama School or study English Lit at Uni but my Dad insisted I study Maths. Even after my degree I could have gone to drama school...
  5. mrtrench

    Missed Opportunities

    I hope your wife doesn't read this forum, Daz. Posting that in a 'Regrets' thread isn't going to win any brownie points.
  6. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    8 this time - should've been earlier, you got quite a few that nobody else got.
  7. mrtrench

    Missed Opportunities

    What missed opportunities from your life have you remembered and wished you'd done? For me, there's something daft that took place in the loo in an office in London. I reckon if it hadn't been in the loo I'd have done it... but it seemed a bit odd in that place. I went to the toilet and the...
  8. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Well done - 13 correct
  9. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yeah I knew you would have got it... you once picked up on a quote I used here many years ago: 'you can stick it up your arse and fuck off while you're doing it' - if I recall correctly. :)
  10. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    I'm envious of all you that have never seen Withnail and I... must have watched it 10 times and still enjoy it... but to see it for the first time would be a real treat. :)
  11. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Booze 1. Which brewery is based in Devizes, Wiltshire? It’s most popular beer is branded 6X. Wadworths 2. On which Scottish island are the Laphroaig and Bowmore distilleries? Whiskies from this island are known for a strong smoky flavour. Islay 3. Caipirinha is a Brazilian cocktail made...
  12. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    History 1. By what name was exotic dancer and spy Margaretha MacLeod commonly known? Mata Hari 2. He was expelled from his country’s Socialist Party for advocating military intervention in the First World War. In 1917 he was paid a weekly wage of £100 by the British Security Service MI5 to...
  13. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    It is Importance of Being Earnest - I thought the 'never seen a spade' line was more well known that it clearly is. It is Emo Phillips - probably my favourite stand up ever. It is Lenny Bruce - never found him funny myself but moving as a piece of theatre. Bix Biederbecke is correct but...
  14. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Attlee; Casablanca; Andre Previn (or Preview as Eric called him); Minecraft are all correct. It's not Skye. Answers delayed. We're out of bread and milk so just going to don my rubber gloves and face the supermarket.
  15. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yes
  16. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Answers at 12:00 A few more clues on the ones I can think clues for: 30: Bordeux wines. It's also used as a colour 31: 'Finest wines' Movie starts with music 'Whiter Shade of Pale'. The characters drink a lot (including lighter fluid at one stage), leading some fans to have screenings where...
  17. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Can see it fucked up the numbering on last paste. The smackhead american (seminal) comedian is supposed to be 44. Further clue: he features in the Miss Maisel Amazon series.
  18. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Yep
  19. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    16 is Da Vinci Code. But Jack Handey not the answer to any of the questions
  20. mrtrench

    Pub Quiz II

    Few Dollars More and Wilde both correct
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